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Re: [Healeys] BJ8 center console radio cutout

Subject: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 center console radio cutout
From: Charlie <mgcharlie@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:58:25 +0000 (UTC)
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Or maybe someone you know has any old car of the period that you can measure 
the cutout on that. Maybe it should be a British or European car, but generally 
the cutouts would be sized for the radios available back then. 

Or go to an automotive flea market, like Fall Hershey or Carlisle in a couple 
of weeks and measure old radios or cutouts in the cars in the flea market 
spaces. 

Actually, your XJ6 probably has the right size cutout. It is probably old 
enough. Or go to a junk yard and buy a dashboard from an old car or the part of 
one with the radio cutout, then just weld it into your Healey. 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Alan Seigrist" <healey.nut@gmail.com> 
To: "David Masucci" <drmasucci@comcast.net> 
Cc: "Healey list" <healeys@autox.team.net> 
Sent: Friday, September 25, 2015 7:10:34 AM 
Subject: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 center console radio cutout 

David - 

The original cutouts were done to fit whatever radio your dealer would install, 
typically a Motorola or a BMC unit. 

So you need to have the original radio in hand, and then cutout to accommodate 
that radio. 

Alan 



On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 6:52 PM, < drmasucci@comcast.net > wrote: 



Hi All, 

I am restoring my BJ8 center console. The radio location was cutout to 
accommodate a modern DIN style radio. I plan to fabricate and weld in a sheet 
metal repair plate to restore the metal to original. But I don't know the 
dimensions and locations of the openings and other holes. Would anyone happen 
to have made any kind of template or sketch of an original? Or maybe even a 
photo of a console frame without the vinyl. 

Thanks much! 
Dave 

64 BJ8 
72 XJ6 



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ca,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><b>From: </b>"Alan Seigrist" &lt;heale=
y.nut@gmail.com&gt;<br><b>To: </b>"David Masucci" &lt;drmasucci@comcast.net=
&gt;<br><b>Cc: </b>"Healey list" &lt;healeys@autox.team.net&gt;<br><b>Sent:=
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 BJ8 center console radio cutout<br><div><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">David -=
<div><br></div><div>The original cutouts were done to fit whatever radio yo=
ur dealer would install, typically a Motorola or a BMC unit.</div><div><br>=
</div><div>So you need to have the original radio in hand, and then cutout =
to accommodate that radio.</div><div><br></div><div>Alan<br><div><br></div>=
<div><br></div></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gma=
il_quote">On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 6:52 PM,  <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:drmasucci@comcast.net"; target=3D"_blank">drmasucci@comcast.net</=
a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0=
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ont-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"><div>Hi All,<br></div><div><=
br></div><div>I am restoring my BJ8 center console. The radio location was =
cutout to accommodate a modern DIN style radio. I plan to fabricate and wel=
d in a sheet metal repair plate to restore the metal to original. But I don=
't know the dimensions and locations of the openings and other holes. Would=
 anyone happen to have made any kind of template or sketch of an original? =
Or maybe even a photo of a console frame without the vinyl. <br></div><div>=
<br></div><div>Thanks much!<br></div><div>Dave<br></div><div><br></div><div=
>64 BJ8<br></div><div>72 XJ6<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><=
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