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Re: [Healeys] Mind if I Rant?

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Mind if I Rant?
From: "S. Carr" <britfan1@epix.net>
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 17:30:41 -0400
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I=E2=80=99m going to show this series of laments to the man =
who=E2=80=99s taken over the restoration of my BN1 from the previous =
shop (its owner died last year).  I had no idea, when I found the car in =
the local estate sale ads, what was hidden under four layers of paint =
and pounds of Bondo.  Now I know why there was no front splash pan on =
the car=E2=80=94it was obviously biffed in the nose at least once....  =
The new guy is a bit rusty on body work (his rod & custom days being =
long behind him) but we=E2=80=99re both frustrated that NOTHING seems to =
fit!  Thank heavens the previous shop finished all the structural =
repairs (the usual outriggers & outer sills).  The new lower nose repair =
panel from AH Spares doesn=E2=80=99t begin to suit an original splash =
pan I bought, and is wider than the existing nose.  Shop owner rants =
every time I phone or go see him.  Maybe knowing he=E2=80=99s got lots =
of company will be a bit comforting!
Sarah Carr
BN1 in PA
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custom=20
days being long behind him) but we=E2=80=99re both frustrated that =
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