[Healeys] Shroud Repair.
Oudesluys
coudesluijs at chello.nl
Tue Jul 11 15:14:33 MDT 2017
Jensen had a lot of experience working with aluminium: Austin A40
Sports, Jensen Interceptor, JNSN lorries and buses, war projects etc. so
the Austin-Healey was not to much of a challenge for them.
Kees Oudesluijs
Op 11-7-2017 om 21:11 schreef Henry Morrison:
>
> Cool article, I thought I'd seen it all. Interesting to see the
> fixture they weld into that holds the two pieces of metal perfectly in
> alignment.
>
>
> Cheers, Henry Morrison
>
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> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of
> HealeyRick <healeyrik at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 11, 2017 9:01 AM
> *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
> <mailto: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 <mailto: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
> <mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net>> on behalf of Keith
> Pennell <llennep at verizon.net <mailto:llennep at verizon.net>>
> *Sent:* Saturday, July 8, 2017 8:01 AM
> *To:* john at jtkarowe.com.au <mailto:john at jtkarowe.com.au>;
> ahbt71 at gmail.com <mailto:ahbt71 at gmail.com>;
> healeys at autox.team.net <mailto: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
> <mailto:john at jtkarowe.com.au>>
> To: 'Mike Tobin' <ahbt71 at gmail.com <mailto:ahbt71 at gmail.com>>;
> healeys <healeys at autox.team.net <mailto: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..
> Cheers and Thanks Again,
> Mike Tobin
> Townsend, Montana
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