What's Happening....
Healey Journal
What I am doing now....
After an extended hiatus I'm now back at work on the Big Healey. It's not like I've been entirely idle, but the Jensen-Healey now has a rebuilt and greatly uprated engine, rebuilt and uprated suspension fromt & rear, odd rust spots fixed and the doors replaced, (it's not entirely done either- I need to weld new metal in on the underside of the front of the bonnet and paint it; and maybe re-wire it, too) and the Rochdale has had a few little things done- sorting out the fuel system (but it too leaves the odd job yet to be done- new upholstery for the seats and a new headliner, minor stuff really; and new carpeting just to make it look really nice...)
I'm giving myself a job to do per month on the Big Healey- something that can be done in a good week-end's work (or two....). So, the plan for the rest of this year and next is:
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January, 2009 |
Mount Left A Pillar & Trial Fit Door | |
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February, 2009 |
Mount Right A Pillar & Trial Fit Door | Concern: I may need to re-skin the doors.... |
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March, 2009 |
Trial fit Outer Sills & Rear Shroud | |
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April, 2009 |
Mount B Pillars | |
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May, 2009 |
Repair Rear Shroud | |
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Paint Chassis & Inner Body |
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June, 2009 |
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July, 2009 |
Mount Front Suspension & Steering, Mount Rear Suspension |
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August, 2009 |
Install Hydraulics & Fuel System | |
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September, 2009 |
Paint Exterior | |
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October, 2009 |
Install Wiring & Electrical Equipment | |
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November, 2009 |
Install Interior 1 | |
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December, 2009 |
Install Interior 2 | |
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January, 2010 |
Install Glass & Dash | |
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February, 2010 |
Install Top | |
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March, 2010 |
Install Boot Trim | |
| April-Summer, 2010 | Rebuild & Install Engine.... | |
So, this plan should get me to the end of next year and have an all-but-complete Big Healey except for some relatively minor trim installation and the rather more significant and expensive rebuilding of the engine and its installation. I have virtually all of the non-engine mechanical components and other bits & pieces. The only thing that will cost non-trivial money is the interior, but if I set £100 aside a month between now and when the time comes to do it I'll nearly have enough with what's already in the kitty.... But mid-2010 will then get really serious financial cash flow issues with the Engine components & rebuild work... how fast do I want to go? Of course, I could put a relatively stock (= cheaper) engine in and get it on the road, and acquire a second engine (as I did originally, but sold to help financing the rest) to rebuild at leisure to a more sporty specification.