[Healeys] Shroud Repair.

Henry Morrison dos_gusanos at msn.com
Mon Jul 10 12:23:44 MDT 2017


A gap that big should have a new piece of Aluminum gas welded back in (if you can find the right guy)  then the metal can be hammered back in to shape. TIG weld usually are too hard and crack when worked and tend to get bondo over the tops of them.  I have never seen any "factory applied" filler in any of the cars I have worked on.  I don't believe the BMC factory ever used it.


Cheers,


Henry Morrison, Albuquerque, NM



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From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Keith Pennell <llennep at verizon.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 8, 2017 8:01 AM
To: john at jtkarowe.com.au; ahbt71 at gmail.com; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Shroud Repair.

I agree with John.  And don't use fiberglass!!

Keith


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From: John Rowe <john at jtkarowe.com.au>
To: 'Mike Tobin' <ahbt71 at gmail.com>; healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sat, Jul 8, 2017 7:00 am
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Shroud Repair.

Mike, not a job for novices or the faint hearted. You can end up with a big blob of alloy on the floor no matter what welding technique you try. TIG with an alternating current is the only way to go.
Bight the bullet and send it to a professional for repair
John Rowe
Qld Australia

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net<mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net?>] On Behalf Of Mike Tobin
Sent: Saturday, 8 July 2017 8:29 AM
To: healeys at autox.team.net<mailto: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..
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Cheers and Thanks Again,
Mike Tobin
Townsend, Montana



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