Subject: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods

From: josef-eckert--- via Healeys <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2025 18:58:27 +0100 (CET)

Bob,
Your Austin-Healey is not a modern car and never will be again and so handles like an 70 years old car. That´s what it should be and I am really happy my 100 handles "vintage" what makes it even more attractive to me. My point is, this modifications are like a face lifting to a human beeing. It doesn´t make things better, even worse as it makes an stylish old lady doubtful.
When it comes to selling, leave the car original and you would get a better price compared to a modified bitser, at least here in Europe. Here in Europe you rarely would drive an Austin-Healey over long distances anymore, even its fitted with the newest gimmicks nobody really needs.

Josef Eckert
Germany

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Betreff: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods
Datum: 2025-02-18T18:29:33+0100
Von: "Bob Spidell via Healeys" <[email-masked]>
An: "Healeys" <[email-masked]>

The current discussion re: "What should us old f***s do with our Healeys 
when we're too decrepit to drive them and the kids and grandkids 
(mostly) want nothing to do with them"--and related to a couple ads I've 
gotten recently from AHSpares--got me to thinking. I've largely kept the 
100M my dad found in the local newspaper that we restored together 
original, but now I'm thinking, pursuant to that conversation, why not 
make some 'tweaks' to improve its drive-ability, since it won't end up a 
museum piece anyway? In particular: the brakes suck. They're all 
new/refurbished, and stop well enough for drums, but pull badly and no 
amount of adjustment makes any difference (my dad's '65 Mustang, with 
all drums, was even worse, and I advised the guy who bought it to 
install front disks since it was to be his teenage daughter's car). 
'Spares also hit me with an ad for an upgraded Panhard kit, which 
supposedly improves handling--though, besides the brakes I have no 
issues with its handling--but, why not (since I'll be shipping across 
The Pond anyway)?

Anyway, anyone got experience with either of these mods, esp. the brake 
kit (the rotors look a little thin compared to my BJ8's)? FWIW, I'll be 
72 this year but can still drive well enough to wrangle a 480HP 
Mustang--my wife might disagree--and I'm considering re-upping my pilot 
medical (which, if I'm successful, should tell me something about my 
fitness).

bs
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From: josef-eckert--- via Healeys <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:45:31 +0100 (CET)

Hi David,
As you said you did your journey in 1982! How old were you than? And that´s more than 40 years ago. Here in centre Europe you wouldn´t do it again this year. I usually load my classic cars on the trailer when I need to go to an event further than 60 miles (100km) distance. I am 67 years old and I do not need these excitements anymore and important for me,  my wife wouldn´t go with me longer distances in a Healey. On our motorways we have massive congestions which doesn´t make it pleasant, even in a modern car. For longer leasure trips along country lanes we usually use our Mazda MX-5, which makes the same fun to drive and its much safer with airbags, etc. than taking an Austin-Healey.

Josef Eckert
Germany

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Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods
Datum: 2025-02-18T19:30:00+0100
Von: "WARD DAVID" <[email-masked]>
An: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>

Hi Josef,
My wife and myself drove a Austin Healey 3000 Mk one from Perth in Western Australia to Adelaide in South Australia for a National Austin Healey rally  in 1982 I think it was. A distance of over TWO THOUSAND MILES  ONE WAY.  We enjoyed the Healey meet then drove the massive distance back again.

Regards.
David. 

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Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2025 13:49:43 -0800

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Here's what I've done with my Concours BN1 in 37 years..

*Engine:*
- internal LeMans parts... cam, pistons, and original dated BN1 distributor
upgraded to "M" specs by Jeff at Advanced
- slightly lightened flywheel [the lip was milled off].
- Denis Welch Aluminum head upgraded with DW head gasket and all new engine
studs and nuts. The aluminum head alone doubles the power band from
2,500-3,500 rpm stock to now 2,000-4,200 rpm. Pulls like a freight train.

Original H4 carbs [not needed with AL head]. No louvered bonnet nor strap.

Vintage restored 9-fin aluminum valve cover.
Made in England 'ProAlloy' brand aluminum radiator with an upgraded 30%
more efficient core. Pro Alloy radiators are fantastic quality, and look
like the originals. While I got mine when the GBP dropped to $1.05
USD [paid $900 USD delivered] They have now almost tripled in price.

*Suspension:*
Brakes are all four drums, but the drums were balanced and the special
'woven-segmented' brake shoes arced to the drums. NO issues with brakes.
Almost as good as disc brakes. This was a recommendation from Don Fisher to
me 20 years ago.
Upgraded LeMans 5/8" front anti-sway bar.
All four original shocks were rebuilt by Peter Cauldwell.
Dayton 60-spoke wheels with 165HR15 Michelin XAS tires.

*Gearbox & Rearend:*
Lempert 3.54 rear end gears replacing the stock 4.11 gears in my stock
Hypoid Bevel rear end.
Eric Grunden rebuilt the original 3-speed gear box with A LOT of NOS parts.
Eric says it's the best one he's ever built. I love the 3-speeds as it
gives me synchro in all forward gears.

It may be a 70 year old classic but it will cruise the CA freeways at 80
mph all day, keep up with any stock 100M and will win a Gold Concours to
boot.

Cheers,

Curtis

On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 11:11=E2=80=AFAM josef-eckert--- via Healeys <
[email-masked]> wrote:

> Hi David,
> As you said you did your journey in 1982! How old were you than? And
> that=C2=B4s more than 40 years ago. Here in centre Europe you wouldn=C2=
=B4t do it
> again this year. I usually load my classic cars on the trailer when I nee=
d
> to go to an event further than 60 miles (100km) distance. I am 67 years o=
ld
> and I do not need these excitements anymore and important for me,  my wif=
e
> wouldn=C2=B4t go with me longer distances in a Healey. On our motorways w=
e have
> massive congestions which doesn=C2=B4t make it pleasant, even in a modern=
 car.
> For longer leasure trips along country lanes we usually use our Mazda MX-=
5,
> which makes the same fun to drive and its much safer with airbags, etc.
> than taking an Austin-Healey.
>
> Josef Eckert
> Germany
>
>
> My wife and myself drove a Austin Healey 3000 Mk one from Perth in Wester=
n
> Australia to Adelaide in South Australia for a National Austin Healey
> rally  in 1982 I think it was. A distance of over TWO THOUSAND MILES  ONE
> WAY.  We enjoyed the Healey meet then drove the massive distance back aga=
in.
> > Your Austin-Healey is not a modern car and never will be again and so
> handles like an 70 years old car. That=C2=B4s what it should be and I am =
really
> happy my 100 handles "vintage" what makes it even more attractive to me. =
My
> point is, this modifications are like a face lifting to a human beeing. I=
t
> doesn=C2=B4t make things better, even worse as it makes an stylish old la=
dy
> doubtful.
> > When it comes to selling, leave the car original and you would get a
> better price compared to a modified bitser, at least here in Europe. Here
> in Europe you rarely would drive an Austin-Healey over long distances
> anymore, even its fitted with the newest gimmicks nobody really needs.
> >
> > Josef Eckert
> > Germany
> >
> >
> > The current discussion re: "What should us old f***s do with our Healey=
s
> > (mostly) want nothing to do with them"--and related to a couple ads I'v=
e
> > gotten recently from AHSpares--got me to thinking. I've largely kept th=
e
> > make some 'tweaks' to improve its drive-ability, since it won't end up =
a
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">Here&#39;s what I&#39;ve=
 done with my Concours BN1 in 37 years..<div><br></div><div><b>Engine:</b><=
/div><div>- internal LeMans parts... cam, pistons, and original dated BN1 d=
istributor upgraded to &quot;M&quot; specs by Jeff at Advanced</div><div>- =
slightly=C2=A0lightened flywheel [the lip was milled off].</div><div>- Deni=
s Welch Aluminum head upgraded with DW head gasket and all new engine studs=
 and nuts. The aluminum head alone doubles the power band from 2,500-3,500 =
rpm stock to now 2,000-4,200 rpm. Pulls like a freight train.</div><div>=C2=
=A0</div><div>Original=C2=A0H4 carbs [not needed with AL head]. No louvered=
 bonnet nor strap.</div><div><br></div><div>Vintage restored 9-fin aluminum=
 valve cover.</div><div>Made in England &#39;ProAlloy&#39; brand aluminum r=
adiator with an upgraded 30% more efficient core. Pro Alloy radiators are f=
antastic quality, and look like the originals. While I got mine when the GB=
P dropped to $1.05 USD=C2=A0[paid $900 USD delivered] They have now almost =
tripled in price.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Suspension:</b></div><div>Bra=
kes are all four drums, but the drums were balanced and the special &#39;wo=
ven-segmented&#39; brake shoes arced to the drums. NO issues with brakes. A=
lmost as good as disc brakes. This was a recommendation from Don Fisher to =
me 20 years ago.</div><div>Upgraded LeMans 5/8&quot; front anti-sway bar.</=
div><div>All four original shocks were rebuilt by Peter Cauldwell.</div><di=
v>Dayton 60-spoke wheels with 165HR15 Michelin=C2=A0XAS tires.</div><div><b=
r></div><div><b>Gearbox &amp; Rearend:</b></div><div>Lempert 3.54 rear end =
gears replacing the stock 4.11 gears in my stock Hypoid Bevel rear end.</di=
v><div>Eric Grunden rebuilt the original=C2=A03-speed gear box with A LOT o=
f NOS parts. Eric says it&#39;s the best one he&#39;s ever built. I love th=
e 3-speeds as it gives me synchro in all forward gears.</div><div><br></div=
><div>It may be a 70 year old classic but it will cruise the CA freeways at=
 80 mph all day, keep up with any stock 100M and will win a Gold Concours t=
o boot.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Cur=
tis</div><div><br></div></div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gma=
il_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 18, 2=
025 at 11:11=E2=80=AFAM josef-eckert--- via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:h=
[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><bloc=
kquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:=
1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi David,<br>
As you said you did your journey in 1982! How old were you than? And that=
=C2=B4s more than 40 years ago. Here in centre Europe you wouldn=C2=B4t do =
it again this year. I usually load my classic cars on the trailer when I ne=
ed to go to an event further than 60 miles (100km) distance. I am 67 years =
old and I do not need these excitements anymore and important for me,=C2=A0=
 my wife wouldn=C2=B4t go with me longer distances in a Healey. On our moto=
rways we have massive congestions which doesn=C2=B4t make it pleasant, even=
 in a modern car. For longer leasure trips along country lanes we usually u=
se our Mazda MX-5, which makes the same fun to drive and its much safer wit=
h airbags, etc. than taking an Austin-Healey.<br>
<br>
Josef Eckert<br>
Germany<br>
<br>
<br>
-----Original-Nachricht-----<br>
Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods<br>
Datum: 2025-02-18T19:30:00+0100<br>
Von: &quot;WARD DAVID&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" t=
arget=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br>
An: &quot;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">jos=
[email-masked]</a>&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:josef-eckert@t-online=
.de" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br>
<br>
Hi Josef,<br>
My wife and myself drove a Austin Healey 3000 Mk one from Perth in Western =
Australia to Adelaide in South Australia for a National Austin Healey rally=
=C2=A0 in 1982 I think it was. A distance of over TWO THOUSAND MILES=C2=A0 =
ONE WAY.=C2=A0 We enjoyed the Healey meet then drove the massive distance b=
ack again.<br>
<br>
Regards.<br>
David. <br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
&gt; On 18/02/2025 17:58 GMT josef-eckert--- via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mai=
lto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt=
; wrote:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt;=C2=A0 <br>
&gt; Bob,<br>
&gt; Your Austin-Healey is not a modern car and never will be again and so =
handles like an 70 years old car. That=C2=B4s what it should be and I am re=
ally happy my 100 handles &quot;vintage&quot; what makes it even more attra=
ctive to me. My point is, this modifications are like a face lifting to a h=
uman beeing. It doesn=C2=B4t make things better, even worse as it makes an =
stylish old lady doubtful.<br>
&gt; When it comes to selling, leave the car original and you would get a b=
etter price compared to a modified bitser, at least here in Europe. Here in=
 Europe you rarely would drive an Austin-Healey over long distances anymore=
, even its fitted with the newest gimmicks nobody really needs.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Josef Eckert<br>
&gt; Germany<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; -----Original-Nachricht-----<br>
&gt; Betreff: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods<br>
&gt; Datum: 2025-02-18T18:29:33+0100<br>
&gt; Von: &quot;Bob Spidell via Healeys&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys=
@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br>
&gt; An: &quot;Healeys&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; The current discussion re: &quot;What should us old f***s do with our =
Healeys <br>
&gt; when we&#39;re too decrepit to drive them and the kids and grandkids <=
br>
&gt; (mostly) want nothing to do with them&quot;--and related to a couple a=
ds I&#39;ve <br>
&gt; gotten recently from AHSpares--got me to thinking. I&#39;ve largely ke=
pt the <br>
&gt; 100M my dad found in the local newspaper that we restored together <br=
&gt; original, but now I&#39;m thinking, pursuant to that conversation, why=
 not <br>
&gt; make some &#39;tweaks&#39; to improve its drive-ability, since it won&=
#39;t end up a <br>
&gt; museum piece anyway? In particular: the brakes suck. They&#39;re all <=
br>
&gt; new/refurbished, and stop well enough for drums, but pull badly and no=
 <br>
&gt; amount of adjustment makes any difference (my dad&#39;s &#39;65 Mustan=
g, with <br>
&gt; all drums, was even worse, and I advised the guy who bought it to <br>
&gt; install front disks since it was to be his teenage daughter&#39;s car)=
. <br>
&gt; &#39;Spares also hit me with an ad for an upgraded Panhard kit, which =
<br>
&gt; supposedly improves handling--though, besides the brakes I have no <br=
&gt; issues with its handling--but, why not (since I&#39;ll be shipping acr=
oss <br>
&gt; The Pond anyway)?<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Anyway, anyone got experience with either of these mods, esp. the brak=
e <br>
&gt; kit (the rotors look a little thin compared to my BJ8&#39;s)? FWIW, I&=
#39;ll be <br>
&gt; 72 this year but can still drive well enough to wrangle a 480HP <br>
&gt; Mustang--my wife might disagree--and I&#39;m considering re-upping my =
pilot <br>
&gt; medical (which, if I&#39;m successful, should tell me something about =
my <br>
&gt; fitness).<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; bs<br>
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From: Robert Markovich via Healeys <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:39:13 +0000 (UTC)

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I believe in keeping my Healey ESSENTIALLY original. But here in America, I=
 like driving it, often=C2=A0to gatherings 100 or more miles away. New radi=
al tires add safety and handling while looking mostly original=E2=80=94and =
old as they are, Healeys still handle surprisingly well, especially on a sm=
ooth road. And alternator will charge a battery far better than the standar=
d generator while a modern fuel pump is likelier to keep working=E2=80=94tw=
o examples of upgrades that maintain the original feel of the car while red=
ucing the chance of being stuck on the roadside. So I maintain my belief in=
 at least a few sympathetic upgrades to allow my Healey to spend more=C2=A0=
time on the road and less time at a service station.=C2=A0

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On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 1:14 PM, josef-eckert--- via Healeys <healey=
[email-masked]> wrote:

Bob,
Your Austin-Healey is not a modern car and never will be again and so handl=
es like an 70 years old car. That=C2=B4s what it should be and I am really =
happy my 100 handles "vintage" what makes it even more attractive to me. My=
 point is, this modifications are like a face lifting to a human beeing. It=
 doesn=C2=B4t make things better, even worse as it makes an stylish old lad=
y doubtful.
When it comes to selling, leave the car original and you would get a better=
 price compared to a modified bitser, at least here in Europe. Here in Euro=
pe you rarely would drive an Austin-Healey over long distances anymore, eve=
n its fitted with the newest gimmicks nobody really needs.

Josef Eckert
Germany

-----Original-Nachricht-----
Betreff: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods
Datum: 2025-02-18T18:29:33+0100
Von: "Bob Spidell via Healeys" <[email-masked]>
An: "Healeys" <[email-masked]>

The current discussion re: "What should us old f***s do with our Healeys=20
when we're too decrepit to drive them and the kids and grandkids=20
(mostly) want nothing to do with them"--and related to a couple ads I've=20
gotten recently from AHSpares--got me to thinking. I've largely kept the=20
100M my dad found in the local newspaper that we restored together=20
original, but now I'm thinking, pursuant to that conversation, why not=20
make some 'tweaks' to improve its drive-ability, since it won't end up a=20
museum piece anyway? In particular: the brakes suck. They're all=20
new/refurbished, and stop well enough for drums, but pull badly and no=20
amount of adjustment makes any difference (my dad's '65 Mustang, with=20
all drums, was even worse, and I advised the guy who bought it to=20
install front disks since it was to be his teenage daughter's car).=20
'Spares also hit me with an ad for an upgraded Panhard kit, which=20
supposedly improves handling--though, besides the brakes I have no=20
issues with its handling--but, why not (since I'll be shipping across=20
The Pond anyway)?

Anyway, anyone got experience with either of these mods, esp. the brake=20
kit (the rotors look a little thin compared to my BJ8's)? FWIW, I'll be=20
72 this year but can still drive well enough to wrangle a 480HP=20
Mustang--my wife might disagree--and I'm considering re-upping my pilot=20
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I believe in keeping my Healey ESSENTIALLY original. But here in America, I=
 like driving it, often&nbsp;to gatherings 100 or more miles away. New radi=
al tires add safety and handling while looking mostly original=E2=80=94and =
old as they are, Healeys still handle surprisingly well, especially on a sm=
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 at least a few sympathetic upgrades to allow my Healey to spend more&nbsp;=
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eys &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:</p><blockquote class=3D"iosymail"=
><div dir=3D"ltr">Bob,<br clear=3D"none">Your Austin-Healey is not a modern=
 car and never will be again and so handles like an 70 years old car. That=
=C2=B4s what it should be and I am really happy my 100 handles "vintage" wh=
at makes it even more attractive to me. My point is, this modifications are=
 like a face lifting to a human beeing. It doesn=C2=B4t make things better,=
 even worse as it makes an stylish old lady doubtful.<br clear=3D"none">Whe=
n it comes to selling, leave the car original and you would get a better pr=
ice compared to a modified bitser, at least here in Europe. Here in Europe =
you rarely would drive an Austin-Healey over long distances anymore, even i=
ts fitted with the newest gimmicks nobody really needs.<br clear=3D"none"><=
br clear=3D"none">Josef Eckert<br clear=3D"none">Germany<br clear=3D"none">=
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ld f***s do with our Healeys <br clear=3D"none">when we're too decrepit to =
drive them and the kids and grandkids <br clear=3D"none">(mostly) want noth=
ing to do with them"--and related to a couple ads I've <br clear=3D"none">g=
otten recently from AHSpares--got me to thinking. I've largely kept the <br=
 clear=3D"none">100M my dad found in the local newspaper that we restored t=
ogether <br clear=3D"none">original, but now I'm thinking, pursuant to that=
 conversation, why not <br clear=3D"none">make some 'tweaks' to improve its=
 drive-ability, since it won't end up a <br clear=3D"none">museum piece any=
way? In particular: the brakes suck. They're all <br clear=3D"none">new/ref=
urbished, and stop well enough for drums, but pull badly and no <br clear=
=3D"none">amount of adjustment makes any difference (my dad's '65 Mustang, =
with <br clear=3D"none">all drums, was even worse, and I advised the guy wh=
o bought it to <br clear=3D"none">install front disks since it was to be hi=
s teenage daughter's car). <br clear=3D"none">'Spares also hit me with an a=
d for an upgraded Panhard kit, which <br clear=3D"none">supposedly improves=
 handling--though, besides the brakes I have no <br clear=3D"none">issues w=
ith its handling--but, why not (since I'll be shipping across <br clear=3D"=
none">The Pond anyway)?<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Anyway, anyone=
 got experience with either of these mods, esp. the brake <br clear=3D"none=
">kit (the rotors look a little thin compared to my BJ8's)? FWIW, I'll be <=
br clear=3D"none">72 this year but can still drive well enough to wrangle a=
 480HP <br clear=3D"none">Mustang--my wife might disagree--and I'm consider=
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I love absolutely love driving my Healey, I=E2=80=99ve driven from Michigan=
 to
North and south Carolina, to Vermont to south Dacoda,  to North Carolina,
back and forth to Kentucky and beyond.
 I=E2=80=99ve done a few reversible upgrades.
Alternator, additional fuses, halogen headlights Toyota transmission, third
brake light, even (gasp) cruise control. I want my kids and grandkids to be
able to drive it.
It=E2=80=99s needs a new or rebuilt frame, maybe one day. In the meantime I=
=E2=80=99m
driving the heck out of it.
I=E2=80=99m in my early 70s, love working on it, but the fatigue of driving=
 it is
costing me.
I have Mieka seats (not installed) so maybe (my wife doesn=E2=80=99t like t=
hem).
Everything is (so far) easily reversible.

