[Healeys] Shroud Repair.

[richard mayor]

All the various panels that make up the shroud were TIG welded by Jensen.

On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 11:23 AM, Henry Morrison <dos_gusanos at msn.com>
wrote:

> 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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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
> <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
> *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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