Subject: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure

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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2024 10:46:51 -0500

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Gentlemen:

I arrived back to Florida in May and decide to drive my 67 Austin-Healey.
Drove it a mile and heard clanking engine, looked at the oil pressure, It
was O! Instead of stooping to have towed home, I drove it back slowly.  Last
month, I dropped the pan and started to remove the rod and crank caps and
bearings.  My mechanic friend said you got lucky the crank may only need
polishing and new bearings.  So, I packed and marked each of the main
bearing caps, bolts, and bearings along with piston rods and caps in
individual plastic bags. Then packed them into a larger plastic bag which
was put under the workbench near the garbage.  We towed the car to Mikes
garage so he could pull and disassemble the engine.  Tuesday, he asked me to
bring the parts I had removed from the engine so he would have everything in
one place.  I looked around but could not find this black plastic bag and
then remembered it got pitched in the garbage. So, I am now up the famous
creek and am asking this group what I can do?

1.	I am told the engine is finished because the Main Bearing caps are
not available and even if you could find them, they would need to be line
bored on the engine.
2.	I am told that finding an engine block for a 3000 with original main
bearing caps is almost impossible.
3.	Finding an engine to be rebuild might be possible.

My engine was rebuilt 6000 miles with years ago everything new, so I would
like to find a way of fixing the existing engine, if possible.

Please give me your advice.

Best regards,

Bob Begani

67 Austin-Healey BJ8

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</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:=
p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I arrived back =
to Florida in May and decide to drive my 67 Austin-Healey.&nbsp; Drove =
it a mile and heard clanking engine, looked at the oil pressure, It was =
O! Instead of stooping to have towed home, I drove it back slowly.&nbsp; =
Last month, I dropped the pan and started to remove the rod and crank =
caps and bearings.&nbsp; My mechanic friend said you got lucky the crank =
may only need polishing and new bearings.&nbsp; So, I packed and marked =
each of the main bearing caps, bolts, and bearings along with piston =
rods and caps in individual plastic bags. Then packed them into a larger =
plastic bag which was put under the workbench near the garbage.&nbsp; We =
towed the car to Mikes garage so he could pull and disassemble the =
engine.&nbsp; Tuesday, he asked me to bring the parts I had removed from =
the engine so he would have everything in one place.&nbsp; I looked =
around but could not find this black plastic bag and then remembered it =
got pitched in the garbage. So, I am now up the famous creek and am =
asking this group what I can do?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:=
p></span></p><ol style=3D'margin-top:0in' start=3D1 type=3D1><li =
class=3DMsoListParagraph style=3D'margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 =
lfo1'><span style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I =
am told the engine is finished because the Main Bearing caps are not =
available and even if you could find them, they would need to be line =
bored on the engine.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=3DMsoListParagraph =
style=3D'margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I am told that =
finding an engine block for a 3000 with original main bearing caps is =
almost impossible.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=3DMsoListParagraph =
style=3D'margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Finding an =
engine to be rebuild might be possible.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:=
p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>My engine was =
rebuilt 6000 miles with years ago everything new, so I would like to =
find a way of fixing the existing engine, if =
possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:=
p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Please give me =
your advice.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:=
p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Best =
regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:=
p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Bob =
Begani<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>67 =
Austin-Healey BJ8<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> =
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:=
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From: Hank Leach via Healeys <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2024 23:43:09 +0000 +51Sj92jZmo5tuFGUHLWeoYvppB/02vSxLODgl3uNTXOrfujo3WsACgVi2x7mkucL0btM1qqYT2keWKFEkCu3lTUg8N5DXKBCa2NL3aC85sMI+AmzUiRHmSi

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<div>I checked some friends- Lots of 100-6 and 26 series =
available&nbsp;<strong>but not BJ8s</strong>-best try a junk yard for a =
total-maybe Hagerty bought one off and its sitting in a wreck. If you want =
to keep it original it needs the 2912 block and 2" carbs (which your head =
should be ok). Hank<br>-------------------- <br><br>From: "Bob Spidell" =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt; <br>To: &lt;[email-masked]&gt; =
<br>Sent: February 9, 2024 at 2:48 PM PST <br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 =
1967 Engine Rebuild failure <br>Here's one in FL; may still be =
around:<br><br><a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"https://www.ahexp=
.com/forum/the-100-six-forum.5/engine-for-sale.274943/">https://www.ahexp.=
com/forum/the-100-six-forum.5/engine-for-sale.274943/</a><br><br></div>
<div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 2/9/2024 7:46 AM, <a =
class=3D"moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href=3D"mailto:rfbegani@gmail.=
com">[email-masked]</a> wrote:</div>
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<div class=3D"WordSection1">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Gentlemen:</s=
pan></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif;">I arrived back to Florida in May and decide to drive =
my 67 Austin-Healey.&nbsp; Drove it a mile and heard clanking engine, =
looked at the oil pressure, It was O! Instead of stooping to have towed =
home, I drove it back slowly.&nbsp; Last month, I dropped the pan and =
started to remove the rod and crank caps and bearings.&nbsp; My mechanic =
friend said you got lucky the crank may only need polishing and new =
bearings.&nbsp; So, I packed and marked each of the main bearing caps, =
bolts, and bearings along with piston rods and caps in individual plastic =
bags. Then packed them into a larger plastic bag which was put under the =
workbench near the garbage.&nbsp; We towed the car to Mikes garage so he =
could pull and disassemble the engine.&nbsp; Tuesday, he asked me to bring =
the parts I had removed from the engine so he would have everything in one =
place.&nbsp; I looked around but could not find this black plastic bag and =
then remembered it got pitched in the garbage. So, I am now up the famous =
creek and am asking this group what I can do?</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<ol style=3D"margin-top: 0in;">
<li class=3D"MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 =
level1 lfo1;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',=
sans-serif;">I am told the engine is finished because the Main Bearing caps=
 are not available and even if you could find them, they would need to be =
line bored on the engine.</span></li>
<li class=3D"MsoListParagraph" =
style=3D"margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">I am told =
that finding an engine block for a 3000 with original main bearing caps is =
almost impossible.</span></li>
<li class=3D"MsoListParagraph" =
style=3D"margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Finding an =
engine to be rebuild might be possible.</span></li>
</ol>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">My engine was=
 rebuilt 6000 miles with years ago everything new, so I would like to find =
a way of fixing the existing engine, if possible.</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Please give =
me your advice.</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:=
 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif;">Best regards,</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span>=
</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif;">Bob Begani</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">67 =
Austin-Healey BJ8</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> </span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
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From: Hank Leach via Healeys <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2024 18:17:40 +0000 vRBS9JF+3olSU3rajXAubEfD/Gq1vxch4wo94jvYHnkaRSYoSaUNYtaa2D6lI5RaMh8RbMgRELqs2DsoV3mpcRKnbU7yLsHmuxo=

