[Healeys] Boot Armacord

[John Sims]

This item, plus the photos can be seen on the Technical pages on my web
site.

 

John Sims, BN6

Aberdeen, NJ

 

www.healey6.com

 

From: Rich C [mailto:richchrysler at quickclic.net] 
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 6:06 PM
To: John Sims
Subject: Fw: Boot Armacord

 

 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Rich C <mailto:richchrysler at quickclic.net>  

To: Charlie <mailto:cfrazer at jcomm.uoregon.edu>  Frazer 

Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 9:58 AM

Subject: Re: Boot Armacord

 

Hi Charlie, 

 

The pictures att'd show how it should be finished. The upper Armacord panel
carries out to a raw edge. They weren't worried about gaining access to the
boot lid hinge bolts once the Armacord was installed. Covering those access
holes helps to seal off the boot area from the interior.

 

The upper edge of the rear Armacord on a BJ8 will (usually) fall just under
the rear hoop edge, and come out around the two harness clips. I don't
usually apply a lot of glue to this piece in case I need to get to wiring,
etc. I just apply enough down into the curve of the shroud to keep this
piece in place. Notches are usually required to clear the gas tank hold down
straps and the middle strut.

 

Rich

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Charlie Frazer <mailto:cfrazer at jcomm.uoregon.edu>  

To: richchrysler at quickclic.net 

Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 4:41 PM

Subject: Boot Armacord

 


Rich,

Would you be willing to help me out with a few questions about installing
the Armacord in the boot of a BJ8?
I'm concerned about the large more-or-less rectangular piece of Armacord
that covers the vertical panel of the boot that separates the boot from the
cockpit.

If you look carefully at the picture of the blue car attached you'll see
that the top edge of the Armacord is bound and comes right to the edge of
top of the boot on the surface parallel to the ground. I know that this car
is restored rather than original, but it is a very well done restoration.

In my Heritage kit, the top edge of that piece is not bound and installing
it as was done on the blue car would expose an unattractive jute edge along
the top of the boot. It would also cover the holes that allow access to the
boot lid hinge bolts. The holes are shown in the attached picture of my
green car.

This makes me wonder if the upper Armacord edge should actually be where the
panel with the bolt access holes bends downward at 45 degrees or so (the
section with the obvious spot welds in the picture). That would make the raw
edge less obvious and leave access to the hinge bolts.

I have the same question about the location of the upper edge of the
rear-most Armacord piece that runs horizontally across the car. In my kit
the upper edge and sides are bound, and the bottom edge tucks under the gas
tank. Does upper the edge fall behind the lip of the boot lid, or somewhere
below it?

Thanks, Rich. I really appreciate any advice you have to offer on these
details.
Charlie