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Re: [Healeys] 100 nose repair

To: "'S. Carr'" <britfan1@epix.net>, "'Healey List'" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100 nose repair
From: "John Spaur" <jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2019 21:53:13 -0700
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I bought a nose section from AH Spares in 2013. It fit really well. =
$1,300 USD plus $300 for shipping.

=20

Unless one you replaces the entire shroud, I think it would be a bit =
funky to glue one on. Off the top of my head, I believe there would be =
too many issues with fit between the mold and the customers=E2=80=99 =
car, metal versus carbon fiber, different thicknesses and non-original =
materials.=20

=20

John Spaur

=E2=80=9962 BT7.

=20

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of S. =
Carr
Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 11:13 AM
To: Healey List <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: [Healeys] 100 nose repair

=20

It=E2=80=99s become clear that the nose of my BN1 was damaged far worse =
than I suspected.  (Now I know why the car had no front splash =
pan=E2=80=94no way would the right side of the nose have lined up with =
it!)  If Moss offered an aluminum repair panel I wouldn=E2=80=99t =
hesitate to spend the money, but it=E2=80=99s always listed as N/A.

=20

The man now working on the car is an old-time race mechanic with =
contacts to a shop that makes custom carbon-fiber body panels.  If we =
could obtain a good shroud to use to make a mold, the cost of a =
carbon-fiber nose panel (attached to the main shroud with epoxy, as =
modern-car repair panels are) would not be unreasonable. Carbon fiber =
panels are much thinner than fiberglass, and would be =
indistinguishable=E2=80=94under paint=E2=80=94from aluminum.

=20

What does the list think?  Would there be enough demand for such =
carbon-fiber nose panels to justify making a mold?  Or=E2=80=94in =
addition or in the alternative=E2=80=94making a buck on which a damaged =
nose could be worked back into shape?

=20

Sarah Carr

BN1 in PA


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>I bought a nose section from AH Spares in 2013. It fit really well. =
$1,300 USD plus $300 for shipping.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
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><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'=
>Unless one you replaces the entire shroud, I think it would be a bit =
funky to glue one on. Off the top of my head, I believe there would be =
too many issues with fit between the mold and the customers=E2=80=99 =
car, metal versus carbon fiber, different thicknesses and non-original =
materials. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'=
><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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>John Spaur<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'=
>=E2=80=9962 BT7.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span><=
/b><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> =
Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>S. =
Carr<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 2, 2019 11:13 AM<br><b>To:</b> =
Healey List &lt;healeys@autox.team.net&gt;<br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] =
100 nose repair<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>It=E2=80=99s =
become clear that the nose of my BN1 was damaged far worse than I =
suspected.&nbsp; (Now I know why the car had no front splash =
pan=E2=80=94no way would the right side of the nose have lined up with =
it!)&nbsp; If Moss offered an aluminum repair panel I wouldn=E2=80=99t =
hesitate to spend the money, but it=E2=80=99s always listed as =
N/A.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p><=
/span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>The man now =
working on the car is an old-time race mechanic with contacts to a shop =
that makes custom carbon-fiber body panels.&nbsp; If we could obtain a =
good shroud to use to make a mold, the cost of a carbon-fiber nose panel =
(attached to the main shroud with epoxy, as modern-car repair panels =
are) would not be unreasonable. Carbon fiber panels are much thinner =
than fiberglass, and would be indistinguishable=E2=80=94under =
paint=E2=80=94from aluminum.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p><=
/span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>What does the =
list think?&nbsp; Would there be enough demand for such carbon-fiber =
nose panels to justify making a mold?&nbsp; Or=E2=80=94in addition or in =
the alternative=E2=80=94making a buck on which a damaged nose could be =
worked back into shape?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p><=
/span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Sarah =
Carr<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>BN1 in =
PA<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>
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