I see the word 'art' being used again. I must remember that. Last night I
was saying 'piece o S**T!' whilst fitting the anti-roll bar. I will now say
piece of 'ART!'
My wife will appreciate that.
Cheers,
Scott
Mashed BN7
----- Original Message -----
From: "J. Scott Morris" <jstmorris@yahoo.com>
To: "Rick Swain" <grain@auracom.com>; "Healey List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 1:18 PM
Subject: Re: Replacement Chassis
> Hi Rick;
>
> The Jule frame seems to generate intense views. In my own case, I have
the original frame under
> my driver [ Mk II tricarb owned since 1984] and will seriously consider
the Jule frame for my Mk I
> BN7 project car when I get to it.
>
> In 1991, Martin Jansen of Jule Enterprises offered a restoration course.
Together with six other
> participants, I paid for the privilege of taking a 1961 Mk I 3000 basket
case from a field and
> rebuilding it over the course of one year. We spent almost every Saturday
at Martins shop
> dismantling, fixing and then rebuilding the car. When finished, it sold
for about $30,000CDN.
> A review of my photo scrap book and videos brings back many good
memories. The experience was
> written up by one of the participants, Don Roberts, and published in the
February 1993 issue of
> Chatter [ AHC of America magazine ] page 10-12.
>
> From a concours perspective, I understand the Jule frame does loose
points; the exact reasons will
> have to be provided by the Concours Committee. For practical purposes,
it is a stronger frame
> than the original. A technical comparison between the Jule frame and the
original can be found in
> an article by David Seib in the April 2000 issue of Healey Marque [Chatter
renamed]. You may also
> wish to check out Larry Varley's web site:
http://www.acmefluid.com.au/larry/ He has an
> article reproduced from the March 1958 edition of Automobile Engineer.
This article outlines the
> procedures used by Jensen Motors Ltd. in production methods; specifically,
the use of resistance
> welding. It can be found at:
http://www.users.bigpond.com/acmefluid/jensenweld.html Given that
> the strength of the Healey comes not only from its frame but from the
front and rear bulk heads
> and other internal body parts, is that extra strength necessary? It all
depends on what you
> want and how you plan on using your car.
>
> One thing I have observed over the years is the problem of replacing the
bulk heads back onto a
> new chassis and obtaining correct alignments of all the internal and
external metal panels. That
> initial step is critical. Given that these cars seemed to have been
individually hand built,
> mating of the bulk heads to a new chassis requires not only technical
skills but the knowledge and
> art of the Austin Healey.
>
> Good luck and have fun.
>
> --Scott Morris, Simcoe, Ontario
> ['62 3000 MkII BT7 tricarb driver; '60 3000 MkI BN7 project awaiting]
>
>
> --- Rick Swain <grain@auracom.com> wrote: << Thanks to all for your
replies about a replacement
> Healey chassis. Replies seem divided into 2 camps - those who like Jule
frames and those who
> suggest I stay away from them. I've followed up with some for more insight
on their opinions.
> ...... >>
>
> =====
> J. Scott Morris - Keep Smiling, Murphy Lives
>
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