Dr.Mitchell's Gmail

On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 6:42=E2=80=AFPM Robert Markovich via Healeys <
[email-masked]> wrote:

> I believe in keeping my Healey ESSENTIALLY original. But here in America,
> I like driving it, often to gatherings 100 or more miles away. New radial
> tires add safety and handling while looking mostly original=E2=80=94and o=
ld as they
> are, Healeys still handle surprisingly well, especially on a smooth road.
> And alternator will charge a battery far better than the standard generat=
or
> while a modern fuel pump is likelier to keep working=E2=80=94two examples=
 of
> upgrades that maintain the original feel of the car while reducing the
> chance of being stuck on the roadside. So I maintain my belief in at leas=
t
> a few sympathetic upgrades to allow my Healey to spend more time on the
> road and less time at a service station.
>
>
> <https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661>
>
> On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 1:14 PM, josef-eckert--- via Healeys <
really
My
t
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<div dir=3D"auto">I love absolutely love driving my Healey, I=E2=80=99ve dr=
iven from Michigan to North and south Carolina, to Vermont to south Dacoda,=
 =C2=A0to North Carolina, back and forth to Kentucky and beyond.</div><div =
dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0I=E2=80=99ve done a few reversible upgrades.=C2=A0</div>=
<div dir=3D"auto">Alternator, additional fuses, halogen headlights Toyota t=
ransmission, third brake light, even (gasp) cruise control. I want my kids =
and grandkids to be able to drive it.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">It=E2=80=
=99s needs a new or rebuilt frame, maybe one day. In the meantime I=E2=80=
=99m driving the heck out of it.</div><div dir=3D"auto">I=E2=80=99m in my e=
arly 70s, love working on it, but the fatigue of driving it is costing me.<=
/div><div dir=3D"auto">I have Mieka seats (not installed) so maybe (my wife=
 doesn=E2=80=99t like them).=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">Everything is (so=
 far) easily reversible.=C2=A0<br clear=3D"all"><br clear=3D"all"><div dir=
=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmai=
l_signature">Dr.Mitchell&#39;s Gmail</div></div></div><div><br></div><div><=
br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 6:42=E2=80=AFPM Robert Markovich vi=
a Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked].=
net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"marg=
in:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-=
left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div>
I believe in keeping my Healey ESSENTIALLY original. But here in America, I=
 like driving it, often=C2=A0to gatherings 100 or more miles away. New radi=
al tires add safety and handling while looking mostly original=E2=80=94and =
old as they are, Healeys still handle surprisingly well, especially on a sm=
ooth road. And alternator will charge a battery far better than the standar=
d generator while a modern fuel pump is likelier to keep working=E2=80=94tw=
o examples of upgrades that maintain the original feel of the car while red=
ucing the chance of being stuck on the roadside. So I maintain my belief in=
 at least a few sympathetic upgrades to allow my Healey to spend more=C2=A0=
time on the road and less time at a service station.=C2=A0<br><br><br><div>=
<a style=3D"font-size:12px" href=3D"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-=
email-weather-video/id646100661" target=3D"_blank">Sent from the all new AO=
L app for iOS</a><br></div><br><p style=3D"font-size:15px;padding-top:15px;=
margin-top:0px;color:rgb(132,115,255)">On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 1:14 =
PM, josef-eckert--- via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]=
t" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:</p><blockquote><=
div dir=3D"ltr">Bob,<br clear=3D"none">Your Austin-Healey is not a modern c=
ar and never will be again and so handles like an 70 years old car. That=C2=
=B4s what it should be and I am really happy my 100 handles &quot;vintage&q=
uot; what makes it even more attractive to me. My point is, this modificati=
ons are like a face lifting to a human beeing. It doesn=C2=B4t make things =
better, even worse as it makes an stylish old lady doubtful.<br clear=3D"no=
ne">When it comes to selling, leave the car original and you would get a be=
tter price compared to a modified bitser, at least here in Europe. Here in =
Europe you rarely would drive an Austin-Healey over long distances anymore,=
 even its fitted with the newest gimmicks nobody really needs.<br clear=3D"=
none"><br clear=3D"none">Josef Eckert<br clear=3D"none">Germany<br clear=3D=
"none"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">-----Original-Nachricht-----<b=
r clear=3D"none">Betreff: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods<br clear=3D"none">Datum=
: 2025-02-18T18:29:33+0100<br clear=3D"none">Von: &quot;Bob Spidell via Hea=
leys&quot; &lt;<a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" tar=
get=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br clear=3D"none">An: &quot;H=
ealeys&quot; &lt;<a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" t=
arget=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=
=3D"none">The current discussion re: &quot;What should us old f***s do with=
 our Healeys <br clear=3D"none">when we&#39;re too decrepit to drive them a=
nd the kids and grandkids <br clear=3D"none">(mostly) want nothing to do wi=
th them&quot;--and related to a couple ads I&#39;ve <br clear=3D"none">gott=
en recently from AHSpares--got me to thinking. I&#39;ve largely kept the <b=
r clear=3D"none">100M my dad found in the local newspaper that we restored =
together <br clear=3D"none">original, but now I&#39;m thinking, pursuant to=
 that conversation, why not <br clear=3D"none">make some &#39;tweaks&#39; t=
o improve its drive-ability, since it won&#39;t end up a <br clear=3D"none"=
>museum piece anyway? In particular: the brakes suck. They&#39;re all <br c=
lear=3D"none">new/refurbished, and stop well enough for drums, but pull bad=
ly and no <br clear=3D"none">amount of adjustment makes any difference (my =
dad&#39;s &#39;65 Mustang, with <br clear=3D"none">all drums, was even wors=
e, and I advised the guy who bought it to <br clear=3D"none">install front =
disks since it was to be his teenage daughter&#39;s car). <br clear=3D"none=
">&#39;Spares also hit me with an ad for an upgraded Panhard kit, which <br=
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have no <br clear=3D"none">issues with its handling--but, why not (since I&=
#39;ll be shipping across <br clear=3D"none">The Pond anyway)?<br clear=3D"=
none"><br clear=3D"none">Anyway, anyone got experience with either of these=
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ar but can still drive well enough to wrangle a 480HP <br clear=3D"none">Mu=
stang--my wife might disagree--and I&#39;m considering re-upping my pilot <=
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Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:32:34 -0800

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Sooooooooooooo ... no one's installed the AHSpares front disk kit?

On 2/18/2025 5:02 PM, Tom Mitchell wrote:
> I love absolutely love driving my Healey, I’ve driven from Michigan to 
> North and south Carolina, to Vermont to south Dacoda,  to North 
> Carolina, back and forth to Kentucky and beyond.
>  I’ve done a few reversible upgrades.
> Alternator, additional fuses, halogen headlights Toyota transmission, 
> third brake light, even (gasp) cruise control. I want my kids and 
> grandkids to be able to drive it.
> It’s needs a new or rebuilt frame, maybe one day. In the meantime I’m 
> I’m in my early 70s, love working on it, but the fatigue of driving it 
> is costing me.
> I have Mieka seats (not installed) so maybe (my wife doesn’t like them).
> On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM Robert Markovich via Healeys 
> <[email-masked]> wrote:
>
>     I believe in keeping my Healey ESSENTIALLY original. But here in
>     America, I like driving it, often to gatherings 100 or more miles
>     away. New radial tires add safety and handling while looking
>     mostly original—and old as they are, Healeys still handle
>     surprisingly well, especially on a smooth road. And alternator
>     will charge a battery far better than the standard generator while
>     a modern fuel pump is likelier to keep working—two examples of
>     upgrades that maintain the original feel of the car while reducing
>     the chance of being stuck on the roadside. So I maintain my belief
>     in at least a few sympathetic upgrades to allow my Healey to spend
>     more time on the road and less time at a service station.
>
>
>     On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 1:14 PM, josef-eckert--- via
>     Healeys <[email-masked]> wrote:
>
>         Bob,
>         Your Austin-Healey is not a modern car and never will be again
>         and so handles like an 70 years old car. That´s what it should
>         be and I am really happy my 100 handles "vintage" what makes
>         it even more attractive to me. My point is, this modifications
>         are like a face lifting to a human beeing. It doesn´t make
>         things better, even worse as it makes an stylish old lady
>         doubtful.
>         When it comes to selling, leave the car original and you would
>         get a better price compared to a modified bitser, at least
>         here in Europe. Here in Europe you rarely would drive an
>         Austin-Healey over long distances anymore, even its fitted
>         with the newest gimmicks nobody really needs.
>
>         Josef Eckert
>         Germany
>
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    Sooooooooooooo ... no one's installed the AHSpares front disk kit?<br>
    <br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/18/2025 5:02 PM, Tom Mitchell
      wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:[email-masked]">
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      <div dir="auto">I love absolutely love driving my Healey, I’ve
        driven from Michigan to North and south Carolina, to Vermont to
        south Dacoda,  to North Carolina, back and forth to Kentucky and
        beyond.</div>
      <div dir="auto"> I’ve done a few reversible upgrades. </div>
      <div dir="auto">Alternator, additional fuses, halogen headlights
        Toyota transmission, third brake light, even (gasp) cruise
        control. I want my kids and grandkids to be able to drive it. </div>
      <div dir="auto">It’s needs a new or rebuilt frame, maybe one day.
        In the meantime I’m driving the heck out of it.</div>
      <div dir="auto">I’m in my early 70s, love working on it, but the
        fatigue of driving it is costing me.</div>
      <div dir="auto">I have Mieka seats (not installed) so maybe (my
        wife doesn’t like them). </div>
      <div dir="auto">Everything is (so far) easily reversible. <br
          clear="all">
        <br clear="all">
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          <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"
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            6:42 PM Robert Markovich via Healeys &lt;<a
              href="mailto:[email-masked]"
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              I believe in keeping my Healey ESSENTIALLY original. But
              here in America, I like driving it, often to gatherings
              100 or more miles away. New radial tires add safety and
              handling while looking mostly original—and old as they
              are, Healeys still handle surprisingly well, especially on
              a smooth road. And alternator will charge a battery far
              better than the standard generator while a modern fuel
              pump is likelier to keep working—two examples of upgrades
              that maintain the original feel of the car while reducing
              the chance of being stuck on the roadside. So I maintain
              my belief in at least a few sympathetic upgrades to allow
              my Healey to spend more time on the road and less time at
              a service station. <br>
              <br>
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                Healeys &lt;<a href="mailto:[email-masked]"
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                <div dir="ltr">Bob,<br clear="none">
                  Your Austin-Healey is not a modern car and never will
                  be again and so handles like an 70 years old car.
                  That´s what it should be and I am really happy my 100
                  handles "vintage" what makes it even more attractive
                  to me. My point is, this modifications are like a face
                  lifting to a human beeing. It doesn´t make things
                  better, even worse as it makes an stylish old lady
                  doubtful.<br clear="none">
                  When it comes to selling, leave the car original and
                  you would get a better price compared to a modified
                  bitser, at least here in Europe. Here in Europe you
                  rarely would drive an Austin-Healey over long
                  distances anymore, even its fitted with the newest
                  gimmicks nobody really needs.<br clear="none">
                  <br clear="none">
                  Josef Eckert<br clear="none">
                  Germany<br clear="none">
                  <br clear="none">
                  <br clear="none">
                  -----Original-Nachricht-----<br clear="none">
                  Betreff: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods<br clear="none">
                  Datum: 2025-02-18T18:29:33+0100<br clear="none">
                  Von: "Bob Spidell via Healeys" &lt;<a shape="rect"
                    href="mailto:[email-masked]" target="_blank"
                    moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br
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                  An: "Healeys" &lt;<a shape="rect"
                    href="mailto:[email-masked]" target="_blank"
                    moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br
                    clear="none">
                  <br clear="none">
                  The current discussion re: "What should us old f***s
                  do with our Healeys <br clear="none">
                  when we're too decrepit to drive them and the kids and
                  grandkids <br clear="none">
                  (mostly) want nothing to do with them"--and related to
                  a couple ads I've <br clear="none">
                  gotten recently from AHSpares--got me to thinking.
                  I've largely kept the <br clear="none">
                  100M my dad found in the local newspaper that we
                  restored together <br clear="none">
                  original, but now I'm thinking, pursuant to that
                  conversation, why not <br clear="none">
                  make some 'tweaks' to improve its drive-ability, since
                  it won't end up a <br clear="none">
                  museum piece anyway? In particular: the brakes suck.
                  They're all <br clear="none">
                  new/refurbished, and stop well enough for drums, but
                  pull badly and no <br clear="none">
                  amount of adjustment makes any difference (my dad's
                  '65 Mustang, with <br clear="none">
                  all drums, was even worse, and I advised the guy who
                  bought it to <br clear="none">
                  install front disks since it was to be his teenage
                  daughter's car). <br clear="none">
                  'Spares also hit me with an ad for an upgraded Panhard
                  kit, which <br clear="none">
                  supposedly improves handling--though, besides the
                  brakes I have no <br clear="none">
                  issues with its handling--but, why not (since I'll be
                  shipping across <br clear="none">
                  The Pond anyway)?<br clear="none">
                  <br clear="none">
                  Anyway, anyone got experience with either of these
                  mods, esp. the brake <br clear="none">
                  kit (the rotors look a little thin compared to my
                  BJ8's)? FWIW, I'll be <br clear="none">
                  72 this year but can still drive well enough to
                  wrangle a 480HP <br clear="none">
                  Mustang--my wife might disagree--and I'm considering
                  re-upping my pilot <br clear="none">
                  medical (which, if I'm successful, should tell me
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Mods to make it more enjoyable, more reliable or, more importantly, 
safer to drive are a must if you want to drive in modern traffic. 
Improved braking and cooling are the most obvious ones.
Kees Oudesluijs

Op 19-2-2025 om 04:32 schreef Bob Spidell via Healeys:
>> I love absolutely love driving my Healey, I’ve driven from Michigan 
>> to North and south Carolina, to Vermont to south Dacoda,  to North 
>> I’m in my early 70s, love working on it, but the fatigue of driving 
>> it is costing me.
>>     will charge a battery far better than the standard generator
>>     while a modern fuel pump is likelier to keep working—two examples
>>     of upgrades that maintain the original feel of the car while
>>     reducing the chance of being stuck on the roadside. So I maintain
>>     my belief in at least a few sympathetic upgrades to allow my
>>     Healey to spend more time on the road and less time at a service
>>     station.
>>
>>
>>         Your Austin-Healey is not a modern car and never will be
>>         again and so handles like an 70 years old car. That´s what it
>>         should be and I am really happy my 100 handles "vintage" what
>>         makes it even more attractive to me. My point is, this
>>         modifications are like a face lifting to a human beeing. It
>>         doesn´t make things better, even worse as it makes an stylish
>>         old lady doubtful.
>>         When it comes to selling, leave the car original and you
>>         would get a better price compared to a modified bitser, at
>>         least here in Europe. Here in Europe you rarely would drive
>>         an Austin-Healey over long distances anymore, even its fitted
>>         conversation, why not
>>         shipping across
>>         re-upping my pilot
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    <p>Mods to make it more enjoyable, more reliable or, more
      importantly, safer to drive are a must if you want to drive in
      modern traffic. Improved braking and cooling are the most obvious
      ones.<br>
      Kees Oudesluijs<br>
    </p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Op 19-2-2025 om 04:32 schreef Bob
      Spidell via Healeys:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote type="cite"
      cite="mid:[email-masked]">
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      Sooooooooooooo ... no one's installed the AHSpares front disk kit?<br>
      <br>
      <br>
      <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/18/2025 5:02 PM, Tom Mitchell
        wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:[email-masked]">
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        <div dir="auto">I love absolutely love driving my Healey, I’ve
          driven from Michigan to North and south Carolina, to Vermont
          to south Dacoda,  to North Carolina, back and forth to
          Kentucky and beyond.</div>
        <div dir="auto"> I’ve done a few reversible upgrades. </div>
        <div dir="auto">Alternator, additional fuses, halogen headlights
          Toyota transmission, third brake light, even (gasp) cruise
          control. I want my kids and grandkids to be able to drive it. </div>
        <div dir="auto">It’s needs a new or rebuilt frame, maybe one
          day. In the meantime I’m driving the heck out of it.</div>
        <div dir="auto">I’m in my early 70s, love working on it, but the
          fatigue of driving it is costing me.</div>
        <div dir="auto">I have Mieka seats (not installed) so maybe (my
          wife doesn’t like them). </div>
        <div dir="auto">Everything is (so far) easily reversible. <br
            clear="all">
          <br clear="all">
          <div dir="auto">
            <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"
              data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Dr.Mitchell's Gmail</div>
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            <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at
              6:42 PM Robert Markovich via Healeys &lt;<a
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              <div> I believe in keeping my Healey ESSENTIALLY original.
                But here in America, I like driving it, often to
                gatherings 100 or more miles away. New radial tires add
                safety and handling while looking mostly original—and
                old as they are, Healeys still handle surprisingly well,
                especially on a smooth road. And alternator will charge
                a battery far better than the standard generator while a
                modern fuel pump is likelier to keep working—two
                examples of upgrades that maintain the original feel of
                the car while reducing the chance of being stuck on the
                roadside. So I maintain my belief in at least a few
                sympathetic upgrades to allow my Healey to spend
                more time on the road and less time at a service
                station. <br>
                <br>
                <br>
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                  Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 1:14 PM, josef-eckert---
                  via Healeys &lt;<a
                    href="mailto:[email-masked]" target="_blank"
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                  <div dir="ltr">Bob,<br clear="none">
                    Your Austin-Healey is not a modern car and never
                    will be again and so handles like an 70 years old
                    car. That´s what it should be and I am really happy
                    my 100 handles "vintage" what makes it even more
                    attractive to me. My point is, this modifications
                    are like a face lifting to a human beeing. It
                    doesn´t make things better, even worse as it makes
                    an stylish old lady doubtful.<br clear="none">
                    When it comes to selling, leave the car original and
                    you would get a better price compared to a modified
                    bitser, at least here in Europe. Here in Europe you
                    rarely would drive an Austin-Healey over long
                    distances anymore, even its fitted with the newest
                    gimmicks nobody really needs.<br clear="none">
                    <br clear="none">
                    Josef Eckert<br clear="none">
                    Germany<br clear="none">
                    <br clear="none">
                    <br clear="none">
                    -----Original-Nachricht-----<br clear="none">
                    Betreff: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods<br clear="none">
                    Datum: 2025-02-18T18:29:33+0100<br clear="none">
                    Von: "Bob Spidell via Healeys" &lt;<a shape="rect"
                      href="mailto:[email-masked]"
                      target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br
                      clear="none">
                    An: "Healeys" &lt;<a shape="rect"
                      href="mailto:[email-masked]"
                      target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br
                      clear="none">
                    <br clear="none">
                    The current discussion re: "What should us old f***s
                    do with our Healeys <br clear="none">
                    when we're too decrepit to drive them and the kids
                    and grandkids <br clear="none">
                    (mostly) want nothing to do with them"--and related
                    to a couple ads I've <br clear="none">
                    gotten recently from AHSpares--got me to thinking.
                    I've largely kept the <br clear="none">
                    100M my dad found in the local newspaper that we
                    restored together <br clear="none">
                    original, but now I'm thinking, pursuant to that
                    conversation, why not <br clear="none">
                    make some 'tweaks' to improve its drive-ability,
                    since it won't end up a <br clear="none">
                    museum piece anyway? In particular: the brakes suck.
                    They're all <br clear="none">
                    new/refurbished, and stop well enough for drums, but
                    pull badly and no <br clear="none">
                    amount of adjustment makes any difference (my dad's
                    '65 Mustang, with <br clear="none">
                    all drums, was even worse, and I advised the guy who
                    bought it to <br clear="none">
                    install front disks since it was to be his teenage
                    daughter's car). <br clear="none">
                    'Spares also hit me with an ad for an upgraded
                    Panhard kit, which <br clear="none">
                    supposedly improves handling--though, besides the
                    brakes I have no <br clear="none">
                    issues with its handling--but, why not (since I'll
                    be shipping across <br clear="none">
                    The Pond anyway)?<br clear="none">
                    <br clear="none">
                    Anyway, anyone got experience with either of these
                    mods, esp. the brake <br clear="none">
                    kit (the rotors look a little thin compared to my
                    BJ8's)? FWIW, I'll be <br clear="none">
                    72 this year but can still drive well enough to
                    wrangle a 480HP <br clear="none">
                    Mustang--my wife might disagree--and I'm considering
                    re-upping my pilot <br clear="none">
                    medical (which, if I'm successful, should tell me
                    something about my <br clear="none">
                    fitness).<br clear="none">
                    <br clear="none">
                    bs<br clear="none">
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Having just received a shipment of parts yesterday from AH Spares, of whom
I have been a customer for over 50 years, I'm sorry to say that I would now
be very reluctant to purchase something as safety critical as a front brake
kit from them.
Unfortunately, based upon my  experience with several suppliers over the
years, as companies get larger they are inclined to emphasize volume over
quality and AH Spares seem to be tracing that path.

