Sounds like they are selling you MGB front shock bodies - not Healey ones.
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "tom felts" <tomfelts@earthlink.net>
To: "Brashear, Jack, N" <JNBrashear@garverengineers.com>; "Healey List"
<healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 7:37 AM
Subject: RE: I Don't understand the "New" front shocks
>I had to do it to mine. But--it only took two small slices and then the
> metal was rotated away. It'sstill there but cut.
>
> tom
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Brashear, Jack, N <JNBrashear@garverengineers.com>
>> To: Healey List <healeys@autox.team.net>
>> Date: 7/13/05 3:46:07 PM
>> Subject: I Don't understand the "New" front shocks
>>
>> Hi All, just received a brand new front shock from M+++ from their
>> eastern facility thru a local parts distributor. This shock has a
>> cylindrical protrusion sticking up about 3/4" out of the top of the
>> otherwise normal looking shock body. Anyway, I'd have to cut away some
>> of the inner fender sheet metal to get it to fit. My local guy says he
>> was told by M+++ that this is the only thing available anymore in new
>> shocks....... what's the deal here?? Am I being fed a line of BS?? I
>> don't want to cut any sheet metal if it ain't necessary. How about
>> another source of original looking shocks?? Please help me on this
>> one... many thanks,
>> Jack
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