<html><body><div>I now have a '55 BN1 and measured the front for you as per your requirements. A is 43 1/4 " across and the measurement for B is 42 1/4" across. Hope this helps.</div><div>Steven Kingsbury</div><div><br>On August 7, 2019 at 8:29 AM, "S. Carr" <britfan1@epix.net> wrote:<br><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div class="msg-quote" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Calibri'; color: #000000;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Calibri'; color: #000000;"><div>We’ve finally found a good metal-worker to re-shape the damaged nose of my BN1. The challenge is to know what the proper shape is! I have both an original splash apron and a steel repro—identical in shape—which clearly show that the lower right side of the nose was pushed in quite a bit and so the bottom of the front shroud is narrower across than original. (Now I understand why the car had no splash apron at all when I bought it 23 years ago....)</div><div> </div><div>Of course a template would be ideal, but measurements would be adequate. Can one or more of you give me the measurements across the front of the nose, as marked in the picture?</div><div> <img title="front shroud - nose crop&lighten--marked-4x6" style="background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border: 0px;" border="0" alt="front shroud - nose crop&lighten--marked-4x6" src="cid:762216ce-ce0a-477c-b92f-a0058df06c0e@icloud.com" width="358" height="198" data-inline-image="true" data-mce-src="cid:762216ce-ce0a-477c-b92f-a0058df06c0e@icloud.com" data-mce-style="background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border: 0px;"></div><div>I bought a lower nose repair panel from AH Spares (area from about point “A” down) but it doesn’t fit the contour of the original splash apron, and the metal-worker prefers to straighten the original rather than re-shape the replacement panel. (Anybody want to buy said panel?)</div><div> </div><div>As always, thanks in advance for your help!</div><div> </div><div>Sarah Carr</div><div>BN1 in PA</div><div> </div><div> </div></div></div><div class="_stretch"><span class="body-text-content">_______________________________________________<br>Support <a href="http://Team.Net" data-mce-href="http://Team.Net">Team.Net</a> <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" data-mce-href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" data-mce-href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" data-mce-href="http://autox.team.net/archive">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" data-mce-href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" data-mce-href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/airtightproductions@icloud.com" data-mce-href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/airtightproductions@icloud.com">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/airtightproductions@icloud.com</a><br><br></span></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>