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To: "'Michael Oritt'" <michael.oritt@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Radiator shovel
From: "Patrick & Caroline Quinn" <p_cquinn@tpg.com.au>
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 10:11:08 +1100
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Hello Michael

 

In all the four-cylinder production cars there is a single horizontal and a=
 single vertical metal piece that serves the main purpose of ensuring that =
the air that comes in through the grille goes through the radiator.

 

That the vertical piece also prevents being able to see from one wheel open=
ing to the other is purely secondary.

 

Have a look at this page from the AH Spares website and it=E2=80=99s number=
s 68 and 69 on the right hand side.

 

https://www.ahspares.co.uk/big-healey/inner-body-panels-ibp101-to-ibp286a/

 

There is no such similar horizontal fitting on the production six-cylinder =
cars so that a lot of the air that comes through the grille escapes below t=
he radiator and serves no worthwhile purpose. 

 

Hoo Roo

 

Patrick Quinn

Blue Mountains, Australia

 

From: Michael Oritt [mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, 31 October 2019 9:52 AM
To: Patrick & Caroline Quinn
Cc: Robert Begani; Austin Healey
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Radiator shovel

 

Patrick

 

I have never seen anything re a "shovel" either standard or optional to 100=
's

Can you expand on this?

 

i was always of the impression that the purpose of the vertical divider was=
 esthetic to prevent one's seeing through the opposite wheel opening when a=
 car was viewed from the side.

 

Best--Michael Oritt 

 

On Wed, Oct 30, 2019, 4:54 PM Patrick & Caroline Quinn <p_cquinn@tpg.com.au=
> wrote:

Hello

Such a fitting was standard to the four-cylinder cars including a vertical
piece directly behind the centre of the grille.

During the late 1980s I made up a similar fitting to the BN3 which made a
big difference. The Healey Duncan has a similar fitting for channelling the=

air upwards and through the radiator.

Hoo Roo

Patrick Quinn
Blue Mountains, Australia

-----Original Message-----
From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Robert
Begani
Sent: Thursday, 31 October 2019 3:22 AM
To: eyera3000@gmail.com; 'Healey Email list'
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Radiator shovel

The pictures did not have my comments attached,

!. Trim the shovel to fit the frame.
2. Shows the way the it should fit to the frame with the flange pointing
down.  However, I cut the valve hole wrong and had to flip flop it.
3. Note the lip should be pointing  down so you can install the mounting
screws to the frame from underneath and remember to get the hole for the
radiator drain valve large enough to install it.  
4. Painted the same color as the car.  Looks good and really funnels the ai=
r
into the engine compartment so you do not over heat down to 30-40 mph.
5. Should have been a factory install.  I recommend the Shovel baffle for
all Healey cars.  There never is too much cooling air flowing through the
engine compartment.  When I was test driving my Healey after the rebuild
without the tunnel, I could feel the air flowing through the engine
compartment like a tornado.

Bob Begani

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Begani <rfbegani@gmail.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 12:05 PM
To: eyera3000@gmail.com; Bob Begani <rfbegani@gmail.com>; Healey Email list=

<healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Radiator shovel

Here are pictures of what I fabricated from the picture I got from someone
on the list which I no longer have  





