DEDICATION

This blog is dedicated to the restoration of the Austin Healey 3000...among the most desirable of all British sports cars.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

ANOTHER LATE NIGHT AT THE SHOP

I spent the day putting the finishing touches on the body work.  The fenders, doors, front cowl and hood are now ready for high build primer.  I also detailed the new oil pan. The original one was badly damaged and we were fortunate enough to find a good used one.  Aftermarket oil pans are not available.  The "new" one, shown in the photo to the right  is now ready for final paint. This will happen tomorrow.












Paxton was in the shop this afternoon and continued the trunk lid repair.  As you can see in the photo to the left, the repairs are nearing completion.  It was necessary to tack weld the repair panels in place and attach the lid to the body to make sure the margins between them were correct.  This must be done prior to stitch welding the panels in place.








More to come...
Tom McCurry

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