christophe
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I am about to start the reassembly of the 1960 3000 austin healey and I'm trying to get a game plan before I just start throwing parts on the car. Any advise would be greatly appreciated. I hate when I bolt an item on only to realize i need to remove it before I can install another item.
My thoughts are that the #1 item to be addressed is to make the car into a roller, so i should start with the suspension, then the brakes, brake lines, and steering.
After the car is a roller with operating brakes and steering, then i plan to drop the engine and transmission into place. Next i will install the fresh air ducts and any other items that appear to be near impossible to install once the fenders are in place.
Once all of this is finished, the car will go back to the paint shop for final fitment of the exterior panels and after that is finished, they will be painted. Normally I would not start installing parts until after the entire car was painted, but due to the complexity and tight fit of the healey components, there is no way i want to install the engine and transmission over top of freshly painted fenders.
Ok, so if you have any suggestions on items that should or should not be installed or a link to a thread that shows a nice progression of assembly on a superstructure, that would be great.
Thanks
My thoughts are that the #1 item to be addressed is to make the car into a roller, so i should start with the suspension, then the brakes, brake lines, and steering.
After the car is a roller with operating brakes and steering, then i plan to drop the engine and transmission into place. Next i will install the fresh air ducts and any other items that appear to be near impossible to install once the fenders are in place.
Once all of this is finished, the car will go back to the paint shop for final fitment of the exterior panels and after that is finished, they will be painted. Normally I would not start installing parts until after the entire car was painted, but due to the complexity and tight fit of the healey components, there is no way i want to install the engine and transmission over top of freshly painted fenders.
Ok, so if you have any suggestions on items that should or should not be installed or a link to a thread that shows a nice progression of assembly on a superstructure, that would be great.
Thanks