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<div><br>----------Forwarded Message---------- <br><br>Found a late BJ8 =
engine, they are kind of hard to find. It's here in (unfortunately for =
shipping) Oregon.</div>
<div>I also could come up with just a set of caps, =
he'd probably need to have it line bored, but that is not a huge deal.=
</div>
<div>Not sure I have a late BJ8 block only, I'd have to check but =
possible.</div>
<div>Hank</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div><br>
<div>
<div><br><br>From: &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">rfbegani@gmail=
.com</a>&gt; <br>To: &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked].=
net">[email-masked]</a>&gt; <br>Sent: February 9, 2024 at 8:03 AM =
PST <br>Subject: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure
<blockquote>
<div>
<div class=3D"WordSection1">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Gentlemen:</s=
pan></p>
<div><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',=
sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">I arrived =
back to Florida in May and decide to drive my 67 Austin-Healey.&nbsp; Drove=
 it a mile and heard clanking engine, looked at the oil pressure, It was O!=
 Instead of stooping to have towed home, I drove it back slowly.&nbsp; Last=
 month, I dropped the pan and started to remove the rod and crank caps and =
bearings.&nbsp; My mechanic friend said you got lucky the crank may only =
need polishing and new bearings.&nbsp; So, I packed and marked each of the =
main bearing caps, bolts, and bearings along with piston rods and caps in =
individual plastic bags. Then packed them into a larger plastic bag which =
was put under the workbench near the garbage.&nbsp; We towed the car to =
Mikes garage so he could pull and disassemble the engine.&nbsp; Tuesday, he=
 asked me to bring the parts I had removed from the engine so he would have=
 everything in one place.&nbsp; I looked around but could not find this =
black plastic bag and then remembered it got pitched in the garbage. So, I =
am now up the famous creek and am asking this group what I can do?=
</span></p>
<div><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',=
sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></div>
<ol style=3D"margin-top: 0in;">
<li class=3D"MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 =
level1 lfo1;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',=
sans-serif;">I am told the engine is finished because the Main Bearing caps=
 are not available and even if you could find them, they would need to be =
line bored on the engine.</span></li>
<li class=3D"MsoListParagraph" =
style=3D"margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">I am told =
that finding an engine block for a 3000 with original main bearing caps is =
almost impossible.</span></li>
<li class=3D"MsoListParagraph" =
style=3D"margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Finding an =
engine to be rebuild might be possible.</span></li>
</ol>
<div><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',=
sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">My engine was=
 rebuilt 6000 miles with years ago everything new, so I would like to find =
a way of fixing the existing engine, if possible.</span></p>
<div><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',=
sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Please give =
me your advice.</span></p>
<div><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif;">Best regards,</span></p>
<div><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span>=
</div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Bob Begani</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif;">67 Austin-Healey BJ8</span></p>
<div><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> =
</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',=
sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
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From: Hank Leach via Healeys <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2024 17:18:21 +0000 YWsZSpLQWitoGnfuemzqcJ94Cu+EAnMLoY8xjBFCKJ89psbuDIifc9XAHxnMRqolpOI04tFJlJpULVLRkvlD/tqnRUZjC4V+qvw13kfwLwt4byCQeXkSqPzb 3i9KEOCp4qYmWc9Z8P0sVZ9pX/mSmBwmOtmH82FoxsF/p6RIW9jRGmVIoNcPqf/c

