Cool article, I thought I'd seen it all. Interesting to see the fixture they
weld into that holds the two pieces of metal perfectly in alignment.
Cheers, Henry Morrison
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Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 9:01 AM
To: richard mayor
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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Shroud Repair.
Here's the definitive answer on how shrouds were welded with some great photos,
thanks to Larry Varley's site:
http://www.acmefluid.com.au/larry/jensenweld.html Argon arc welding using a
tungsten electrode ... or as it's known now: TIG
Happy Healeying,
Rick Neville
All the various panels that make up the shroud were TIG welded by Jensen.
A gap that big should have a new piece of Aluminum gas welded back in (if you
can find the right guy) then the metal can be hammered back in to shape. TIG
weld usually are too hard and crack when worked and tend to get bondo over the
tops of them. I have never seen any "factory applied" filler in any of the
cars I have worked on. I don't believe the BMC factory ever used it.
Cheers,
Henry Morrison, Albuquerque, NM
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Sent: Saturday, July 8, 2017 8:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Shroud Repair.
I agree with John. And don't use fiberglass!!
Keith
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Sent: Sat, Jul 8, 2017 7:00 am
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Shroud Repair.
Mike, not a job for novices or the faint hearted. You can end up with a big
blob of alloy on the floor no matter what welding technique you try. TIG with
an alternating current is the only way to go.
Bight the bullet and send it to a professional for repair
John Rowe
Qld Australia
Sent: Saturday, 8 July 2017 8:29 AM
Subject: [Healeys] Shroud Repair.
I've got a couple-inch gap on the rear shroud at the flange bend. What's the
best way to deal with it? I'd rather do it myself - just because that's how I'm
approaching the restoration.
I've got MIG welder and I closed a couple small tears in the front shroud
with it. I also fill a small hole by using a copper spoon behind the hole.
When I was done grinding ithe fixes came out OK. I'm hesitating to use the
spoon on a hole this size. The metal is also pretty thin there from corrosian.
I could use fiberglass, I suppose, , but I'd rather not.
I've been surprised by the amount of factory-applied filler I've uncovered on
both shrouds. At first I thought I thought it was damage repair with the first
owner, but then I noticed that the reverse sides of the shrouds showed no sign
of trauma - the filler was used not to fill but to shape the contour..
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Cheers and Thanks Again,
Mike Tobin
Townsend, Montana
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