[Healeys] Mind if I Rant?

[s.hutchings at rogers.com]

If it makes you feel any better, my BJ8 bump stop boxes were way off too.
Along with a lot of other parts.
The cars were hand built, yes, but we are restoring cars that have been around a long time and have probably lost some of their original specs!
As they say in French- Bon courage!

Stephen, BJ8

PS, my car is ‘finished “ but I still have the occasional rant myself.

Sent from my iPad

> On Jul 11, 2019, at 4:18 PM, Mike MacLean <rrengineer.mike at att.net> wrote:
> 
> I am beginning to understand what a restorer friend of mine once told me.  He said he could restore three BJ8 cars in the time it took to do a 100.  Virtually no parts I have bought from the usual suspects for my BN2 are easy to install.  Nothing fits like it was made for the car.  This morning I made an attempt to bolt up the two bump stop boxes over the rear axle.  None of the holes in the part lined up with the holes in the body above the rear axle.  I will have to auger out at least three of the holes in the bump stop box to get all four bolts in.  This car is fighting me every step of the way.  I guess it's like my restorer friend who has since passed told me when he sold me that rolling frame with a few body panels on it, "Go ahead buy the car, it will give you a reason to live".  I am beginning to understand what he meant.  Half the time I am pulling my hair out and inventing new curse words, but I go out to that garage everyday and try to accomplish something on the car, even if I end up beating my head against the wall, I keep coming back.  Rant over.
> Mike MacLean
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