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<div>There are plenty of electric vehicles available today and many more =
tomorrow...most folks bought Healeys for their looks and their =
<em><strong>sound.</strong></em></div>
<div>Would you pull out of the =
garage to listen to it hummmmmmmmmmmmmm? Hank</div>
<div><br>-------------------- <br><br>From: "josef-eckert--- via Healeys" =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt; <br>Reply-To: &lt;josef-eckert@t-online.=
de&gt; <br>To: "Chris Scholz" &lt;[email-masked]&gt;, =
"HealeyRick" &lt;[email-masked]&gt; <br>Cc: &lt;[email-masked].=
net&gt; <br>Sent: February 11, 2024 at 7:22 AM PST <br>Subject: Re: =
[Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure </div>
<p style=3D"margin: =
0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: =
10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">What I do not understand is, =
why you want to convert an Austin-Healey to V8, Electtric, etc? For me the =
decision is clear to keep an Austin-Healey as Austin-Healey and when I like=
 to have a V8 as well i would buy a Jaguar XK8 or similar as an addition. =
We did this with our holiday car which is a Mazda MX-5 Miata. The car is =
absolutely great and in many ways superiour to the Austion-Healey, =
especially when it comes to the heavy traffic on European roads and Safety.=
 Meanwhile I do not go on any&nbsp; motorway here in Germany with one of my=
 Austin-Healeys. Its just painful.<br></span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: =
0px;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: =
arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; =
text-decoration: none;">Josef Eckert</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: =
0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: =
10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">K&ouml;nigswinter/Germany</sp=
an></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: arial,=
helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: =
none;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p>
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<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">Betreff: =
Re: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure</p>
<p style=3D"margin: =
0px;">Datum: 2024-02-11T14:44:08+0100</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">Von: =
"Chris Scholz via Healeys" &lt;[email-masked]&gt;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">An: "HealeyRick" &lt;[email-masked]&gt;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p>
<div style=3D"position: relative; =
color: #000000; font: 12px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I would be =
concerned with the lack of passion with a full electric conversion. &nbsp;
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>An aluminum V8 keeps the spirit and improves the =
driving experience. &nbsp;</div>
<div><br>
<div>Sent from my iPhone
<div>Chris Scholz OD</div>
</div>
<div><br>
<blockquote>On Feb 10, 2024, at=
 9:16=E2=80=AFPM, HealeyRick &lt;[email-masked]&gt; =
wrote:<br><br></blockquote>
</div>
<blockquote>
<div>
<div>Now, you've gone too far, Bob.&nbsp; An electric Healey? Bleah!&nbsp; =
As you say, to each their own. There's plenty of room in the Healey tent =
for concours, modified, big Healeys, little Healeys, Nash Healeys, Healey =
boats, etc. Can't we all just get along?&nbsp;=F0=9F=98=80
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Rick</div>
</div>
<br>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">
<div class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Feb 10, 2024 at 1:22=E2=80=AFPM Bob =
Spidell via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked].=
net">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:</div>
<blockquote =
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left: 1px =
solid #cccccc; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div>The most rational, pragmatic swap =
at this point would be to an electric motor and batteries; done right, it =
would blow the doors off an LS or Coyote swap (up to a 100MPH or so, I =
wouldn't push a Healey chassis much past that, for long anyway-BTDT). How =
many owners do more than day trips anyway (my days of 5K mile trips are, =
unfortunately, in the past). <br><br>I wanted a big V8-powered car with all=
 the modern improvements, so I bought a Mustang GT and left my Healeys as =
Austins (Jensens) un-mutated, and without the 20-50% drop in market value* =
(my survivors will have to sell my Healeys someday). 475HP--480 if I could =
get 93-octane--disks all around (Brembos in front), electric throttle and =
steering (several modes), 19x9/10 wheels with Michelin Pilot Sport 4ses, =
IRS, MagneRide and Steeda suspension upgrades (the IRS is a bit shaky); =
0-60 under 5s (supposedly; I'm not good enough and the A10s are quicker). =
Bigger and heavier; I reckon a Nasty Boy would take me on a narrow twisty, =
but on the sweepers and straights it's sayonara. The Mustang hauls ass, and=
 it's fun, but the Austin-Healeys are simply more satisfying to drive--by =
far--warts and all.<br><br>Disclaimer: I am very much an "It's your car, do=
 what you want with it" person. I've made small mods to my cars: Pertonix =
Ignitors in both; taller rear-end for highway driveability, Texas Cooler =
with shroud in the BJ8 but I never have, and never will, understand why =
people buy a car they don't actually want just to change it (owners with =
broken/missing engines who think 'Why not?' I can see). Why not buy a Saxon=
 and build it up the way you want it from scratch? Oh, and for the record, =
I don't much care for breast implants either; just not the same.<br><br>* =
Just my observations from BaT, FB, mailing lists, etc.; I've yet to see a =
Nasty Boy cross the block at B-J or Mecums--doen't mean it hasn't =
happened--but the muscle car 'restomods' with SBCs, LSes, etc. are a =
dime-a-dozen and, IMO, not particularly unique or imaginative (they do have=
 garish paint jobs though).<br><br><br><br><br>
<div>On 2/9/2024 10:25 PM, =
Chris Scholz via Healeys wrote:</div>
<blockquote>I love my LS1 swap.&nbsp;=
 It was a lot of work.&nbsp; Aluminum dual passage Wizard radiator with =
15&rdquo; spal fan-I can drive in a parade at 110 heat index and car stays =
right at 195 degrees.&nbsp; Lots of work to get the alternator to fit-I =
modified a bracket from a Jeep wrangler LS swap kit. &nbsp; Everything =
barely fit longitudinally-there is one inch between the electric radiator =
fan and my water pump. &nbsp; Had to cut the steering shaft and u joint.=
&nbsp; Works great. &nbsp;
<div>Like Rick, I have the stock 3.55 Healey =
rear with a quaife limited slip diff and it works perfectly. =
&nbsp;72&rdquo; Daytona wire wheels with 205 wide tires. &nbsp; Lowered the=
 front spring perches -my front was so much lighter it was up in the air by=
 2-3&rdquo;.&nbsp; It rides and handles so well.&nbsp; My car was a 1959 =
100-6 so it wasn&rsquo;t worth as much stock as a BJ8.&nbsp; I feel my =
value went up. &nbsp;&nbsp;</div>
<div>I love my reliability and the torque=
 is amazing.&nbsp; Car is so much fun to slowly cruise and then hit the gas=
 and go.&nbsp; I would never go back to the heavy iron block.&nbsp; I feel =
this an aluminum V8 would have been Healey&rsquo;s first choice if GM would=
 have worked with him. &nbsp;</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>
<div>Sent from my iPhone
<div>Chris Scholz OD</div>
</div>
<div><br>
<blockquote>On Feb 9, 2024, at 7:58=E2=80=AFPM, HealeyRick <a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]"> &lt;[email-masked]&gt;</a> =
wrote:<br><br></blockquote>
</div>
<blockquote>
<div>
<div>A V8 swap is nothing to be undertaken lightly. It's not as simple as =
"dropping in a V8". That's the easy part, mostly focusing on making engine =
and transmission mounts and cutting away pieces of the footwells so the =
motor will fit with the exhaust headers in place.&nbsp; It's all the other =
stuff you need to do that will really add the work. New electrical system, =
radiator, upgraded brakes, fuel system, transmission shifter, etc, etc. =
It's worth it in the end if you want a Healey/Cobra, but you'll also knock =
off about 30 percent of your car's value or more.&nbsp; You can see the =
work I had to do to put a Ford 5.0L and 5 speed transmission into my BJ7 =
here:&nbsp;<a href=3D"http://forum.britishv8.org/read.php?13,=
8264">http://forum.britishv8.org/read.php?13,8264</a>&nbsp; The Ford 5.0 is=
 narrower than the Chevy LS so less body cutting to do, but not a huge =
difference. LS motors are more likely to be found in a junkyard with low =
mileage now and with your brother a GM mechanic, would be very helpful.=
&nbsp; I did about 50-75% of the swap myself, except for the engine rebuild=
 and body fabrication. My car has 350 hp and I run the stock rear end with =
3.55 gears and Dayton 72 spoke wires.&nbsp; Much more power than that and =
those parts will start braking.&nbsp; A good engine swap is really a joy, =
but if you do a bad one it will be a nightmare forever. Chris did a really =
nice swap with his LS but he can speak to how much work it was.
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>My first choice if you don't have that "Need for =
Speed" would be to try a replacement Healey 6.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Best of Luck,</div>
<div>Rick</div>
</div>
<br>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">
<div class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Feb 9, 2024 =
at 2:11=E2=80=AFPM &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">rfbegani@gmail=
.com</a>&gt; wrote:</div>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" =
style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; =
padding-left: 1ex;">
<div>
<div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Funny you should =
suggest a v8 replacement.&nbsp; Chris just made that suggestion to install =
an LS1 with GM Trans.&nbsp; My Bother is a retired GM mechanic, and he =
agrees.&nbsp; Did you do the exchange?&nbsp; What engine trans etc. did you=
 use?&nbsp; All options are on the table.</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial,=
sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Bob</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial,=
sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p>
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border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-top: 1pt solid #e1e1e1; =
padding: 3pt 0in 0in;">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><strong>From:</strong> =
HealeyRick &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">healeyrik@gmail.=
com</a>&gt; <br><strong>Sent:</strong> Friday, February 9, 2024 1:32 =
PM<br><strong>To:</strong> <a href=3D"mailto:rfbegani@gmail.=
com">[email-masked]</a><br><strong>Cc:</strong> <a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked].=
net</a><br><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild =
failure</p>
</div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Sorry to hear this Bob. What you've been told so far=
 seems correct. Without the main bearing caps you're in a tough spot.&nbsp;=
 Maybe trying to find a BJ8 block or a rebuildable BJ8 motor is the best of=
 a bad group of choices.&nbsp; Too bad, I gave away a bare block with caps =
from a BJ7 a few years ago for a donation to our club charity.&nbsp; I'd =
put a wanted ad in the club magazines and Healey forums, Facebook pages and=
 hope someone out there might have one. Try Hemphills, Healey Surgeons, =
David Nock, maybe they have one that needs rebuilding somewhere. Or do what=
 I did and put a V8 in there!</p>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Best of luck,</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Rick Neville aka "HealeyRick"</p>
</div>
</div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">On Fri=
, Feb 9, 2024 at 11:12=E2=80=AFAM &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:rfbegani@gmail.=
com">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:</p>
</div>
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style=3D"border-top: none; border-right: none; border-bottom: none; =
border-left: 1pt solid #cccccc; padding: 0in 0in 0in 6pt; margin-left: 4.=
8pt; margin-right: 0in;">
<div>
<div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Gentlemen:</span>=
</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16pt; font-family: =
Arial,sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">I arrived back to=
 Florida in May and decide to drive my 67 Austin-Healey.&nbsp; Drove it a =
mile and heard clanking engine, looked at the oil pressure, It was O! =
Instead of stooping to have towed home, I drove it back slowly.&nbsp; Last =
month, I dropped the pan and started to remove the rod and crank caps and =
bearings.&nbsp; My mechanic friend said you got lucky the crank may only =
need polishing and new bearings.&nbsp; So, I packed and marked each of the =
main bearing caps, bolts, and bearings along with piston rods and caps in =
individual plastic bags. Then packed them into a larger plastic bag which =
was put under the workbench near the garbage.&nbsp; We towed the car to =
Mikes garage so he could pull and disassemble the engine.&nbsp; Tuesday, he=
 asked me to bring the parts I had removed from the engine so he would have=
 everything in one place.&nbsp; I looked around but could not find this =
black plastic bag and then remembered it got pitched in the garbage. So, I =
am now up the famous creek and am asking this group what I can do?=
</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16pt; =
font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<ol>
<li><span style=3D"font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">I am =
told the engine is finished because the Main Bearing caps are not available=
 and even if you could find them, they would need to be line bored on the =
engine.</span></li>
<li><span style=3D"font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial,=
sans-serif;">I am told that finding an engine block for a 3000 with =
original main bearing caps is almost impossible.</span></li>
<li><span style=3D"font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Finding=
 an engine to be rebuild might be possible.</span></li>
</ol>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial,=
sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">My engine was =
rebuilt 6000 miles with years ago everything new, so I would like to find a=
 way of fixing the existing engine, if possible.</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial,=
sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Please give me =
your advice.</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: =
16pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial,=
sans-serif;">Best regards,</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial,=
sans-serif;">Bob Begani</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">67 Austin-Healey =
BJ8</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 16pt; =
font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p>
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And Hank =E2=80=93 don=E2=80=99t forget about the smell!!

=20

Our local car club had a drive of about three (3) hours on Saturday, and =
I happened to be at the back of the pack. While it did take a couple of =
days to clear out my nose, I was back in the garage today tuning up and =
working out a fuel delivery on a car that has sat for a few years =
=E2=80=93 and got another dose of exhaust blowing back into the garage!! =
=F0=9F=98=8A

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All the best,

=20

Al Fuller

=20

From: Healeys <[email-masked]> On Behalf Of Hank Leach =
via Healeys
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2024 9:18 AM
To: Chris Scholz <[email-masked]>; HealeyRick =
<[email-masked]>; [email-masked]
Cc: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure

=20

There are plenty of electric vehicles available today and many more =
tomorrow...most folks bought Healeys for their looks and their sound.

