Sad News in Victoria

This post is not a happy one as I have to deal with the loss of a friend and mentor today. My friend Roy Moore passed away Wednesday Nov 23 2011, I will miss him very much. Roy was a friend and mentor in the restoration of my 100/6 over the past couple of years. Known around Victoria as Mr Healey his knowledge and ability's will be lost and leave a large gap in the restoration community, I don't think there is any thing that Roy  didn't know about the Big Healeys and if he didn't know he knew where to go to get the answer. Roy almost finished his 33rd full restoration of a Big Healey a metalic blue 100/6 BN6 two seater, but it wasn't to be because the upholsterer was too slow to finish the job he started in the spring, hence Roy never saw it finished, it is a shame. Every one please raise their wrench to Roy.

Interior hard work but worth it

 

Over the last few days Progress has moved forward I now have the vinyl attached to the rear fender wells and back compartment. Getting them right was a bit of a challenge but with planning and setup it worked out not too bad, the pieces in the kit fit really well with just enough extra  to do the job. I have also secured the rear deck carpet and then the vertical carpet in front of the rear seats.

More progress on the inside

I haven't been doing the inside of the car because I just haven't had the energy. Today I pushed my self and started some of the basic stuff. I  started with locating the securing points on the under felt and on the mats. I then  put the snaps on the carpet. The first one I had the under-felt  but the retainer ring would not go through the under-felt and the carpet so I cut holes in the under-felt for the snaps to go through. I then glued the felt to the carpet and secured the clips to the floor using the original holes in the floor for the other half of the fastener.

The insides are here

I received the interior last week and am I impressed. Skinner did a great job and the colours are perfect (no room for improvement) The carpets are darker than the original samples I have, but it is most likely due to fading over the years,and the look is just what I think it was the day the car was completed.

I haven't had a chance to start installing things yet and I think I will let Jason do some of it as well. The under-felt is quite different than what I am used to and I think it will be better than what I had planned on using. The sewn panels are fantastic, the stitching is incredible it appears the start and stop location is done to minimize the ability to see it although I had a hard time finding it in the bright sun light, that's how good it is.At first glance the sizing is the same as the original, and includes the screw holes already drilled in the right locations.For example there are three screws to hold the door handle in place that uses pan head screws, even those holes are drilled in the backing to allow the screw heads to fit into the panel not under the panel allowing things to fit properly. The mounting holes all seem to align with the ones in the door sheet metal and kick panels