M

On Tue., Feb. 18, 2025, 10:50 p.m. Bob Spidell via Healeys, <
[email-masked]> wrote:

> I love absolutely love driving my Healey, I=E2=80=99ve driven from Michig=
an to
> third brake light, even (gasp) cruise control. I want my kids and grandki=
ds
> to be able to drive it.
> It=E2=80=99s needs a new or rebuilt frame, maybe one day. In the meantime=
 I=E2=80=99m
> I=E2=80=99m in my early 70s, love working on it, but the fatigue of drivi=
ng it is
> costing me.
> I have Mieka seats (not installed) so maybe (my wife doesn=E2=80=99t like=
 them).
>> I believe in keeping my Healey ESSENTIALLY original. But here in America=
,
>> I like driving it, often to gatherings 100 or more miles away. New radia=
l
>> tires add safety and handling while looking mostly original=E2=80=94and =
old as they
>> are, Healeys still handle surprisingly well, especially on a smooth road=
.
>> And alternator will charge a battery far better than the standard genera=
tor
>> while a modern fuel pump is likelier to keep working=E2=80=94two example=
s of
>> chance of being stuck on the roadside. So I maintain my belief in at lea=
st
>> handles like an 70 years old car. That=C2=B4s what it should be and I am=
 really
>> happy my 100 handles "vintage" what makes it even more attractive to me.=
 My
>> point is, this modifications are like a face lifting to a human beeing. =
It
>> doesn=C2=B4t make things better, even worse as it makes an stylish old l=
ady
>> better price compared to a modified bitser, at least here in Europe. Her=
e
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/[email-masked]
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">Having just received a shipment of parts yesterday from A=
H Spares, of whom I have been a customer for over 50 years, I&#39;m sorry t=
o say that I would now be very reluctant to purchase something as safety cr=
itical as a front brake kit from them.=C2=A0<div dir=3D"auto">Unfortunately=
, based upon my=C2=A0 experience with several suppliers over the years, as =
companies get larger they are inclined to emphasize volume over quality and=
 AH Spares seem to be tracing that path.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><=
div dir=3D"auto">M<br><div dir=3D"auto"><br><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div></d=
iv></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gma=
il_attr">On Tue., Feb. 18, 2025, 10:50 p.m. Bob Spidell via Healeys, &lt;<a=
 href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer=
">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail=
_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:=
1ex"><u></u>

 =20
   =20
 =20
  <div>
    Sooooooooooooo ... no one&#39;s installed the AHSpares front disk kit?<=
br>
    <br>
    <br>
    <div>On 2/18/2025 5:02 PM, Tom Mitchell
      wrote:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote type=3D"cite">
     =20
      <div dir=3D"auto">I love absolutely love driving my Healey, I=E2=80=
=99ve
        driven from Michigan to North and south Carolina, to Vermont to
        south Dacoda, =C2=A0to North Carolina, back and forth to Kentucky a=
nd
        beyond.</div>
      <div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0I=E2=80=99ve done a few reversible upgrades.=
=C2=A0</div>
      <div dir=3D"auto">Alternator, additional fuses, halogen headlights
        Toyota transmission, third brake light, even (gasp) cruise
        control. I want my kids and grandkids to be able to drive it.=C2=A0=
</div>
      <div dir=3D"auto">It=E2=80=99s needs a new or rebuilt frame, maybe on=
e day.
        In the meantime I=E2=80=99m driving the heck out of it.</div>
      <div dir=3D"auto">I=E2=80=99m in my early 70s, love working on it, bu=
t the
        fatigue of driving it is costing me.</div>
      <div dir=3D"auto">I have Mieka seats (not installed) so maybe (my
        wife doesn=E2=80=99t like them).=C2=A0</div>
      <div dir=3D"auto">Everything is (so far) easily reversible.=C2=A0<br =
clear=3D"all">
        <br clear=3D"all">
        <div dir=3D"auto">
          <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmai=
l_signature">Dr.Mitchell&#39;s Gmail</div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div><br>
        <div class=3D"gmail_quote">
          <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at
            6:42=E2=80=AFPM Robert Markovich via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mai=
lto:[email-masked]" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank"=
>[email-masked]</a>&gt;
            wrote:<br>
          </div>
          <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8=
ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-le=
ft-color:rgb(204,204,204)">
            <div>
              I believe in keeping my Healey ESSENTIALLY original. But
              here in America, I like driving it, often=C2=A0to gatherings
              100 or more miles away. New radial tires add safety and
              handling while looking mostly original=E2=80=94and old as the=
y
              are, Healeys still handle surprisingly well, especially on
              a smooth road. And alternator will charge a battery far
              better than the standard generator while a modern fuel
              pump is likelier to keep working=E2=80=94two examples of upgr=
ades
              that maintain the original feel of the car while reducing
              the chance of being stuck on the roadside. So I maintain
              my belief in at least a few sympathetic upgrades to allow
              my Healey to spend more=C2=A0time on the road and less time a=
t
              a service station.=C2=A0<br>
              <br>
              <br>
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lor:rgb(132,115,255)">On
                Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 1:14 PM, josef-eckert--- via
                Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" rel=
=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;
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              <blockquote>
                <div dir=3D"ltr">Bob,<br clear=3D"none">
                  Your Austin-Healey is not a modern car and never will
                  be again and so handles like an 70 years old car.
                  That=C2=B4s what it should be and I am really happy my 10=
0
                  handles &quot;vintage&quot; what makes it even more attra=
ctive
                  to me. My point is, this modifications are like a face
                  lifting to a human beeing. It doesn=C2=B4t make things
                  better, even worse as it makes an stylish old lady
                  doubtful.<br clear=3D"none">
                  When it comes to selling, leave the car original and
                  you would get a better price compared to a modified
                  bitser, at least here in Europe. Here in Europe you
                  rarely would drive an Austin-Healey over long
                  distances anymore, even its fitted with the newest
                  gimmicks nobody really needs.<br clear=3D"none">
                  <br clear=3D"none">
                  Josef Eckert<br clear=3D"none">
                  Germany<br clear=3D"none">
                  <br clear=3D"none">
                  <br clear=3D"none">
                  -----Original-Nachricht-----<br clear=3D"none">
                  Betreff: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods<br clear=3D"none">
                  Datum: 2025-02-18T18:29:33+0100<br clear=3D"none">
                  Von: &quot;Bob Spidell via Healeys&quot; &lt;<a shape=3D"=
rect" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" =
target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br clear=3D"none">
                  An: &quot;Healeys&quot; &lt;<a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mai=
lto:[email-masked]" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank"=
>[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br clear=3D"none">
                  <br clear=3D"none">
                  The current discussion re: &quot;What should us old f***s
                  do with our Healeys <br clear=3D"none">
                  when we&#39;re too decrepit to drive them and the kids an=
d
                  grandkids <br clear=3D"none">
                  (mostly) want nothing to do with them&quot;--and related =
to
                  a couple ads I&#39;ve <br clear=3D"none">
                  gotten recently from AHSpares--got me to thinking.
                  I&#39;ve largely kept the <br clear=3D"none">
                  100M my dad found in the local newspaper that we
                  restored together <br clear=3D"none">
                  original, but now I&#39;m thinking, pursuant to that
                  conversation, why not <br clear=3D"none">
                  make some &#39;tweaks&#39; to improve its drive-ability, =
since
                  it won&#39;t end up a <br clear=3D"none">
                  museum piece anyway? In particular: the brakes suck.
                  They&#39;re all <br clear=3D"none">
                  new/refurbished, and stop well enough for drums, but
                  pull badly and no <br clear=3D"none">
                  amount of adjustment makes any difference (my dad&#39;s
                  &#39;65 Mustang, with <br clear=3D"none">
                  all drums, was even worse, and I advised the guy who
                  bought it to <br clear=3D"none">
                  install front disks since it was to be his teenage
                  daughter&#39;s car). <br clear=3D"none">
                  &#39;Spares also hit me with an ad for an upgraded Panhar=
d
                  kit, which <br clear=3D"none">
                  supposedly improves handling--though, besides the
                  brakes I have no <br clear=3D"none">
                  issues with its handling--but, why not (since I&#39;ll be
                  shipping across <br clear=3D"none">
                  The Pond anyway)?<br clear=3D"none">
                  <br clear=3D"none">
                  Anyway, anyone got experience with either of these
                  mods, esp. the brake <br clear=3D"none">
                  kit (the rotors look a little thin compared to my
                  BJ8&#39;s)? FWIW, I&#39;ll be <br clear=3D"none">
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                  wrangle a 480HP <br clear=3D"none">
                  Mustang--my wife might disagree--and I&#39;m considering
                  re-upping my pilot <br clear=3D"none">
                  medical (which, if I&#39;m successful, should tell me
                  something about my <br clear=3D"none">
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From: Robert Markovich via Healeys <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:02:07 +0000 (UTC)

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That=E2=80=99s sad to hear as they have seemed to be a safer bet than Moss =
over the 25 years I=E2=80=99ve owned Healeys (a BN6, a BN1, and currently a=
 BN7).=C2=A0

On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 9:18 AM, Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gma=
il.com> wrote:

Having just received a shipment of parts yesterday from AH Spares, of whom =
I have been a customer for over 50 years, I'm sorry to say that I would now=
 be very reluctant to purchase something as safety critical as a front brak=
e kit from them.=C2=A0Unfortunately, based upon my=C2=A0 experience with se=
veral suppliers over the years, as companies get larger they are inclined t=
o emphasize volume over quality and AH Spares seem to be tracing that path.
M

On Tue., Feb. 18, 2025, 10:50 p.m. Bob Spidell via Healeys, <healeys@autox.=
team.net> wrote:

  Sooooooooooooo ... no one's installed the AHSpares front disk kit?
=20
=20
 On 2/18/2025 5:02 PM, Tom Mitchell wrote:
 =20
 I love absolutely love driving my Healey, I=E2=80=99ve driven from Michiga=
n to North and south Carolina, to Vermont to south Dacoda, =C2=A0to North C=
arolina, back and forth to Kentucky and beyond. =C2=A0I=E2=80=99ve done a f=
ew reversible upgrades.=C2=A0 Alternator, additional fuses, halogen headlig=
hts Toyota transmission, third brake light, even (gasp) cruise control. I w=
ant my kids and grandkids to be able to drive it.=C2=A0 It=E2=80=99s needs =
a new or rebuilt frame, maybe one day. In the meantime I=E2=80=99m driving =
the heck out of it. I=E2=80=99m in my early 70s, love working on it, but th=
e fatigue of driving it is costing me. I have Mieka seats (not installed) s=
o maybe (my wife doesn=E2=80=99t like them).=C2=A0 Everything is (so far) e=
asily reversible.=C2=A0
=20
  Dr.Mitchell's Gmail  =20
 =20
  On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 6:42=E2=80=AFPM Robert Markovich via Healeys <hea=
[email-masked]> wrote:
 =20
  I believe in keeping my Healey ESSENTIALLY original. But here in America,=
 I like driving it, often=C2=A0to gatherings 100 or more miles away. New ra=
dial tires add safety and handling while looking mostly original=E2=80=94an=
d old as they are, Healeys still handle surprisingly well, especially on a =
smooth road. And alternator will charge a battery far better than the stand=
ard generator while a modern fuel pump is likelier to keep working=E2=80=94=
two examples of upgrades that maintain the original feel of the car while r=
educing the chance of being stuck on the roadside. So I maintain my belief =
in at least a few sympathetic upgrades to allow my Healey to spend more=C2=
=A0time on the road and less time at a service station.=C2=A0
=20
=20
 Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS
 =20
=20
On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 1:14 PM, josef-eckert--- via Healeys <healey=
[email-masked]> wrote:
=20
 Bob,
 Your Austin-Healey is not a modern car and never will be again and so hand=
les like an 70 years old car. That=C2=B4s what it should be and I am really=
 happy my 100 handles "vintage" what makes it even more attractive to me. M=
y point is, this modifications are like a face lifting to a human beeing. I=
t doesn=C2=B4t make things better, even worse as it makes an stylish old la=
dy doubtful.
 When it comes to selling, leave the car original and you would get a bette=
r price compared to a modified bitser, at least here in Europe. Here in Eur=
ope you rarely would drive an Austin-Healey over long distances anymore, ev=
en its fitted with the newest gimmicks nobody really needs.
=20
 Josef Eckert
 Germany
=20
=20
 -----Original-Nachricht-----
 Betreff: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods
 Datum: 2025-02-18T18:29:33+0100
 Von: "Bob Spidell via Healeys" <[email-masked]>
 An: "Healeys" <[email-masked]>
=20
 The current discussion re: "What should us old f***s do with our Healeys=
=20
 when we're too decrepit to drive them and the kids and grandkids=20
 (mostly) want nothing to do with them"--and related to a couple ads I've=
=20
 gotten recently from AHSpares--got me to thinking. I've largely kept the=
=20
 100M my dad found in the local newspaper that we restored together=20
 original, but now I'm thinking, pursuant to that conversation, why not=20
 make some 'tweaks' to improve its drive-ability, since it won't end up a=
=20
 museum piece anyway? In particular: the brakes suck. They're all=20
 new/refurbished, and stop well enough for drums, but pull badly and no=20
 amount of adjustment makes any difference (my dad's '65 Mustang, with=20
 all drums, was even worse, and I advised the guy who bought it to=20
 install front disks since it was to be his teenage daughter's car).=20
 'Spares also hit me with an ad for an upgraded Panhard kit, which=20
 supposedly improves handling--though, besides the brakes I have no=20
 issues with its handling--but, why not (since I'll be shipping across=20
 The Pond anyway)?
=20
 Anyway, anyone got experience with either of these mods, esp. the brake=20
 kit (the rotors look a little thin compared to my BJ8's)? FWIW, I'll be=20
 72 this year but can still drive well enough to wrangle a 480HP=20
 Mustang--my wife might disagree--and I'm considering re-upping my pilot=20
 medical (which, if I'm successful, should tell me something about my=20
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dy>
That=E2=80=99s sad to hear as they have seemed to be a safer bet than Moss =
over the 25 years I=E2=80=99ve owned Healeys (a BN6, a BN1, and currently a=
 BN7).&nbsp;<br><br><br><div class=3D"yahoo-signature"><a style=3D"font-siz=
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s=3D"yahoo-quoted-begin" style=3D"font-size: 15px; color: rgb(132, 115, 255=
); padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0px;">On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 9:=
18 AM, Michael Salter &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:</p><blockquote=
 class=3D"iosymail"><div id=3D"yiv3026695579"><div><div>Having just receive=
d a shipment of parts yesterday from AH Spares, of whom I have been a custo=
mer for over 50 years, I'm sorry to say that I would now be very reluctant =
to purchase something as safety critical as a front brake kit from them.&nb=
sp;<div>Unfortunately, based upon my&nbsp; experience with several supplier=
s over the years, as companies get larger they are inclined to emphasize vo=
lume over quality and AH Spares seem to be tracing that path.</div><div><br=
 clear=3D"none"></div><div>M<br clear=3D"none"><div><br clear=3D"none"><div=
><br clear=3D"none"></div></div></div></div><br clear=3D"none"><div class=
=3D"yiv3026695579gmail_quote"><div id=3D"yiv3026695579yqt53614" class=3D"yi=
v3026695579yqt4893123348"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"yiv3026695579gmail_attr=
">On Tue., Feb. 18, 2025, 10:50 p.m. Bob Spidell via Healeys, &lt;<a rel=3D=
"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:healeys@aut=
ox.team.net" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">heale=
[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br clear=3D"none"></div><blockquote style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;" class=
=3D"yiv3026695579gmail_quote"><u></u>

