Owner Serge Hebert Healey 100 series BN 1L - chassis N° 227499 version US - Vernon Dép Eure - France

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Serge :

It is about time to prepare the various body elements .Already

Scraped thez are put together on the “waiting” list.

Didier :

Good morning Serge

I can see  you are back in business full  with motivation !

Serge :

Next step will be sprying and hand pumicing ....

Didier :

Oh la la … It looks  like a real mess ! 

Serge :

The dash  has been prepared in glossy  black  first  in order to have  in fine. 

The intruments area in silver.

Didier :

We are l in a NIGHT CLUB  or what ?

Serge :

In order to get a super result Laurent Lecacheux  has covered the dash in silver than the whole dash in black . Finally he will use a gentle emery-paper until he gets the silver color back ... In such a way he will have no traces between the two colors .

Didier :

Beautiful Job , Laurent

Serge :

In fact Laurent could have spent few more hours on the dash

to get an even better job but I consider this result  as perfectly satisfying , and even  a bit too “bright” , because of the possible reflexion in the windshield ...BRAVO ..

Didier :

We can see how fine it is to get the silver coating back , It is almost “fine art”  Isn’it ?

Serge :

And now let’s be serious  . Rear  shroud  gets  the first spraying

Didier :

Yes ... Be serious

Serge :

.. as well as the rear wings..

Didier :

Ah Ah .... The 100’s wings , the drawing comes directly from Gerry Coker  himself in the presence of DMH , we can see Gerry (thanks to the contribution of John E homonek II) on page “contributions,Austin Healey-100/6-BN 7-3000§others...” on this web site

Serge :

In the meantime , it is a patient and not very gratifiyng which has to be done .
Laurent has prepared the thermic protection ..

The Big Healey  History  is clearly writtened  on this topic to draw our careful attention on it .

Didier :

Yes indeed it is necessary to prevent th heat to come into the car especially on the left side.

Serge :

To day is first february 2007 ... In fact the road test  have still to be done .....
Little by little the various bits and pieces are brought into the car ,which have now a much better look .
Brakes are OK and the Lockeed oil tank has received the “original” decal . Great...

New radiator and new wheels.

Didier :

Serge :

S. Sorry Didier for the 48 “ wheels  I know you liked them very much but we could saved only 3 of them and the décision had to be taken , between a new set of  48 or  60  or 72 spokes

Finally I decide in favor of 72 for various reasons . So be it !!

Didier :

OK I understand.

Serge :

As soon as we are through with  this we will take care of the fuel cap location ...
In fact I do not like the fuel cap inside the boot  and we  are going to move it outside  !!!
Useless to tell that the new location outside the shroud  has been carefully studied...

as it seems so logical to put it  here and  give Laurent green light to go ahead  in action ....

Didier :

Good point to put this fuel cap outside .

Serge :

......Unfortunately the hole where hole there is now is not at the right place , in other words
The hood will not be able to go slightly backward  to be fix on to the shroud ....because of the fuel cap

....Sorry for Laurent and for the hole which have to be moved slightly  on the side. We are happy to have realise the problem now and not when everything is ready finished and paint ....

Didier :

Serge :

Finally   the cap will be positionned in such a way to have the top standing up when filling the tank.

Didier :

GLUP!!!!!!

Serge :

The cap chosened is the Aston model one . More “discret “ than the other one more” competition look” ,  with the key system inside  the Aston is perfectly secured ...

More ,  for the “purist” this modification can be reversed..

Didier :

This is most probably an idea  to be followed by  others ...

Serge :

The rear shroud is now  in its place ..With the new cap  .....

Didier :

Bravo Serge for this” fuel cap story”....

Serge :

OK Do not be kidding ! I am just trying to help ....

Serge :

Notice how all the elements seems to fit each others easyly.

They have got old together and they  match eath other  with coherence . This do not minimise the work achieved by Laurent of course .

Didier :

Serge :

Just for the “pleasure” the rear wing is presented on the shroud ....To follow .......

Didier :

See you soon on this Web site for the next steps of this superb restoration of Serge Hébert.

ET C'EST EN FRANCE

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