<html><body>Sorry, that was the wrong photo...all that got replaced thanks to Kilmartin. I was trying to show a Hardiplank panel in place. A sheet was eventually added above the muffler. Here is the correct picture. Note that early 100s did not have a panel on the top of the footwell, just on the lower front and side. Hank<br><br><div class="reply-new-signature"></div><p>-----------------------------------------</p>From: "Graeme Molony" <gmolony1@bigpond.com><br>To: gradea1@charter.net<br>Cc: healeys@autox.team.net<br>Sent: Thursday January 14 2021 3:18:21PM<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] asbestos and mesothelioma<br><br>
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<div>Looks a bit like the white ants got into the firewall panel
The rocker panel also looks as though it needs replacement</div>
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Graeme M</div>
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Affectionely known as the Fred Flinstone Car<br></div>
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<div><b>From:</b> <a title="gradea1@charter.net">gradea1@charter.net</a></div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 15, 2021 6:07 AM</div>
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Spidell'</a></div>
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You can, for sure, bet that the guys who cut and applied all those
asbestos panels to our Healeys are long gone. I found the best
substitute for those hairy items is 5/16" HardiPlank soffit
material-which also should be used carefully when cutting; using a
mask and gloves and eye protection as well-but it does not flake
off and looks original.
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<div>I lost two brother-in-laws, who were both in the Navy, to
that...working in the boiler room. There is a super fund to pay off
the surviving families, but wives of the victims could get it just
doing the laundry! Hank<br><br><div class="reply-new-signature"></div>
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From: "Bob Spidell"<br>
To: healeys@autox.team.net<br>
Cc:<br>
Sent: Thursday January 14 2021 10:02:18AM<br>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] asbestos lookalike insulation sheet<br><br>
Steve McQueen (the actor) died of mesothelioma. Urban legend says
he contracted it from working in a brake shop--Healey content: I
believe he campaigned a Sprite for a while--but it's more likely he
got it in the Navy. True to character, he was a 'bad boy' and for
punishment was assigned to clean up parts of the ships that were
insulated with asbestos. It wasn't an intentional death sentence;
it was before the dangers of asbestos were widely known.<br><br>
I caught a news item years ago about a city in Russia that got its
entire revenue from a nearby asbestos mine. The city is mostly
abandoned now, for good reason, but a few stragglers stuck aroun.
One was an octogenarian who had worked in the mine most of his life
but never got sick from it. Do they have lotteries in Russia? If
so, he should buy a ticket.<br><br><br><div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/14/2021 8:42 AM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated">m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>I believe it is a bit more than just
“dust” as if you were cutting it. Asbestos is fiberous and
the fibres are composed of microscopic components that will shed
with any abrasion, even simple handling. The microscopic
fibrils become airborne and are easily inhaled. They can also
adhere to your skin and clothing and be transferred later, after
the job is finished. I am no expert, but suspect a short,
once-in-a-lifetime exposure are probably not a risk, but why take
even a small risk when exposure is easily prevented.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>What worries me is when I look back to
when I was a kid working in a gas station in the 60s and when the
mechanics did a brake job, the first thing they did after removing
the brake drums was take an air hose and blow the brake dust off
the shoes and backing plate etc. Of course brake material had
asbestos fibres in it back then and these clouds of black
asbestos-filled dust would fill the shop for us all to
enjoy.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Cheers, Mirek</span></p>
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<span lang="en-us">Healeys <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"><healeys-bounces@autox.team.net></a>
<b>On Behalf Of</b> Jean Caron<br><b>Sent:</b> January 14, 2021 11:16 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>;
'Perry Small' <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"><healeyguy@aol.com></a><br><b>Cc:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] asbestos lookalike insulation
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have always been told that it is the dust of
asbestos that is dangerous, not the board itself. I recall many
years ago helping a friend with these on his Austin-Healey and he
was totally afraid of even removing these panels, he was wearing a
mask, and then a shield and gloves, that’s even before they had
these “hazmat” suits. Meanwhile he smoked a pack to a pack and half
of cigarettes daily which eventually and unfortunately took his
life.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jean</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for
Windows 10</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b>
<a>simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a><br><b>Sent:</b> January 14, 2021 8:47 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a>'Perry Small'</a><br><b>Cc:</b> <a>healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] asbestos lookalike insulation
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;">Thank you to
everyone regarding the sheet.<br>
I gave it a gentle pry, per Perry's advice, and then one rather
less gentle.<br>
It just popped off. Intact and without cracking or breaking.<br>
I wonder if it is asbestos. It looked to be in really good
condition, but it<br>
was there when I bought the car back in '96.<br>
Anyhow, I was able to easily put the slide's 3 T-nuts in and
reinstall the<br>
sheet. All suitably masked of course.<br>
Simon<br><br>
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From: Perry Small <<a>healeyguy@aol.com</a>><br>
Sent: 11 January 2021 19:11<br>
To: <a>simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a><br>
Cc: <a>healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
Subject: asbestos lookalike insulation sheet<br><br>
Simon<br>
Notice the square blocks attached to the big sheet. They have been
known to<br>
bond themselves to the bottom of the floor pan. Gentle pry them
loose.<br>
Perry<br><br><br></p>
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