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Re: I Don't understand the "New" front shocks

To: "Blue One Hundred" <healey.nut@gmail.com>,
Subject: Re: I Don't understand the "New" front shocks
From: "tom felts" <tomfelts@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 21:26:49 -0400
If you have elongated or larger than original holes in your original shock
base, can this restorer re-do these?


> [Original Message]
> From: Blue One Hundred <healey.nut@gmail.com>
> To: Brashear, Jack, N <JNBrashear@garverengineers.com>
> Cc: Healey List <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: 7/13/05 6:33:17 PM
> Subject: Re: I Don't understand the "New" front shocks
>
> Jack -
>
> Send them back!!  Have worldwide rebuild your old ones.  
>
> FYI in the future DO NOT order directly from Moss.  Order from a Moss
> reseller who knows healeys like www.britishcarspecialists.com (the
> Nocks).  They have all this stuff already sorted out and will not pass
> on bad Moss parts to you.  The Nocks have done alot of hard work to
> figure out all the bits and pieces for Healeys... but they will still
> honor the Moss pricing on the Moss stuff they will sell you.
>
> Regards,
>
> Alan
>
> '53 BN1 '64 BJ8
>
> On 7/14/05, Brashear, Jack, N <JNBrashear@garverengineers.com> wrote:
> > Hi All, just received a brand new front shock from M+++ from their
> > eastern facility thru a local parts distributor.  This shock has a
> > cylindrical protrusion sticking up about 3/4" out of the top of the
> > otherwise normal looking shock body.  Anyway, I'd have to cut away some
> > of the inner fender sheet metal to get it to fit.  My local guy says he
> > was told by M+++ that this is the only thing available anymore in new
> > shocks....... what's the deal here??  Am I being fed a line of BS??  I
> > don't want to cut any sheet metal if it ain't necessary.  How about
> > another source of original looking shocks??  Please help me on this
> > one... many thanks,
> > Jack




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