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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Cheers, MIrek<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>WILLIAM B LAWRENCE<br><b>Sent:</b> December 12, 2021 11:52 PM<br><b>To:</b> David Lodge via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>; A. H. List <austinhealeyslist@gmail.com>; David Lodge <emmgeeteesee@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Body panels.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Bill Lawrence<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>BN1 #554<o:p></o:p></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></div><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 David Lodge via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, December 12, 2021 8:01 PM<br><b>To:</b> Austin Healey <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>>; A. H. List <<a href="mailto:austinhealeyslist@gmail.com">austinhealeyslist@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> David Lodge <<a href="mailto:emmgeeteecee@yahoo.co.uk">emmgeeteecee@yahoo.co.uk</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Body panels.</span> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Can anyone please tell me if the Kilmartin rocker panels for the BJ8 are worth three times as much as those from Moss?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>I have to declare that I have had Kilmartin stuff before, and whilst good, it's not been perfect!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>