[Healeys] Shroud Repair.

i erbs eyera3000 at gmail.com
Tue Jul 11 14:54:41 MDT 2017


It amazes me that it was cheaper to pay workers to weld together all those
small pieces rather than invest in a bigger stamping press to make it out
of a large or larger pieces.

Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
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On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 11:21 AM, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <YNOTINK at msn.com>
wrote:

> Hmmm! You're right. Red face here...
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of HealeyRick <
> healeyrik at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 11, 2017 3:01:11 PM
> *To:* richard mayor
> *Cc:* healeys at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Shroud Repair.
>
> Here's the definitive answer on how shrouds were welded with some great
> photos, thanks to Larry Varley's site:  http://www.acmefluid.com.au/
> larry/jensenweld.html  Argon arc welding using a tungsten electrode ...
> or as it's known now:  TIG
>
> Happy Healeying,
> Rick Neville
>
> On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 8:50 PM, richard mayor <boyracer466 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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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>>>
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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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