I catalouged and marked all the re-usable parts of my BJ7 for re-sale. My
first attempt to seel some was at an All British event. I netted $700 for a
days "work" sitting under a tent canopy on a nice July day in 2005.
However, I have to admit that about 1/3 of that came from parts mis-ordered
and sold at the cost to me a year or two prior. I also passed out lists of
all the parts I had with prices noted (usually 1/2 the going price at Moss).
The lists didn't create any sales later. I still have boxes of parts and
materials replaced during the restoration. Maybe I'll set up the tent
another nice day.
Richard Bittmann BJ7 Tacoma
ps I still can't bring myself to toss the OEM pistons and gudgeon pins
either.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark and Kathy"
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 5:40 AM
> Now that I am coming to the end of my first and last Healey ground up. I
> find myself continuing to relocate the boxes that contain the old parts
> from
> my car.
>
> Some of these I suppose could be restored but most seem to by right on the
> border line of the pitch or save game.
>
> Not knowing who will be taking over the proprietorship of my car in the
> future its hard to say if these parts would be of any value to that
> person.
> To me these parts were like words to a famous novel.
> With out them the final creation could not have been achieved to its
> maximum
> or at worst, it would have taken much longer, god forbid. They are
> literally
> pieces to a long drawn out puzzle and every time I toss one away it ends
> up
> back on the shelf thinking "what if".
>
> This wide assortment includes the Master Cylinders, connectors, grommets,
> nuts/bolts, brake parts, wire wheels eventually, hubs,
> seat pans, many many trany parts, engine parts, interior vinyl and carpet
> (with original Eng.car scents) and the list goes on. This really does put
> the
> verse, " one persons trash is anothers persons treasure" into reality.
>
> Is there a central "Healey Used Parts Depot" some where. I'm kidding of
> course, but maybe there should be just in case
> there comes a time that these parts fall into the unobtainium syndrome.
>
> Maybe I'll just keep it all in a corner for now and when the project is
> totally complete I'll have my own personal "dump a thon "
> to give me a serious type of Closure. I sense that a lot of restorers
> need
> that after a ground up. It sure has been a long, long road, but from
> the
> stories that I have been told, its worth it.
>
> I guess I'm curious what the rest of you have done with the old "pieces of
> your puzzle" . Are they still sitting around in a box
> waiting for the next generation to open to relive the story or did you
> need
> some of that "Serious Closure".
>
> Mark
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