According to my partner, an old-time (1950s) hot-rodder, there are two basic
styles of hood louvers. When looked at from the open side, one style is
flat across the top and the other style has a continuous arc (the latter are
generally much shorter than the 5" that Jim says are on his factory M) -- so
be sure the die being used is the same style as the original 100M louvers.
Sarah Carr
BN1 in PA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim LeBlanc" <jim_leblanc@yahoo.com>
To: "Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net>; "Robert Duquette"
<robertduquette@sympatico.ca>
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Bonnet Louvers
> If I were doing this, and I have no intentions of doing so, I would look
> for a
> die. First I would find somebody who does this for hot rods. My metal guy
> does
> this work and would do the job cheaper than finding/making a die.
>
> Thanks for your input
>
> JIm LeBlanc
> 1956 100-M
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