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nk=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'f=
ont-size:11.0pt'>Hello Michael<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><s=
pan style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNo=
rmal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>In all the four-cylinder production c=
ars there is a single horizontal and a single vertical metal piece that ser=
ves the main purpose of ensuring that the air that comes in through the gri=
lle goes through the radiator.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><s=
pan style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNo=
rmal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>That the vertical piece also prevents=
 being able to see from one wheel opening to the other is purely secondary.=
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'=
><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:=
11.0pt'>Have a look at this page from the AH Spares website and it=E2=80=99=
s numbers 68 and 69 on the right hand side.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=
=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><=
p class=3DMsoNormal><a href=3D"https://www.ahspares.co.uk/big-healey/inner-=
body-panels-ibp101-to-ibp286a/">https://www.ahspares.co.uk/big-healey/inner=
-body-panels-ibp101-to-ibp286a/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p=
>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>There is no such similar horizontal f=
itting on the production six-cylinder cars so that a lot of the air that co=
mes through the grille escapes below the radiator and serves no worthwhile =
purpose. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=
=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>Hoo Roo<o:p></o:p></span></p>=
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></sp=
an></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>Patrick Quinn<=
o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>=
Blue Mountains, Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span s=
tyle=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>=
<b><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-=
serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-f=
amily:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Michael Oritt [mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com=
] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 31 October 2019 9:52 AM<br><b>To:</b> Patrick =
&amp; Caroline Quinn<br><b>Cc:</b> Robert Begani; Austin Healey<br><b>Subje=
ct:</b> Re: [Healeys] Radiator shovel<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNo=
rmal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Patrick<o:p></o:p></p><=
div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNorm=
al>I have never seen anything re a &quot;shovel&quot; either standard or op=
tional to 100's<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Can you expan=
d on this?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><=
/p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>i was always of the impression that the =
purpose of the vertical divider was esthetic to prevent one's seeing throug=
h the opposite wheel opening when a car was viewed from the side.<o:p></o:p=
></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p cla=
ss=3DMsoNormal>Best--Michael Oritt&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=
=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On Wed, Oc=
t 30, 2019, 4:54 PM Patrick &amp; Caroline Quinn &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:p_cq=
uinn@tpg.com.au">p_cquinn@tpg.com.au</a>&gt; wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><bl=
ockquote style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0=
cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal style=
=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hello<br><br>Such a fitting was standard to the f=
our-cylinder cars including a vertical<br>piece directly behind the centre =
of the grille.<br><br>During the late 1980s I made up a similar fitting to =
the BN3 which made a<br>big difference. The Healey Duncan has a similar fit=
ting for channelling the<br>air upwards and through the radiator.<br><br>Ho=
o Roo<br><br>Patrick Quinn<br>Blue Mountains, Australia<br><br>-----Origina=
l Message-----<br>From: Healeys [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:healeys-bounces@a=
utox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] On Beh=
alf Of Robert<br>Begani<br>Sent: Thursday, 31 October 2019 3:22 AM<br>To: <=
a href=3D"mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">eyera3000@gmail.com=
</a>; 'Healey Email list'<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Radiator shovel<br><br>=
The pictures did not have my comments attached,<br><br>!. Trim the shovel t=
o fit the frame.<br>2. Shows the way the it should fit to the frame with th=
e flange pointing<br>down.&nbsp; However, I cut the valve hole wrong and ha=
d to flip flop it.<br>3. Note the lip should be pointing&nbsp; down so you =
can install the mounting<br>screws to the frame from underneath and remembe=
r to get the hole for the<br>radiator drain valve large enough to install i=
t.&nbsp; <br>4. Painted the same color as the car.&nbsp; Looks good and rea=
lly funnels the air<br>into the engine compartment so you do not over heat =
down to 30-40 mph.<br>5. Should have been a factory install.&nbsp; I recomm=
end the Shovel baffle for<br>all Healey cars.&nbsp; There never is too much=
 cooling air flowing through the<br>engine compartment.&nbsp; When I was te=
st driving my Healey after the rebuild<br>without the tunnel, I could feel =
the air flowing through the engine<br>compartment like a tornado.<br><br>Bo=
b Begani<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Bob Begani &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:rfbegani@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">rfbegani@gmail.com</a>&gt;=
 <br>Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 12:05 PM<br>To: <a href=3D"mailto:ey=
era3000@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">eyera3000@gmail.com</a>; Bob Begani &l=
t;<a href=3D"mailto:rfbegani@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">rfbegani@gmail.co=
m</a>&gt;; Healey Email list<br>&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.ne=
t" target=3D"_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt;<br>Subject: Radiator sh=
ovel<br><br>Here are pictures of what I fabricated from the picture I got f=
rom someone<br>on the list which I no longer have&nbsp; <br><br><o:p></o:p>=
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