Hello, I am a new kid on the block and live in Yucaipa, CA. I am the owner
of a 1967 BJ8 which is currently a "basket case" in my garage. With all good
intentions, I disassemble my BJ8 in 1989 with the hopes of doing a ground-up
restoration. As I took my pride-and-joy apart, I bought replacement parts
for everything that, at that time, needed replacing (about $20,000 worth).
The block, heads, crank, and cam were taken to the local machine shop. All
electrical motors (windshield wiper, fuel pump, generator, etc.) were
professionally rebuilt by my local British Motor (AH) Mechanic. I then went
back to school (Graduate work - Duh!), moved, bought a business that died,
sold a business, moved, moved, got sick, moved, etc., etc. Now it is 2004
and my BJ8 is still a basket case. The only part missing is the cam (and a
tool box), which was stolen in a garage burglary in 1997 (don't ask me why
the cam was taken). I have begun the task of inventorying everything and
from what I can see, everything is there. Now I older (just older, not
wiser), near retirement, health ain't good, and I have to watch my funds,
BUT I am ready to restore my screaming green bomb.
Question: Is there an existing list of screws, nuts, bolts, and washers
that give identification, description (size, length, etc.) so I can measure,
identify, separate, and know where to put them (before you say it, don't go
there). All fasters (nuts and bolts) are in bottles and cans which have
long lost their identity. At this time I have begun to identify them using
the Austin-Healey 100/100-6/3000 Restoration Guide by Gary Anderson/Roger
Moment and cross referencing them in the Austin-Healey 3000 Mechanical
Service Parts List issued by BMC Limited (Series BJ7 and BJ8).
Gary Moomau
Yucaipa, CA
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