[Healeys] Mind if I Rant?

[Bob Spidell]

Well, since we're sharing 'baby pictures,' here's one of the BN2 my dad 
found in the local newspaper's classifieds.  He got a pretty good deal 
on it.

Bob

On 7/11/2019 3:48 PM, Charles Schott wrote:
> Mike,
>
> That's a very aggressive project you're undertaking. Here is what my 
> 100 BN1 looked like when I got it.
>
> Regards,
>
> Charlie Schott
>
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> *From: *"Mike MacLean" <rrengineer.mike at att.net>
> *To: *healeys at autox.team.net
> *Sent: *Thursday, July 11, 2019 3:18:58 PM
> *Subject: *[Healeys] Mind if I Rant?
>
> 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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