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   =20
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  <div>
    Sooooooooooooo ... no one's installed the AHSpares front disk kit?<br c=
lear=3D"none">
    <br clear=3D"none">
    <br clear=3D"none">
    <div>On 2/18/2025 5:02 PM, Tom Mitchell
      wrote:<br clear=3D"none">
    </div>
    <blockquote type=3D"cite">
     =20
      <div>I love absolutely love driving my Healey, I=E2=80=99ve
        driven from Michigan to North and south Carolina, to Vermont to
        south Dacoda, &nbsp;to North Carolina, back and forth to Kentucky a=
nd
        beyond.</div>
      <div>&nbsp;I=E2=80=99ve done a few reversible upgrades.&nbsp;</div>
      <div>Alternator, additional fuses, halogen headlights
        Toyota transmission, third brake light, even (gasp) cruise
        control. I want my kids and grandkids to be able to drive it.&nbsp;=
</div>
      <div>It=E2=80=99s needs a new or rebuilt frame, maybe one day.
        In the meantime I=E2=80=99m driving the heck out of it.</div>
      <div>I=E2=80=99m in my early 70s, love working on it, but the
        fatigue of driving it is costing me.</div>
      <div>I have Mieka seats (not installed) so maybe (my
        wife doesn=E2=80=99t like them).&nbsp;</div>
      <div>Everything is (so far) easily reversible.&nbsp;<br clear=3D"all"=
        <br clear=3D"all">
        <div>
          <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"yiv3026695579gmail_signature">Dr.Mitche=
ll's Gmail</div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div><br clear=3D"none">
      </div>
      <div><br clear=3D"none">
        <div class=3D"yiv3026695579gmail_quote">
          <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"yiv3026695579gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 18=
, 2025 at
            6:42=E2=80=AFPM Robert Markovich via Healeys &lt;<a rel=3D"nofo=
llow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:[email-masked]=
am.net" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">healeys@au=
tox.team.net</a>&gt;
            wrote:<br clear=3D"none">
          </div>
          <blockquote style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1=
px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,2=
04);" class=3D"yiv3026695579gmail_quote">
            <div>
              I believe in keeping my Healey ESSENTIALLY original. But
              here in America, I like driving it, often&nbsp;to gatherings
              100 or more miles away. New radial tires add safety and
              handling while looking mostly original=E2=80=94and old as the=
y
              are, Healeys still handle surprisingly well, especially on
              a smooth road. And alternator will charge a battery far
              better than the standard generator while a modern fuel
              pump is likelier to keep working=E2=80=94two examples of upgr=
ades
              that maintain the original feel of the car while reducing
              the chance of being stuck on the roadside. So I maintain
              my belief in at least a few sympathetic upgrades to allow
              my Healey to spend more&nbsp;time on the road and less time a=
t
              a service station.&nbsp;<br clear=3D"none">
              <br clear=3D"none">
              <br clear=3D"none">
              <div><a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" s=
tyle=3D"font-size:12px;" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://apps.apple.com/u=
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              <p style=3D"font-size: 15px; padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0=
px; color: rgb(123, 106, 246);">On
                Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 1:14 PM, josef-eckert--- via
                Healeys &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=
=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" href=
=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;
                wrote:</p>
              <blockquote>
                <div dir=3D"ltr">Bob,<br clear=3D"none">
                  Your Austin-Healey is not a modern car and never will
                  be again and so handles like an 70 years old car.
                  That=C2=B4s what it should be and I am really happy my 10=
0
                  handles "vintage" what makes it even more attractive
                  to me. My point is, this modifications are like a face
                  lifting to a human beeing. It doesn=C2=B4t make things
                  better, even worse as it makes an stylish old lady
                  doubtful.<br clear=3D"none">
                  When it comes to selling, leave the car original and
                  you would get a better price compared to a modified
                  bitser, at least here in Europe. Here in Europe you
                  rarely would drive an Austin-Healey over long
                  distances anymore, even its fitted with the newest
                  gimmicks nobody really needs.<br clear=3D"none">
                  <br clear=3D"none">
                  Josef Eckert<br clear=3D"none">
                  Germany<br clear=3D"none">
                  <br clear=3D"none">
                  <br clear=3D"none">
                  -----Original-Nachricht-----<br clear=3D"none">
                  Betreff: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods<br clear=3D"none">
                  Datum: 2025-02-18T18:29:33+0100<br clear=3D"none">
                  Von: "Bob Spidell via Healeys" &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow noo=
pener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]=
.net</a>&gt;<br clear=3D"none">
                  An: "Healeys" &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer"=
 shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank"=
 href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br c=
lear=3D"none">
                  <br clear=3D"none">
                  The current discussion re: "What should us old f***s
                  do with our Healeys <br clear=3D"none">
                  when we're too decrepit to drive them and the kids and
                  grandkids <br clear=3D"none">
                  (mostly) want nothing to do with them"--and related to
                  a couple ads I've <br clear=3D"none">
                  gotten recently from AHSpares--got me to thinking.
                  I've largely kept the <br clear=3D"none">
                  100M my dad found in the local newspaper that we
                  restored together <br clear=3D"none">
                  original, but now I'm thinking, pursuant to that
                  conversation, why not <br clear=3D"none">
                  make some 'tweaks' to improve its drive-ability, since
                  it won't end up a <br clear=3D"none">
                  museum piece anyway? In particular: the brakes suck.
                  They're all <br clear=3D"none">
                  new/refurbished, and stop well enough for drums, but
                  pull badly and no <br clear=3D"none">
                  amount of adjustment makes any difference (my dad's
                  '65 Mustang, with <br clear=3D"none">
                  all drums, was even worse, and I advised the guy who
                  bought it to <br clear=3D"none">
                  install front disks since it was to be his teenage
                  daughter's car). <br clear=3D"none">
                  'Spares also hit me with an ad for an upgraded Panhard
                  kit, which <br clear=3D"none">
                  supposedly improves handling--though, besides the
                  brakes I have no <br clear=3D"none">
                  issues with its handling--but, why not (since I'll be
                  shipping across <br clear=3D"none">
                  The Pond anyway)?<br clear=3D"none">
                  <br clear=3D"none">
                  Anyway, anyone got experience with either of these
                  mods, esp. the brake <br clear=3D"none">
                  kit (the rotors look a little thin compared to my
                  BJ8's)? FWIW, I'll be <br clear=3D"none">
                  72 this year but can still drive well enough to
                  wrangle a 480HP <br clear=3D"none">
                  Mustang--my wife might disagree--and I'm considering
                  re-upping my pilot <br clear=3D"none">
                  medical (which, if I'm successful, should tell me
                  something about my <br clear=3D"none">
                  fitness).<br clear=3D"none">
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I agree entirely with Kees. Further, I did install the AH Spares front disc=
 kit=C2=A0on my former BN1, which used the big brake calipers from a late B=
J8. The results were more than worth the cost and effort. Nice being able t=
o stop=E2=80=94and the rear drums=C2=A0on Healeys, including the thinner on=
es on the early 100s, work fine as they do far less work than the front bra=
kes. But this was roughly six years ago, so don=E2=80=99t know whether the =
current kit is as good.=C2=A0

On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 8:01 AM, Kees Oudesluijs via Healeys <heal=
[email-masked]> wrote:

=20
Mods to make it more enjoyable, more reliable or, more importantly, safer t=
o drive are a must if you want to drive in modern traffic. Improved braking=
 and cooling are the most obvious ones.
 Kees Oudesluijs
=20
 Op 19-2-2025 om 04:32 schreef Bob Spidell via Healeys:
 =20
=20
 Sooooooooooooo ... no one's installed the AHSpares front disk kit?
=20
=20
 On 2/18/2025 5:02 PM, Tom Mitchell wrote:
 =20
=20
I love absolutely love driving my Healey, I=E2=80=99ve driven from Michigan=
 to North and south Carolina, to Vermont to south Dacoda, =C2=A0to North Ca=
rolina, back and forth to Kentucky and beyond. =C2=A0I=E2=80=99ve done a fe=
w reversible upgrades.=C2=A0 Alternator, additional fuses, halogen headligh=
ts Toyota transmission, third brake light, even (gasp) cruise control. I wa=
nt my kids and grandkids to be able to drive it.=C2=A0 It=E2=80=99s needs a=
 new or rebuilt frame, maybe one day. In the meantime I=E2=80=99m driving t=
he heck out of it. I=E2=80=99m in my early 70s, love working on it, but the=
 fatigue of driving it is costing me. I have Mieka seats (not installed) so=
 maybe (my wife doesn=E2=80=99t like them).=C2=A0 Everything is (so far) ea=
sily reversible.=C2=A0
=20
  Dr.Mitchell's Gmail  =20
 =20
  On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 6:42=E2=80=AFPM Robert Markovich via Healeys <hea=
[email-masked]> wrote:
 =20
  I believe in keeping my Healey ESSENTIALLY original. But here in America,=
 I like driving it, often=C2=A0to gatherings 100 or more miles away. New ra=
dial tires add safety and handling while looking mostly original=E2=80=94an=
d old as they are, Healeys still handle surprisingly well, especially on a =
smooth road. And alternator will charge a battery far better than the stand=
ard generator while a modern fuel pump is likelier to keep working=E2=80=94=
two examples of upgrades that maintain the original feel of the car while r=
educing the chance of being stuck on the roadside. So I maintain my belief =
in at least a few sympathetic upgrades to allow my Healey to spend more=C2=
=A0time on the road and less time at a service station.=C2=A0
=20
=20
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On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 1:14 PM, josef-eckert--- via Healeys <healey=
[email-masked]> wrote:
=20
 Bob,
 Your Austin-Healey is not a modern car and never will be again and so hand=
les like an 70 years old car. That=C2=B4s what it should be and I am really=
 happy my 100 handles "vintage" what makes it even more attractive to me. M=
y point is, this modifications are like a face lifting to a human beeing. I=
t doesn=C2=B4t make things better, even worse as it makes an stylish old la=
dy doubtful.
 When it comes to selling, leave the car original and you would get a bette=
r price compared to a modified bitser, at least here in Europe. Here in Eur=
ope you rarely would drive an Austin-Healey over long distances anymore, ev=
en its fitted with the newest gimmicks nobody really needs.
=20
 Josef Eckert
 Germany
=20
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I agree entirely with Kees. Further, I did install the AH Spares front disc=
 kit&nbsp;on my former BN1, which used the big brake calipers from a late B=
J8. The results were more than worth the cost and effort. Nice being able t=
o stop=E2=80=94and the rear drums&nbsp;on Healeys, including the thinner on=
es on the early 100s, work fine as they do far less work than the front bra=
kes. But this was roughly six years ago, so don=E2=80=99t know whether the =
current kit is as good.&nbsp;<br><br><br><div class=3D"yahoo-signature"><a =
style=3D"font-size:12px" href=3D"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-ema=
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uoted-begin" style=3D"font-size: 15px; color: rgb(132, 115, 255); padding-t=
op: 15px; margin-top: 0px;">On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 8:01 AM, Kees =
Oudesluijs via Healeys &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:</p><blockquote=
 class=3D"iosymail"><div id=3D"yiv2264499696"><div>
    <p>Mods to make it more enjoyable, more reliable or, more
      importantly, safer to drive are a must if you want to drive in
      modern traffic. Improved braking and cooling are the most obvious
      ones.<br clear=3D"none">
      Kees Oudesluijs<br clear=3D"none">
    </p>
    <div class=3D"yiv2264499696moz-cite-prefix">Op 19-2-2025 om 04:32 schre=
ef Bob
      Spidell via Healeys:<br clear=3D"none">
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      </blockquote></div><div>
      Sooooooooooooo ... no one's installed the AHSpares front disk kit?<br=
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      <br clear=3D"none">
      <br clear=3D"none">
      <div class=3D"yiv2264499696moz-cite-prefix">On 2/18/2025 5:02 PM, Tom=
 Mitchell
        wrote:<br clear=3D"none">
      </div>
      <blockquote type=3D"cite">
        </blockquote></div><div><div>I love absolutely love driving my Heal=
ey, I=E2=80=99ve
          driven from Michigan to North and south Carolina, to Vermont
          to south Dacoda, &nbsp;to North Carolina, back and forth to
          Kentucky and beyond.</div>
        <div>&nbsp;I=E2=80=99ve done a few reversible upgrades.&nbsp;</div>
        <div>Alternator, additional fuses, halogen headlights
          Toyota transmission, third brake light, even (gasp) cruise
          control. I want my kids and grandkids to be able to drive it.&nbs=
p;</div>
        <div>It=E2=80=99s needs a new or rebuilt frame, maybe one
          day. In the meantime I=E2=80=99m driving the heck out of it.</div=
        <div>I=E2=80=99m in my early 70s, love working on it, but the
          fatigue of driving it is costing me.</div>
        <div>I have Mieka seats (not installed) so maybe (my
          wife doesn=E2=80=99t like them).&nbsp;</div>
        <div>Everything is (so far) easily reversible.&nbsp;<br clear=3D"al=
l">
          <br clear=3D"all">
          <div>
            <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"yiv2264499696gmail_signature">Dr.Mitc=
hell's Gmail</div>
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ontainer">
            <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"yiv2264499696gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb =
18, 2025 at
              6:42=E2=80=AFPM Robert Markovich via Healeys &lt;<a shape=3D"=
rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" href=3D"mailto:healeys@auto=
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              <div> I believe in keeping my Healey ESSENTIALLY original.
                But here in America, I like driving it, often&nbsp;to
                gatherings 100 or more miles away. New radial tires add
                safety and handling while looking mostly original=E2=80=94a=
nd
                old as they are, Healeys still handle surprisingly well,
                especially on a smooth road. And alternator will charge
                a battery far better than the standard generator while a
                modern fuel pump is likelier to keep working=E2=80=94two
                examples of upgrades that maintain the original feel of
                the car while reducing the chance of being stuck on the
                roadside. So I maintain my belief in at least a few
                sympathetic upgrades to allow my Healey to spend
                more&nbsp;time on the road and less time at a service
                station.&nbsp;<br clear=3D"none">
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 0px; color: rgb(123, 106, 246);">On
                  Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 1:14 PM, josef-eckert---
                  via Healeys &lt;<a shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:heale=
[email-masked]" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" class=3D"yiv22644=
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                  <div dir=3D"ltr">Bob,<br clear=3D"none">
                    Your Austin-Healey is not a modern car and never
                    will be again and so handles like an 70 years old
                    car. That=C2=B4s what it should be and I am really happ=
y
                    my 100 handles "vintage" what makes it even more
                    attractive to me. My point is, this modifications
                    are like a face lifting to a human beeing. It
                    doesn=C2=B4t make things better, even worse as it makes
                    an stylish old lady doubtful.<br clear=3D"none">
                    When it comes to selling, leave the car original and
                    you would get a better price compared to a modified
                    bitser, at least here in Europe. Here in Europe you
                    rarely would drive an Austin-Healey over long
                    distances anymore, even its fitted with the newest
                    gimmicks nobody really needs.<br clear=3D"none">
                    <br clear=3D"none">
                    Josef Eckert<br clear=3D"none">
                    Germany<br clear=3D"none">
                    <br clear=3D"none">
                    <br clear=3D"none">
                    -----Original-Nachricht-----<br clear=3D"none">
                    Betreff: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods<br clear=3D"none">
                    Datum: 2025-02-18T18:29:33+0100<br clear=3D"none">
                    Von: "Bob Spidell via Healeys" &lt;<a shape=3D"rect" ym=
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                    The current discussion re: "What should us old f***s
                    do with our Healeys <br clear=3D"none">
                    when we're too decrepit to drive them and the kids
                    and grandkids <br clear=3D"none">
                    (mostly) want nothing to do with them"--and related
                    to a couple ads I've <br clear=3D"none">
                    gotten recently from AHSpares--got me to thinking.
                    I've largely kept the <br clear=3D"none">
                    100M my dad found in the local newspaper that we
                    restored together <br clear=3D"none">
                    original, but now I'm thinking, pursuant to that
                    conversation, why not <br clear=3D"none">
                    make some 'tweaks' to improve its drive-ability,
                    since it won't end up a <br clear=3D"none">
                    museum piece anyway? In particular: the brakes suck.
                    They're all <br clear=3D"none">
                    new/refurbished, and stop well enough for drums, but
                    pull badly and no <br clear=3D"none">
                    amount of adjustment makes any difference (my dad's
                    '65 Mustang, with <br clear=3D"none">
                    all drums, was even worse, and I advised the guy who
                    bought it to <br clear=3D"none">
                    install front disks since it was to be his teenage
                    daughter's car). <br clear=3D"none">
                    'Spares also hit me with an ad for an upgraded
                    Panhard kit, which <br clear=3D"none">
                    supposedly improves handling--though, besides the
                    brakes I have no <br clear=3D"none">
                    issues with its handling--but, why not (since I'll
                    be shipping across <br clear=3D"none">
                    The Pond anyway)?<br clear=3D"none">
                    <br clear=3D"none">
                    Anyway, anyone got experience with either of these
                    mods, esp. the brake <br clear=3D"none">
                    kit (the rotors look a little thin compared to my
                    BJ8's)? FWIW, I'll be <br clear=3D"none">
                    72 this year but can still drive well enough to
                    wrangle a 480HP <br clear=3D"none">
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                    re-upping my pilot <br clear=3D"none">
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That=E2=80=99s the idea=E2=80=94Healeys are meant for driving, not sitting =
in the garage, in a trailer, or, worse, on the side of the road.=C2=A0

On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 8:02 PM, Tom Mitchell <[email-masked]>=
 wrote:

I love absolutely love driving my Healey, I=E2=80=99ve driven from Michigan=
 to North and south Carolina, to Vermont to south Dacoda, =C2=A0to North Ca=
rolina, back and forth to Kentucky and beyond.=C2=A0I=E2=80=99ve done a few=
 reversible upgrades.=C2=A0Alternator, additional fuses, halogen headlights=
 Toyota transmission, third brake light, even (gasp) cruise control. I want=
 my kids and grandkids to be able to drive it.=C2=A0It=E2=80=99s needs a ne=
w or rebuilt frame, maybe one day. In the meantime I=E2=80=99m driving the =
heck out of it.I=E2=80=99m in my early 70s, love working on it, but the fat=
igue of driving it is costing me.I have Mieka seats (not installed) so mayb=
e (my wife doesn=E2=80=99t like them).=C2=A0Everything is (so far) easily r=
eversible.=C2=A0

Dr.Mitchell's Gmail

On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 6:42=E2=80=AFPM Robert Markovich via Healeys <heale=
[email-masked]> wrote:

Bob,

Josef Eckert
Germany

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Datum: 2025-02-18T18:29:33+0100
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That=E2=80=99s the idea=E2=80=94Healeys are meant for driving, not sitting =
in the garage, in a trailer, or, worse, on the side of the road.&nbsp;<br><=
br><br><div class=3D"yahoo-signature"><a style=3D"font-size:12px" href=3D"h=
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5px; margin-top: 0px;">On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 8:02 PM, Tom Mitchell=
 &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:</p><blockquote class=3D"iosymail"><div=
 id=3D"yiv4889375385"><div><div>I love absolutely love driving my Healey, I=
=E2=80=99ve driven from Michigan to North and south Carolina, to Vermont to=
 south Dacoda, &nbsp;to North Carolina, back and forth to Kentucky and beyo=
nd.</div><div>&nbsp;I=E2=80=99ve done a few reversible upgrades.&nbsp;</div=
><div>Alternator, additional fuses, halogen headlights Toyota transmission,=
 third brake light, even (gasp) cruise control. I want my kids and grandkid=
s to be able to drive it.&nbsp;</div><div>It=E2=80=99s needs a new or rebui=
lt frame, maybe one day. In the meantime I=E2=80=99m driving the heck out o=
f it.</div><div>I=E2=80=99m in my early 70s, love working on it, but the fa=
tigue of driving it is costing me.</div><div>I have Mieka seats (not instal=
led) so maybe (my wife doesn=E2=80=99t like them).&nbsp;</div><div>Everythi=
ng is (so far) easily reversible.&nbsp;<br clear=3D"all"><br clear=3D"all">=
<div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"yiv4889375385gmail_signature">Dr.Mitchell's =
Gmail</div></div></div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div><br clear=3D"none=
"><div class=3D"yiv4889375385gmail_quote yiv4889375385gmail_quote_container=
"><div id=3D"yiv4889375385yqt96998" class=3D"yiv4889375385yqt3168800772"><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"yiv4889375385gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 6:=
42=E2=80=AFPM Robert Markovich via Healeys &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener =
noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=
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der-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);" class=3D"yiv4889375385gmail_quote"><div>
I believe in keeping my Healey ESSENTIALLY original. But here in America, I=
 like driving it, often&nbsp;to gatherings 100 or more miles away. New radi=
al tires add safety and handling while looking mostly original=E2=80=94and =
old as they are, Healeys still handle surprisingly well, especially on a sm=
ooth road. And alternator will charge a battery far better than the standar=
d generator while a modern fuel pump is likelier to keep working=E2=80=94tw=
o examples of upgrades that maintain the original feel of the car while red=
ucing the chance of being stuck on the roadside. So I maintain my belief in=
 at least a few sympathetic upgrades to allow my Healey to spend more&nbsp;=
time on the road and less time at a service station.&nbsp;<br clear=3D"none=
"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><div><a rel=3D"nofollow noopener no=
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r=3D"none"><p style=3D"font-size: 15px; padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0px;=
 color: rgb(123, 106, 246);">On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 1:14 PM, josef-=
eckert--- via Healeys &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"=
rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"m=
ailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:</p><blo=
ckquote><div dir=3D"ltr">Bob,<br clear=3D"none">Your Austin-Healey is not a=
 modern car and never will be again and so handles like an 70 years old car=
. That=C2=B4s what it should be and I am really happy my 100 handles "vinta=
ge" what makes it even more attractive to me. My point is, this modificatio=
ns are like a face lifting to a human beeing. It doesn=C2=B4t make things b=
etter, even worse as it makes an stylish old lady doubtful.<br clear=3D"non=
e">When it comes to selling, leave the car original and you would get a bet=
ter price compared to a modified bitser, at least here in Europe. Here in E=
urope you rarely would drive an Austin-Healey over long distances anymore, =
even its fitted with the newest gimmicks nobody really needs.<br clear=3D"n=
one"><br clear=3D"none">Josef Eckert<br clear=3D"none">Germany<br clear=3D"=
none"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">-----Original-Nachricht-----<br=
 clear=3D"none">Betreff: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods<br clear=3D"none">Datum:=
 2025-02-18T18:29:33+0100<br clear=3D"none">Von: "Bob Spidell via Healeys" =
&lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailt=
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<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:he=
[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]=
et">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">The=
 current discussion re: "What should us old f***s do with our Healeys <br c=
lear=3D"none">when we're too decrepit to drive them and the kids and grandk=
ids <br clear=3D"none">(mostly) want nothing to do with them"--and related =
to a couple ads I've <br clear=3D"none">gotten recently from AHSpares--got =
me to thinking. I've largely kept the <br clear=3D"none">100M my dad found =
in the local newspaper that we restored together <br clear=3D"none">origina=
l, but now I'm thinking, pursuant to that conversation, why not <br clear=
=3D"none">make some 'tweaks' to improve its drive-ability, since it won't e=
nd up a <br clear=3D"none">museum piece anyway? In particular: the brakes s=
uck. They're all <br clear=3D"none">new/refurbished, and stop well enough f=
or drums, but pull badly and no <br clear=3D"none">amount of adjustment mak=
es any difference (my dad's '65 Mustang, with <br clear=3D"none">all drums,=
 was even worse, and I advised the guy who bought it to <br clear=3D"none">=
install front disks since it was to be his teenage daughter's car). <br cle=
ar=3D"none">'Spares also hit me with an ad for an upgraded Panhard kit, whi=
ch <br clear=3D"none">supposedly improves handling--though, besides the bra=
kes I have no <br clear=3D"none">issues with its handling--but, why not (si=
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It=E2=80=99s been my impression, over the years, that almost everyone is =
safer than Moss. That=E2=80=99s purely as an observer/listener to =
comments across the pond as virtually no one in the UK bothers with Moss =
at all. Yes, agreed as to Michael=E2=80=99s comments regarding AHSpares. =
They sold me a dud clutch and, although they replaced it without =
argument, they were rather too nonchalant about the whole thing for my =
liking. Despite several requests for feedback I never heard anything. I =
use Ahead4Healeys nowadays. I dropped in on them a few months back and =
they gave me a tour. All looked pretty efficient. They had small units =
within doing interiors and panels etc=E2=80=A6.all high quality. =
Impressive!

