Hi Bill,
It seems that part way through the BJ8's they fitted a different battery
which was narrower than previous. Therefore instead of the usual wood block
about 7/8" thick, they introduced a much thicker block to take up the width
difference. You seem to have one.
Regardless, here are pictures of the location of the block on an earlier
BJ8, the holes being in the same place as yours would be. The holes average
about 4" above the brackets where the battery tray will sit. However they
are not parallel with the brackets, the forward one being about 3 3/4" above
where thee tray sits and the rear one being about 4 1/4" above the rear
bracket. So it seems they weren't that exacting about it.
Hope this helps,
Rich Chrysler
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Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 11:23 PM
Subject: [Healeys] Block of wood in trunk??
> Hi All,
>
> I'm in the process of redoing my BJ8 trunk as part of the restoration. I
> have three blocks of wood; two the same size which are vinyl covered and
> fit on
> the left side wall and front wall of the boot for the spare tire. I also
> have a third which is about 12" long and about 2" X 3" in dimension. It
> has
> three Forstner cut holes with "T" nuts and 1/4 X 28 bolts. I think I
> remember
> taking this off the car from around the battery, but none of my
> neighboring
> BJ8s have this block of wood. My inner fenders are new and there are no
> holes
> drilled to clue me. I can't find this referenced anywhere. Your help
> please, and thank you.
>
> Bill Schumann BJ8 38046
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