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utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Agree! And to be safe but some weight where=
engine will go when fitting panels. Just in case you get some flex. <d=
iv><br id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my i=
Phone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Sep 1, 2025, at=
4:00=E2=80=AFPM, Al Fuller <alfuller194@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></bl=
ockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D=
"auto"><div>Joe, good luck on your project - it sounds like you have made a g=
ood start. One thing does come to mind based on what happened when I built m=
y 'basket case' BJ-8. </div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"aut=
o">The body guy insisted the doors and fenders needed substantial work, but t=
he frame builder said all the panels were fitted and tuned before it left th=
ere (years prior). </div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">=
It turned out there were slight differences in the hinges. The frame builder=
had stamped them with positions, but the car arrived at the body shop with s=
crambled hinges. My takeaway is to ensure it all fits before moving forward.=
</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Good luck and enjoy the j=
ourney!</div><div><br></div><div data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature">________=
________<br>Sent from my phone <br>Best Regards,<br>Al Fuller</div></div><br=
><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"=
gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 1, 2025, 12:18=E2=80=AFAM joe mulqueen via Healeys &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net</a>> w=
rote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;=
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div><div>Hello All, I'm a 20 year lurker, with thousands of unread digest em=
ails because of marriage, kids, and other life issues (ha ha....I think it w=
as worth it!) Things got so bad I almost forgot that I had a BT7 left i=
n storage in Southern CA, while I had been living in Northern CA  =
;The car was a wreck when I got it, and it needed alot of structural and bod=
y repair. I worked on it up to a refreshed rolling chassis status befo=
re putting it away. But now today it's at a paint shop in Los Angeles,=
with a guy that has done 9 other Healeys before mine. I'm jazzed I go=
t a time slot with him.</div><div><br></div><div>There are some issues thoug=
h. I live 350 miles away up in Santa Clara (Northern CA) so can only g=
et down there every few wks...but I do have a Healey friend who knows the gu=
y and is checking in and taking pics. Also decided I will install the e=
ngine after the paint job...and after I bring the car up North...I wrangled o=
ver these logistics along time.</div><div> </div><div>When the rough re=
pairs were done 25 yrs ago, all body parts were stripped, fixed, and check f=
itted. The current body/paint guy is tyding up the shrouds and will pa=
int all under surfaces, then hang for outer finish and paint. When don=
e, I will own the final fit and even the final fit of the shrouds. I'm=
planning to install the engine and ducting with the painted shroud lifted o=
ff the car. That's my assumption...Is that possible if careful?</div><=
div><br></div><div>Also, any referals for a engine machine shop preferably i=
n Northern CA? I have the engine in my garage all stripped down..</div=
><div>Regards,</div><div>Joe M</div><div>Santa Clara</div><div>60 BT7</div><=
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