[Healeys] Louvers?

[Curtis Arndt]

Mike,

Really... they lost the bonnet?  Most likely they either destroyed it, and
are covering up the fact, or it was stolen and/or sold.  Yes, it's hard to
believe, and no I don't.

Anyway, the only one doing quality louvering on bonnets was fellow Concours
Committee member and 100M expert Kent Lacy, but unfortunately he's no
longer offering this service.  I'll talk to Kent and see if he has any left
that are already louvered but if he does expect to pay significantly more
(double) than $1,000.  I'm assuming that the body shop is going to pay for
the replacement.

Please post the name of this body shop so no one else uses them.

Cheers,

Curt


On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 8:35 PM, Mike MacLean <rrengineer.mike at att.net>wrote:

> As hard as it is to believe, the resto shop that is doing the body work
> and paint to my BN2 lost the aluminum louver bonnet just before he is ready
> to paint my car!B  A thousand bucks gone. That's what I paid for it a few
> years ago.B  The price is more than that now of course.B  Not wanting to
> talk about how I have spent money twice for the same thing more than once
> during this restoration, but a thousand bucks!?!B  Anyway, I have the
> original steel bonnet to use in it's place.B  What I want to do is louver
> it. I will remove the skin to have it done. Does anyone know who is
> louvering these hoods with the correct equipment to make the round ends?B
>  I have been told the is a gentlemen in Connecticut that is doing it for
> $3-350.
> Mike MacLean
> 56 BN2
> 60 AN5
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