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From: John Vrugtman via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 22:27:51 -0400
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Well, at least in the 6 cylinder version from Denis Welsh with new head 
bolts the casting has Denis Welsh cast into it and the head bolts have 
allen sockets.

John
64 BJ9

On 6/30/2024 6:49 PM, Michael Oritt wrote:
> Curt--
>
> That's my plan--Michael Oritt
>
> On Sun, Jun 30, 2024 at 5:12â?¯PM Curtis Arndt <cnaarndt@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>     Michael,
>
>     Paint the head with the rest of the engine. You can't tell the
>     difference from the original cast iron head.
>
>     Curt
>
>     On Fri, Jun 28, 2024 at 9:33â?¯AM Josef Eckert via Healeys
>     <healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>         I painted mine with the engine Block. So its very hard to see
>         its an aluminium head. I used a two pack primer. This was done
>         more than 10 years ago and its still immaculate.
>
>         Josef Eckert
>         Königswinter Germany
>
>         Gesendet mit der Telekom Mail App
>
>         -- Original-Nachricht --
>
>         *Von:* Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com>
>
>         *Betreff:* [Healeys] To paint--or not--an aluminum head
>
>         *Datum:* 28.06.2024, 16:41 Uhr
>
>         *An:* Austin Healey <healeys@autox.team.net>
>
>         To those who have fitted AL cylinder heads: Did you leave the
>         head unpainted or clear-coated to show that it is an AL head
>         or did you paint it to match the engine?
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    Well, at least in the 6 cylinder version from Denis Welsh with new
    head bolts the casting has Denis Welsh cast into it and the head
    bolts have allen sockets.<br>
    <br>
    John<br>
    64 BJ9<br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/30/2024 6:49 PM, Michael Oritt
      wrote:<br>
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        <div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">Curt--</div>
        <div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><br>
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        <div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">That's my
          plan--Michael Oritt</div>
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        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jun 30, 2024 at
          5:12â?¯PM Curtis Arndt &lt;<a href="mailto:cnaarndt@gmail.com";
            moz-do-not-send="true" 
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">cnaarndt@gmail.com</a>&gt;
          wrote:<br>
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          <div dir="ltr"><font size="4">Michael,</font>
            <div><font size="4"><br>
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            <div><font size="4">Paint the head with the rest of the
                engine. You can't tell the difference from the original
                cast iron head.</font></div>
            <div><font size="4"><br>
              </font></div>
            <div><font size="4">Curt</font></div>
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            <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jun 28, 2024 at
              9:33â?¯AM Josef Eckert via Healeys &lt;<a
                href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target="_blank"
                moz-do-not-send="true" 
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt;
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              <div> I painted mine with the engine Block. So its very
                hard to see its an aluminium head. I used a two pack
                primer. This was done more than 10 years ago and its
                still immaculate. <br>
                <br>
                Josef Eckert <br>
                Königswinter Germany <br>
                <br>
                Gesendet mit der Telekom Mail App <br>
                <br>
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                  <p style="margin:0px">-- Original-Nachricht --</p>
                  <p style="margin:0px"><strong>Von:</strong> Michael
                    Oritt &lt;<a href="mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com";
                      target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                      
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">michael.oritt@gmail.com</a>&gt;</p>
                  <p style="margin:0px"><strong>Betreff:</strong>
                    [Healeys] To paint--or not--an aluminum head</p>
                  <p style="margin:0px"><strong>Datum:</strong>
                    28.06.2024, 16:41 Uhr</p>
                  <p style="margin:0px"><strong>An:</strong> Austin
                    Healey &lt;<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";
                      target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                      
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt;</p>
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                  <div class="gmail_default"
                    style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"> <span
                      style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:17.5px">To those
                      who have fitted AL cylinder heads: Did you leave
                      the head unpainted or clear-coated to show that it
                      is an AL head or did you paint it to match the
                      engine?</span>  </div>
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