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Re: [Healeys] 54 BN1 Barn Car

To: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] 54 BN1 Barn Car
From: I Erbs <eyera3@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2011 17:08:54 -0700
rust repair and paint could add another $15-20K.....

On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 4:57 PM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:

> You probably can do this for $10-15K, depending on how much you spend on
> painting and engine work.
>
> Be sure to bag and label all nuts and bolts.   We didn't do this on our
> 100M resto--but we did try to keep them 'organized'--and we waste a lot of
> time trying to figure out what bolts go where (esp. on a 100, which has a
> lot of BSF and some Whitworth, esp. on the engine).
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> On 7/2/2011 3:16 PM, John Sims wrote:
>
>> And, invest in a good camera and take double or triple the photos you
>> think
>> that you will need as you disassemble the car making copious notes while
>> you
>> are doing it.
>>
>> John Sims, BN6
>> Aberdeen, NJ
>>
>> http://www.healey6.com
>>
>>
>>
>> I had to figure that out too, when I began restoration. You have to decide
>> on your target. Concours, High level driver, daily driver????
>> Then decide on what are the have to dos, want to dos and if I have the
>> time
>> and money to dos. Who is your support team and what can you do yourself?
>> What's the hourly rate for the jobs you have to pay for? Do they have a
>> rep
>> of coming in on time and budget?
>> Figure your budget, prioritize as above, then put aside 30% more funds.
>> Good luck and enjoy the process. There is a huge amount of help on this
>> list
>> with folks who go well beyond expectations to offer encouragement and
>> help.
>> cheers
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 1:23 PM, Michael Bowie<
>> michael.bowie@fivepointsix.com**>  wrote:
>>
>>  I have been dragging around my BN1 for about 25 years from garage to
>>> garage, waiting to have a shop large enough to properly restore it.now
>>> the time has arrived,  I have a question for the List.
>>>
>>> Any idea what a normal restoration would cost?
>>>
>>> The car is complete and was running when it was put up on blocks in
>>> 1968.the engine is supposedly a dealer converted LeMans.there is also
>>> a spare engine and transmission/OD.  The body is straight and there is
>>> no rust.
>>>
>>> Interior is pretty much dissolved.and the windshield glass is broken.
>>>
>>> I know this is a wildly broad question.just curious for a range of
>>> expenses to restore.  I can do most of the work myself,  except paint
>>> and machine shop stuff for the engine.
>>>
>>> Also.what is this car worth as it sits?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Michael Bowie
>>>
>>> 54 BN1
>>>
>>
>
> --
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> Bob Spidell           San Jose, CA            bspidell@comcast.net
>
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>
>


-- 
Ira Erbs
IT CONSULTANT
Portland, OR

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