Would you pull out of the garage to listen to it hummmmmmmmmmmmmm? Hank

--------------------=20

From: "josef-eckert--- via Healeys" <[email-masked] =
To: "Chris Scholz" <[email-masked] =
Sent: February 11, 2024 at 7:22 AM PST=20
Subject: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure=20

What I do not understand is, why you want to convert an Austin-Healey to =
V8, Electtric, etc? For me the decision is clear to keep an =
Austin-Healey as Austin-Healey and when I like to have a V8 as well i =
would buy a Jaguar XK8 or similar as an addition. We did this with our =
holiday car which is a Mazda MX-5 Miata. The car is absolutely great and =
in many ways superiour to the Austion-Healey, especially when it comes =
to the heavy traffic on European roads and Safety. Meanwhile I do not go =
on any  motorway here in Germany with one of my Austin-Healeys. Its just =
painful.

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Josef Eckert

K=C3=B6nigswinter/Germany

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Betreff: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure

Datum: 2024-02-11T14:44:08+0100

Von: "Chris Scholz via Healeys" <[email-masked] =

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I would be concerned with the lack of passion with a full electric =
conversion.  =20

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An aluminum V8 keeps the spirit and improves the driving experience. =20

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Sent from my iPhone=20

Chris Scholz OD

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On Feb 10, 2024, at 9:16=E2=80=AFPM, HealeyRick <[email-masked] =

Now, you've gone too far, Bob.  An electric Healey? Bleah!  As you say, =
to each their own. There's plenty of room in the Healey tent for =
concours, modified, big Healeys, little Healeys, Nash Healeys, Healey =
boats, etc. Can't we all just get along? =F0=9F=98=80=20

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Rick

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On Sat, Feb 10, 2024 at 1:22=E2=80=AFPM Bob Spidell via Healeys =

The most rational, pragmatic swap at this point would be to an electric =
motor and batteries; done right, it would blow the doors off an LS or =
Coyote swap (up to a 100MPH or so, I wouldn't push a Healey chassis much =
past that, for long anyway-BTDT). How many owners do more than day trips =
anyway (my days of 5K mile trips are, unfortunately, in the past).=20

I wanted a big V8-powered car with all the modern improvements, so I =
bought a Mustang GT and left my Healeys as Austins (Jensens) un-mutated, =
and without the 20-50% drop in market value* (my survivors will have to =
sell my Healeys someday). 475HP--480 if I could get 93-octane--disks all =
around (Brembos in front), electric throttle and steering (several =
modes), 19x9/10 wheels with Michelin Pilot Sport 4ses, IRS, MagneRide =
and Steeda suspension upgrades (the IRS is a bit shaky); 0-60 under 5s =
(supposedly; I'm not good enough and the A10s are quicker). Bigger and =
heavier; I reckon a Nasty Boy would take me on a narrow twisty, but on =
the sweepers and straights it's sayonara. The Mustang hauls ass, and =
it's fun, but the Austin-Healeys are simply more satisfying to drive--by =
far--warts and all.

Disclaimer: I am very much an "It's your car, do what you want with it" =
person. I've made small mods to my cars: Pertonix Ignitors in both; =
taller rear-end for highway driveability, Texas Cooler with shroud in =
the BJ8 but I never have, and never will, understand why people buy a =
car they don't actually want just to change it (owners with =
broken/missing engines who think 'Why not?' I can see). Why not buy a =
Saxon and build it up the way you want it from scratch? Oh, and for the =
record, I don't much care for breast implants either; just not the same.

* Just my observations from BaT, FB, mailing lists, etc.; I've yet to =
see a Nasty Boy cross the block at B-J or Mecums--doen't mean it hasn't =
happened--but the muscle car 'restomods' with SBCs, LSes, etc. are a =
dime-a-dozen and, IMO, not particularly unique or imaginative (they do =
have garish paint jobs though).

On 2/9/2024 10:25 PM, Chris Scholz via Healeys wrote:

I love my LS1 swap.  It was a lot of work.  Aluminum dual passage Wizard =
radiator with 15=E2=80=9D spal fan-I can drive in a parade at 110 heat =
index and car stays right at 195 degrees.  Lots of work to get the =
alternator to fit-I modified a bracket from a Jeep wrangler LS swap kit. =
  Everything barely fit longitudinally-there is one inch between the =
electric radiator fan and my water pump.   Had to cut the steering shaft =
and u joint.  Works great.  =20

Like Rick, I have the stock 3.55 Healey rear with a quaife limited slip =
diff and it works perfectly.  72=E2=80=9D Daytona wire wheels with 205 =
wide tires.   Lowered the front spring perches -my front was so much =
lighter it was up in the air by 2-3=E2=80=9D.  It rides and handles so =
well.  My car was a 1959 100-6 so it wasn=E2=80=99t worth as much stock =
as a BJ8.  I feel my value went up.  =20

I love my reliability and the torque is amazing.  Car is so much fun to =
slowly cruise and then hit the gas and go.  I would never go back to the =
heavy iron block.  I feel this an aluminum V8 would have been =
Healey=E2=80=99s first choice if GM would have worked with him. =20

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Chris Scholz OD

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On Feb 9, 2024, at 7:58=E2=80=AFPM, HealeyRick  =

A V8 swap is nothing to be undertaken lightly. It's not as simple as =
"dropping in a V8". That's the easy part, mostly focusing on making =
engine and transmission mounts and cutting away pieces of the footwells =
so the motor will fit with the exhaust headers in place.  It's all the =
other stuff you need to do that will really add the work. New electrical =
system, radiator, upgraded brakes, fuel system, transmission shifter, =
etc, etc. It's worth it in the end if you want a Healey/Cobra, but =
you'll also knock off about 30 percent of your car's value or more.  You =
can see the work I had to do to put a Ford 5.0L and 5 speed transmission =
into my BJ7 here: http://forum.britishv8.org/read.php?13,8264  The Ford =
5.0 is narrower than the Chevy LS so less body cutting to do, but not a =
huge difference. LS motors are more likely to be found in a junkyard =
with low mileage now and with your brother a GM mechanic, would be very =
helpful.  I did about 50-75% of the swap myself, except for the engine =
rebuild and body fabrication. My car has 350 hp and I run the stock rear =
end with 3.55 gears and Dayton 72 spoke wires.  Much more power than =
that and those parts will start braking.  A good engine swap is really a =
joy, but if you do a bad one it will be a nightmare forever. Chris did a =
really nice swap with his LS but he can speak to how much work it was.=20

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My first choice if you don't have that "Need for Speed" would be to try =
a replacement Healey 6.

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Best of Luck,

Rick

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On Fri, Feb 9, 2024 at 2:11=E2=80=AFPM <[email-masked] =

Funny you should suggest a v8 replacement.  Chris just made that =
suggestion to install an LS1 with GM Trans.  My Bother is a retired GM =
mechanic, and he agrees.  Did you do the exchange?  What engine trans =
etc. did you use?  All options are on the table.

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Bob

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Sent: Friday, February 9, 2024 1:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure

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Sorry to hear this Bob. What you've been told so far seems correct. =
Without the main bearing caps you're in a tough spot.  Maybe trying to =
find a BJ8 block or a rebuildable BJ8 motor is the best of a bad group =
of choices.  Too bad, I gave away a bare block with caps from a BJ7 a =
few years ago for a donation to our club charity.  I'd put a wanted ad =
in the club magazines and Healey forums, Facebook pages and hope someone =
out there might have one. Try Hemphills, Healey Surgeons, David Nock, =
maybe they have one that needs rebuilding somewhere. Or do what I did =
and put a V8 in there!

