Thanks for all advice. British tools and fasteners has the BSF Helicoils, not
too cheap for the kit with tap and tool. The EZ locks look more solid but are
not available in BSF. One advice is to braze the hole almost shut and retap
it. I'll have to tackle this project when I am settled down again.
As for
the suspension, I set the suspension with the 2" blocks last summer but my job
came in the way and the engine only got installed a big month ago. So for
months there was no big load on the wheels/suspension. That's the reason I am
keeping an eye on this. Btw, the front spring is brand new from a Moss
reseller. I re-arched my rear-springs cold myself so I am curious on how they
will come out. Even the smallest bit of driving I've done the last couple
days seem to have helped already.
It was a long day, picking up a flat bed
trailer Charlie Hart had prepared. He had perfect tie-downs for the job,
connecting to the A-arms in front with rubber covered hooks and to the rear
wheels, the car barely moved. The drive was about 1 hour through some nice
canyon roads. After dropping off my car we picked up another BN2 from an
almost neighbor and we brought this car to another painter. This car has an
interesting history. It was prepped in 61 for Bonneville speed trials and
coming back from a shop that installed a roll bar and hoops around the
prop-shaft according to the rules, it got loose on the trailer and smashed the
front. The car was put in the garage in a corner and a tarp thrown over it
and now after 50 years is undergoing a full resto. I has a custom aluminum
firewall, a custom rear bulkhead allowing for racing seats that are moved back
a bit more, a nice Monza style fuel filler cap and a neat aluminum tonneau.
This
time the tie downs performed as they should and we delivered the car without
any issue.
It's 9.00pm and I didn't even started packing, I guess I'll fly
to Dallas on sunday instead of driving out tomorrow.
Bert
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