BN2 armacord installation instructions?

[WaltCasten]

Hello all,

I am getting close to needing to trim out the boot and rear of the cockpit with the armacord. I purchased the armacord kit from Heritage and therefore no instructions. I also don't want to hose things up since the armacord is green and not readily available. Am I nuts for attempting to do this myself? I did have Heritage do the battery lid so it is ready to bolt in, I was told that was the only really hard part of the armacord installation.

I did some google-ing but most of the links are old/dead and it appears Moss does not make their step-by-step armacord instructions public. I also searched here to not much avail. I know nothing about interior fitting so I need general info such as what adhesive to use, tips on how to get things lined up and straight, what order the pieces go in, etc. In other words, the whole bloody deal. I'm not above buying a video but the only one Moss has deals with 6 cylinder cars, which I assume are different.

Thanks in advance,
Wally

 

[TodE]

Wally,

Good Luck! It is not hard, I did mine last year. 1955 BN-1. First lay out all all yours pieces and follow a "logical order" (what goes first, second, etc.)
Use good contact cement, not spray adhesive. (Lowes, Home Depot) Look at Magnus Karlson' site Boras Motor Corp. www.healeyspecialists.com, from the home page scroll down to the bottom and you will see BN-1 interior Installation. Just pictures, but will help seeing how things fit.
I also used Heritage's kit. When Duncan was there he emailed me some pictures that was a help. Good luck with Tony!!!! The armorcord kit was not bad, but check fit first, then glue. You might have to cut relief cuts and trim pieces to fit. The kick panels, Not So Much! lots of fitting to get right. esp. wheel arch panels. They fit like crap. I finally had to make templates and send to Tony. (He was not a happy camper! He said my car must have been wrecked. It was not.)
If you are not doing the panels you will still have to remove the wheel arch panels and cockpit trim pieces to fit. TAKE YOUR TIME! Look at the piece make a plan, fit, recheck, then glue. Do a little than take a break come back and hit it again.

You can do it! and you will be happy with the results! I did all of my interior, but like you I sent the battery door, parcel tray and seats to Tony to do them. I even did the carpets.

Good Luck!
Tod

 

[Bob_Spidell]

I have the Moss instructions; shoot me a private message with your email and I'll scan them when I get home this afternoon. For glue, I used this:

https://tinyurl.com/hf38rd2

It may be illegal now, in some states anyway, but my upholsterer sold it to me 'under the table.'

 

[drambuie]

Personally, I would buy a roll of cheap thin floor mat 'indoor/outdoor carpeting or poster board and make some patterns for trial fitment piece by piece. Just a thought!

 

[WaltCasten]

Tod,

Thanks for the link, there are a lot of good images in there, showing what goes where and in what order. I don't think my quality will be quite that but...

Bob,

I can't thank you enough for the help, I was able to download the information and went through it. This is exactly what a novice like me needed, a step by step.

Thanks again!

It looks like the hardest part is the fitment of the spare tyre cover. Now here's a question that I hope doesn't start a firestorm like it did when I asked Tony at Heritage about it...has anyone gone without that piece, just leaving that open to the boot area? When my father bought this car back in the '70's most all of the armacord was gone from the cockpit area and the panels were all covered with vinyl or carpet. The spare tyre cover was also gone. When he carried a spare, the bare tyre just stuck through...and his spares were a lot like the father's spare tyres from "The Christmas Story" movie, but I digress. I never carry a spare, nor have the hood installed and in the 20+ years I have owned this car just got used to that being open to the trunk. Is there any downside to doing this, meaning just leaving it open?

Wally

 

[Bob_Spidell]

Bob, I can't thank you enough for the help, I was able to download the information and went through it. This is exactly what a novice like me needed, a step by step.

Thanks again!

Is there any downside to doing this, meaning just leaving it open?

You're quite welcome, Walt.

I can't think of any problem leaving the slot for the spare open. The cover might stop fuel fumes from the tank from entering the cockpit, but that potential problem should be dealt with anyway.