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BN6L-942 getting some much needed attention...

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I started on the interior makeover a couple of months ago, but I only had the seat cover and carpet sets, the side panel kit being a longer delivery item (read: custom order for 2-seater rear kick panels).

Wednesday night/Thursday morning was devoted to getting an MSD AL6-2 ignition control installed and tested. Results, so far, are very promising__I don't know why I waited so long to do it.

Thursday night saw the front kick panels and inner door trims (liners) installed. Friday I fitted both outer door panels, including gluing the vinyl to the doors (above where the panels stop) and all the hardware.

It took a full day, Sunday & Monday, to do each rear kick panel, as there was much modifying of the Moss supplied panels to get an acceptable fit. Not fun, but doable. I think that Moss would better serve their customers if the rear panels were supplied in "kit" form, as peeling back previously glued on vinyl (so the wood can be recontoured) wasn't my idea of a good time.

However, the end results look good, and the only outstanding work left to do, is fit the stirrup on each side (need to look at a local__all original trim BN7__to see what kind of screws were used). I also decided to replace the bright trim on the tops of the rear panels; the aluminum surround plates for the topframe legs & the finishers for the windlace, as my originals look gnarly next to the new vinyl.

For some of the interior parts, this is the first time they've been fitted since I owned the car__it's never had the top stowage boxes or stirrups in the thirty-two plus (32+) years I've had it.

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It look as a nice professional job Randy, you can be satisfied -

Your distributor is not standard AH distr.
with the MSD AL6 you must change also the distributor?
what hind of advantages have the MSD on the 123 system?
Cheers
Andrea
 
Hey Randy,
Looks great !!!! Our BN6's are "stylin'". Very nice job on the interior
and know what you mean on the fitting of the rear panel pieces. My 62 year old hands did not need that extra detail work - thank goodness for Advil ! BTW,if you want some close up pictures of how my stirrups for the top are located, let me know and I'll forward them to you. Plus, I cannot actually put the top froame in place using the stirrups without possibly tearing up the side panels as the top frame width is simply too wide to be squeezed together to fit okay. When you get yours done, let me know how that fit goes.
Great job,
Mike
BN6L 964
 
A standard Healey distributor, with either points or Pertronic internals, would be fine. I installed the Mallory dual point some time ago, and currently, as recommended by MSD, it is triggering the control unit on a single set of points.

I not very familiar with the 123 System, other than just knowing it exists, so I can't say how one is better than the other. MSD is pretty popular here in The States, so I expect I'd get a faster turn around on service, should that be required, or a replacement controller via "next day" shipment, if I needed one.

Here's MSD's page: https://www.msdignition.com/Products/Igni...on_Control.aspx

Thanks Bob, it can be a long road, so patience is an asset.
 
bighealeysource said:
Hey Randy,
Looks great !!!! Our BN6's are "stylin'". Very nice job on the interior
and know what you mean on the fitting of the rear panel pieces. My 62 year old hands did not need that extra detail work - thank goodness for Advil ! BTW,if you want some close up pictures of how my stirrups for the top are located, let me know and I'll forward them to you. Plus, <span style="font-weight: bold">I cannot actually put the top froame in place using the stirrups without possibly tearing up the side panels as the top frame width is simply too wide to be squeezed together to fit okay. </span> When you get yours done, let me know how that fit goes.
Great job,
Mike
BN6L 964
Oh great (I haven't checked mine yet).

They're Healeys, of course it doesn't fit :wink:

I'll make it a point to check mine later on, and get back to you.

If you already have the pictures on hand, then yes, I'd like to see them. You needn't bother taking any special though, as I'll get up to seeing the guy with the BN7 sometime or other.
 
Randy,
Wow, That interior is looking sharp!
I am in the process of trying to fit the interior in my Bn7. I did get the top to stretch into place and i decided that my orginal tonneau cover will look pretty good if I have a new zipper installed. I have been trying to decide if I want to spend the $$ for the door and rear panel kit for the interior and after seeing yours I am pretty convinced that is the way i should go even if it takes a bunch of massaging to fit it (like everything else). I'll send you some pictures on a PM.
Can you give me any direction as to installing the door furflex weather strip. I can't see how it attaches to the front from the dash down to the floor. Do I need some sort of clips?
Thanks Bob
 
I made my own panels for the rear compartment using the deteriorated original pieces as a template. Randy's look more finished, but I'm happy with mine -- I did it myself for about $5 in materials.

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Randy, that looks fantastic!
 
I sure wish I could figure out how to send pictures to this forum site. I have some great pics of BN6 interior incuding the stirrups and the cup boxes that contain the top bows as they rest in them instead of on the floor. Do you BN6 owners realize you need to collapse the top bows/top assembly and them turn the whole assembly 180 degrees to fit it into the stirrups.
 
richch said:
I sure wish I could figure out how to send pictures to this forum site. I have some great pics of BN6 interior incuding the stirrups and the cup boxes that contain the top bows as they rest in them instead of on the floor. Do you BN6 owners realize <span style="font-weight: bold">you need to collapse the top bows/top assembly and them turn the whole assembly 180 degrees to fit it into the stirrups.</span>
That's how I've always carried the top without the stirrups and boxes, I still haven't tried putting the top into my new interior__but now I won't even attempt to fit it facing rightways!

I looked at the original BN7 today, and though the car no longer has a top of any type, it does have scrape marks (but no tears) in the vinyl side panels...

If you want to call me up sometime, I will walk you through posting pictures, keystroke by keystroke. It's the least I can do :wink:
 
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