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Re: [Healeys] My 62BJ7

To: Fred Wescoe <fredwescoe@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] My 62BJ7
From: HealeyRick <healeyrik@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 19:10:24 -0400
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Condolences,  Fred.  Glad no one was hurt.

Sounds like the car got pretty hot if the gas tank exploded.  I can't
imagine there's much left of the sheet metal if it got that hot and if so,
it's often difficult to restore the metal's temper and get paint to stick.
Maybe it's worth a gamble to try to salvage the driveline if the insurance
buyback is low enough.  Trying to repair burn-outs is a real pain unless
the damage is extremely localized.

Frankly, I think I'd take the payout and look for another Healey.

Hope it turns out ok for you.
Rick

On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 10:18 PM, Fred Wescoe <fredwescoe@gmail.com> wrote:

> I suffered a great loss that was sudden and complete.  Last Monday my home
> burned to the ground.  The fire was so intense that the fire trucks had to
> pull out of the driveway and fight the fire from a distance.  The fire
> engulfed my home and raged for several hours.  The debris continued to
> flame, smolder and flair up for 2 days.
>
> Fortunately, my 2 daughters were not home and no one was injured.
>
> Unfortunately, my 63 BJ7 was in the garage and it was all over when the
> gas tank blew.  Is it worth trying to salvage the car or at least the
> engine, transmission and rear axel.  This was a numbers matching car.
>
> Any other thoughts?  The car is considered a total loss and I will be paid
> the full agreed upon value.
>
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Condolences, =C2=A0Fred.=C2=A0 Glad no one was hurt.<div><=
br></div><div>Sounds like the car got pretty hot if the gas tank exploded.=
=C2=A0 I can&#39;t imagine there&#39;s much left of the sheet metal if it g=
ot that hot and if so, it&#39;s often difficult to restore the metal&#39;s =
temper and get paint to stick.=C2=A0 Maybe it&#39;s worth a gamble to try t=
o salvage the driveline if the insurance buyback is low enough.=C2=A0 Tryin=
g to repair burn-outs is a real pain unless the damage is extremely localiz=
ed.</div><div><br></div><div>Frankly, I think I&#39;d take the payout and l=
ook for another Healey.</div><div><br></div><div>Hope it turns out ok for y=
ou.</div><div>Rick</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"=
gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 10:18 PM, Fred Wescoe <span dir=3D"ltr=
">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fredwescoe@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">fredwescoe@=
gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><div>I suffered a great loss that was sudden and complete.=C2=A0 L=
ast Monday my home burned to the ground.=C2=A0 The fire was so intense that=
 the fire trucks had to pull out of the driveway and fight the fire from a =
distance.=C2=A0 The fire engulfed my home and raged for several hours.=C2=
=A0 The debris continued to flame, smolder and flair up for 2 days.</div><d=
iv><br></div><div>Fortunately, my 2 daughters were not home and no one was =
injured.</div><div><br></div><div>Unfortunately, my 63 BJ7 was in the garag=
e and it was all over when the gas tank blew.=C2=A0 Is it worth trying to s=
alvage the car or at least the engine, transmission and rear axel.=C2=A0 Th=
is was a numbers matching car.</div><div><br></div><div>Any other thoughts?=
=C2=A0 The car is considered a total loss and I will be paid the full agree=
d upon value.</div><div><br></div><div>=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div><br>=
</div></div>
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