[Healeys] Body panels.

Bluehealey bluehealey at gmail.com
Tue Dec 14 02:10:45 MST 2021


I believe the AH Endurance car was fitted with 16” Dunlop peg drive wheels. 

https://healeyendurance.com/node/140.html

AlanB

> On 14 Dec 2021, at 03:03, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <ynotink at msn.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 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
> From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of m.g.sharp at sympatico.ca <m.g.sharp at sympatico.ca>
> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2021 1:24 PM
> To: 'Healeys' <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Body panels.
>  
> 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
>  
> From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of WILLIAM B LAWRENCE
> Sent: December 12, 2021 11:52 PM
> To: David Lodge via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>; A. H. List <austinhealeyslist at gmail.com>; David Lodge <emmgeeteesee at gmail.com>
> 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
> From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of David Lodge via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2021 8:01 PM
> To: Austin Healey <healeys at autox.team.net>; A. H. List <austinhealeyslist at gmail.com>
> Cc: David Lodge <emmgeeteecee at yahoo.co.uk>
> 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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