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This tells the story of my acquisition and rebuilding of an Austin Healey 3000.
I intend to provide a comprehensive information source about Healeys.
Since
I bought the
car in September, 2001 and imported it into Britain in February, 2002 I've made relatively little progress with it, but now in late 2005 things are now
moving.
The
Journal will describe my work and the progress made over the next several
months (and years) towards getting the car back on the road.
And I'm also using this to provide an outlet for all the things I've collected over the past years about Healeys and working on them.
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SITE MAP of what's available here:
Buyer's Guide : An outline of the major problem areas, with many Photographs,covering: the Outer Body, Chassis, Inner Body, Suspension, Drivetrain, Engine, Interior, Electrical, Cooling, Miscellaneous. - Importing a Healey from the US back to the UK (including Shipping, Customs & Excise, and Registration)
- Technical Information: Basic information about the car- identification Numbers, Capacities, a wiring diagram and nuts and bolts. Commonly used Consumables: are also discussed: Oils, greases, brake fluid and assembly fluids.
- Workshop & Tools: A commentary on the Workshop and Tools (including sections on: Wrenches, Sockets, Ratchets & Accessories, Pliers, Screwdrivers, Materials Handling, special Healey Tools, Air Equipment, and Welding) used for the work. This also discusses paint and rust Strippers (including Chemical Strippers, Mechanical Strippers, Sand Blasting and Rust Converters).
- Restoring & Modifying the Chassis & Inner Body (including Chassis Checking, Chassis Strengthening, Chassis Rustproofing) the Inner Body Mounting, , , , , , ...
Social: Scottish Healey club activities with pictures of its annual drives in Scotland: 2003, 2004, and 2005; and Humor. Links: the main British Vendors (50+) are of both Healey Specialist and generalist suppliers of automotive parts, materials and tools used in restoration. A review section of 60 Books & References about Healeys and general books on automotive restoration and repair. Includes some video and magazines, A Clubs (20+) overview of the British National and Regional Club sites and a few of the major American National and Regional Club sites. The major non-commercial Websites (25+) showing personal restoration projects, slide shows and links to major non-Healey clubs/sites. A categorized listing of around 400 Technical Web Sites with links useful in restoring and working on Healeys from both Healey specialist sites and others. And a handful of Miscellaneous links including a few roadtrips, speed camera locations in and around Glasgow and the 1999 Eclipse at Perranporth. What to do when you're not in the garage all day with an overview of Healey Artwork (roughly 20 artistic impressions), some Photos: and links to more, Healeys in Music & Video, Replicas, and Computer related Healey items.
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