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Best of luck,

Rick Neville aka "HealeyRick"

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On Fri, Feb 9, 2024 at 11:12=E2=80=AFAM <[email-masked] =

Gentlemen:

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I arrived back to Florida in May and decide to drive my 67 =
Austin-Healey.  Drove it a mile and heard clanking engine, looked at the =
oil pressure, It was O! Instead of stooping to have towed home, I drove =
it back slowly.  Last month, I dropped the pan and started to remove the =
rod and crank caps and bearings.  My mechanic friend said you got lucky =
the crank may only need polishing and new bearings.  So, I packed and =
marked each of the main bearing caps, bolts, and bearings along with =
piston rods and caps in individual plastic bags. Then packed them into a =
larger plastic bag which was put under the workbench near the garbage.  =
We towed the car to Mikes garage so he could pull and disassemble the =
engine.  Tuesday, he asked me to bring the parts I had removed from the =
engine so he would have everything in one place.  I looked around but =
could not find this black plastic bag and then remembered it got pitched =
in the garbage. So, I am now up the famous creek and am asking this =
group what I can do?

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1.	I am told the engine is finished because the Main Bearing caps are =
not available and even if you could find them, they would need to be =
line bored on the engine.
2.	I am told that finding an engine block for a 3000 with original main =
bearing caps is almost impossible.
3.	Finding an engine to be rebuild might be possible.

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My engine was rebuilt 6000 miles with years ago everything new, so I =
would like to find a way of fixing the existing engine, if possible.

