[Spridgets] Nasty Boy First Drive - I Got a Sticker!

[HealeyRick]

Funny, I had that same internal discussion before undertaking the project.  I
thought about building a Daytona coupe and probably could have covered the
cost of the kit by selling the Healey.  I'd then have to do all the fiberglass
work and paint prep, priming and tons of sanding before sending it out for
paint.  And there's still plenty of fabrication to do on a FF.  When all is
said and done, it's pretty easy to get $45-65k into a coupe before it's
finished.  Balanced against this, I had already done all the bodywork and
paint on the Healey, the swap had been done plenty of times before and I had
lots of help from some guys that had done it and could give me advice on the
fabrication process.. The registration and titling laws in Massachusetts were
in a state of flux in Mass, at the time and some owners were having difficulty
getting their cars road legal, which is ironic and stupid considering Factory
Five is located here.  And I've been a
 Healey guy for almost 45 yrs, so the decision came down for the Healey.  If I
was in the market for a Factory Five now, I'd probably look at a completed
one.  There's some great deals out there.



Rick


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--- On Mon, 10/24/11, Dean Hedin <dlh2001 at comcast.net> wrote:

From: Dean Hedin <dlh2001 at comcast.net>
Subject: RE: [Spridgets] Nasty Boy First Drive - I Got a Sticker!
To: "'HealeyRick'" <healeyrick at yahoo.com>, healeys at autox.team.net,
spridgets at autox.team.net, modifiedhealeys at yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, October 24, 2011, 10:30 PM

Wouldn't a Factory Five Roadster kit achieve the same effect more directly?

No criticism here, as I had often thought of throwing a V-8 into an old
British sports car. 

But I look at all the fabrication issues and other hurdles and I think "Why
bother?"

Why did you choose to do this as opposed to doing something like a Factory
Five kit?