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Dave
Which ever way you go with the grille, do not go to final paint until the en=
tire grille is test fit to the front shroud.=20
Perry
Now residing in Conway South Carolina
Sent from my iPhone
> On May 8, 2023, at 8:36 AM, David Masucci via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.=
net> wrote:
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> =EF=BB=BFHi All,
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> After 12 years and counting on my 64 BJ8 restoration, she goes to paint th=
is summer.=20
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> I pulled the grill out of storage to see what it will take to restore to l=
ike new. Although the vertical teeth are in pretty good shape in regard to d=
ents and damage, there is much corrosion especially on the sides of the teet=
h. After trying several levels of polishing attempts, I=E2=80=9Dm not sure I=
=E2=80=9Dm going to be able to restore to acceptable quality. I thought abou=
t fully dismantling it so I can polish each tooth, but this could take anoth=
er 12 years!!
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> Moss sells a reproduction grill for $500.Does anyone have any comments on t=
he quality of the reproduction part? Does anyone have any advice as to repro=
vs restoration for the grill?=20
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> Thanks in an advance for any help that anyone can provide.
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> Dave
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> 64 Healey BJ8
> 72 Jaguar XJ6
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Dave<div>Which ever way you go with the gri=
lle, do not go to final paint until the entire grille is test fit to the fro=
nt shroud. </div><div>Perry</div><div>Now residing in Conway South Caro=
lina<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><=
blockquote type=3D"cite">On May 8, 2023, at 8:36 AM, David Masucci via Heale=
ys <healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquo=
te type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<font size=3D"4" class=3D"">Hi Al=
l,</font><div class=3D""><font size=3D"4" class=3D""><br class=3D""></font><=
/div><div class=3D""><font size=3D"4" class=3D"">After 12 years and counting=
on my 64 BJ8 restoration, she goes to paint this summer. </font></div>=
<div class=3D""><font size=3D"4" class=3D""><br class=3D""></font></div><div=
class=3D""><font size=3D"4" class=3D"">I pulled the grill out of storage to=
see what it will take to restore to like new. Although the vertical teeth a=
re in pretty good shape in regard to dents and damage, there is much corrosi=
on especially on the sides of the teeth. After trying several levels o=
f polishing attempts, I=E2=80=9Dm not sure I=E2=80=9Dm going to be able to&n=
bsp;restore to acceptable quality. I thought about fully dismantling it=
so I can polish each tooth, but this could take another 12 years!!</fo=
nt></div><div class=3D""><font size=3D"4" class=3D""><br class=3D""></font><=
/div><div class=3D""><font size=3D"4" class=3D"">Moss sells a reproduction g=
rill for $500.Does anyone have any comments on the quality of the reproducti=
on part? Does anyone have any advice as to repro vs restoration for the=
grill? </font></div><div class=3D""><font size=3D"4" class=3D""><br cl=
ass=3D""></font></div><div class=3D""><font size=3D"4" class=3D"">Thanks in a=
n advance for any help that anyone can provide.</font></div><div class=3D"">=
<font size=3D"4" class=3D""><br class=3D""></font></div><div class=3D""><fon=
t size=3D"4" class=3D"">Dave</font></div><div class=3D""><font size=3D"4" cl=
ass=3D""><br class=3D""></font></div><div class=3D""><font size=3D"4" class=3D=
"">64 Healey BJ8</font></div><div class=3D""><font size=3D"4" class=3D"">72 J=
aguar XJ6</font></div><div class=3D""><font size=3D"4" class=3D""><br class=3D=
""></font></div><div class=3D""><font size=3D"4" class=3D""><br class=3D""><=
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