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On 03/03/2017 21:29, 1 2 wrote:
> Many thanks to those that have answered and been patient with this. Of course
> there is no one size fits all answer, but a lot of food for thought. The
> comments from Peter and others hit the nail on the head for me - I dither
> mightily because of the need to balance all the factors. This is a great list
> to start from for ideas to build a plan.
>
> On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 9:12 AM, David Nock BCS <healeydoc at sbcglobal.net
>
> This list could go on and on and on, and most all on them are reversable
> if
> you want to go back to original.
> Tube shocks front and rear
> Torrington Bearings in front upper trunnions
> Heavy duty sway bars front and rear
> Torque bars on rear end
> Headers
> New steering column worm to eliminate slop
> Retractable seat belts
> Inertia fuel pump cut off
> Cruise control
> Power brakes on the earlier cars
> Aluminium Radiator with or without pusher fan
> LED strip underdash lighting
> Power supply outlets
>
>
> David Nock
> British Car Specialists
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>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Steele
> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2017 6:59 AM
>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Engine Rebuild Modifications
>
> Good point. Everyone that I know who has Putzke's Fahrpass tube shock
> conversion loves it.
>
> Bruce Steele
> Brea, CA
> 1960 BN7
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
> Dzwig
> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2017 12:57 AM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Engine Rebuild Modifications
>
> It all depends what YOU want out of the exercise.
>
> Interesting that no-one has mentioned handling and ride comfort.
>
> I would do the usual mods to the engine, with the DW cam or similar (I
> used
> a version of the race version of the BJ8 cam which went really well
> because
> it was tailored to my requirements). High compression pistons work well
> with
> a modern-fuel-compatible head and modern set up. Personally I used
> Hepolites
> Lighten as much as poss and make sure it is all balanced and that whatever
> your heating/cooling needs are, are taken care of and make sure that you
> avoid excessive heat to the fuel lines. Carbs can be whatever you want.
> Personally I like SUs but not everyone does.
>
> I mention ride because when you have done all that you do to your engine
> and
> transmission, it has to be usable when you drive it. I drove a couple of
> Healeys recently both of which had more power than they could reasonably
> handle over the sort of roads we were on. Look at your suspension
> carefully
> and make sure that you get the level of firmness that YOU want. I used
> poly
> bushes, anti-roll bars and tinkered with bits to get a ride that was good
> enough to impress the late Alan Cameron storming up Prescott (which he ran
> at the time).
>
> Peter
>
>
>
> On March 2, 2017 at 6:07 AM 1 2 <healeydohdahman at gmail.com
>
> Hi All,
>
> Is there a list of commonly done rebuild mods for the 3000
> engine/transmission to modernize it?
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