Bob, Excellent idea, however I have a ute :) And it hauls Healey parts
quite successfully
http://www.redbubble.com/people/larryvarley/works/4046568-vanguard
http://www.redbubble.com/people/larryvarley/works/5688504-the-mechanic
Cheers
Larry
On 19/04/2012 5:58 PM, Alan Seigrist wrote:
> 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
> <mailto: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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