[Healeys] Healeys Digest, Vol 13, Issue 460

Wed Dec 30 16:28:22 MST 2020

Hello,

Craig has confirmed my problem moulding is not from a BN1/2 so it looks like
the issue is too wide a manufacturing tolerance locating the holes in the
moulding. Who would have thought.

Here is a picture of the RH and LAHR test fitting on the door. The LAHR fits
well and has three screws. The RH has one screw in the forward most
location, doesn't cover the edge of the door and the other two holes don't
line up. There is no access behind the hole in the door so options are
limited.

Please let me know if you see anything wrong with the test fit.

Thanks... Harold

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From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Craig
Cooper via Healeys
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2020 9:25 AM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Healeys Digest, Vol 13, Issue 460

BN1 and BN2 doors are about two inches shorter than BT7, so chances are you
have the correct part.  I'd be more inclined to MIG weld the holes in the
door and re-drill to accommodate the trim piece.  Maybe hold several layers
of a very wet towel over the adjacent painted part of the door to keep the
heat from the paint as much as possible.

Craig
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Today's Topics:

  1. Cockpit Moulding Doesn't Fit (Harold Manifold)
  2. Re: Cockpit Moulding Doesn't Fit (Roland Wilhelmy)
  3. Re: Cockpit Moulding Doesn't Fit (Jean Caron)
  4. camshaft identification (m.g.sharp at sympatico.ca)

Hello again,

My BT7 was missing the RH aluminum cockpit moulding on the top of the door.
I had the other three pieces and bought the missing 4th piece used on eBay.
When I went to fit the eBay moulding it required some minor reshaping to get
it too match the shape of the door. It fits the shape of the door very well
but the holes are off by about 1/8" and the moulding overhangs the rear of
the door slightly. I measured the hole location on the eBay piece against
the original LH moulding and the distance to the hole from the end is off by
the same 1/8". I can't put new holes in the door as the they would be too
close to the existing holes.

Is this just another example of variation during manufacturing or could the
eBay moulding be from an earlier Healey (BA1 or BA2)? I would like to find a
solution that doesn't require drilling new holes in the door.

Harold

1960 BT7

Well Harold, you can have the holes in the molding filled and drill them
where your doors have holes. There is a drawback. The aluminum of the
patches will not look the same after anodizing, or so I have been told. I
guess the TIG weld filler is different from the almost pure aluminum of the
molding. There may be work-arounds. Or maybe new moldings are available
without holes from some supplier.  

-Roland

On Tue, Dec 29, 2020, 3:21 PM Harold Manifold <manifold at telus.net> wrote:

Hello again,

My BT7 was missing the RH aluminum cockpit moulding on the top of the door.
I had the other three pieces and bought the missing 4th piece used on eBay.
When I went to fit the eBay moulding it required some minor reshaping to get
it too match the shape of the door. It fits the shape of the door very well
but the holes are off by about 1/8" and the moulding overhangs the rear of
the door slightly. I measured the hole location on the eBay piece against
the original LH moulding and the distance to the hole from the end is off by
the same 1/8". I can't put new holes in the door as the they would be too
close to the existing holes.

Is this just another example of variation during manufacturing or could the
eBay moulding be from an earlier Healey (BA1 or BA2)? I would like to find a
solution that doesn't require drilling new holes in the door.

Harold

1960 BT7

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Harold,

The holes in the door, are they 1/8" off ahead of the ones on the moulding?
If so move it ahead so it fits, then your overhang will likely be taken care
of then you have to cut the front of the piece so you can close the door
with a small gap. 

Jean

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From: Harold  <mailto:manifold at telus.net> Manifold
Sent: December 29, 2020 5:23 PM
To: 'Healey  <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> List'
Subject: [Healeys] Cockpit Moulding Doesn't Fit

Hello again,

My BT7 was missing the RH aluminum cockpit moulding on the top of the door.
I had the other three pieces and bought the missing 4th piece used on eBay.
When I went to fit the eBay moulding it required some minor reshaping to get
it too match the shape of the door. It fits the shape of the door very well
but the holes are off by about 1/8" and the moulding overhangs the rear of
the door slightly. I measured the hole location on the eBay piece against
the original LH moulding and the distance to the hole from the end is off by
the same 1/8". I can't put new holes in the door as the they would be too
close to the existing holes.

Is this just another example of variation during manufacturing or could the
eBay moulding be from an earlier Healey (BA1 or BA2)? I would like to find a
solution that doesn't require drilling new holes in the door.

Harold

1960 BT7

Hi all,  I attached a photo of two camshafts I have been lugging around for
some 40+ years.  They came with a batch of early 3000 engine parts, however,
there was a Wolseley bell housing in the mix too.  Some of the cams are
toast but they may be good as cores for someone.  I would like to know what
they are from.  The second gear drive has me flummoxed.

Cheers,  Mirek

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