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Best regards,

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Bob Begani

67 Austin-Healey BJ8

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class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>And Hank =E2=80=93 don=E2=80=99t forget about =
the smell!!<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'>Our local car club =
had a drive of about three (3) hours on Saturday, and I happened to be =
at the back of the pack. While it did take a couple of days to clear out =
my nose, I was back in the garage today tuning up and working out a fuel =
delivery on a car that has sat for a few years =E2=80=93 and got another =
dose of exhaust blowing back into the garage!! </span><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI =
Emoji",sans-serif'>&#128522;</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><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;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>-------------=
----------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>All the =
best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</=
o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Al =
Fuller<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div =
style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in =
0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span><=
/b><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> =
Healeys &lt;[email-masked]&gt; <b>On Behalf Of </b>Hank =
Leach via Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, February 11, 2024 9:18 =
AM<br><b>To:</b> Chris Scholz &lt;[email-masked]&gt;; =
HealeyRick &lt;[email-masked]&gt;; =
[email-masked]<br><b>Cc:</b> =
[email-masked]<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine =
Rebuild failure<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>There =
are plenty of electric vehicles available today and many more =
tomorrow...most folks bought Healeys for their looks and their =
<strong><i><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>sound.</span></i></strong><o:p><=
/o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Would you pull out of the =
garage to listen to it hummmmmmmmmmmmmm? =
Hank<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><br>-------------------- <br><br>From: =
&quot;josef-eckert--- via Healeys&quot; &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
<br>Reply-To: &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;=
 <br>To: &quot;Chris Scholz&quot; &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</=
a>&gt;, &quot;HealeyRick&quot; &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; <br>Cc: =
&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
<br>Sent: February 11, 2024 at 7:22 AM PST <br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] =
BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure <o:p></o:p></p></div><p =
style=3D'margin:0in'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Wha=
t I do not understand is, why you want to convert an Austin-Healey to =
V8, Electtric, etc? For me the decision is clear to keep an =
Austin-Healey as Austin-Healey and when I like to have a V8 as well i =
would buy a Jaguar XK8 or similar as an addition. We did this with our =
holiday car which is a Mazda MX-5 Miata. The car is absolutely great and =
in many ways superiour to the Austion-Healey, especially when it comes =
to the heavy traffic on European roads and Safety. Meanwhile I do not go =
on any&nbsp; motorway here in Germany with one of my Austin-Healeys. Its =
just painful.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p =
style=3D'margin:0in'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><p style=3D'margin:0in'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Jos=
ef Eckert</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style=3D'margin:0in'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>K=C3=
=B6nigswinter/Germany</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style=3D'margin:0in'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>&nb=
sp;</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style=3D'margin:0in'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><p =
style=3D'margin:0in'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><p =
style=3D'margin:0in'>-----Original-Nachricht-----<o:p></o:p></p><p =
style=3D'margin:0in'>Betreff: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild =
failure<o:p></o:p></p><p style=3D'margin:0in'>Datum: =
2024-02-11T14:44:08+0100<o:p></o:p></p><p style=3D'margin:0in'>Von: =
&quot;Chris Scholz via Healeys&quot; &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<o:p=
></o:p></p><p style=3D'margin:0in'>An: &quot;HealeyRick&quot; &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<o:p></o:p=
></p><p style=3D'margin:0in'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><p =
style=3D'margin:0in'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><p =
style=3D'margin:0in'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>I =
would be concerned with the lack of passion with a full electric =
conversion. &nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>&nbs=
p;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>An =
aluminum V8 keeps the spirit and improves the driving experience. =
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p=
>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Sent=
 from my iPhone <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Chri=
s Scholz OD<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p=
>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><blockquote =
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style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>On =
Feb 10, 2024, at 9:16=E2=80=AFPM, HealeyRick &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></div><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Now,=
 you've gone too far, Bob.&nbsp; An electric Healey? Bleah!&nbsp; As you =
say, to each their own. There's plenty of room in the Healey tent for =
concours, modified, big Healeys, little Healeys, Nash Healeys, Healey =
boats, etc. Can't we all just get along?&nbsp;</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI =
Emoji",sans-serif;color:black'>&#128512;</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> =
<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>&nbs=
p;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Rick=
<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p=
>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>On =
Sat, Feb 10, 2024 at 1:22=E2=80=AFPM Bob Spidell via Healeys &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in =
6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The =
most rational, pragmatic swap at this point would be to an electric =
motor and batteries; done right, it would blow the doors off an LS or =
Coyote swap (up to a 100MPH or so, I wouldn't push a Healey chassis much =
past that, for long anyway-BTDT). How many owners do more than day trips =
anyway (my days of 5K mile trips are, unfortunately, in the past). =
<br><br>I wanted a big V8-powered car with all the modern improvements, =
so I bought a Mustang GT and left my Healeys as Austins (Jensens) =
un-mutated, and without the 20-50% drop in market value* (my survivors =
will have to sell my Healeys someday). 475HP--480 if I could get =
93-octane--disks all around (Brembos in front), electric throttle and =
steering (several modes), 19x9/10 wheels with Michelin Pilot Sport 4ses, =
IRS, MagneRide and Steeda suspension upgrades (the IRS is a bit shaky); =
0-60 under 5s (supposedly; I'm not good enough and the A10s are =
quicker). Bigger and heavier; I reckon a Nasty Boy would take me on a =
narrow twisty, but on the sweepers and straights it's sayonara. The =
Mustang hauls ass, and it's fun, but the Austin-Healeys are simply more =
satisfying to drive--by far--warts and all.<br><br>Disclaimer: I am very =
much an &quot;It's your car, do what you want with it&quot; person. I've =
made small mods to my cars: Pertonix Ignitors in both; taller rear-end =
for highway driveability, Texas Cooler with shroud in the BJ8 but I =
never have, and never will, understand why people buy a car they don't =
actually want just to change it (owners with broken/missing engines who =
think 'Why not?' I can see). Why not buy a Saxon and build it up the way =
you want it from scratch? Oh, and for the record, I don't much care for =
breast implants either; just not the same.<br><br>* Just my observations =
from BaT, FB, mailing lists, etc.; I've yet to see a Nasty Boy cross the =
block at B-J or Mecums--doen't mean it hasn't happened--but the muscle =
car 'restomods' with SBCs, LSes, etc. are a dime-a-dozen and, IMO, not =
particularly unique or imaginative (they do have garish paint jobs =
though).<br><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>On =
2/9/2024 10:25 PM, Chris Scholz via Healeys =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>I =
love my LS1 swap.&nbsp; It was a lot of work.&nbsp; Aluminum dual =
passage Wizard radiator with 15=E2=80=9D spal fan-I can drive in a =
parade at 110 heat index and car stays right at 195 degrees.&nbsp; Lots =
of work to get the alternator to fit-I modified a bracket from a Jeep =
wrangler LS swap kit. &nbsp; Everything barely fit longitudinally-there =
is one inch between the electric radiator fan and my water pump. &nbsp; =
Had to cut the steering shaft and u joint.&nbsp; Works great. &nbsp; =
<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Like=
 Rick, I have the stock 3.55 Healey rear with a quaife limited slip diff =
and it works perfectly. &nbsp;72=E2=80=9D Daytona wire wheels with 205 =
wide tires. &nbsp; Lowered the front spring perches -my front was so =
much lighter it was up in the air by 2-3=E2=80=9D.&nbsp; It rides and =
handles so well.&nbsp; My car was a 1959 100-6 so it wasn=E2=80=99t =
worth as much stock as a BJ8.&nbsp; I feel my value went up. =
&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>I =
love my reliability and the torque is amazing.&nbsp; Car is so much fun =
to slowly cruise and then hit the gas and go.&nbsp; I would never go =
back to the heavy iron block.&nbsp; I feel this an aluminum V8 would =
have been Healey=E2=80=99s first choice if GM would have worked with =
him. &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>&nbs=
p;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Sent=
 from my iPhone <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Chri=
s Scholz OD<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p=
>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>On =
Feb 9, 2024, at 7:58=E2=80=AFPM, HealeyRick <a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">&lt;[email-masked]&gt;</a> =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></div><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>A =
V8 swap is nothing to be undertaken lightly. It's not as simple as =
&quot;dropping in a V8&quot;. That's the easy part, mostly focusing on =
making engine and transmission mounts and cutting away pieces of the =
footwells so the motor will fit with the exhaust headers in place.&nbsp; =
It's all the other stuff you need to do that will really add the work. =
New electrical system, radiator, upgraded brakes, fuel system, =
transmission shifter, etc, etc. It's worth it in the end if you want a =
Healey/Cobra, but you'll also knock off about 30 percent of your car's =
value or more.&nbsp; You can see the work I had to do to put a Ford 5.0L =
and 5 speed transmission into my BJ7 here:&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://forum.britishv8.org/read.php?13,8264">http://forum.british=
v8.org/read.php?13,8264</a>&nbsp; The Ford 5.0 is narrower than the =
Chevy LS so less body cutting to do, but not a huge difference. LS =
motors are more likely to be found in a junkyard with low mileage now =
and with your brother a GM mechanic, would be very helpful.&nbsp; I did =
about 50-75% of the swap myself, except for the engine rebuild and body =
fabrication. My car has 350 hp and I run the stock rear end with 3.55 =
gears and Dayton 72 spoke wires.&nbsp; Much more power than that and =
those parts will start braking.&nbsp; A good engine swap is really a =
joy, but if you do a bad one it will be a nightmare forever. Chris did a =
really nice swap with his LS but he can speak to how much work it was. =
<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>&nbs=
p;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>My =
first choice if you don't have that &quot;Need for Speed&quot; would be =
to try a replacement Healey 6.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>&nbs=
p;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Best=
 of Luck,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Rick=
<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p=
>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>On =
Fri, Feb 9, 2024 at 2:11=E2=80=AFPM &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in =
6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Fun=
ny you should suggest a v8 replacement.&nbsp; Chris just made that =
suggestion to install an LS1 with GM Trans.&nbsp; My Bother is a retired =
GM mechanic, and he agrees.&nbsp; Did you do the exchange?&nbsp; What =
engine trans etc. did you use?&nbsp; All options are on the =
table.</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p=
></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>&nb=
sp;</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p=
></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Bob=
</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p=
></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>&nb=
sp;</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p=
></o:p></span></p><div style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 =
1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><spa=
n =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>From=
:</span></strong><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> =
HealeyRick &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
<br><strong><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sent:</span></strong> Friday, =
February 9, 2024 1:32 PM<br><strong><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>To:</span></strong> <a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a><br><strong><spa=
n style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Cc:</span></strong> <a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a><br><str=
ong><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Subject:</span></strong> Re: =
[Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>&nbs=
p;<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Sorr=
y to hear this Bob. What you've been told so far seems correct. Without =
the main bearing caps you're in a tough spot.&nbsp; Maybe trying to find =
a BJ8 block or a rebuildable BJ8 motor is the best of a bad group of =
choices.&nbsp; Too bad, I gave away a bare block with caps from a BJ7 a =
few years ago for a donation to our club charity.&nbsp; I'd put a wanted =
ad in the club magazines and Healey forums, Facebook pages and hope =
someone out there might have one. Try Hemphills, Healey Surgeons, David =
Nock, maybe they have one that needs rebuilding somewhere. Or do what I =
did and put a V8 in there!<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>&nbs=
p;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Best=
 of luck,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Rick=
 Neville aka &quot;HealeyRick&quot;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>&nbs=
p;<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>On =
Fri, Feb 9, 2024 at 11:12=E2=80=AFAM &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in =
6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5=
.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Gen=
tlemen:</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p=
></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>&nb=
sp;</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p=
></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>I =
arrived back to Florida in May and decide to drive my 67 =
Austin-Healey.&nbsp; Drove it a mile and heard clanking engine, looked =
at the oil pressure, It was O! Instead of stooping to have towed home, I =
drove it back slowly.&nbsp; Last month, I dropped the pan and started to =
remove the rod and crank caps and bearings.&nbsp; My mechanic friend =
said you got lucky the crank may only need polishing and new =
bearings.&nbsp; So, I packed and marked each of the main bearing caps, =
bolts, and bearings along with piston rods and caps in individual =
plastic bags. Then packed them into a larger plastic bag which was put =
under the workbench near the garbage.&nbsp; We towed the car to Mikes =
garage so he could pull and disassemble the engine.&nbsp; Tuesday, he =
asked me to bring the parts I had removed from the engine so he would =
have everything in one place.&nbsp; I looked around but could not find =
this black plastic bag and then remembered it got pitched in the =
garbage. So, I am now up the famous creek and am asking this group what =
I can do?</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p=
></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>&nb=
sp;</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p=
></o:p></span></p><ol start=3D1 type=3D1><li class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;m=
so-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I am told the =
engine is finished because the Main Bearing caps are not available and =
even if you could find them, they would need to be line bored on the =
engine.</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></spa=
n></li><li class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;m=
so-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I am told that =
finding an engine block for a 3000 with original main bearing caps is =
almost impossible.</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></spa=
n></li><li class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;m=
so-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Finding an =
engine to be rebuild might be possible.</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></spa=
n></li></ol><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>&nb=
sp;</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p=
></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>My =
engine was rebuilt 6000 miles with years ago everything new, so I would =
like to find a way of fixing the existing engine, if =
possible.</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p=
></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>&nb=
sp;</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p=
></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Ple=
ase give me your advice.</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p=
></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>&nb=
sp;</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p=
></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Bes=
t regards,</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p=
></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>&nb=
sp;</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p=
></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Bob=
 Begani</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p=
></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>67 =
Austin-Healey BJ8</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p=
></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>&nb=
sp;</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p=
></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>&nbs=
p;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span =
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2024 02:25:55 +0000 M2oxizwm3zy/zC1IpHJoe3+y4hZwxACfokNkseThPJe5Xk1PNotwvhHB9uHdYdUgc0VCA6+B34vwSarJBtXb5deDA62Cr5XrexaJPy4Cuek+AJ2sPmSOBecC Swu6qdk1aoYbj6SemYbHr39PbqTmK2k3Nnwu9NsnMbx9ulw4WX1y6nfHq5oP4DPLalo6HcWEV2LfnZsXDVGLI/+CrEq3+w6IrWxoXkEKDk4=

