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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>In a land far, far away, 2500 miles west of California…a land of sunshine and rain. Little English beasts , known as Austin Healeys, used to inhabit the hills and valleys, mountains and shorelines. The sun kept them warm, the rain and salty air often moistened their lightly protected steel underbellies and the dreaded enemy of the beasts brought upon them a scourge, RUST. On many occasions during four decades living among the beasts, in the land of sunshine and rain, I witnessed the results of the scourge. In several cases the scourge caused body parts to fall off the beasts, including the shiny steel bars that originally graced the front and rear of the beast. </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The rear bar had more protection but the front suffered from over exposure. The little retaining tubes that faithfully held the shiny bar to the underbelly would succumb to the scourge and the bar would eventually droop and the death rattle could be heard as the beasts would traverse the land of sunshine and rain. </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fortunately there was several hearty souls that cared for the beasts in their time of testing and trials. This was in the days before the Master, Kilmartin, recreated every part of the beasts that had contracted the scourge. Back then, crude substitutes for the original wonderfully formed underbellies where made to replace the damaged areas and re-establish the connections between the underbelly and the shiny bars supports. </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As stories go, the little beasts would let out a small puff of smoke just to let everyone know how glad they were for the attention received. A smile and a shiny bar….what more could we ask for, except maybe an electrician. </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hope everyone is safe and well in this time of difficulty for many. <span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>😊</span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Perry</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:healeybruce@roadrunner.com">Bruce Steele</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Sunday, May 17, 2020 5:04 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:ynotink@msn.com">'WILLIAM B LAWRENCE'</a>; <a href="mailto:ah3000me@gmail.com">'Tom'</a>; <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">'Healey Mail List'</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Healeys] Bumper support brackets</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'>I would think it would take some serious over-tightening to break the tube loose. Probably strip the threads before that would happen. I chased the threads from both sides when I took my bumper off and I’ve had no problems. My current configuration has the chin scoop on the inside of the rails and the tow eyes sandwiched between the outside of the rails and the aux light brackets.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'>Bruce Steele<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'>Brea, CA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'>1960 BN7<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>WILLIAM B LAWRENCE<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 14, 2020 8:45 AM<br><b>To:</b> Tom <ah3000me@gmail.com>; Healey Mail List <healeys@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Bumper support brackets<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>“do the welds ever break and ...” <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Highly unlikely. The tubes are of a heavy gauge and are welded all the way around on both ends. They are not just spot welded. If you are concerned that the bolt may be too tight going into the tube you can clean the thread with a 3/8” UNF (SAE) thread tap.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Bill Lawrence <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>BN1 #554<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><img border=0 width=694 height=2 style='width:7.2291in;height:.0208in' id="Horizontal_x0020_Line_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D62C76.C8364050"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='color:black'> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> on behalf of Tom <<a href="mailto:ah3000me@gmail.com">ah3000me@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 14, 2020 12:21 PM<br><b>To:</b> Healey Mail List <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Bumper support brackets</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Mike, Skip, Bruce, <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Thank you! <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Internally thread tube, welded to the frame... do the welds ever break and the tubes just turn inside the frame? Sounds like something I'll leave well enough alone!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>- Tom<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 9:12 PM Tom <<a href="mailto:ah3000me@gmail.com">ah3000me@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:4.8pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:4.8pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>How do the brackets that support the BJ8 front bumper attach to the frame? Is there one long bolt that goes clear thru the frame? Or are there captive nuts inside the frame? <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:4.8pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:4.8pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:4.8pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Tom<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></blockquote></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>