[Healeys] Fitting fenders,doors

[pennell at cox.net]

MS,

I am no pro by any means but I have done body work/fitting/repairing on several cars.  IMHO there is no set precedure wherein you attach one part and it never gets moved again, then attach another and it never gets moved again, etc.

Mount the shrouds first though.  They have little and in the case of the rear shroud no adjustment for position.  Then attach the rear fenders and get their contour fitting the rear shroud.  Next  is the doors fitting them to the rear fenders.  Finally are the front fenders fitting them to the doors.

It is important that to get them all to fit you will LIKELY need to go back and tweak the position of each piece - fenders and doors.  Possibly the front shroud where it attaches to the main rails and the fender wells.  In other words all will have to be tweaked simultaneously for the best fit.

Hope this helps
Keith Pennell

> Hello list,
> What is the BEST procedure to follow when fitting original fenders that are not original to the car (1959 bn4) ? Do I fit the fenders to the doors, is there a way to make sure the doors are fitted properly? I am alittle lost on where to begin... any help would be appreciated.
> Thanks
> MS
> BN4