Re: [Healeys] BT7 update

[Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>]

Looks great Larry.  Given what you had to work with, you should have
converted this into a UTE!  Then you'd have something to haul the old
chassis to the dump.

Alan



On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 3:33 PM, Larry Varley <varley@cosmos.net.au> wrote:

> Hi John, I'll take you up on that, just make sure you include the body
> number plates :) And Bob with a number like that ( I especially like the X
> at the end ) were talking a new all time record Healey auction price! Move
> over NOJ.
> It does raise an interesting point, I bought this car for $2500.00 and it
> was basically complete. I could have spent $20,000.00 for a car and ended
> up throwing half of what I paid for in the bin anyway. At the $20,000.00
> level I will have the remains and a brand new Kilmartin frame with the
> extra stiffening web in the centre of the rails, fitted with new bulkheads.
> If you have to replace the bottom quater of a mudguard, does it cost any
> more to replace the bottom half? Do I want a chassis in my car that is 50
> years old that rusts from the inside out? What use is the old trim when
> your restoring a car? Is a half worn out engine less expensive to rebuild
> than a totally seized engine? One the down side on this car is the level of
> corrosion on mechanical components, I'll post some images soon, but it's
> quite amazing. Thankfully most of them are easy to get and not expensive.
> Anyway, it's all good fun
> Cheers
> Larry
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