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<div>ah yes, Al...maybe we should bottle it as aftershave? My nephew bought=
 my '58 Sprite as he remembered the smell of my garage and now his garage =
smells that way too!&nbsp; Hank<br>-------------------- <br><br>From: =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt; <br>To: &lt;[email-masked]&gt;, "'Chris =
Scholz'" &lt;[email-masked]&gt;, "'HealeyRick'" =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt;, &lt;[email-masked]&gt; <br>Cc: =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt; <br>Sent: February 12, 2024 at 6:40 PM PST =
<br>Subject: RE: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure </div>
<div class=3D"WordSection1">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt;">And Hank &ndash; don&rsquo;t forget about the =
smell!!</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11.=
0pt;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11=
.0pt;">Our local car club had a drive of about three (3) hours on Saturday,=
 and I happened to be at the back of the pack. While it did take a couple =
of days to clear out my nose, I was back in the garage today tuning up and =
working out a fuel delivery on a car that has sat for a few years &ndash; =
and got another dose of exhaust blowing back into the garage!! </span><span=
 style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',=
sans-serif;">=F0=9F=98=8A</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span=
 style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',=
sans-serif;">-----------------------------------</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: =
'Calibri',sans-serif;">All the best,</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><spa=
n style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',=
sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;">Al =
Fuller</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11.=
0pt;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<div style=3D"border: none; border-top: solid =
#E1E1E1 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><strong=
><span style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',=
sans-serif;">From:</span></strong><span style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt; =
font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;"> Healeys &lt;[email-masked]=
.net&gt; <strong>On Behalf Of </strong>Hank Leach via =
Healeys<br><strong>Sent:</strong> Sunday, February 11, 2024 9:18 =
AM<br><strong>To:</strong> Chris Scholz &lt;drscholz@visioncenterpc.=
com&gt;; HealeyRick &lt;[email-masked]&gt;; josef-eckert@t-online.=
de<br><strong>Cc:</strong> [email-masked]<br><strong>Subject:</stro=
ng> Re: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure</span></p>
</div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">There are =
plenty of electric vehicles available today and many more tomorrow...most =
folks bought Healeys for their looks and their <strong><em><span =
style=3D"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">sound.</span></em></strong></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Would you pull out of the garage to =
listen to it hummmmmmmmmmmmmm? Hank</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br>-------------------- <br><br>From: =
"josef-eckert--- via Healeys" &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked].=
net">[email-masked]</a>&gt; <br>Reply-To: &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
<br>To: "Chris Scholz" &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:drscholz@visioncenterpc.=
com">[email-masked]</a>&gt;, "HealeyRick" &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; <br>Cc: =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked].=
net</a>&gt; <br>Sent: February 11, 2024 at 7:22 AM PST <br>Subject: Re: =
[Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure</p>
</div>
<p style=3D"margin: 0in;"><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">What I do not understand is, why you =
want to convert an Austin-Healey to V8, Electtric, etc? For me the decision=
 is clear to keep an Austin-Healey as Austin-Healey and when I like to have=
 a V8 as well i would buy a Jaguar XK8 or similar as an addition. We did =
this with our holiday car which is a Mazda MX-5 Miata. The car is =
absolutely great and in many ways superiour to the Austion-Healey, =
especially when it comes to the heavy traffic on European roads and Safety.=
 Meanwhile I do not go on any&nbsp; motorway here in Germany with one of my=
 Austin-Healeys. Its just painful.</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: =
0in;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0in;"><span style=3D"font-size: 10.=
0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Josef =
Eckert</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0in;"><span style=3D"font-size: 10.=
0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">K&ouml;nigswinter/Germ=
any</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0in;"><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0in;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0in;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0in;">-----Original-Nachricht-----</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0in;">Betreff: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild =
failure</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0in;">Datum: 2024-02-11T14:44:08+0100</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0in;">Von: "Chris Scholz via Healeys" &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0in;">An: "HealeyRick" &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeyrik@=
gmail.com">[email-masked]</a>&gt;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: =
0in;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0in;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0in;">&nbsp;</p>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">I would be concerned with the lack of passion with a full electric =
conversion. &nbsp; </span></p>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">&nbsp;</span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">An aluminum V8 keeps the spirit and improves the driving experience=
. &nbsp;</span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">Sent from my iPhone </span></p>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">Chris Scholz OD</span></p>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<blockquote style=3D"margin-top: 5.0pt; margin-bottom: 5.0pt;">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">On Feb 10, 2024, at 9:16=E2=80=AFPM, HealeyRick &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
wrote:</span></p>
</blockquote>
</div>
<blockquote style=3D"margin-top: 5.=
0pt; margin-bottom: 5.0pt;">
<div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">Now, you've gone too far, Bob.&nbsp; An electric Healey? Bleah!=
&nbsp; As you say, to each their own. There's plenty of room in the Healey =
tent for concours, modified, big Healeys, little Healeys, Nash Healeys, =
Healey boats, etc. Can't we all just get along?&nbsp;</span><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; color:=
 black;">=F0=9F=98=80</span><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Rick</span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">On Sat, Feb 10, 2024 at 1:22=E2=80=AFPM =
Bob Spidell via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked].=
net">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:</span></p>
</div>
<blockquote style=3D"border: none; border-left: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; =
padding: 0in 0in 0in 6.0pt; margin-left: 4.8pt; margin-right: 0in;">
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">The most rational, pragmatic swap at this point would be to an =
electric motor and batteries; done right, it would blow the doors off an LS=
 or Coyote swap (up to a 100MPH or so, I wouldn't push a Healey chassis =
much past that, for long anyway-BTDT). How many owners do more than day =
trips anyway (my days of 5K mile trips are, unfortunately, in the past). =
<br><br>I wanted a big V8-powered car with all the modern improvements, so =
I bought a Mustang GT and left my Healeys as Austins (Jensens) un-mutated, =
and without the 20-50% drop in market value* (my survivors will have to =
sell my Healeys someday). 475HP--480 if I could get 93-octane--disks all =
around (Brembos in front), electric throttle and steering (several modes), =
19x9/10 wheels with Michelin Pilot Sport 4ses, IRS, MagneRide and Steeda =
suspension upgrades (the IRS is a bit shaky); 0-60 under 5s (supposedly; =
I'm not good enough and the A10s are quicker). Bigger and heavier; I reckon=
 a Nasty Boy would take me on a narrow twisty, but on the sweepers and =
straights it's sayonara. The Mustang hauls ass, and it's fun, but the =
Austin-Healeys are simply more satisfying to drive--by far--warts and all.=
<br><br>Disclaimer: I am very much an "It's your car, do what you want with=
 it" person. I've made small mods to my cars: Pertonix Ignitors in both; =
taller rear-end for highway driveability, Texas Cooler with shroud in the =
BJ8 but I never have, and never will, understand why people buy a car they =
don't actually want just to change it (owners with broken/missing engines =
who think 'Why not?' I can see). Why not buy a Saxon and build it up the =
way you want it from scratch? Oh, and for the record, I don't much care for=
 breast implants either; just not the same.<br><br>* Just my observations =
from BaT, FB, mailing lists, etc.; I've yet to see a Nasty Boy cross the =
block at B-J or Mecums--doen't mean it hasn't happened--but the muscle car =
'restomods' with SBCs, LSes, etc. are a dime-a-dozen and, IMO, not =
particularly unique or imaginative (they do have garish paint jobs though).=
<br><br><br><br></span></p>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">On 2/9/2024 10:25 PM, Chris Scholz via Healeys wrote:</span></p>
</div>
<blockquote style=3D"margin-top: 5.0pt; margin-bottom: 5.0pt;">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">I love my LS1 swap.&nbsp; It was a lot =
of work.&nbsp; Aluminum dual passage Wizard radiator with 15&rdquo; spal =
fan-I can drive in a parade at 110 heat index and car stays right at 195 =
degrees.&nbsp; Lots of work to get the alternator to fit-I modified a =
bracket from a Jeep wrangler LS swap kit. &nbsp; Everything barely fit =
longitudinally-there is one inch between the electric radiator fan and my =
water pump. &nbsp; Had to cut the steering shaft and u joint.&nbsp; Works =