Simon

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From: Healeys <[email-masked]> On Behalf Of Robert =
Markovich via Healeys
Sent: 19 February 2025 15:02
To: Michael Salter <[email-masked]>; Bob Spidell =
<[email-masked]>
Cc: Healey, Forum <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods

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That=E2=80=99s sad to hear as they have seemed to be a safer bet than =
Moss over the 25 years I=E2=80=99ve owned Healeys (a BN6, a BN1, and =
currently a BN7).=20

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On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 9:18 AM, Michael Salter =

Having just received a shipment of parts yesterday from AH Spares, of =
whom I have been a customer for over 50 years, I'm sorry to say that I =
would now be very reluctant to purchase something as safety critical as =
a front brake kit from them.=20

Unfortunately, based upon my  experience with several suppliers over the =
years, as companies get larger they are inclined to emphasize volume =
over quality and AH Spares seem to be tracing that path.

=20

M

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=20

On Tue., Feb. 18, 2025, 10:50 p.m. Bob Spidell via Healeys, =

I love absolutely love driving my Healey, I=E2=80=99ve driven from =
Michigan to North and south Carolina, to Vermont to south Dacoda,  to =
North Carolina, back and forth to Kentucky and beyond.

 I=E2=80=99ve done a few reversible upgrades.=20

Alternator, additional fuses, halogen headlights Toyota transmission, =
third brake light, even (gasp) cruise control. I want my kids and =
grandkids to be able to drive it.=20

It=E2=80=99s needs a new or rebuilt frame, maybe one day. In the =
meantime I=E2=80=99m driving the heck out of it.

I=E2=80=99m in my early 70s, love working on it, but the fatigue of =
driving it is costing me.

I have Mieka seats (not installed) so maybe (my wife doesn=E2=80=99t =
like them).=20

Everything is (so far) easily reversible.=20

Dr.Mitchell's Gmail

=20

=20

On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 6:42=E2=80=AFPM Robert Markovich via Healeys =

I believe in keeping my Healey ESSENTIALLY original. But here in =
America, I like driving it, often to gatherings 100 or more miles away. =
New radial tires add safety and handling while looking mostly =
original=E2=80=94and old as they are, Healeys still handle surprisingly =
well, especially on a smooth road. And alternator will charge a battery =
far better than the standard generator while a modern fuel pump is =
likelier to keep working=E2=80=94two examples of upgrades that maintain =
the original feel of the car while reducing the chance of being stuck on =
the roadside. So I maintain my belief in at least a few sympathetic =
upgrades to allow my Healey to spend more time on the road and less time =
at a service station.=20

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On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 1:14 PM, josef-eckert--- via Healeys =

Bob,
Your Austin-Healey is not a modern car and never will be again and so =
handles like an 70 years old car. That=C2=B4s what it should be and I am =
really happy my 100 handles "vintage" what makes it even more attractive =
to me. My point is, this modifications are like a face lifting to a =
human beeing. It doesn=C2=B4t make things better, even worse as it makes =
an stylish old lady doubtful.
When it comes to selling, leave the car original and you would get a =
better price compared to a modified bitser, at least here in Europe. =
Here in Europe you rarely would drive an Austin-Healey over long =
distances anymore, even its fitted with the newest gimmicks nobody =
really needs.

Josef Eckert
Germany

-----Original-Nachricht-----
Betreff: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods
Datum: 2025-02-18T18:29:33+0100
Von: "Bob Spidell via Healeys" <[email-masked]>

The current discussion re: "What should us old f***s do with our Healeys =

when we're too decrepit to drive them and the kids and grandkids=20
(mostly) want nothing to do with them"--and related to a couple ads I've =

gotten recently from AHSpares--got me to thinking. I've largely kept the =

100M my dad found in the local newspaper that we restored together=20
original, but now I'm thinking, pursuant to that conversation, why not=20
make some 'tweaks' to improve its drive-ability, since it won't end up a =

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class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>It=E2=80=99s been my =
impression, over the years, that almost everyone is safer than Moss. =
That=E2=80=99s purely as an observer/listener to comments across the =
pond as virtually no one in the UK bothers with Moss at all. Yes, agreed =
as to Michael=E2=80=99s comments regarding AHSpares. They sold me a dud =
clutch and, although they replaced it without argument, they were rather =
too nonchalant about the whole thing for my liking. Despite several =
requests for feedback I never heard anything. I use Ahead4Healeys =
nowadays. I dropped in on them a few months back and they gave me a =
tour. All looked pretty efficient. They had small units within doing =
interiors and panels etc=E2=80=A6.all high quality. =
Impressive!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div=
><div style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt =
0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span><=
/b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Healeys =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt; <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert =
Markovich via Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> 19 February 2025 =
15:02<br><b>To:</b> Michael Salter &lt;[email-masked]&gt;; Bob =
Spidell &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br><b>Cc:</b> Healey, Forum =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Healey =
100 Mods<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>That=E2=80=99s sad to hear as they have =
seemed to be a safer bet than Moss over the 25 years I=E2=80=99ve owned =
Healeys (a BN6, a BN1, and currently a =
BN7).&nbsp;<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><a =
href=3D"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id6461=
00661"><span style=3D'font-size:9.0pt'>Sent from the all new AOL app for =
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class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3Dyahoo-quoted-begin =
style=3D'margin-top:0cm'><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.5pt;color:#8473FF'>On Wednesday, February 19, =
2025, 9:18 AM, Michael Salter &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div =
id=3Dyiv3026695579><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Having just received a =
shipment of parts yesterday from AH Spares, of whom I have been a =
customer for over 50 years, I'm sorry to say that I would now be very =
reluctant to purchase something as safety critical as a front brake kit =
from them.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Unfortunately, =
based upon my&nbsp; experience with several suppliers over the years, as =
companies get larger they are inclined to emphasize volume over quality =
and AH Spares seem to be tracing that path.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>M<o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div =
id=3Dyiv3026695579yqt53614><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On Tue., Feb. 18, =
2025, 10:50 p.m. Bob Spidell via Healeys, &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm =
6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Sooooooooooooo ... no one's installed the =
AHSpares front disk kit?<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>On 2/18/2025 5:02 PM, Tom Mitchell =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>I love absolutely love driving my Healey, I=E2=80=99ve =
driven from Michigan to North and south Carolina, to Vermont to south =
Dacoda, &nbsp;to North Carolina, back and forth to Kentucky and =
beyond.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp;I=E2=80=99ve =
done a few reversible upgrades.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Alternator, additional fuses, halogen headlights =
Toyota transmission, third brake light, even (gasp) cruise control. I =
want my kids and grandkids to be able to drive =
it.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>It=E2=80=99s =
needs a new or rebuilt frame, maybe one day. In the meantime I=E2=80=99m =
driving the heck out of it.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>I=E2=80=99m in my early 70s, love working on it, but =
the fatigue of driving it is costing me.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>I have Mieka seats (not installed) so maybe (my wife =
doesn=E2=80=99t like them).&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Everything is (so far) easily reversible.&nbsp;<br =
clear=3Dall><br clear=3Dall><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Dr.Mitchell's =
Gmail<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On =
Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 6:42<span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>=E2=80=AF</span>PM Robert =
Markovich via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm =
6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I believe in keeping my Healey =
ESSENTIALLY original. But here in America, I like driving it, =
often&nbsp;to gatherings 100 or more miles away. New radial tires add =
safety and handling while looking mostly original=E2=80=94and old as =
they are, Healeys still handle surprisingly well, especially on a smooth =
road. And alternator will charge a battery far better than the standard =
generator while a modern fuel pump is likelier to keep =
working=E2=80=94two examples of upgrades that maintain the original feel =
of the car while reducing the chance of being stuck on the roadside. So =
I maintain my belief in at least a few sympathetic upgrades to allow my =
Healey to spend more&nbsp;time on the road and less time at a service =
station.&nbsp;<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><a =
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class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p style=3D'margin-top:0cm'><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.5pt;color:#7B6AF6'>On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, =
1:14 PM, josef-eckert--- via Healeys &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Bob,<br>Your Austin-Healey is not a modern car and =
never will be again and so handles like an 70 years old car. That=C2=B4s =
what it should be and I am really happy my 100 handles =
&quot;vintage&quot; what makes it even more attractive to me. My point =
is, this modifications are like a face lifting to a human beeing. It =
doesn=C2=B4t make things better, even worse as it makes an stylish old =
lady doubtful.<br>When it comes to selling, leave the car original and =
you would get a better price compared to a modified bitser, at least =
here in Europe. Here in Europe you rarely would drive an Austin-Healey =
over long distances anymore, even its fitted with the newest gimmicks =
nobody really needs.<br><br>Josef =
Eckert<br>Germany<br><br><br>-----Original-Nachricht-----<br>Betreff: =
[Healeys] Healey 100 Mods<br>Datum: 2025-02-18T18:29:33+0100<br>Von: =
&quot;Bob Spidell via Healeys&quot; &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br>An: =
&quot;Healeys&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br><br>The current =
discussion re: &quot;What should us old f***s do with our Healeys =
<br>when we're too decrepit to drive them and the kids and grandkids =
<br>(mostly) want nothing to do with them&quot;--and related to a couple =
ads I've <br>gotten recently from AHSpares--got me to thinking. I've =
largely kept the <br>100M my dad found in the local newspaper that we =
restored together <br>original, but now I'm thinking, pursuant to that =
conversation, why not <br>make some 'tweaks' to improve its =
drive-ability, since it won't end up a <br>museum piece anyway? In =
particular: the brakes suck. They're all <br>new/refurbished, and stop =
well enough for drums, but pull badly and no <br>amount of adjustment =
makes any difference (my dad's '65 Mustang, with <br>all drums, was even =
worse, and I advised the guy who bought it to <br>install front disks =
since it was to be his teenage daughter's car). <br>'Spares also hit me =
with an ad for an upgraded Panhard kit, which <br>supposedly improves =
handling--though, besides the brakes I have no <br>issues with its =
handling--but, why not (since I'll be shipping across <br>The Pond =
anyway)?<br><br>Anyway, anyone got experience with either of these mods, =
esp. the brake <br>kit (the rotors look a little thin compared to my =
BJ8's)? FWIW, I'll be <br>72 this year but can still drive well enough =
to wrangle a 480HP <br>Mustang--my wife might disagree--and I'm =
considering re-upping my pilot <br>medical (which, if I'm successful, =
should tell me something about my =
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Damn. But good to know.

Thanks Michael.

Bob

On 2/19/2025 6:17 AM, Michael Salter wrote:
> Having just received a shipment of parts yesterday from AH Spares, of 
> whom I have been a customer for over 50 years, I'm sorry to say that I 
> would now be very reluctant to purchase something as safety critical 
> as a front brake kit from them.
> Unfortunately, based upon my  experience with several suppliers over 
> the years, as companies get larger they are inclined to emphasize 
> volume over quality and AH Spares seem to be tracing that path.
>
> M
>
>
>
> On Tue., Feb. 18, 2025, 10:50 p.m. Bob Spidell via Healeys, 
>>     I love absolutely love driving my Healey, I’ve driven from
>>     Michigan to North and south Carolina, to Vermont to south Dacoda,
>>      to North Carolina, back and forth to Kentucky and beyond.
>>     Alternator, additional fuses, halogen headlights Toyota
>>     transmission, third brake light, even (gasp) cruise control. I
>>     want my kids and grandkids to be able to drive it.
>>     It’s needs a new or rebuilt frame, maybe one day. In the meantime
>>     I’m driving the heck out of it.
>>     I’m in my early 70s, love working on it, but the fatigue of
>>         I believe in keeping my Healey ESSENTIALLY original. But here
>>         in America, I like driving it, often to gatherings 100 or
>>         more miles away. New radial tires add safety and handling
>>         while looking mostly original—and old as they are, Healeys
>>         still handle surprisingly well, especially on a smooth road.
>>         And alternator will charge a battery far better than the
>>         standard generator while a modern fuel pump is likelier to
>>         keep working—two examples of upgrades that maintain the
>>         original feel of the car while reducing the chance of being
>>         stuck on the roadside. So I maintain my belief in at least a
>>         few sympathetic upgrades to allow my Healey to spend
>>             again and so handles like an 70 years old car. That´s
>>             what it should be and I am really happy my 100 handles
>>             "vintage" what makes it even more attractive to me. My
>>             point is, this modifications are like a face lifting to a
>>             human beeing. It doesn´t make things better, even worse
>>             as it makes an stylish old lady doubtful.
>>             would get a better price compared to a modified bitser,
>>             at least here in Europe. Here in Europe you rarely would
>>             drive an Austin-Healey over long distances anymore, even
>>             its fitted with the newest gimmicks nobody really needs.
>>
>>             Josef Eckert
>>             Germany
>>
>>
>>             grandkids
>>             They're all
>>             bought it to
>>             daughter's car).
>>             kit, which
>>             something about my

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    Damn. But good to know.<br>
    <br>
    Thanks Michael.<br>
    <br>
    Bob<br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/19/2025 6:17 AM, Michael Salter
      wrote:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:[email-masked]">
      <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
      <div dir="auto">Having just received a shipment of parts yesterday
        from AH Spares, of whom I have been a customer for over 50
        years, I'm sorry to say that I would now be very reluctant to
        purchase something as safety critical as a front brake kit from
        them. 
        <div dir="auto">Unfortunately, based upon my  experience with
          several suppliers over the years, as companies get larger they
          are inclined to emphasize volume over quality and AH Spares
          seem to be tracing that path.</div>
        <div dir="auto"><br>
        </div>
        <div dir="auto">M<br>
          <div dir="auto"><br>
            <div dir="auto"><br>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <br>
      <div class="gmail_quote">
        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue., Feb. 18, 2025, 10:50
          p.m. Bob Spidell via Healeys, &lt;<a
            href="mailto:[email-masked]" target="_blank"
            rel="noreferrer" moz-do-not-send="true"
            class="moz-txt-link-freetext">[email-masked]</a>&gt;
          wrote:<br>
        </div>
        <blockquote class="gmail_quote"
style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
          <div> Sooooooooooooo ... no one's installed the AHSpares front
            disk kit?<br>
            <br>
            <br>
            <div>On 2/18/2025 5:02 PM, Tom Mitchell wrote:<br>
            </div>
            <blockquote type="cite">
              <div dir="auto">I love absolutely love driving my Healey,
                I’ve driven from Michigan to North and south Carolina,
                to Vermont to south Dacoda,  to North Carolina, back and
                forth to Kentucky and beyond.</div>
              <div dir="auto"> I’ve done a few reversible upgrades. </div>
              <div dir="auto">Alternator, additional fuses, halogen
                headlights Toyota transmission, third brake light, even
                (gasp) cruise control. I want my kids and grandkids to
                be able to drive it. </div>
              <div dir="auto">It’s needs a new or rebuilt frame, maybe
                one day. In the meantime I’m driving the heck out of it.</div>
              <div dir="auto">I’m in my early 70s, love working on it,
                but the fatigue of driving it is costing me.</div>
              <div dir="auto">I have Mieka seats (not installed) so
                maybe (my wife doesn’t like them). </div>
              <div dir="auto">Everything is (so far) easily reversible. <br
                  clear="all">
                <br clear="all">
                <div dir="auto">
                  <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"
                    data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Dr.Mitchell's Gmail</div>
                </div>
              </div>
              <div><br>
              </div>
              <div><br>
                <div class="gmail_quote">
                  <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 18, 2025
                    at 6:42 PM Robert Markovich via Healeys &lt;<a
                      href="mailto:[email-masked]"
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                    wrote:<br>
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                  <blockquote class="gmail_quote"
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                    <div> I believe in keeping my Healey ESSENTIALLY
                      original. But here in America, I like driving it,
                      often to gatherings 100 or more miles away. New
                      radial tires add safety and handling while looking
                      mostly original—and old as they are, Healeys still
                      handle surprisingly well, especially on a smooth
                      road. And alternator will charge a battery far
                      better than the standard generator while a modern
                      fuel pump is likelier to keep working—two examples
                      of upgrades that maintain the original feel of the
                      car while reducing the chance of being stuck on
                      the roadside. So I maintain my belief in at least
                      a few sympathetic upgrades to allow my Healey to
                      spend more time on the road and less time at a
                      service station. <br>
                      <br>
                      <br>
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style="font-size:15px;padding-top:15px;margin-top:0px;color:rgb(132,115,255)">On
                        Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 1:14 PM,
                        josef-eckert--- via Healeys &lt;<a
                          href="mailto:[email-masked]"
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                        wrote:</p>
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                        <div dir="ltr">Bob,<br clear="none">
                          Your Austin-Healey is not a modern car and
                          never will be again and so handles like an 70
                          years old car. That´s what it should be and I
                          am really happy my 100 handles "vintage" what
                          makes it even more attractive to me. My point
                          is, this modifications are like a face lifting
                          to a human beeing. It doesn´t make things
                          better, even worse as it makes an stylish old
                          lady doubtful.<br clear="none">
                          When it comes to selling, leave the car
                          original and you would get a better price
                          compared to a modified bitser, at least here
                          in Europe. Here in Europe you rarely would
                          drive an Austin-Healey over long distances
                          anymore, even its fitted with the newest
                          gimmicks nobody really needs.<br clear="none">
                          <br clear="none">
                          Josef Eckert<br clear="none">
                          Germany<br clear="none">
                          <br clear="none">
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                          Betreff: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods<br
                            clear="none">
                          Datum: 2025-02-18T18:29:33+0100<br
                            clear="none">
                          Von: "Bob Spidell via Healeys" &lt;<a
                            shape="rect"
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                            clear="none">
                          An: "Healeys" &lt;<a shape="rect"
                            href="mailto:[email-masked]"
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                            moz-do-not-send="true"
                            class="moz-txt-link-freetext">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br
                            clear="none">
                          <br clear="none">
                          The current discussion re: "What should us old
                          f***s do with our Healeys <br clear="none">
                          when we're too decrepit to drive them and the
                          kids and grandkids <br clear="none">
                          (mostly) want nothing to do with them"--and
                          related to a couple ads I've <br clear="none">
                          gotten recently from AHSpares--got me to
                          thinking. I've largely kept the <br
                            clear="none">
                          100M my dad found in the local newspaper that
                          we restored together <br clear="none">
                          original, but now I'm thinking, pursuant to
                          that conversation, why not <br clear="none">
                          make some 'tweaks' to improve its
                          drive-ability, since it won't end up a <br
                            clear="none">
                          museum piece anyway? In particular: the brakes
                          suck. They're all <br clear="none">
                          new/refurbished, and stop well enough for
                          drums, but pull badly and no <br clear="none">
                          amount of adjustment makes any difference (my
                          dad's '65 Mustang, with <br clear="none">
                          all drums, was even worse, and I advised the
                          guy who bought it to <br clear="none">
                          install front disks since it was to be his
                          teenage daughter's car). <br clear="none">
                          'Spares also hit me with an ad for an upgraded
                          Panhard kit, which <br clear="none">
                          supposedly improves handling--though, besides
                          the brakes I have no <br clear="none">
                          issues with its handling--but, why not (since
                          I'll be shipping across <br clear="none">
                          The Pond anyway)?<br clear="none">
                          <br clear="none">
                          Anyway, anyone got experience with either of
                          these mods, esp. the brake <br clear="none">
                          kit (the rotors look a little thin compared to
                          my BJ8's)? FWIW, I'll be <br clear="none">
                          72 this year but can still drive well enough
                          to wrangle a 480HP <br clear="none">
                          Mustang--my wife might disagree--and I'm
                          considering re-upping my pilot <br
                            clear="none">
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                          me something about my <br clear="none">
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Many thanks for your recommendation regarding Ahead4Healeys. I=E2=80=99ve n=
ever tried them but will!

