[Healeys] Grille surround and top cowl MkII BT7

[Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com]

Think I cannot help you with pictures, but Rich's description  is more than
excellent and I can't do it better. You need to put the grill surround in and
out many many times for checking before you do the final paint job. The grill
surround needs to go in and out without putting any tension on the grill
surround or the shroud. You need to get the grill opening in the shroud to the
right shape to achieve this. There is plenty of work to do, especially when
the shroud was damaged. This takes many hours to reach good results. Check
again when car is in primered and fillered, before final paint applied. When
this is all done and car is painted, tape the outer grill surround edge at the
lower part and especially left and right and slight it in without any
pressure. When its in, remove the tape carefully.

Josef Eckert
Konigswinter/GERMANY


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Gesendet: Sonntag, 17. Januar 2010 00:24
An: Rich C
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Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Grille surround and top cowl MkII BT7

does anyone have a youtube video or photo set of this process to go along with
these words. I'm a visual guy...
Just got my grill and radiator windage shields removed. never has a top brow.
Just got a brow.... really afraid to scratch the new paint, (once I paint it)
by reinstalling the grill and top brow..... I'm a couple of months out from
doing it, but already stressing.
Update on my resto....
right side rust repairs are finished, left side rear fender repairs almost
completed. Front fender bottom cut off, frame rust repairs in progress. New
panel on outside edge of door hinge  area just arrived.  Interior has beed
stripped to the metal. dash almost out. Hope to have at the paint stripper by
the end of the month.
cheers,