BJ7 Restoration Site

[healyfan53]

Hi everyone, I'm a new kid in town of Healey, looking to buy this very nice sport car. In the course of my research I have found this site that some of you may be interested in François’ Austin-Healey 3000 MkII ‘BJ7’ restoration.
The link is: https://iai.eivd.ch/users/fwi/cars/AHbj7/index.html .

I hope it will be helpful for some of you guys and girls.
Happy Healeying. francois bj7

 

[anthony7777]

healyfan,very cool,since i own a 1963 bj7 M.K.II myself!and welcome,anthony7777. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cheers.gif

 

[Richard Dickinson]

Just curious, the shock bodies on this car are painted black. On my car, apparently only the arms were painted. I'm restoring mine as a driver and it probably dosen't make any difference, but since I am going to send mine off and have them rebuilt, they might as well be correct. Any thoughts?

 

[John Loftus]

Hi Richard,

For the BJ7 (and I think all the 3000's) shock bodies were bare aluminum, shock arms black, fasteners, zinc plated. I put a matte clear over the bead blasted aluminum to provide some protection. BTW, World wide is the place to have them rebuilt from what I've heard.

Cheers,
John

 

[Money_Pit]

Having a BJ7 I came across this site about a year or two ago. If I'm not mistaken this story has a sad ending in that the owner ended up selling it shortly after all the(work was completed. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[healyfan53]

Yep he sold it , wanted to take more time with is family ... not a bad idea

see you

 

[pbraun]

Still have mine!