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Re: How big a deal in Concours?

To: "William Moyer" <William.Moyer@millersville.edu>
Subject: Re: How big a deal in Concours?
From: "Richard Bittmann" <edmyed@harbornet.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 11:11:00 -0800
Bill,  You've answered the most important question - which way to go.  Now 
all I need is a damage estimate.  Thanks,  Richard Bittmann

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William Moyer" <William.Moyer@millersville.edu>
To: "Richard Bittmann" <edmyed@harbornet.com>
Cc: "Austin Healey list" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 10:54 AM
Subject: RE: How big a deal in Concours?


Richard, et al.,

Although you might not care, they also differ in their quality and ease of 
fit.  This varies from manufacturer to manufacturer as well.  You might want 
to call a couple of the shops who do the installation regularly and see what 
they use.  Opinion varies on this (imagine that) but putting one of these in 
was easily the biggest pain in the butt  for my restoration, second only to 
making the boot lid correct or the door gaps perfect.  I'd rather pull the 
engine twice than do this even once again. You haven't lived until you've 
clipped the damn thing to the back hoop three times trying to get it to be 
straight and the right length up front which you won't know until the job is 
half done.  Personally this is one task I'll leave to the professionals next 
time.

As to keeping the rain out of the car, I can see you have not yet developed 
the correct attitude towards precipitation in the Healey.  Think of it as 
evaporative cooling fluid because your concours goals kept you from 
insulating the cockpit.

Bill Moyer, BJ7, zippered window, concours incorrect, wet anyway.  I saved 
the snaps and brace, tho, just in case someone ever wanted to rip out the 
zipper and put them in.




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