[Healeys] Body panels.

[WILLIAM B LAWRENCE]

Kenneth, I’m afraid I can’t help with your question. My car is a birds and as such doesn’t have its original running gear. I vaguely remember hearing about some cars with 16” wheels, but can’t recall the circumstances.

Bill Lawrence
BN1 #554
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I’ll second that.  Colin Bailey, who did Rich’s bodywork, used the Kilmartin rockers on mine and Rich gave me that same speech about curves! When I first had the rockers done way back in ’78, I got replacements from Sports and Classics, but they were straight and Rich would tease me mercilessly about them.  When he re-did them in 2008 he put them right.



Cheers, MIrek



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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Body panels.



As explained in an article by the late Rich Chrysler, there are no straight lines on an Austin Healey. The correct rocker panels will have a very subtle compound curve which bows slightly to the outside of the body and also droops a bit under the doors. These must be made in a press. Many after market rockers are produced on a brake, which can only give a straight fold. These parts mar the symmetry of the intended body line. If you have ever seen a car that just had something wrong either the look of the lower body it probably had the straight rockers installed. I don’t know anything about the Moss part, but I know the KAS part is correct.



Bill Lawrence

BN1 #554

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Subject: [Healeys] Body panels.



Can anyone please tell me if the Kilmartin rocker panels for the BJ8 are worth three times as much as those from Moss?



I have to declare that I have had Kilmartin stuff before, and whilst good, it's not been perfect!
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