New owner with some questions..

[1960AH_Pops]

Hello everyone, I have made a post in the new members section if you have any interest in how I got this car please read it.

A few questions, I have ordered a resto parts book and it is on the way. I also ordered the workshop manual, my first question is are there any more detailed repair guides out there? I would like a book with a little more illustrations in it.

Also the car has been sitting for over 20 years in bare metal. It has a lot of surface rust but nothing to bad, my second question is, are some parts of this car aluminum and some a steel type material? The reason I ask is seeing the car in bare metal only parts had surface rust, the main structure looks good where as the rear fenders, front fenders and hood seem to be the worst wheil everything else still looks fresh with no rust but bare metal.

Thanks,
Chris

 

[shorn]

The Haynes Manual is a good one. Usually available on ebay or through Moss; about $24.00. The front and rear shroud are made of aluminum.

 

[Dave Russell]

Hi Chris & welcome to the forums,
Moss Motors has an on line parts catalog that is very well illustrated.
https://www.mossmotors.com/

The center sections of the car, called front & rear shrouds are made of aluminum. Doesn't rust but sometimes corrodes where it is in contact with the steel outer parts.

I don't know what manual you ordered. A lot of folks like the Haynes manuals, & reprints of the factory service manuals are readily available.
D

 

[Ed_K]

Welcome to the forum Chris,

A lot of us ,( me included ), got our cars from our Dad and
in a similar state of disassembly as yours. The task ahead of you is a lot like putting together a giant puzzle without the picture on the box lid to look at as a guide. That is where this forum will help. You should get the recommended books as others have said and get familiar with uploading pictures from your digital camera to your computer.
Perhaps you already are familiar with doing it but in my case, I needed to learn in order to get help from the others on the forum. One picture of what it is you are asking about, along with your question is worth 1000 words. I hope you have plenty of $$$$ set aside for this or be prepared to print up some.
And now the fun begins !
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Ed

 

[1960AH_Pops]

The Haynes Manual is a good one. Usually available on ebay or through Moss; about $24.00. The front and rear shroud are made of aluminum.

Thanks, that is exactly the type of book I am looking for. I can't find it on moss and have found 1 on ebay in the USA but it still has 6 days remaining with no buy it now.

Hi Chris & welcome to the forums,
Moss Motors has an on line parts catalog that is very well illustrated.
https://www.mossmotors.com/

The center sections of the car, called front & rear shrouds are made of aluminum. Doesn't rust but sometimes corrodes where it is in contact with the steel outer parts.

I don't know what manual you ordered. A lot of folks like the Haynes manuals, & reprints of the factory service manuals are readily available.
D

I am pretty sure I have the factory workshop manual, it is huge around 300 pages. I also ordered a catalog from moss, and the parts illustration is great thanks.

Welcome to the forum Chris,

A lot of us ,( me included ), got our cars from our Dad and
in a similar state of disassembly as yours. The task ahead of you is a lot like putting together a giant puzzle without the picture on the box lid to look at as a guide. That is where this forum will help. You should get the recommended books as others have said and get familiar with uploading pictures from your digital camera to your computer.
Perhaps you already are familiar with doing it but in my case, I needed to learn in order to get help from the others on the forum. One picture of what it is you are asking about, along with your question is worth 1000 words. I hope you have plenty of $$$$ set aside for this or be prepared to print up some.
And now the fun begins !
/bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/banana.gif /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/hammer.gif

Ed

Funny, thats why I am looking for repair manuals, to try to get myself familiar with the picture on the box. When I saw how disassembled it was I thought to myself "I have no idea how this goes back together, but its going to be fun!"

I am pretty familiar with uploading pictures, I have some pics from the weekend but am afraid to post them because the car is buried in junk and I haven't been able to evaluate all of the damage yet. As far as the $$$ I have a few but I already know it inst enough, I have already done 1 project car and do realize the cost. However I do have time, I am 26 and hope to have it going in 3-4years doing all of the work myself. I am a realist so I know how this is going to go, but being a car guy I look forward to it.

