[Healeys] BT7 front frame versus BJ8

[linwood rose]

The BJ8 firewall support brace has a curved "carve out" for carb/air  
cleaner clearance that is not on my BT7 brace.

Lin
1960 BT7 in restoration
1959 Bugeye


On Jul 29, 2007, at 7:09 PM, Alan Seigrist wrote:

> Steve -
>
> Yes, they are identical firewall forward except the BJ8 should have
> two additional supports welded to the engine mount box.  These
> supports make no difference to anything as far as mounting goes, so
> yes they are essentially identical.
>
> Alan
>
>
>
> On 7/30/07, BJ8Healeys <sbyers at ec.rr.com> wrote:
>> Hello, Healeyphiles -
>>
>> There is a BJ8 for sale on eBay that also includes the front part  
>> of the
>> chassis of a BT7 that was purchased for possible repair of the  
>> BJ8.  The
>> seller has asked me if the front part of a BT7 (say, firewall  
>> forward) is
>> the same as a BJ8.  I don't know for sure.  Is it?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Steve Byers
>> HBJ8L/36666
>> BJ8 Registry
>> Havelock, NC  USA
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>
>
> -- 
> Alan
>
> '52 A90
> '53 BN1
> '64 BJ8
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