[Healeys] Trying to help someone validate his car.

[I Erbs]

yes on BJ8, no on BT7
Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
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On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:49 PM, BJ8 Healeys <sbyers at ec.rr.com> wrote:

> There is a 3-digit number, visible looking down (if the paint isn't too
> thick), on the top front side of the right front shock tower where it meets
> the frame upper crosspiece.  On my BJ8 (HBJ8L/36666, body 3223 BJ8 81544),
> this number is 212 or 219 (the third digit is a 2 overstamped by a 9, or
> vice versa).  On my BJ7 (HBJ7L/20111, body 3111 BJ7 51855L) the number is
> 808.  This number bears no identifiable relation to the VIN or chassis
> number of a car and probably was significant only to the construction of
> the
> frame.  I'm guessing that Simon's 446 is this number.  Such numbers were
> not
> recorded in the manufacturing data available in BMIHT archives.
>
> BJ8s theoretically have the complete VIN (e.g., H-BJ8L-XXXXX) stamped into
> the outboard side of the shock tower facing the inside of the wheel, but I
> do not believe other models have a number there.  I say "theoretically"
> because many BJ8s I have seen have no visible number there, either.
>
> Steve Byers
> BJ8 Registry
> Havelock, NC  USA
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:
> healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Simon Lachlan
> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 12:56 PM
> To: 'I Erbs'; m.brouillette at comcast.net
> Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Trying to help someone validate his car.
>
> There's a number on my BT7's shock tower. (446) Bill Bolton used to collect
> tricarb's shock tower numbers......
> Simon
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