On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 10:56 AM, Simon Lachlan <simon.lachlan@ale=
xarevel.plus.com> wrote:

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It=E2=80=99s been my impression, over the years, that almost everyone is sa=
fer than Moss. That=E2=80=99s purely as an observer/listener to comments ac=
ross the pond as virtually no one in the UK bothers with Moss at all. Yes, =
agreed as to Michael=E2=80=99s comments regarding AHSpares. They sold me a =
dud clutch and, although they replaced it without argument, they were rathe=
r too nonchalant about the whole thing for my liking. Despite several reque=
sts for feedback I never heard anything. I use Ahead4Healeys nowadays. I dr=
opped in on them a few months back and they gave me a tour. All looked pret=
ty efficient. They had small units within doing interiors and panels etc=E2=
=80=A6.all high quality. Impressive!

Simon

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From: Healeys <[email-masked]> On Behalf Of Robert Markovic=
h via Healeys
Sent: 19 February 2025 15:02
To: Michael Salter <[email-masked]>; Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast=
.net>
Cc: Healey, Forum <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods

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e kit from them.=C2=A0

Unfortunately, based upon my=C2=A0 experience with several suppliers over t=
he years, as companies get larger they are inclined to emphasize volume ove=
r quality and AH Spares seem to be tracing that path.

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I love absolutely love driving my Healey, I=E2=80=99ve driven from Michigan=
 to North and south Carolina, to Vermont to south Dacoda, =C2=A0to North Ca=
rolina, back and forth to Kentucky and beyond.

=C2=A0I=E2=80=99ve done a few reversible upgrades.=C2=A0

Alternator, additional fuses, halogen headlights Toyota transmission, third=
 brake light, even (gasp) cruise control. I want my kids and grandkids to b=
e able to drive it.=C2=A0

It=E2=80=99s needs a new or rebuilt frame, maybe one day. In the meantime I=
=E2=80=99m driving the heck out of it.

hem).=C2=A0

Everything is (so far) easily reversible.=C2=A0

Dr.Mitchell's Gmail

 =C2=A0

 =C2=A0

 =C2=A0

Bob,

Josef Eckert
Germany

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Many thanks for your recommendation regarding Ahead4Healeys. I=E2=80=99ve n=
ever tried them but will!<br><br><br><div class=3D"yahoo-signature"><a styl=
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 19, 2025, 10:56 AM, Simon Lachlan &lt;[email-masked]&gt=
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--></style><div><div class=3D"yiv7008381422WordSection1"><p class=3D"yiv700=
8381422MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:New serif;">It=E2=80=99s been =
my impression, over the years, that almost everyone is safer than Moss. Tha=
t=E2=80=99s purely as an observer/listener to comments across the pond as v=
irtually no one in the UK bothers with Moss at all. Yes, agreed as to Micha=
el=E2=80=99s comments regarding AHSpares. They sold me a dud clutch and, al=
though they replaced it without argument, they were rather too nonchalant a=
bout the whole thing for my liking. Despite several requests for feedback I=
 never heard anything. I use Ahead4Healeys nowadays. I dropped in on them a=
 few months back and they gave me a tour. All looked pretty efficient. They=
 had small units within doing interiors and panels etc=E2=80=A6.all high qu=
ality. Impressive!</span></p><p class=3D"yiv7008381422MsoNormal"><span styl=
e=3D"font-family:New serif;">Simon</span></p><p class=3D"yiv7008381422MsoNo=
rmal"><span style=3D"font-family:New serif;"> &nbsp;</span></p><div id=3D"y=
iv7008381422yqt19799" class=3D"yiv7008381422yqt7942614922"><div><div style=
=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;">=
<p class=3D"yiv7008381422MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-s=
ize:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US" st=
yle=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"> Healeys &lt;healeys-bounc=
[email-masked]&gt; <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Markovich via Healeys<br c=
lear=3D"none"><b>Sent:</b> 19 February 2025 15:02<br clear=3D"none"><b>To:<=
/b> Michael Salter &lt;[email-masked]&gt;; Bob Spidell &lt;bspidel=
[email-masked]&gt;<br clear=3D"none"><b>Cc:</b> Healey, Forum &lt;healeys@au=
tox.team.net&gt;<br clear=3D"none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Healey 100=
 Mods</span></p></div></div><p class=3D"yiv7008381422MsoNormal"> &nbsp;</p>=
<p style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt;" class=3D"yiv7008381422MsoNormal">That=E2=
=80=99s sad to hear as they have seemed to be a safer bet than Moss over th=
e 25 years I=E2=80=99ve owned Healeys (a BN6, a BN1, and currently a BN7).&=
nbsp;<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"></p><div><p class=3D"yiv70083814=
22MsoNormal"><a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" target=
=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-vi=
deo/id646100661"><span style=3D"font-size:9.0pt;">Sent from the all new AOL=
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;</p><p style=3D"margin-top:0cm;" class=3D"yiv7008381422yahoo-quoted-begin"=
><span style=3D"font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(123, 106, 246);">On Wednesday=
, February 19, 2025, 9:18 AM, Michael Salter &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow noopene=
r noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" tar=
get=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">michaelsalter@gmail.=
com</a>&gt; wrote:</span></p><blockquote style=3D"margin-top:5.0pt;margin-b=
ottom:5.0pt;"><div id=3D"yiv7008381422"><div><div><p class=3D"yiv7008381422=
MsoNormal">Having just received a shipment of parts yesterday from AH Spare=
s, of whom I have been a customer for over 50 years, I'm sorry to say that =
I would now be very reluctant to purchase something as safety critical as a=
 front brake kit from them.&nbsp;</p><div><p class=3D"yiv7008381422MsoNorma=
l">Unfortunately, based upon my&nbsp; experience with several suppliers ove=
r the years, as companies get larger they are inclined to emphasize volume =
over quality and AH Spares seem to be tracing that path.</p></div><div><p c=
lass=3D"yiv7008381422MsoNormal"> &nbsp;</p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv700838=
1422MsoNormal">M</p><div><p class=3D"yiv7008381422MsoNormal"> &nbsp;</p><di=
v><p class=3D"yiv7008381422MsoNormal"> &nbsp;</p></div></div></div></div><p=
 class=3D"yiv7008381422MsoNormal"> &nbsp;</p><div><div id=3D"yiv7008381422y=
qt53614"><div><p class=3D"yiv7008381422MsoNormal">On Tue., Feb. 18, 2025, 1=
0:50 p.m. Bob Spidell via Healeys, &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferr=
er" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_bla=
nk" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; w=
rote:</p></div><blockquote style=3D"border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1=
.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm;"><div><p=
 style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt;" class=3D"yiv7008381422MsoNormal">Soooooooo=
ooooo ... no one's installed the AHSpares front disk kit?<br clear=3D"none"=
><br clear=3D"none"></p><div><p class=3D"yiv7008381422MsoNormal">On 2/18/20=
25 5:02 PM, Tom Mitchell wrote:</p></div><blockquote style=3D"margin-top:5.=
0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"><div><p class=3D"yiv7008381422MsoNormal">I love a=
bsolutely love driving my Healey, I=E2=80=99ve driven from Michigan to Nort=
h and south Carolina, to Vermont to south Dacoda, &nbsp;to North Carolina, =
back and forth to Kentucky and beyond.</p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv7008381=
422MsoNormal">&nbsp;I=E2=80=99ve done a few reversible upgrades.&nbsp;</p><=
/div><div><p class=3D"yiv7008381422MsoNormal">Alternator, additional fuses,=
 halogen headlights Toyota transmission, third brake light, even (gasp) cru=
ise control. I want my kids and grandkids to be able to drive it.&nbsp;</p>=
</div><div><p class=3D"yiv7008381422MsoNormal">It=E2=80=99s needs a new or =
rebuilt frame, maybe one day. In the meantime I=E2=80=99m driving the heck =
out of it.</p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv7008381422MsoNormal">I=E2=80=99m in=
 my early 70s, love working on it, but the fatigue of driving it is costing=
 me.</p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv7008381422MsoNormal">I have Mieka seats (=
not installed) so maybe (my wife doesn=E2=80=99t like them).&nbsp;</p></div=
><div><p class=3D"yiv7008381422MsoNormal">Everything is (so far) easily rev=
ersible.&nbsp;<br clear=3D"all"><br clear=3D"all"></p><div><div><p class=3D=
"yiv7008381422MsoNormal">Dr.Mitchell's Gmail</p></div></div></div><div><p c=
lass=3D"yiv7008381422MsoNormal"> &nbsp;</p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv700838=
1422MsoNormal"> &nbsp;</p><div><div><p class=3D"yiv7008381422MsoNormal">On =
Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 6:42<span style=3D"font-family:sans-serif;">=E2=80=AF<=
/span>PM Robert Markovich via Healeys &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noref=
errer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_=
blank" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt=
; wrote:</p></div><blockquote style=3D"border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCC=
C 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm;"><div=
><p style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt;" class=3D"yiv7008381422MsoNormal">I beli=
eve in keeping my Healey ESSENTIALLY original. But here in America, I like =
driving it, often&nbsp;to gatherings 100 or more miles away. New radial tir=
es add safety and handling while looking mostly original=E2=80=94and old as=
 they are, Healeys still handle surprisingly well, especially on a smooth r=
oad. And alternator will charge a battery far better than the standard gene=
rator while a modern fuel pump is likelier to keep working=E2=80=94two exam=
ples of upgrades that maintain the original feel of the car while reducing =
the chance of being stuck on the roadside. So I maintain my belief in at le=
ast a few sympathetic upgrades to allow my Healey to spend more&nbsp;time o=
n the road and less time at a service station.&nbsp;<br clear=3D"none"><br =
clear=3D"none"></p><div><p class=3D"yiv7008381422MsoNormal"><a rel=3D"nofol=
low noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://a=
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=3D"font-size:9.0pt;">Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS</span></a></p><=
/div><p class=3D"yiv7008381422MsoNormal"> &nbsp;</p><p style=3D"margin-top:=
0cm;"><span style=3D"font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(132, 115, 255);">On Tues=
day, February 18, 2025, 1:14 PM, josef-eckert--- via Healeys &lt;<a rel=3D"=
nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:healeys@auto=
x.team.net" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">healey=
[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:</span></p><blockquote style=3D"margin-top:5=
.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"><div><p class=3D"yiv7008381422MsoNormal">Bob,<br=
 clear=3D"none">Your Austin-Healey is not a modern car and never will be ag=
ain and so handles like an 70 years old car. That=C2=B4s what it should be =
and I am really happy my 100 handles "vintage" what makes it even more attr=
active to me. My point is, this modifications are like a face lifting to a =
human beeing. It doesn=C2=B4t make things better, even worse as it makes an=
 stylish old lady doubtful.<br clear=3D"none">When it comes to selling, lea=
ve the car original and you would get a better price compared to a modified=
 bitser, at least here in Europe. Here in Europe you rarely would drive an =
Austin-Healey over long distances anymore, even its fitted with the newest =
gimmicks nobody really needs.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Josef Ec=
kert<br clear=3D"none">Germany<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><br cle=
ar=3D"none">-----Original-Nachricht-----<br clear=3D"none">Betreff: [Healey=
s] Healey 100 Mods<br clear=3D"none">Datum: 2025-02-18T18:29:33+0100<br cle=
ar=3D"none">Von: "Bob Spidell via Healeys" &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener =
noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=
=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</=
a>&gt;<br clear=3D"none">An: "Healeys" &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener nore=
ferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"=
_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&g=
t;<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">The current discussion re: "What sh=
ould us old f***s do with our Healeys <br clear=3D"none">when we're too dec=
repit to drive them and the kids and grandkids <br clear=3D"none">(mostly) =
want nothing to do with them"--and related to a couple ads I've <br clear=
=3D"none">gotten recently from AHSpares--got me to thinking. I've largely k=
ept the <br clear=3D"none">100M my dad found in the local newspaper that we=
 restored together <br clear=3D"none">original, but now I'm thinking, pursu=
ant to that conversation, why not <br clear=3D"none">make some 'tweaks' to =
improve its drive-ability, since it won't end up a <br clear=3D"none">museu=
m piece anyway? In particular: the brakes suck. They're all <br clear=3D"no=
ne">new/refurbished, and stop well enough for drums, but pull badly and no =
<br clear=3D"none">amount of adjustment makes any difference (my dad's '65 =
Mustang, with <br clear=3D"none">all drums, was even worse, and I advised t=
he guy who bought it to <br clear=3D"none">install front disks since it was=
 to be his teenage daughter's car). <br clear=3D"none">'Spares also hit me =
with an ad for an upgraded Panhard kit, which <br clear=3D"none">supposedly=
 improves handling--though, besides the brakes I have no <br clear=3D"none"=
>issues with its handling--but, why not (since I'll be shipping across <br =
clear=3D"none">The Pond anyway)?<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Anywa=
y, anyone got experience with either of these mods, esp. the brake <br clea=
r=3D"none">kit (the rotors look a little thin compared to my BJ8's)? FWIW, =
I'll be <br clear=3D"none">72 this year but can still drive well enough to =
wrangle a 480HP <br clear=3D"none">Mustang--my wife might disagree--and I'm=
 considering re-upping my pilot <br clear=3D"none">medical (which, if I'm s=
uccessful, should tell me something about my <br clear=3D"none">fitness).<b=
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Harder to search on their site, but I found a conversion kit that 
appears to be (at least) comparable for about £300 less!

bs

On 2/19/2025 8:36 AM, Robert Markovich wrote:
> Many thanks for your recommendation regarding Ahead4Healeys. I’ve 
> never tried them but will!
>
>
> On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 10:56 AM, Simon Lachlan 
> <[email-masked]> wrote:
>
>     It’s been my impression, over the years, that almost everyone is
>     safer than Moss. That’s purely as an observer/listener to comments
>     across the pond as virtually no one in the UK bothers with Moss at
>     all. Yes, agreed as to Michael’s comments regarding AHSpares. They
>     sold me a dud clutch and, although they replaced it without
>     argument, they were rather too nonchalant about the whole thing
>     for my liking. Despite several requests for feedback I never heard
>     anything. I use Ahead4Healeys nowadays. I dropped in on them a few
>     months back and they gave me a tour. All looked pretty efficient.
>     They had small units within doing interiors and panels etc….all
>     high quality. Impressive!
>
>     Simon
>
>     *From:*Healeys <[email-masked]> *On Behalf Of
>     *Robert Markovich via Healeys
>     *Sent:* 19 February 2025 15:02
>     *To:* Michael Salter <[email-masked]>; Bob Spidell
>     <[email-masked]>
>     *Cc:* Healey, Forum <[email-masked]>
>     *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods
>
>     That’s sad to hear as they have seemed to be a safer bet than Moss
>     over the 25 years I’ve owned Healeys (a BN6, a BN1, and currently
>     a BN7).
>
>     On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 9:18 AM, Michael Salter
>     <[email-masked]> wrote:
>
>         Having just received a shipment of parts yesterday from AH
>         Spares, of whom I have been a customer for over 50 years, I'm
>         sorry to say that I would now be very reluctant to purchase
>         something as safety critical as a front brake kit from them.
>
>         Unfortunately, based upon my  experience with several
>         suppliers over the years, as companies get larger they are
>         inclined to emphasize volume over quality and AH Spares seem
>         to be tracing that path.
>
>         M
>
>                 I love absolutely love driving my Healey, I’ve driven
>                 from Michigan to North and south Carolina, to Vermont
>                 Kentucky and beyond.
>                 Alternator, additional fuses, halogen headlights
>                 Toyota transmission, third brake light, even (gasp)
>                 cruise control. I want my kids and grandkids to be
>                 able to drive it.
>
>                 It’s needs a new or rebuilt frame, maybe one day. In
>                 the meantime I’m driving the heck out of it.
>
>                 I’m in my early 70s, love working on it, but the
>                 fatigue of driving it is costing me.
>
>                 On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM Robert Markovich via
>                     I believe in keeping my Healey ESSENTIALLY
>                     service station.
>                     On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 1:14 PM,
>                     josef-eckert--- via Healeys
>                         lady doubtful.
>                         gimmicks nobody really needs.
>
>                         Josef Eckert
>                         Germany
>
>
>                         f***s do with our Healeys
>                         kids and grandkids
>                         related to a couple ads I've
>                         thinking. I've largely kept the
>                         we restored together
>                         that conversation, why not
>                         drive-ability, since it won't end up a
>                         suck. They're all
>                         drums, but pull badly and no
>                         dad's '65 Mustang, with
>                         guy who bought it to
>                         teenage daughter's car).
>                         Panhard kit, which
>                         the brakes I have no
>                         I'll be shipping across
>                         these mods, esp. the brake
>                         my BJ8's)? FWIW, I'll be
>                         to wrangle a 480HP
>                         considering re-upping my pilot
>                         me something about my

