Wheight front shroud Austin Healey 3000+transport

[hama61]

Hello,

Wonder if someone can tell (or where to find) the weight of an Austin Healey 3000 front shroud. This is for transport purposes. I assume the best way for transport is to have a wooden crate built in plywood.

Are there any recommendations for transport companies as well.

Thanks in advance

Harry

 

[Superwrench]

Hey Harry ! How are you ! I will weigh my shroud tonight. I bet 15 to 20 pounds.

 

[Bob_Spidell]

Hello,

Wonder if someone can tell (or where to find) the weight of an Austin Healey 3000 front shroud. This is for transport purposes. I assume the best way for transport is to have a wooden crate built in plywood.

Given what they're worth, you should build the crate out of titanium.

 

[TimK]

Yeah, the crate will weigh a lot more than the shroud

 

[Patrick67BJ8]

Hey Harry ! How are you ! I will weigh my shroud tonight. I bet 15 to 20 pounds.

I jst weighed my Phase-II, BJ8 and it came in at 18lbs. no paint, no bondo, etc.

 

[57_BN4]

I assume the best way for transport is to have a wooden crate built in plywood.

Tie it on the roof, it'll be fine...

 

[bob hughes]

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Nice one Andy.

That's the way, use the KISS system, just need a little buffering around the edges.




Bob

 

[hama61]

@ Bob more than fine unfortunately this year no vacation to the US


@ Andy very good idea the only thing I wonder is how it will look like after transport from the US to the Netherlands, maybe it will be a "minishroud"

Seeing it on the roof like that do you or someoneelse perhaps the maximum width To see if it could work out with the widt of a sheet of 8 x 4 ft plywood

Harry

 

[Superwrench]

Harry, Patrick is right around 18 lbs. Maybe see you next year and we can enjoy a pint again. Package it good, from what I am seeing from the shipping cos. lately. :hammer:

 

[bighealeysource]

Hey Harry,
Not sure if you are shipping the shroud to you from the US or other way around. If you are shipping to the Netherlands from the US, maybe you bought one over here, make sure to tell whoever makes up your crate to meet the wood standards for crates going into the EU. Has to be a type of wood that resists any type of possible infestation of bugs, termites, etc. I know because I sold a Healey 2 seater hardtop to a buyer in Austria and we had an awful time getting a shipper to accept the original crate since it used regular plywood. Had to remake the crate to get one that would be accepted by the shipper over here. Do not recall the standard, but should be known to any shipper going into the EU. If you're shipping over to the US do not know if the same applies.
Good luck,
Mike

 

[Patrick67BJ8]

@ Bob more than fine unfortunately this year no vacation to the US


@ Andy very good idea the only thing I wonder is how it will look like after transport from the US to the Netherlands, maybe it will be a "minishroud"

Seeing it on the roof like that do you or someoneelse perhaps the maximum width To see if it could work out with the widt of a sheet of 8 x 4 ft plywood

Harry

Harry, Members of the Dutch club sent over 11 Healeys, 8 Morgans, 1 MG and 1 triumph and are presently on their way from Newark to Los Angeles. They will be going to Chicago and from there heading southwest to PU Route 66 and then follow it to Los Angeles. "Container" They shipped their cars over in a container.

 

[terp83]

Harry,

In the early to mid 1990's, I shipped a NOS early BJ8 front shroud from my hometown, in Eastern Ohio, to the purchaser in Oregon. The father of one of my son's classmates was the manager of the local terminal for a trucking company, and told me that his company could handle the shipping, but I had to build a container. I spent a couple of evenings and a weekend day constructing a container to house the shroud for the trip. I recall using some sort of lumber (don't recall if it was 2 x 4's or not) to build a box frame, then attached the wood panels to the frame. The panels used were made out of what I call particle board. I used old newspaper, foam rubber, and styrofoam as the packing filler. Be sure and make the inside dimension of the box a few inches wider, longer and taller than the dimensions of the shroud. The terminal manager was very helpful in telling me what I needed, and actually came by the house to inspect what I was doing. I don't recall the timeline that it took to get it delivered, but I recall receiving payment from the purchaser along with a note indicating that the shroud arrived in its pristine shape, and complementing me on the construction of the container. In conclusion, my advice would be to take your time, be sure and make the container large enough for the shroud and its packing, and overbuild it a little.

