<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Perry thanks for the hint on fitment, I will make sure to take that step.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Dave<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On May 8, 2023, at 10:39 AM, Perry Small <<a href="mailto:healeyguy@aol.com" class="">healeyguy@aol.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div dir="auto" class="">Dave<div class="">Which ever way you go with the grille, do not go to final paint until the entire grille is test fit to the front shroud. </div><div class="">Perry</div><div class="">Now residing in Conway South Carolina<br class=""><br class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">On May 8, 2023, at 8:36 AM, David Masucci via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" class="">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><font size="4" class="">Hi All,</font><div class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class="">After 12 years and counting on my 64 BJ8 restoration, she goes to paint this summer. </font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class="">I pulled the grill out of storage to see what it will take to restore to like new. Although the vertical teeth are in pretty good shape in regard to dents and damage, there is much corrosion especially on the sides of the teeth. After trying several levels of polishing attempts, I”m not sure I”m going to be able to restore to acceptable quality. I thought about fully dismantling it so I can polish each tooth, but this could take another 12 years!!</font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class="">Moss sells a reproduction grill for $500.Does anyone have any comments on the quality of the reproduction part? Does anyone have any advice as to repro vs restoration for the grill? </font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class="">Thanks in an advance for any help that anyone can provide.</font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class="">Dave</font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class="">64 Healey BJ8</font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class="">72 Jaguar XJ6</font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><span class="">_______________________________________________</span><br class=""><span class="">Support <a href="http://Team.Net" class="">Team.Net</a> <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" class="">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a></span><br class=""><span class="">Suggested annual donation $12.75</span><br class=""><span class=""></span><br class=""><span class="">Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" class="">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys" class="">http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys</a></span><br class=""><span class=""></span><br class=""><span class=""><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" class="">Healeys@autox.team.net</a></span><br class=""><span class=""><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" class="">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a></span><br class=""><span class=""></span><br class=""><span class="">Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/healeyguy@aol.com" class="">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/healeyguy@aol.com</a></span><br class=""><span class=""></span><br class=""></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>