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    Harder to search on their site, but I found a conversion kit that
    appears to be (at least) comparable for about £300 less!<br>
    <br>
    bs<br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/19/2025 8:36 AM, Robert Markovich
      wrote:<br>
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      Many thanks for your recommendation regarding Ahead4Healeys. I’ve
      never tried them but will!<br>
      <br>
      <br>
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      <p class="yahoo-quoted-begin"
style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(132, 115, 255); padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0px;">On
        Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 10:56 AM, Simon Lachlan
        <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[email-masked]">&lt;[email-masked]&gt;</a> wrote:</p>
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              <p class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-family:New serif;">It’s been my
                  impression, over the years, that almost everyone is
                  safer than Moss. That’s purely as an observer/listener
                  to comments across the pond as virtually no one in the
                  UK bothers with Moss at all. Yes, agreed as to
                  Michael’s comments regarding AHSpares. They sold me a
                  dud clutch and, although they replaced it without
                  argument, they were rather too nonchalant about the
                  whole thing for my liking. Despite several requests
                  for feedback I never heard anything. I use
                  Ahead4Healeys nowadays. I dropped in on them a few
                  months back and they gave me a tour. All looked pretty
                  efficient. They had small units within doing interiors
                  and panels etc….all high quality. Impressive!</span></p>
              <p class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-family:New serif;">Simon</span></p>
              <p class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-family:New serif;">  </span></p>
              <div id="yiv7008381422yqt19799"
                class="yiv7008381422yqt7942614922">
                <div>
                  <div
style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;">
                    <p class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal"><b><span
                          lang="EN-US"
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span
                        lang="EN-US"
                        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">
                        Healeys <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[email-masked]">&lt;[email-masked]&gt;</a> <b>On
                          Behalf Of </b>Robert Markovich via Healeys<br
                          clear="none">
                        <b>Sent:</b> 19 February 2025 15:02<br
                          clear="none">
                        <b>To:</b> Michael Salter
                        <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[email-masked]">&lt;[email-masked]&gt;</a>; Bob Spidell
                        <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[email-masked]">&lt;[email-masked]&gt;</a><br clear="none">
                        <b>Cc:</b> Healey, Forum
                        <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[email-masked]">&lt;[email-masked]&gt;</a><br clear="none">
                        <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods</span></p>
                  </div>
                </div>
                <p class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal">  </p>
                <p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"
                  class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal">That’s sad to hear as
                  they have seemed to be a safer bet than Moss over the
                  25 years I’ve owned Healeys (a BN6, a BN1, and
                  currently a BN7). <br clear="none">
                  <br clear="none">
                </p>
                <div>
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                      rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect"
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                <p class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal">  </p>
                <p style="margin-top:0cm;"
                  class="yiv7008381422yahoo-quoted-begin"><span
style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(123, 106, 246);">On Wednesday,
                    February 19, 2025, 9:18 AM, Michael Salter &lt;<a
                      rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect"
                      ymailto="mailto:[email-masked]"
                      target="_blank"
                      href="mailto:[email-masked]"
                      moz-do-not-send="true"
                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext">[email-masked]</a>&gt;
                    wrote:</span></p>
                <blockquote
                  style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;">
                  <div id="yiv7008381422">
                    <div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal">Having just
                          received a shipment of parts yesterday from AH
                          Spares, of whom I have been a customer for
                          over 50 years, I'm sorry to say that I would
                          now be very reluctant to purchase something as
                          safety critical as a front brake kit from
                          them. </p>
                        <div>
                          <p class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal">Unfortunately,
                            based upon my  experience with several
                            suppliers over the years, as companies get
                            larger they are inclined to emphasize volume
                            over quality and AH Spares seem to be
                            tracing that path.</p>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <p class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal">  </p>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <p class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal">M</p>
                          <div>
                            <p class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal">  </p>
                            <div>
                              <p class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal">  </p>
                            </div>
                          </div>
                        </div>
                      </div>
                      <p class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal">  </p>
                      <div>
                        <div id="yiv7008381422yqt53614">
                          <div>
                            <p class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal">On Tue.,
                              Feb. 18, 2025, 10:50 p.m. Bob Spidell via
                              Healeys, &lt;<a
                                rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
                                shape="rect"
                                ymailto="mailto:[email-masked]"
                                target="_blank"
                                href="mailto:[email-masked]"
                                moz-do-not-send="true"
                                class="moz-txt-link-freetext">[email-masked]</a>&gt;
                              wrote:</p>
                          </div>
                          <blockquote
style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm;">
                            <div>
                              <p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"
                                class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal">Sooooooooooooo
                                ... no one's installed the AHSpares
                                front disk kit?<br clear="none">
                                <br clear="none">
                              </p>
                              <div>
                                <p class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal">On
                                  2/18/2025 5:02 PM, Tom Mitchell wrote:</p>
                              </div>
                              <blockquote
style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;">
                                <div>
                                  <p class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal">I
                                    love absolutely love driving my
                                    Healey, I’ve driven from Michigan to
                                    North and south Carolina, to Vermont
                                    to south Dacoda,  to North Carolina,
                                    back and forth to Kentucky and
                                    beyond.</p>
                                </div>
                                <div>
                                  <p class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal"> I’ve
                                    done a few reversible upgrades. </p>
                                </div>
                                <div>
                                  <p class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal">Alternator,
                                    additional fuses, halogen headlights
                                    Toyota transmission, third brake
                                    light, even (gasp) cruise control. I
                                    want my kids and grandkids to be
                                    able to drive it. </p>
                                </div>
                                <div>
                                  <p class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal">It’s
                                    needs a new or rebuilt frame, maybe
                                    one day. In the meantime I’m driving
                                    the heck out of it.</p>
                                </div>
                                <div>
                                  <p class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal">I’m
                                    in my early 70s, love working on it,
                                    but the fatigue of driving it is
                                    costing me.</p>
                                </div>
                                <div>
                                  <p class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal">I
                                    have Mieka seats (not installed) so
                                    maybe (my wife doesn’t like them). </p>
                                </div>
                                <div>
                                  <p class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal">Everything
                                    is (so far) easily reversible. <br
                                      clear="all">
                                    <br clear="all">
                                  </p>
                                  <div>
                                    <div>
                                      <p class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal">Dr.Mitchell's
                                        Gmail</p>
                                    </div>
                                  </div>
                                </div>
                                <div>
                                  <p class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal">  </p>
                                </div>
                                <div>
                                  <p class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal">  </p>
                                  <div>
                                    <div>
                                      <p class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal">On
                                        Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 6:42<span
style="font-family:sans-serif;"> </span>PM Robert Markovich via Healeys
                                        &lt;<a
rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect"
ymailto="mailto:[email-masked]" target="_blank"
href="mailto:[email-masked]" moz-do-not-send="true"
                                          class="moz-txt-link-freetext">[email-masked]</a>&gt;
                                        wrote:</p>
                                    </div>
                                    <blockquote
style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm;">
                                      <div>
                                        <p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"
                                          class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal">I
                                          believe in keeping my Healey
                                          ESSENTIALLY original. But here
                                          in America, I like driving it,
                                          often to gatherings 100 or
                                          more miles away. New radial
                                          tires add safety and handling
                                          while looking mostly
                                          original—and old as they are,
                                          Healeys still handle
                                          surprisingly well, especially
                                          on a smooth road. And
                                          alternator will charge a
                                          battery far better than the
                                          standard generator while a
                                          modern fuel pump is likelier
                                          to keep working—two examples
                                          of upgrades that maintain the
                                          original feel of the car while
                                          reducing the chance of being
                                          stuck on the roadside. So I
                                          maintain my belief in at least
                                          a few sympathetic upgrades to
                                          allow my Healey to spend
                                          more time on the road and less
                                          time at a service station. <br
                                            clear="none">
                                          <br clear="none">
                                        </p>
                                        <div>
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class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
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                                           </p>
                                        <p style="margin-top:0cm;"><span
style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(132, 115, 255);">On Tuesday,
                                            February 18, 2025, 1:14 PM,
                                            josef-eckert--- via Healeys
                                            &lt;<a
rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect"
ymailto="mailto:[email-masked]" target="_blank"
href="mailto:[email-masked]" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:</span></p>
                                        <blockquote
style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;">
                                          <div>
                                            <p
class="yiv7008381422MsoNormal">Bob,<br clear="none">
                                              Your Austin-Healey is not
                                              a modern car and never
                                              will be again and so
                                              handles like an 70 years
                                              old car. That´s what it
                                              should be and I am really
                                              happy my 100 handles
                                              "vintage" what makes it
                                              even more attractive to
                                              me. My point is, this
                                              modifications are like a
                                              face lifting to a human
                                              beeing. It doesn´t make
                                              things better, even worse
                                              as it makes an stylish old
                                              lady doubtful.<br
                                                clear="none">
                                              When it comes to selling,
                                              leave the car original and
                                              you would get a better
                                              price compared to a
                                              modified bitser, at least
                                              here in Europe. Here in
                                              Europe you rarely would
                                              drive an Austin-Healey
                                              over long distances
                                              anymore, even its fitted
                                              with the newest gimmicks
                                              nobody really needs.<br
                                                clear="none">
                                              <br clear="none">
                                              Josef Eckert<br
                                                clear="none">
                                              Germany<br clear="none">
                                              <br clear="none">
                                              <br clear="none">
-----Original-Nachricht-----<br clear="none">
                                              Betreff: [Healeys] Healey
                                              100 Mods<br clear="none">
                                              Datum:
                                              2025-02-18T18:29:33+0100<br
                                                clear="none">
                                              Von: "Bob Spidell via
                                              Healeys" &lt;<a
rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect"
ymailto="mailto:[email-masked]" target="_blank"
href="mailto:[email-masked]" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br
                                                clear="none">
                                              An: "Healeys" &lt;<a
rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect"
ymailto="mailto:[email-masked]" target="_blank"
href="mailto:[email-masked]" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br
                                                clear="none">
                                              <br clear="none">
                                              The current discussion re:
                                              "What should us old f***s
                                              do with our Healeys <br
                                                clear="none">
                                              when we're too decrepit to
                                              drive them and the kids
                                              and grandkids <br
                                                clear="none">
                                              (mostly) want nothing to
                                              do with them"--and related
                                              to a couple ads I've <br
                                                clear="none">
                                              gotten recently from
                                              AHSpares--got me to
                                              thinking. I've largely
                                              kept the <br clear="none">
                                              100M my dad found in the
                                              local newspaper that we
                                              restored together <br
                                                clear="none">
                                              original, but now I'm
                                              thinking, pursuant to that
                                              conversation, why not <br
                                                clear="none">
                                              make some 'tweaks' to
                                              improve its drive-ability,
                                              since it won't end up a <br
                                                clear="none">
                                              museum piece anyway? In
                                              particular: the brakes
                                              suck. They're all <br
                                                clear="none">
                                              new/refurbished, and stop
                                              well enough for drums, but
                                              pull badly and no <br
                                                clear="none">
                                              amount of adjustment makes
                                              any difference (my dad's
                                              '65 Mustang, with <br
                                                clear="none">
                                              all drums, was even worse,
                                              and I advised the guy who
                                              bought it to <br
                                                clear="none">
                                              install front disks since
                                              it was to be his teenage
                                              daughter's car). <br
                                                clear="none">
                                              'Spares also hit me with
                                              an ad for an upgraded
                                              Panhard kit, which <br
                                                clear="none">
                                              supposedly improves
                                              handling--though, besides
                                              the brakes I have no <br
                                                clear="none">
                                              issues with its
                                              handling--but, why not
                                              (since I'll be shipping
                                              across <br clear="none">
                                              The Pond anyway)?<br
                                                clear="none">
                                              <br clear="none">
                                              Anyway, anyone got
                                              experience with either of
                                              these mods, esp. the brake
                                              <br clear="none">
                                              kit (the rotors look a
                                              little thin compared to my
                                              BJ8's)? FWIW, I'll be <br
                                                clear="none">
                                              72 this year but can still
                                              drive well enough to
                                              wrangle a 480HP <br
                                                clear="none">
                                              Mustang--my wife might
                                              disagree--and I'm
                                              considering re-upping my
                                              pilot <br clear="none">
                                              medical (which, if I'm
                                              successful, should tell me
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Just FYI, Healey Autofarm here in Ontario Canada is a N.A. distributor =
for Ahead4Healeys.  You might want to call/email them and see what price =
they can provide as  they get shipments from them regularly.  Amanda and =
Tom there are great to deal with.  I have no financial interest in the =
company.    https://autofarm.net/

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Cheers, Mirek

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From: Healeys <[email-masked]> On Behalf Of Bob Spidell =
via Healeys
Sent: February 19, 2025 1:13 PM
To: Robert Markovich <[email-masked]>
Cc: 'Healey, Forum' <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods

=20

Harder to search on their site, but I found a conversion kit that =
appears to be (at least) comparable for about =C2=A3300 less!

bs

Many thanks for your recommendation regarding Ahead4Healeys. =
I=E2=80=99ve never tried them but will!

 =

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<[email-masked]> wrote:

Simon

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<[email-masked]> On Behalf Of Robert Markovich via =
Healeys
Sent: 19 February 2025 15:02
<[email-masked]>
<[email-masked]>
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Dr.Mitchell's Gmail

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Bob,

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style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-la=
nguage:EN-US'>Just FYI, Healey Autofarm here in Ontario Canada is a N.A. =
distributor for Ahead4Healeys.=C2=A0 You might want to call/email them =
and see what price they can provide as=C2=A0 they get shipments from =
them regularly.=C2=A0 Amanda and Tom there are great to deal with. =
=C2=A0I have no financial interest in the company.=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0<a =
href=3D"https://autofarm.net/">https://autofarm.net/</a><o:p></o:p></span=
></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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nguage:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-la=
nguage:EN-US'>Cheers, Mirek<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm =
0cm 0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span><=
/b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Healeys =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt; <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Spidell =
via Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> February 19, 2025 1:13 PM<br><b>To:</b> =
Robert Markovich &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br><b>Cc:</b> 'Healey, =
Forum' &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] =
Healey 100 Mods<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Harder to search on their site, but I =
found a conversion kit that appears to be (at least) comparable for =
about =C2=A3300 less!<br><br>bs<o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>On 2/19/2025 8:36 AM, Robert Markovich =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Many thanks for your recommendation =
regarding Ahead4Healeys. I=E2=80=99ve never tried them but =
will!<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><a =
href=3D"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id6461=
00661"><span style=3D'font-size:9.0pt'>Sent from the all new AOL app for =
iOS</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3Dyahoo-quoted-begin =
style=3D'margin-top:0cm'><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.5pt;color:#8473FF'>On Wednesday, February 19, =
2025, 10:56 AM, Simon Lachlan <a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">&lt;simon.lachlan@alexa=
revel.plus.com&gt;</a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div =
id=3Dyiv7008381422><div><div><p class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"New serif",serif'>It=E2=80=99s been my impression, =
over the years, that almost everyone is safer than Moss. That=E2=80=99s =
purely as an observer/listener to comments across the pond as virtually =
no one in the UK bothers with Moss at all. Yes, agreed as to =
Michael=E2=80=99s comments regarding AHSpares. They sold me a dud clutch =
and, although they replaced it without argument, they were rather too =
nonchalant about the whole thing for my liking. Despite several requests =
for feedback I never heard anything. I use Ahead4Healeys nowadays. I =
dropped in on them a few months back and they gave me a tour. All looked =
pretty efficient. They had small units within doing interiors and panels =
etc=E2=80=A6.all high quality. Impressive!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal><span style=3D'font-family:"New =
serif",serif'>Simon</span><o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal><span style=3D'font-family:"New =
serif",serif'>&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p><div =
id=3Dyiv7008381422yqt19799><div><div =
style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm =
0cm 0cm'><p class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal><b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>From:</span></b=
><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> Healeys <a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">&lt;healeys-bounces@autox.=
team.net&gt;</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Markovich via =
Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> 19 February 2025 15:02<br><b>To:</b> Michael =
Salter <a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">&lt;[email-masked]&gt;</=
a>; Bob Spidell <a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">&lt;[email-masked]&gt;</a><br>=
<b>Cc:</b> Healey, Forum <a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">&lt;[email-masked]&gt;</a>=
<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Healey 100 =
Mods</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p =
class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>That=E2=80=99s sad to hear as they have =
seemed to be a safer bet than Moss over the 25 years I=E2=80=99ve owned =
Healeys (a BN6, a BN1, and currently a BN7).&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal><a =
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class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3Dyiv7008381422yahoo-quoted-begin style=3D'margin-top:0cm'><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.5pt;color:#7B6AF6'>On Wednesday, February 19, =
2025, 9:18 AM, Michael Salter &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
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style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div =
id=3Dyiv7008381422><div><div><p class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal1>Having =
just received a shipment of parts yesterday from AH Spares, of whom I =
have been a customer for over 50 years, I'm sorry to say that I would =
now be very reluctant to purchase something as safety critical as a =
front brake kit from them.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal1>Unfortunately, based upon my&nbsp; =
experience with several suppliers over the years, as companies get =
larger they are inclined to emphasize volume over quality and AH Spares =
seem to be tracing that path.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal1>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal1>M<o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal1>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
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div><p class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal1>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><div><div =
id=3Dyiv7008381422yqt53614><div><p class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal1>On =
Tue., Feb. 18, 2025, 10:50 p.m. Bob Spidell via Healeys, &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm =
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.0pt'><div><p class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal1 =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Sooooooooooooo ... no one's installed the =
AHSpares front disk kit?<o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal1>On 2/18/2025 5:02 PM, Tom Mitchell =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p =
class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal1>I love absolutely love driving my =
Healey, I=E2=80=99ve driven from Michigan to North and south Carolina, =
to Vermont to south Dacoda, &nbsp;to North Carolina, back and forth to =
Kentucky and beyond.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal1>&nbsp;I=E2=80=99ve done a few reversible =
upgrades.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal1>Alternator, additional fuses, halogen =
headlights Toyota transmission, third brake light, even (gasp) cruise =
control. I want my kids and grandkids to be able to drive =
it.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal1>It=E2=80=99s needs a new or rebuilt =
frame, maybe one day. In the meantime I=E2=80=99m driving the heck out =
of it.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal1>I=E2=80=99m in my early 70s, love =
working on it, but the fatigue of driving it is costing =
me.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal1>I have =
Mieka seats (not installed) so maybe (my wife doesn=E2=80=99t like =
them).&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal1>Everything is (so far) easily =
reversible.&nbsp;<br clear=3Dall><br =
clear=3Dall><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p =
class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal1>Dr.Mitchell's =
Gmail<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p =
class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal1>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal1>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p =
class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal1>On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 6:42<span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>=E2=80=AF</span>PM Robert =
Markovich via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm =
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.0pt'><div><p class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal1 =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I believe in keeping my Healey =
ESSENTIALLY original. But here in America, I like driving it, =
often&nbsp;to gatherings 100 or more miles away. New radial tires add =
safety and handling while looking mostly original=E2=80=94and old as =
they are, Healeys still handle surprisingly well, especially on a smooth =
road. And alternator will charge a battery far better than the standard =
generator while a modern fuel pump is likelier to keep =
working=E2=80=94two examples of upgrades that maintain the original feel =
of the car while reducing the chance of being stuck on the roadside. So =
I maintain my belief in at least a few sympathetic upgrades to allow my =
Healey to spend more&nbsp;time on the road and less time at a service =
station.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal1><a =
href=3D"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id6461=
00661" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D'font-size:9.0pt'>Sent from the =
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class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal1>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><p =
style=3D'margin-top:0cm'><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.5pt;color:#8473FF'>On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, =
1:14 PM, josef-eckert--- via Healeys &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
wrote:</span><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p =
class=3Dyiv7008381422msonormal1>Bob,<br>Your Austin-Healey is not a =
modern car and never will be again and so handles like an 70 years old =
car. That=C2=B4s what it should be and I am really happy my 100 handles =
&quot;vintage&quot; what makes it even more attractive to me. My point =
is, this modifications are like a face lifting to a human beeing. It =
doesn=C2=B4t make things better, even worse as it makes an stylish old =
lady doubtful.<br>When it comes to selling, leave the car original and =
you would get a better price compared to a modified bitser, at least =
here in Europe. Here in Europe you rarely would drive an Austin-Healey =
over long distances anymore, even its fitted with the newest gimmicks =
nobody really needs.<br><br>Josef =
Eckert<br>Germany<br><br><br>-----Original-Nachricht-----<br>Betreff: =
[Healeys] Healey 100 Mods<br>Datum: 2025-02-18T18:29:33+0100<br>Von: =
&quot;Bob Spidell via Healeys&quot; &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br>An: =
&quot;Healeys&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br><br>The current =
discussion re: &quot;What should us old f***s do with our Healeys =
<br>when we're too decrepit to drive them and the kids and grandkids =
<br>(mostly) want nothing to do with them&quot;--and related to a couple =
ads I've <br>gotten recently from AHSpares--got me to thinking. I've =
largely kept the <br>100M my dad found in the local newspaper that we =
restored together <br>original, but now I'm thinking, pursuant to that =
conversation, why not <br>make some 'tweaks' to improve its =
drive-ability, since it won't end up a <br>museum piece anyway? In =
particular: the brakes suck. They're all <br>new/refurbished, and stop =
well enough for drums, but pull badly and no <br>amount of adjustment =
makes any difference (my dad's '65 Mustang, with <br>all drums, was even =
worse, and I advised the guy who bought it to <br>install front disks =
since it was to be his teenage daughter's car). <br>'Spares also hit me =
with an ad for an upgraded Panhard kit, which <br>supposedly improves =
handling--though, besides the brakes I have no <br>issues with its =
handling--but, why not (since I'll be shipping across <br>The Pond =
anyway)?<br><br>Anyway, anyone got experience with either of these mods, =
esp. the brake <br>kit (the rotors look a little thin compared to my =
BJ8's)? FWIW, I'll be <br>72 this year but can still drive well enough =
to wrangle a 480HP <br>Mustang--my wife might disagree--and I'm =
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should tell me something about my =
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Great idea; I've ordered from them before--hard-to-find handle for block 
coolant valve--and was very happy with the service (think from Bob himself).