On another note, regarding Andy's post, in 1990 or 1991 I picked up a front shroud to fit an early 3000 (roadster). At the time, my daily driver was a 1982 Rabbit Diesel, and the shroud was located in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan, approximately 250 miles from where I live. I made the return trip with the shroud facing backward, secured to the Rabbit's top. The irony was not lost on me that I was driving a Volkswagen with an oval rear window.

Jerry

 

[hama61]

@ Bob when we came over next time we will do that

@ bighealeysource your are right as all wood coming in to the EU has to the ISPM code.

@ patrick67BJ8 I had heard so a few years ago the same travelorganistion did the same trip with Jaguars. I can always call them and ask if they have space for a shroud on the way back.

@ Jerry like the last sentence

 

[Patrick67BJ8]

@ Bob when we came over next time we will do that

@ bighealeysource your are right as all wood coming in to the EU has to the ISPM code.

@ patrick67BJ8 I had heard so a few years ago the same travelorganistion did the same trip with Jaguars. I can always call them and ask if they have space for a shroud on the way back.

@ Jerry like the last sentence

If you build a crate you may want to consider a pallet for the bottom so that it can be handled without damage if you have to ship it that way. Any co that sells platic laminate usually has them. Expect to pay at least $20 for it. It'll serve as a good strong bottom support. I used to own and then work for a company that built exhibits for tradeshows. We were really good at crating odd size stuff for mulitple shippments and also one-way shippments.

 

[Lotuswins]

Harry,

I had a BJ7 shroud shipped from Hawaii about 10 years ago. I was able to secure 1/4 of a container from a company over there. The seller made a container out of cardboard, like a large misshapen box. When it finally arrived, and I saw the box I was very afraid of damage. It turned out okay though, no damage to the shroud. It cost me about $800 to ship it to the US from HI, but took months to find someone to ship it for that little, some firms were quite high. Interesting part was since it was from Hawaii all the steel bits were rusted off of the aluminum, but the aluminum was undamaged.

I was actually thinking of flying over and purchasing an extra seat on a plane to carry it back....8^)

Jerry Rude
BJ8 awaiting paint....still
Lotus Europa TCS

 

[DerekJ]

Love it. Ford Zephyr estate. Or is it a Zodiac. My uncle had a Consul from the same series and another uncle had the salmon pink and white Zodiac covertible. Awesome.

 

[HealeyRick]

Harry,


I was actually thinking of flying over and purchasing an extra seat on a plane to carry it back....8^)

Jerry Rude
BJ8 awaiting paint....still
Lotus Europa TCS

I'd rather sit next to a Healey shroud than some of the seat mates I've had on flights before

 

[57_BN4]

Harry- the max shroud width is 1275mm or about 50.25"

Derek- 57 Zephyr estate she is, believed to be the oldest known survivor. I left the shroud with a specialist panel shop to do some welding around the grille opening and a few tidy up jobs but they didn't do anything on it after a month and a half so I took it away. It is the first and only thing I have carried on the factory-fitted estate roof rack.

We took the Zephyr on a 2200mile trip to Christchurch in February and she never missed a beat. While going to pick up the shroud last week I noticed the temp gauge was just a little up on normal so pulled over to find the fan belt completely mia and the generator madly whizzing around. They are restoring an Allard at the panel shop which uses the same Zephyr engine and they kindly loaned me the fan belt so back on the road in a jiffy.

Andy.

 

[hama61]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the answers

@ Andy 1275 mm plus crate is more than I expected and have to look seriously for shipping door to door and when I see Lotuswins his post about the cost 10 years ago I fear for the worst.

Just out of curiousity are there many Healey parts to be found as I assume not that many Healeys went to New Zealand or maybe I am mistaken.

Some 20 years ago we went from Auckland to Christchurch Can remember so many things where can you find all of Europe in one country. While typing I am thinking about that holiday. One tree hill near Auckland The hokey pokey ice cream bungee jumping queenstown.


Harry