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Re: [Healeys] Cold Air Box

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Cold Air Box
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2021 19:09:27 -0800
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Well, I know why I couldn't remember what bolts I used to mount my CAB: 
It came with studs; appear to be 5/16" fine.


On 2/3/2021 3:33 PM, Patrick & Caroline Quinn wrote:
>
> Hello
>
> The cold air box wasnâ??t first used by the Donald Healey Motor Company 
> with the first BN1s fitted with the Le Mans kit.
>
> They were being fitted to the Warwick built Healeys as early as 1946. 
> Here is a photo of one fitted to our 1948 Healey Duncan Sports Saloon 
> not long after it arrived in my garage. The entry for the air is two 1 
> ½ inch tubes that are at the bottom pointing to the ground. The 
> exhaust is on the other side of the engine.
>
> Hoo Roo
>
> Patrick Quinn
>
> Blue Mountains, Australia
>
> *From:*Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of 
> *Bob Spidell
> *Sent:* Thursday, 4 February 2021 2:13 AM
> *To:* healeys@autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Cold Air Box
>
> Side note: David Nock once showed me an 'original' 100M CAB. It was 
> fab'd--not particularly well--out of sheetmetal and fastened with 
> rivets. Anyone know when the fancy, cast(?) aluminum ones were added?
>
> We have an aftermarket one, and I don't remember any issue finding 
> bolts to fit. I'll look today to see if I can figure out what we used.
>
> Bob
>
>


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    Well, I know why I couldn't remember what bolts I used to mount my
    CAB: It came with studs; appear to be 5/16" fine.<br>
    <br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/3/2021 3:33 PM, Patrick &amp;
      Caroline Quinn wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span 
style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The cold air
            box wasnâ??t first used by the Donald Healey Motor Company
            with the first BN1s fitted with the Le Mans 
kit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">They were
            being fitted to the Warwick built Healeys as early as 1946.
            Here is a photo of one fitted to our 1948 Healey Duncan
            Sports Saloon not long after it arrived in my garage. The
            entry for the air is two 1 ½ inch tubes that are at the
            bottom pointing to the ground. The exhaust is on the other
            side of the engine.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span 
style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hoo 
Roo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span 
style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Patrick
            Quinn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Blue
            Mountains, Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span 
style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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                lang="EN-US"> Healeys
                [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" 
href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net";>mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>]
 <b>On Behalf Of
                </b>Bob Spidell<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 4 February 2021 2:13 AM<br>
                <b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" 
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Cold Air Box<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Side note:
          David Nock once showed me an 'original' 100M CAB. It was
          fab'd--not particularly well--out of sheetmetal and fastened
          with rivets. Anyone know when the fancy, cast(?) aluminum ones
          were added?<br>
          <br>
          We have an aftermarket one, and I don't remember any issue
          finding bolts to fit. I'll look today to see if I can figure
          out what we used.<br>
          <br>
          Bob<o:p></o:p></p>
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