[Healeys] Shroud Repair.

[John Spaur]

I had a friend that was restoring a Ferrari and it had a lot of filler and wood shims. He told me that the bodies were shaped by panel beaters from flat sheets. 

 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Mike Tobin
Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 3:29 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] Shroud Repair.

 

I've got  a couple-inch gap on the rear shroud at the flange bend.  What's the best way to deal with it? I'd rather do it myself - just because that's how I'm approaching the restoration.

I've got  MIG welder and I closed a couple small tears in the front shroud  with it.  I also fill a small hole by using a copper spoon behind the hole.  When I was done grinding ithe fixes came out OK. I'm hesitating to use the spoon on a hole this size. The metal is also pretty thin there from corrosian. I could use fiberglass, I suppose, , but I'd rather not.

 

 

I've been surprised by the amount of factory-applied filler I've uncovered on both shrouds.  At first I thought I thought it was damage repair with the first owner, but then I noticed that the reverse sides of the shrouds showed no sign of trauma - the filler was used not to fill but to shape the contour..



 

Cheers and Thanks Again,

Mike Tobin

Townsend, Montana

 

 

 

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