great. &nbsp; </span></p>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">Like Rick, I have the stock 3.55 Healey rear with a quaife limited =
slip diff and it works perfectly. &nbsp;72&rdquo; Daytona wire wheels with =
205 wide tires. &nbsp; Lowered the front spring perches -my front was so =
much lighter it was up in the air by 2-3&rdquo;.&nbsp; It rides and handles=
 so well.&nbsp; My car was a 1959 100-6 so it wasn&rsquo;t worth as much =
stock as a BJ8.&nbsp; I feel my value went up. &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">I love my reliability and =
the torque is amazing.&nbsp; Car is so much fun to slowly cruise and then =
hit the gas and go.&nbsp; I would never go back to the heavy iron block.=
&nbsp; I feel this an aluminum V8 would have been Healey&rsquo;s first =
choice if GM would have worked with him. &nbsp;</span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Sent from my iPhone </span></p>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Chris Scholz OD</span></p>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<blockquote style=3D"margin-top: 5.0pt; margin-bottom: 5.0pt;">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">On Feb 9, 2024, at 7:58=E2=80=AFPM, HealeyRick <a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">&lt;[email-masked]&gt;</a> =
wrote:</span></p>
</blockquote>
</div>
<blockquote style=3D"margin-top: 5.=
0pt; margin-bottom: 5.0pt;">
<div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">A V8 swap is nothing to be undertaken lightly. It's not as simple =
as "dropping in a V8". That's the easy part, mostly focusing on making =
engine and transmission mounts and cutting away pieces of the footwells so =
the motor will fit with the exhaust headers in place.&nbsp; It's all the =
other stuff you need to do that will really add the work. New electrical =
system, radiator, upgraded brakes, fuel system, transmission shifter, etc, =
etc. It's worth it in the end if you want a Healey/Cobra, but you'll also =
knock off about 30 percent of your car's value or more.&nbsp; You can see =
the work I had to do to put a Ford 5.0L and 5 speed transmission into my =
BJ7 here:&nbsp;<a href=3D"http://forum.britishv8.org/read.php?13,=
8264">http://forum.britishv8.org/read.php?13,8264</a>&nbsp; The Ford 5.0 is=
 narrower than the Chevy LS so less body cutting to do, but not a huge =
difference. LS motors are more likely to be found in a junkyard with low =
mileage now and with your brother a GM mechanic, would be very helpful.=
&nbsp; I did about 50-75% of the swap myself, except for the engine rebuild=
 and body fabrication. My car has 350 hp and I run the stock rear end with =
3.55 gears and Dayton 72 spoke wires.&nbsp; Much more power than that and =
those parts will start braking.&nbsp; A good engine swap is really a joy, =
but if you do a bad one it will be a nightmare forever. Chris did a really =
nice swap with his LS but he can speak to how much work it was. </span></p>
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'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p>
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'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">My first choice if you don't have that =
"Need for Speed" would be to try a replacement Healey 6.</span></p>
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'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Best of Luck,</span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Rick</span></p>
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'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">On Fri, Feb 9, 2024 at 2:11=E2=80=AFPM =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
wrote:</span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">Funny you should suggest a v8 replacement.&nbsp; Chris just made =
that suggestion to install an LS1 with GM Trans.&nbsp; My Bother is a =
retired GM mechanic, and he agrees.&nbsp; Did you do the exchange?&nbsp; =
What engine trans etc. did you use?&nbsp; All options are on the table.=
</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; =
mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; =
mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Bob</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; =
mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<div style=3D"border: none; border-top: solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt=
 0in 0in 0in;">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; =
mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><strong><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">From:</span></strong><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">=
 HealeyRick &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">healeyrik@gmail.=
com</a>&gt; <br><strong><span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',=
sans-serif;">Sent:</span></strong> Friday, February 9, 2024 1:32 =
PM<br><strong><span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">To:</span></=
strong> <a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">rfbegani@gmail.=
com</a><br><strong><span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',=
sans-serif;">Cc:</span></strong> <a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked].=
net">[email-masked]</a><br><strong><span style=3D"font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif;">Subject:</span></strong> Re: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine=
 Rebuild failure</span></p>
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style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">&nbsp;</span></p>
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style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">Sorry to hear this Bob. What you've been told so far seems correct.=
 Without the main bearing caps you're in a tough spot.&nbsp; Maybe trying =
to find a BJ8 block or a rebuildable BJ8 motor is the best of a bad group =
of choices.&nbsp; Too bad, I gave away a bare block with caps from a BJ7 a =
few years ago for a donation to our club charity.&nbsp; I'd put a wanted ad=
 in the club magazines and Healey forums, Facebook pages and hope someone =
out there might have one. Try Hemphills, Healey Surgeons, David Nock, maybe=
 they have one that needs rebuilding somewhere. Or do what I did and put a =
V8 in there!</span></p>
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style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">&nbsp;</span></p>
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style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">Best of luck,</span></p>
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style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">Rick Neville aka "HealeyRick"</span></p>
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mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family:=
 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; =
mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family:=
 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">On Fri, Feb 9, 2024 at 11:12=E2=80=AFAM=
 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
wrote:</span></p>
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: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Gentlemen:</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; =
mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; =
mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">I arrived back to Florida =
in May and decide to drive my 67 Austin-Healey.&nbsp; Drove it a mile and =
heard clanking engine, looked at the oil pressure, It was O! Instead of =
stooping to have towed home, I drove it back slowly.&nbsp; Last month, I =
dropped the pan and started to remove the rod and crank caps and bearings.=
&nbsp; My mechanic friend said you got lucky the crank may only need =
polishing and new bearings.&nbsp; So, I packed and marked each of the main =
bearing caps, bolts, and bearings along with piston rods and caps in =
individual plastic bags. Then packed them into a larger plastic bag which =
was put under the workbench near the garbage.&nbsp; We towed the car to =
Mikes garage so he could pull and disassemble the engine.&nbsp; Tuesday, he=
 asked me to bring the parts I had removed from the engine so he would have=
 everything in one place.&nbsp; I looked around but could not find this =
black plastic bag and then remembered it got pitched in the garbage. So, I =
am now up the famous creek and am asking this group what I can do?=
</span></p>
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mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<ol>
<li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; =
mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">I am told the=
 engine is finished because the Main Bearing caps are not available and =
even if you could find them, they would need to be line bored on the engine=
.</span></li>
<li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: black; =
mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 =
lfo1;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',=
sans-serif;">I am told that finding an engine block for a 3000 with =
original main bearing caps is almost impossible.</span></li>
<li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; =
mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Finding an =
engine to be rebuild might be possible.</span></li>
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mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; =
mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">My engine was rebuilt 6000 =
miles with years ago everything new, so I would like to find a way of =
fixing the existing engine, if possible.</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; =
mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; =
mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Please give me your advice.=
</span></p>
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mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p>
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mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Best regards,</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; =
mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p>
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mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Bob Begani</span></p>
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mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">67 Austin-Healey =
BJ8</span></p>
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