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Re: [Healeys] 54 BN1 Barn Car

To: Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike@att.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] 54 BN1 Barn Car
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2011 18:08:30 -0700
We're doing everything on our M, and I figure we'll have less than $10K in all 
told when finished (though we're not 
accounting very closely).   We spent quite a bit on a top-notch head rework, 
but the bottom end required little.  
Transmission, O/D were fine so we left them alone except for paint. We replaced 
the outer sills, all the other metal is 
in good shape. Most of our chrome was in good shape, but we've spent a few 
hundred on some pieces.  Michael said he can 
do everything except machine work and paint, so I assumed he'd be doing the 
bodywork (that will save a ton).  Paint job 
depending on quality would be $5-10K, so maybe $15-20K total would be a better 
guess.  If indeed there is significant 
rust then that guess goes out the window, but Michael did not indicate that in 
his post.  If it turns out to be a 
rustbucket then, of course, all bets are off.  But, as of now I don't believe 
we know that.  I got the impression 
Michael isn't looking for a 'no expenses spared, concours gold' resto.

What needs anodizing besides the cockpit surround (ours only required some 
polishing)?

Bob



On 7/2/2011 5:35 PM, Michael MacLean wrote:
> You have got to be kidding.  Just decent bodywork and a paint job is going to 
>cost more than that.  You know what 
> chroming is going for these days not to mention the aluminum anodizing costs?
> Mike MacLean
> 56 BN2
> 60 AN5
> 02 Heritage Springer
>
>     
>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     *From:* Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
>     *To:* John Sims <ahbn6@verizon.net>
>     *Cc:* healeys@autox.team.net; michael.bowie@fivepointsix.com
>     *Sent:* Saturday, July 2, 2011 4:57 PM
>     *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] 54 BN1 Barn Car
>
>     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
>
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Bob Spidell           San Jose, CA            bspidell@comcast.net

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