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Subject: [Healeys] For those really interested in BN1 DETAIL!!
From: cnaarndt at gmail.com (Curt/Nancy Arndt)
Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 07:38:29 -0700
References: <CAB3i7L+5Y=VEk3NJMep+wFjRLE+2sxRYoBvhxcFR1B322Faczw@mail.gmail.com> <4FA9ECDF.2090002@comcast.net>
Bob,

Typically 100  fenders with just the three holes for the chrome spears were
period factory replacements.

Curt

On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 9:04 PM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

> re: "Anyone got any idea of the tooling or technique used to make these
> cutouts?"
>
> My guess would be a jig saw or small body saw like this one:
>
> http://www.harborfreight.com/**high-speed-metal-saw-91753.**html<http://www.harborfreight.com/high-speed-metal-saw-91753.html>
>
>
> Dumb question:  do some BN1s and 2s have these cutout vents?  Our BN2's
> fenders only have the 3 holes for the chrome spears' studs.
>
> If you get a chance, I could use closeups of how the shroud is attached to
> the cowl near the fascia.  I know there are pop rivets and sheetmetal
> screws as well as the usual 10-32 machine screws, but we got into a frenzy
> disassembling our car and didn't take enough pictures.
>
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> On 5/8/2012 7:13 PM, Michael Salter wrote:
>
>> I have just adder 3 posts to my blog regarding the restoration of my
>> earlyBN1.
>> These may be of interest to some otherwise please ignore.
>>
>> http://www.netbug.net/**blogmichael/?p=812<http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=812>
>>  About the car
>> http://www.netbug.net/**blogmichael/?p=838<http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=838>
>>   Paint history
>> http://www.netbug.net/**blogmichael/?p=865<http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=865>
>>   Unusual front fenders
>>
>>
>
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