[Healeys] BT7 Restoration Restart after 20 Yrs

[JSARCH]

Joe, good advice from Al. When I turned my 1962 BT7 over to the shop for body work and painting the shrouds, boot lid, bonnet, wings and doors were attached to ensure fit before painting. 

 

Cheers,

John Spaur

 

From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Al Fuller
Sent: Monday, September 1, 2025 12:37 PM
To: joe mulqueen <joemulqueen at yahoo.com>
Cc: AH Mail List <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] BT7 Restoration Restart after 20 Yrs

 

Joe, good luck on your project - it sounds like you have made a good start. One thing does come to mind based on what happened when I built my 'basket case' BJ-8. 

 

The body guy insisted the doors and fenders needed substantial work, but the frame builder said all the panels were fitted and tuned before it left there (years prior). 

 

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 scrambled hinges. My takeaway is to ensure it all fits before moving forward.

 

Good luck and enjoy the journey!

 

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Best Regards,
Al Fuller

 

On Mon, Sep 1, 2025, 12:18 AM joe mulqueen via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> > wrote:

Hello All, I'm a 20 year lurker, with thousands of unread digest emails because of marriage, kids, and other life issues (ha ha....I think it was worth it!)  Things got so bad I almost forgot that I had a BT7 left in 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 body repair.  I worked on it up to a refreshed rolling chassis status before 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 got a time slot with him.

 

There are some issues though.  I live 350 miles away up in Santa Clara (Northern CA) so can only get down there every few wks...but I do have a Healey friend who knows the guy and is checking in and taking pics.  Also decided I will install the engine after the paint job...and after I bring the car up North...I wrangled over these logistics along time.

 

When the rough repairs were done 25 yrs ago, all body parts were stripped, fixed, and check fitted.  The current body/paint guy is tyding up the shrouds and will paint all under surfaces, then hang for outer finish and paint.  When done, 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 off the car.  That's my assumption...Is that possible if careful?

 

Also, any referals for a engine machine shop preferably in Northern CA?  I have the engine in my garage all stripped down..

Regards,

Joe M

Santa Clara

60 BT7

 

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