[Healeys] Mind if I Rant?

[Richard Collins]

Yup, fully agree with the rant:

The rear bumper brackets were not even close to fitting the attachment holes on my rear bumper, both purchased at the same time from the vendor. As a result, one each of the bracket bolts hold the bumper to the car with the other hole in the bumper empty. Looks weird but doesn’t impact drivability. The bumper is so thin that any rear ender will destroy it anyway.

Regards,
Richard C
BN7 440

On Jul 11, 2019, at 23:41, Bruce Steele <healeybruce at roadrunner.com<mailto:healeybruce at roadrunner.com>> wrote:

Amen to that.  The inner forks of front bumper mounting brackets I bought a number of years ago were a bit over an inch shorter than the outer forks, which required sectioning and welding in extensions to bring them level.  In retrospect, I probably should have taken an inch out of the outer forks, as the bumper sits too far proud of the shroud.  I’d totally forgotten about this until I took my aux lamps off and reinstalled the bumper for a show this weekend.  After the show, the bumper is coming off and the lamps are going back on.

Bruce Steele
Brea, CA
1960 BN7

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Michael Salter
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2019 1:39 PM
To: Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike at att.net<mailto:rrengineer.mike at att.net>>
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net<mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Mind if I Rant?

Mike you are pretty well "on the money" there.
I have encountered endless problems with repop parts. I fail to understand why manufacturers have so much difficulty getting things right.
My suspicion is that we are all partly to blame for accepting the junk and trying to make it work.
I will go to untold lengths to purchase a good used part any time as so doing invariably saves me hours and hours of frustration...

I feel your pain.

M

On Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 4:19 PM Mike MacLean, <rrengineer.mike at att.net<mailto: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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