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Re: Replacing Shock Mounting Plate

To: Tracy Drummond <bighealey@charter.net>
Subject: Re: Replacing Shock Mounting Plate
From: Tracy Drummond <bighealey@charter.net>
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 06:05:50 -0700
Tim corrected me.  Must have been MIG.  I left the welding up to a 
friend that does it for a living.  I did all the sparkey loud cutting.
I always liked fireworks.....  hehehehehehe

Tracy Drummond wrote:

>110 portible wire fed TIG I believe.
>
>Bob Spidell wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Last question, I promise ;)
>>
>>TIG or torch?
>>
>>
>>bs
>>********************************************
>>Bob Spidell         San Jose, CA        bspidell@pacbell.net
>>'67 Austin-Healey 3000             '56 Austin-Healey 100M
>>********************************************
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Tracy Drummond" <bighealey@charter.net>
>>To: "Ron Fine Esq." <ronfineesq@earthlink.net>
>>Cc: <Healeys@autox.team.net>
>>Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 6:48 AM
>>Subject: Re: Replacing Shock Mounting Plate
>>
>>
>> 
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>>
>>>Ron,
>>>
>>>Sorry to delay but here are the pics of my shock tower replacement.  I 
>>>did one side a year ago and this winter
>>>did the whole shooting match.  this stood up to some pretty agressive 
>>>driving up in Tahoe a few weeks back.
>>>Hope the pics help.
>>>
>>>http://www.wavewired.net/~tracy/suspension/suspension.htm
>>>
>>>Tracy
>>>
>>>Ron Fine Esq. wrote:
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>I need to replace the left front shock mounting plate on my BN7 (this 
>weekend
>>>>hopefully).  There was a very bad repair job many years ago which I 
>discovered
>>>>when I tried to replace the shock recently.  The existing plate is a mess 
>and
>>>>I have a new plate ready to weld on.  I will be doing the R&R myself but I
>>>>would like to get any helpful hints on aligning the new plate.  The right
>>>>plate is in good shape so I can use it for a guide.  I have Norm Nock's 
>"Tech
>>>>Talk" which has a simple diagram on page 167.  The usual diagrams in the 
>shop
>>>>manuals are hard to read even after blowing them up on my copy machine.  
>Does
>>>>anyone have any helpful hints or advise (other than "take it to a
>>>>professional")?
>>>>Thanks in advance.
>>>>Ron Fine
>>>>61BN7





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