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Re: [Healeys] Trunk floor holes

To: Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Trunk floor holes
From: Michael Oritt via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 23:12:30 -0400
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Michael--

If I should find myself under my car soon I will let you know what I find.

In the meantime I want to commend you on your proper diction.  The ending
of a sentence with a preposition is a grammatical error up with which I
cannot put!

Best--Michael Oritt



On Thu, Jul 28, 2022 at 10:21 PM Michael Salter via Healeys <
healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:

> My very low mileage BN2, the frame of which I  am currently painting, has
> 2 apparently unused holes in the trunk floor that are definately original.
> The trunk floor of my early BN1 also had the same holes however, as I had
> no clue as to their purpose, I did not drill them into the replacement
> floor of the BN1.
> The holes in question are 1/4" in diameter and are positioned 5.5" forward
> of the 5/16" diameter holes through which the threaded ends of the fuel
> tank straps pass.
> Obviously these holes are covered up by the fuel tank when viewed from
> above but are visible when looking at the underside of the trunk floor.
> Does anyone have any idea why these holes are in the in the trunk floor or
> what purpose they serve. (I'm guessing water drainage but that seeme a bit
> out of character because,  as we all know, rust prevention was not a high
> priority in the car's design.)
>
> M
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">Micha=
el--</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><br></div><d=
iv class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">If I should find myself =
under my car soon I will let you know what I find.</div><div class=3D"gmail=
_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" st=
yle=3D"color:#3333ff">In the meantime I want to commend=C2=A0you on your pr=
oper=C2=A0diction.=C2=A0 The ending of a sentence with a preposition is a g=
rammatical error up with which I cannot put!</div><div class=3D"gmail_defau=
lt" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D=
"color:#3333ff">Best--Michael Oritt</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=
=3D"color:#3333ff"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3=
333ff">=C2=A0 =C2=A0</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"=
ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Jul 28, 2022 at 10:21 PM Michael Salter v=
ia Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team=
.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"mar=
gin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1=
ex"><div dir=3D"auto">My very low mileage BN2, the frame of which I=C2=A0 a=
m currently painting, has 2 apparently unused holes in the trunk floor that=
 are definately original.=C2=A0 The trunk floor of my early BN1 also had th=
e same holes however, as I had no clue as to their purpose, I did not drill=
 them into the replacement floor of the BN1.<div dir=3D"auto">The holes in =
question are 1/4&quot; in diameter and are positioned 5.5&quot; forward of =
the 5/16&quot; diameter holes through which the threaded ends of the fuel t=
ank straps pass.</div><div dir=3D"auto">Obviously these holes are covered u=
p by the fuel tank when viewed from above but are visible when looking at t=
he underside of the trunk floor.</div><div dir=3D"auto">Does anyone have an=
y idea why these holes are in the in the trunk floor or what purpose they s=
erve. (I&#39;m guessing water drainage but that seeme a bit out of characte=
r because,=C2=A0 as we all know, rust prevention was not a high priority in=
 the car&#39;s design.)</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">=
M</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div></div></div>
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