[Healeys] 100-4 bonnet question

[jerry wall]

paul,
if at all possible eliminate all brazing and ,if necessary, replace
sections with new metal.
cheers,

On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 6:34 PM, <fiat500f at aol.com> wrote:

> Sorry, I wasn't clear.  There is a lot of brazing on this bonnet already,
> and,
> yes, everywhere it could have been stressed is broken.  There are also
> screws
> attaching the support framing ends that go to the sides of the bonnet,
> toward
> the rear sides.  I'm guessing they were spot welded too.  Drag.
>
>  - Paul B.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roland Wilhelmy <rwil at sbcglobal.net>
> To: fiat500f <fiat500f at aol.com>
> Sent: Sat, Jul 21, 2012 2:49 pm
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100-4 bonnet question
>
>
> Brazing of cracks isn't  usually very satisfactory.  Brazing of
> patches that overlap so that there is a lot of surface for the braze
> to spread into is fine.  The only problem is that brazing material
> makes it very difficult to weld that area in the future.  In essence
> you would be trying to weld a steel bronze alloy.  So, just know that
> you are burning some bridges when you braze a piece.  Weld first, then
> braze if you can.
>
> -Roland
>
> On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:22:29 -0400 (EDT), you wrote:
>
> ::So, no brazing of pieces together then?
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jerry wall  BN6
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