Thanks for the help everyone, I hope to have the car in the home garage within a couple months at most and I will get some pics up.

 

[shorn]

Chris,
Ebay has one Haynes Manual with a buy it now price of $24.99. Item 230161078560. You might try to google for one as well. The Haynes Co doesn't currently have one in print although they have one for the Sprite.

 

[1960AH_Pops]

Chris,
Ebay has one Haynes Manual with a buy it now price of $24.99. Item 230161078560. You might try to google for one as well. The Haynes Co doesn't currently have one in print although they have one for the Sprite.

Thank you very much, I just used the buy it now option. I searched amazon for one but couldn't find it, seems like it is a fairly hard to find manual. Thanks though, can't wait to get it and do some learning about these cars.

 

[Richard Dickinson]

Norman Nock of British Car Specialists advertises a 140 photo retoration set for $82. This might be a good investment if your car is disassembled. I had a Haynes Manual, which I lost in a move, but as I recall, it did not have much in it that a factory manual didn't have.

 

[kcbugeye1275]

Welcome to the forum, your adventure begins. It is a funny thing about most British car owners, most are happly to help and excited to see another car being rebuilt. I've seen several rebuilds on 3000's and one thing you first need to look at is the rails that extend off the frame under the passenger areas. They support the door areas and have to be stuctially sound. You have a car, once together that is an awesome car for the highway, and will eat the miles up on the road, with a sound unlike anything you have ever heard. (Is that a carrot out in front of the cart or what) Good luck and enjoy the adventure.

 

[GregW]

Hi Chris,
There are some personal websites out there that have photos of Healey restorations. Try a Google search. Here is a new one for a BJ8. It has about 500 pictures, I’ve only looked at the first page, but it may be of help to you. The site may load slowly. Andy's BJ8

Here is another BJ8 one. Some of the albums are password protected. Jack's BJ8

 

[healeynut]

Chris -

I would highly recommend that you get this restoration guide:

https://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=29492&SortOrder=1

This is the absolute best, most thorough, restoration book for any car I have ever seen. It will lay out in clear detail how your car was built from the factory when it was new. As you tinker with your car, if you follow the guidelines in this book, over time your car will become more valuable.

It is also a very valuable resource because it shows you how and where most of your car's equipment is supposed to be mounted. Used in conjunction with a good repair manual (like the haynes manual, which has lots of pictures, https://www.haynes.co.uk/webapp/wcs/store...12829&langId=-1 ) you will be able to figure out how do do most of the jobs, correctly, on your own.

Welcome to the club!

 

[1960AH_Pops]

Chris -

I would highly recommend that you get this restoration guide:

https://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=29492&SortOrder=1

This is the absolute best, most thorough, restoration book for any car I have ever seen. It will lay out in clear detail how your car was built from the factory when it was new. As you tinker with your car, if you follow the guidelines in this book, over time your car will become more valuable.

It is also a very valuable resource because it shows you how and where most of your car's equipment is supposed to be mounted. Used in conjunction with a good repair manual (like the haynes manual, which has lots of pictures, https://www.haynes.co.uk/webapp/wcs/store...12829&langId=-1 ) you will be able to figure out how do do most of the jobs, correctly, on your own.

Welcome to the club!

Thanks for the tips and help everyone!

I will also order the restoration guide, I ordered the Haynes manual lastnight and have a factory workshop book. Just in the past few days I have been reading and trying to get an idea of what I am up against. The first thing that threw me for a loop were the shocks, I have never seen anything like it before, I can wait to get the car home and get a better visual of it. The book I have so far is giving me great info.

Thanks and look I forward to this rebuild and the help in this forum.

 

[Baz]

Chris, Where in this great State are you?
If you're within about 100 miles of me, I can maybe put you in touch with some Brit car clubs that all have a modest flotilla of Healeys.

 

[1960AH_Pops]

Chris, Where in this great State are you?
If you're within about 100 miles of me, I can maybe put you in touch with some Brit car clubs that all have a modest flotilla of Healeys.

Way up north in Round Lake Beach, about 50 miles north of Chicago. If you know of any in the area let me know, thanks.