On 2/19/2025 12:23 PM, [email-masked] wrote:
>
> Just FYI, Healey Autofarm here in Ontario Canada is a N.A. distributor 
> for Ahead4Healeys.  You might want to call/email them and see what 
> price they can provide as  they get shipments from them regularly.  
> Amanda and Tom there are great to deal with.  I have no financial 
> interest in the company. https://autofarm.net/
>
> Cheers, Mirek
>
> *From:*Healeys <[email-masked]> *On Behalf Of *Bob 
> Spidell via Healeys
> *Sent:* February 19, 2025 1:13 PM
> *To:* Robert Markovich <[email-masked]>
> *Cc:* 'Healey, Forum' <[email-masked]>
>     <[email-masked]>
>
>         It’s been my impression, over the years, that almost everyone
>         is safer than Moss. That’s purely as an observer/listener to
>         comments across the pond as virtually no one in the UK bothers
>         with Moss at all. Yes, agreed as to Michael’s comments
>         regarding AHSpares. They sold me a dud clutch and, although
>         they replaced it without argument, they were rather too
>         nonchalant about the whole thing for my liking. Despite
>         several requests for feedback I never heard anything. I use
>         Ahead4Healeys nowadays. I dropped in on them a few months back
>         and they gave me a tour. All looked pretty efficient. They had
>         small units within doing interiors and panels etc….all high
>         quality. Impressive!
>
>         Simon
>
>         *From:*Healeys <[email-masked]>
>         Markovich via Healeys
>         *To:* Michael Salter <[email-masked]>
>         That’s sad to hear as they have seemed to be a safer bet than
>         Moss over the 25 years I’ve owned Healeys (a BN6, a BN1, and
>         currently a BN7).
>
>             Spares, of whom I have been a customer for over 50 years,
>             I'm sorry to say that I would now be very reluctant to
>             purchase something as safety critical as a front brake kit
>             from them.
>
>             inclined to emphasize volume over quality and AH Spares
>             seem to be tracing that path.
>
>             M
>
>             On Tue., Feb. 18, 2025, 10:50 p.m. Bob Spidell via
>             Healeys, <[email-masked]> wrote:
>
>                     I love absolutely love driving my Healey, I’ve
>                     driven from Michigan to North and south Carolina,
>                     to Vermont to south Dacoda,  to North Carolina,
>                     Toyota transmission, third brake light, even
>                     (gasp) cruise control. I want my kids and
>                     It’s needs a new or rebuilt frame, maybe one day.
>                     In the meantime I’m driving the heck out of it.
>
>                     On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM Robert Markovich
>                     via Healeys <[email-masked]> wrote:
>
>                         original. But here in America, I like driving
>                         it, often to gatherings 100 or more miles
>                         away. New radial tires add safety and handling
>                         while looking mostly original—and old as they
>                         are, Healeys still handle surprisingly well,
>                         especially on a smooth road. And alternator
>                         will charge a battery far better than the
>                         standard generator while a modern fuel pump is
>                         likelier to keep working—two examples of
>                         upgrades that maintain the original feel of
>                         the car while reducing the chance of being
>                         stuck on the roadside. So I maintain my belief
>                         in at least a few sympathetic upgrades to
>                         allow my Healey to spend more time on the road
>                         and less time at a service station.
>
>                             never will be again and so handles like an
>                             70 years old car. That´s what it should be
>                             and I am really happy my 100 handles
>                             "vintage" what makes it even more
>                             attractive to me. My point is, this
>                             modifications are like a face lifting to a
>                             human beeing. It doesn´t make things
>                             better, even worse as it makes an stylish
>                             old lady doubtful.
>                             compared to a modified bitser, at least
>                             here in Europe. Here in Europe you rarely
>                             would drive an Austin-Healey over long
>                             distances anymore, even its fitted with
>                             the newest gimmicks nobody really needs.
>
>                             Josef Eckert
>                             Germany
>
>
>                             Archive:
>                             http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys
>                             Archive:
>                             http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys

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    Great idea; I've ordered from them before--hard-to-find handle for
    block coolant valve--and was very happy with the service (think from
    Bob himself).<br>
    <br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/19/2025 12:23 PM,
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            FYI, Healey Autofarm here in Ontario Canada is a N.A.
            distributor for Ahead4Healeys.  You might want to call/email
            them and see what price they can provide as  they get
            shipments from them regularly.  Amanda and Tom there are
            great to deal with.  I have no financial interest in the
            company.    <a href="https://autofarm.net/"
              moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://autofarm.net/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                Healeys <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[email-masked]">&lt;[email-masked]&gt;</a> <b>On
                  Behalf Of </b>Bob Spidell via Healeys<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> February 19, 2025 1:13 PM<br>
                <b>To:</b> Robert Markovich <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[email-masked]">&lt;[email-masked]&gt;</a><br>
                <b>Cc:</b> 'Healey, Forum'
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[email-masked]">&lt;[email-masked]&gt;</a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Harder to
          search on their site, but I found a conversion kit that
          appears to be (at least) comparable for about £300 less!<br>
          <br>
          bs<o:p></o:p></p>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal">On 2/19/2025 8:36 AM, Robert Markovich
            wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
        </div>
        <blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
          <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Many thanks
            for your recommendation regarding Ahead4Healeys. I’ve never
            tried them but will!<br>
            <br>
            <o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="yahoo-quoted-begin" style="margin-top:0cm"><span
              style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#8473FF">On Wednesday,
              February 19, 2025, 10:56 AM, Simon Lachlan <a
                href="mailto:[email-masked]"
                moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;[email-masked]&gt;</a>
              wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
            <div id="yiv7008381422">
              <div>
                <div>
                  <p class="yiv7008381422msonormal"><span
                      style="font-family:&quot;New serif&quot;,serif">It’s
                      been my impression, over the years, that almost
                      everyone is safer than Moss. That’s purely as an
                      observer/listener to comments across the pond as
                      virtually no one in the UK bothers with Moss at
                      all. Yes, agreed as to Michael’s comments
                      regarding AHSpares. They sold me a dud clutch and,
                      although they replaced it without argument, they
                      were rather too nonchalant about the whole thing
                      for my liking. Despite several requests for
                      feedback I never heard anything. I use
                      Ahead4Healeys nowadays. I dropped in on them a few
                      months back and they gave me a tour. All looked
                      pretty efficient. They had small units within
                      doing interiors and panels etc….all high quality.
                      Impressive!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                  <p class="yiv7008381422msonormal"><span
                      style="font-family:&quot;New serif&quot;,serif">Simon</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                  <p class="yiv7008381422msonormal"><span
                      style="font-family:&quot;New serif&quot;,serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                  <div id="yiv7008381422yqt19799">
                    <div>
                      <div
style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm">
                        <p class="yiv7008381422msonormal"><b><span
                              lang="EN-US"
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
                            lang="EN-US"
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">
                            Healeys <a
href="mailto:[email-masked]" moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;[email-masked]&gt;</a>
                            <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Markovich via
                            Healeys<br>
                            <b>Sent:</b> 19 February 2025 15:02<br>
                            <b>To:</b> Michael Salter <a
                              href="mailto:[email-masked]"
                              moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;[email-masked]&gt;</a>;
                            Bob Spidell <a
                              href="mailto:[email-masked]"
                              moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;[email-masked]&gt;</a><br>
                            <b>Cc:</b> Healey, Forum <a
                              href="mailto:[email-masked]"
                              moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;[email-masked]&gt;</a><br>
                            <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Healey 100
                            Mods</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <p class="yiv7008381422msonormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                    <p class="yiv7008381422msonormal"
                      style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">That’s sad to hear as
                      they have seemed to be a safer bet than Moss over
                      the 25 years I’ve owned Healeys (a BN6, a BN1, and
                      currently a BN7). <o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <p class="yiv7008381422yahoo-quoted-begin"
                      style="margin-top:0cm"><span
                        style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#7B6AF6">On
                        Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 9:18 AM, Michael
                        Salter &lt;<a
                          href="mailto:[email-masked]"
                          target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                          class="moz-txt-link-freetext">[email-masked]</a>&gt;
                        wrote:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                    <blockquote
                      style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
                      <div id="yiv7008381422">
                        <div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="yiv7008381422msonormal1">Having
                              just received a shipment of parts
                              yesterday from AH Spares, of whom I have
                              been a customer for over 50 years, I'm
                              sorry to say that I would now be very
                              reluctant to purchase something as safety
                              critical as a front brake kit from them. <o:p></o:p></p>
                            <div>
                              <p class="yiv7008381422msonormal1">Unfortunately,
                                based upon my  experience with several
                                suppliers over the years, as companies
                                get larger they are inclined to
                                emphasize volume over quality and AH
                                Spares seem to be tracing that path.<o:p></o:p></p>
                            </div>
                            <div>
                              <p class="yiv7008381422msonormal1"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                            </div>
                            <div>
                              <p class="yiv7008381422msonormal1">M<o:p></o:p></p>
                              <div>
                                <p class="yiv7008381422msonormal1"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                                <div>
                                  <p class="yiv7008381422msonormal1"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                                </div>
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                          <p class="yiv7008381422msonormal1"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                          <div>
                            <div id="yiv7008381422yqt53614">
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                                <p class="yiv7008381422msonormal1">On
                                  Tue., Feb. 18, 2025, 10:50 p.m. Bob
                                  Spidell via Healeys, &lt;<a
                                    href="mailto:[email-masked]"
                                    target="_blank"
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    class="moz-txt-link-freetext">[email-masked]</a>&gt;
                                  wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
                              </div>
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                                  <p class="yiv7008381422msonormal1"
                                    style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Sooooooooooooo
                                    ... no one's installed the AHSpares
                                    front disk kit?<o:p></o:p></p>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="yiv7008381422msonormal1">On
                                      2/18/2025 5:02 PM, Tom Mitchell
                                      wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <blockquote
style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
                                    <div>
                                      <p class="yiv7008381422msonormal1">I
                                        love absolutely love driving my
                                        Healey, I’ve driven from
                                        Michigan to North and south
                                        Carolina, to Vermont to south
                                        Dacoda,  to North Carolina, back
                                        and forth to Kentucky and
                                        beyond.<o:p></o:p></p>
                                    </div>
                                    <div>
                                      <p class="yiv7008381422msonormal1"> I’ve
                                        done a few reversible upgrades. <o:p></o:p></p>
                                    </div>
                                    <div>
                                      <p class="yiv7008381422msonormal1">Alternator,
                                        additional fuses, halogen
                                        headlights Toyota transmission,
                                        third brake light, even (gasp)
                                        cruise control. I want my kids
                                        and grandkids to be able to
                                        drive it. <o:p></o:p></p>
                                    </div>
                                    <div>
                                      <p class="yiv7008381422msonormal1">It’s
                                        needs a new or rebuilt frame,
                                        maybe one day. In the meantime
                                        I’m driving the heck out of it.<o:p></o:p></p>
                                    </div>
                                    <div>
                                      <p class="yiv7008381422msonormal1">I’m
                                        in my early 70s, love working on
                                        it, but the fatigue of driving
                                        it is costing me.<o:p></o:p></p>
                                    </div>
                                    <div>
                                      <p class="yiv7008381422msonormal1">I
                                        have Mieka seats (not installed)
                                        so maybe (my wife doesn’t like
                                        them). <o:p></o:p></p>
                                    </div>
                                    <div>
                                      <p class="yiv7008381422msonormal1">Everything
                                        is (so far) easily reversible. <br
                                          clear="all">
                                        <br clear="all">
                                        <o:p></o:p></p>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <p
class="yiv7008381422msonormal1">Dr.Mitchell's Gmail<o:p></o:p></p>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                    </div>
                                    <div>
                                      <p class="yiv7008381422msonormal1"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                                    </div>
                                    <div>
                                      <p class="yiv7008381422msonormal1"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <p
class="yiv7008381422msonormal1">On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 6:42<span
style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"> </span>PM Robert
                                            Markovich via Healeys &lt;<a
href="mailto:[email-masked]" target="_blank"
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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                                            <p
class="yiv7008381422msonormal1" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">I believe
                                              in keeping my Healey
                                              ESSENTIALLY original. But
                                              here in America, I like
                                              driving it, often to
                                              gatherings 100 or more
                                              miles away. New radial
                                              tires add safety and
                                              handling while looking
                                              mostly original—and old as
                                              they are, Healeys still
                                              handle surprisingly well,
                                              especially on a smooth
                                              road. And alternator will
                                              charge a battery far
                                              better than the standard
                                              generator while a modern
                                              fuel pump is likelier to
                                              keep working—two examples
                                              of upgrades that maintain
                                              the original feel of the
                                              car while reducing the
                                              chance of being stuck on
                                              the roadside. So I
                                              maintain my belief in at
                                              least a few sympathetic
                                              upgrades to allow my
                                              Healey to spend more time
                                              on the road and less time
                                              at a service station. <o:p></o:p></p>
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                                            <p style="margin-top:0cm"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#8473FF">On Tuesday, February 18, 2025,
                                                1:14 PM, josef-eckert---
                                                via Healeys &lt;<a
href="mailto:[email-masked]" target="_blank"
                                                  moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                                                <p
class="yiv7008381422msonormal1">Bob,<br>
                                                  Your Austin-Healey is
                                                  not a modern car and
                                                  never will be again
                                                  and so handles like an
                                                  70 years old car.
                                                  That´s what it should
                                                  be and I am really
                                                  happy my 100 handles
                                                  "vintage" what makes
                                                  it even more
                                                  attractive to me. My
                                                  point is, this
                                                  modifications are like
                                                  a face lifting to a
                                                  human beeing. It
                                                  doesn´t make things
                                                  better, even worse as
                                                  it makes an stylish
                                                  old lady doubtful.<br>
                                                  When it comes to
                                                  selling, leave the car
                                                  original and you would
                                                  get a better price
                                                  compared to a modified
                                                  bitser, at least here
                                                  in Europe. Here in
                                                  Europe you rarely
                                                  would drive an
                                                  Austin-Healey over
                                                  long distances
                                                  anymore, even its
                                                  fitted with the newest
                                                  gimmicks nobody really
                                                  needs.<br>
                                                  <br>
                                                  Josef Eckert<br>
                                                  Germany<br>
                                                  <br>
                                                  <br>
-----Original-Nachricht-----<br>
                                                  Betreff: [Healeys]
                                                  Healey 100 Mods<br>
                                                  Datum:
                                                  2025-02-18T18:29:33+0100<br>
                                                  Von: "Bob Spidell via
                                                  Healeys" &lt;<a
href="mailto:[email-masked]" target="_blank"
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                                                  An: "Healeys" &lt;<a
href="mailto:[email-masked]" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br>
                                                  <br>
                                                  The current discussion
                                                  re: "What should us
                                                  old f***s do with our
                                                  Healeys <br>
                                                  when we're too
                                                  decrepit to drive them
                                                  and the kids and
                                                  grandkids <br>
                                                  (mostly) want nothing
                                                  to do with them"--and
                                                  related to a couple
                                                  ads I've <br>
                                                  gotten recently from
                                                  AHSpares--got me to
                                                  thinking. I've largely
                                                  kept the <br>
                                                  100M my dad found in
                                                  the local newspaper
                                                  that we restored
                                                  together <br>
                                                  original, but now I'm
                                                  thinking, pursuant to
                                                  that conversation, why
                                                  not <br>
                                                  make some 'tweaks' to
                                                  improve its
                                                  drive-ability, since
                                                  it won't end up a <br>
                                                  museum piece anyway?
                                                  In particular: the
                                                  brakes suck. They're
                                                  all <br>
                                                  new/refurbished, and
                                                  stop well enough for
                                                  drums, but pull badly
                                                  and no <br>
                                                  amount of adjustment
                                                  makes any difference
                                                  (my dad's '65 Mustang,
                                                  with <br>
                                                  all drums, was even
                                                  worse, and I advised
                                                  the guy who bought it
                                                  to <br>
                                                  install front disks
                                                  since it was to be his
                                                  teenage daughter's
                                                  car). <br>
                                                  'Spares also hit me
                                                  with an ad for an
                                                  upgraded Panhard kit,
                                                  which <br>
                                                  supposedly improves
                                                  handling--though,
                                                  besides the brakes I
                                                  have no <br>
                                                  issues with its
                                                  handling--but, why not
                                                  (since I'll be
                                                  shipping across <br>
                                                  The Pond anyway)?<br>
                                                  <br>
                                                  Anyway, anyone got
                                                  experience with either
                                                  of these mods, esp.
                                                  the brake <br>
                                                  kit (the rotors look a
                                                  little thin compared
                                                  to my BJ8's)? FWIW,
                                                  I'll be <br>
                                                  72 this year but can
                                                  still drive well
                                                  enough to wrangle a
                                                  480HP <br>
                                                  Mustang--my wife might
                                                  disagree--and I'm
                                                  considering re-upping
                                                  my pilot <br>
                                                  medical (which, if I'm
                                                  successful, should
                                                  tell me something
                                                  about my <br>
                                                  fitness).<br>
                                                  <br>
                                                  bs<br>
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Thanks=E2=80=94I will give Autofarm a try!

On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 3:24 PM, [email-masked] <m.g.sharp=
@sympatico.ca> wrote:

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Just FYI, Healey Autofarm here in Ontario Canada is a N.A. distributor for =
Ahead4Healeys.=C2=A0 You might want to call/email them and see what price t=
hey can provide as=C2=A0 they get shipments from them regularly.=C2=A0 Aman=
da and Tom there are great to deal with. =C2=A0I have no financial interest=
 in the company.=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0https://autofarm.net/

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Cheers, Mirek

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From: Healeys <[email-masked]> On Behalf Of Bob Spidell via=
 Healeys

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Harder to search on their site, but I found a conversion kit that appears t=
o be (at least) comparable for about =C2=A3300 less!

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Simon

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Dr.Mitchell's Gmail

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Bob,

Josef Eckert
Germany

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Thanks=E2=80=94I will give Autofarm a try!<br><br><br><div class=3D"yahoo-s=
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Just FYI, Healey Autofarm here in Ontario Canada is a N.A. distributor for =
Ahead4Healeys.&nbsp; You might want to call/email them and see what price t=
hey can provide as&nbsp; they get shipments from them regularly.&nbsp; Aman=
da and Tom there are great to deal with. &nbsp;I have no financial interest=
 in the company.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" =
shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://autofarm.net/">https://aut=
ofarm.net/</a></span></p><p class=3D"yiv0928746691MsoNormal"><span style=3D=
"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"> &nbsp;</span></p><p class=3D"yi=
v0928746691MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-seri=
f;">Cheers, Mirek</span></p><p class=3D"yiv0928746691MsoNormal"><span style=
=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"> &nbsp;</span></p><div id=3D"=
yiv0928746691yqt93080" class=3D"yiv0928746691yqt1610922330"><div><div style=
=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;">=
<p class=3D"yiv0928746691MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-s=
ize:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US" st=
yle=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"> Healeys &lt;healeys-bounc=
[email-masked]&gt; <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Spidell via Healeys<br clear=
=3D"none"><b>Sent:</b> February 19, 2025 1:13 PM<br clear=3D"none"><b>To:</=
b> Robert Markovich &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br clear=3D"none"><b>Cc:</b>=
 'Healey, Forum' &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br clear=3D"none"><b>Subjec=
t:</b> Re: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods</span></p></div></div><p class=3D"yiv0=
928746691MsoNormal"> &nbsp;</p><p style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt;" class=3D"=
yiv0928746691MsoNormal">Harder to search on their site, but I found a conve=
rsion kit that appears to be (at least) comparable for about =C2=A3300 less=
!<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">bs</p><div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691=
MsoNormal">On 2/19/2025 8:36 AM, Robert Markovich wrote:</p></div><blockquo=
te style=3D"margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"><p style=3D"margin-botto=
m:12.0pt;" class=3D"yiv0928746691MsoNormal">Many thanks for your recommenda=
tion regarding Ahead4Healeys. I=E2=80=99ve never tried them but will!<br cl=
ear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"></p><div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691MsoNormal=
"><a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank" =
href=3D"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100=
661"><span style=3D"font-size:9.0pt;">Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS=
</span></a></p></div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691MsoNormal"> &nbsp;</p><p styl=
e=3D"margin-top:0cm;" class=3D"yiv0928746691yahoo-quoted-begin"><span style=
=3D"font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(123, 106, 246);">On Wednesday, February 1=
9, 2025, 10:56 AM, Simon Lachlan <a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" sh=
ape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D=
"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">&lt;simon.lachla=
[email-masked]&gt;</a> wrote:</span></p><blockquote style=3D"margin-=
top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"><div id=3D"yiv0928746691"><div><div><p clas=
s=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal"><span style=3D"font-family:serif;">It=E2=80=99=
s been my impression, over the years, that almost everyone is safer than Mo=
ss. That=E2=80=99s purely as an observer/listener to comments across the po=
nd as virtually no one in the UK bothers with Moss at all. Yes, agreed as t=
o Michael=E2=80=99s comments regarding AHSpares. They sold me a dud clutch =
and, although they replaced it without argument, they were rather too nonch=
alant about the whole thing for my liking. Despite several requests for fee=
dback I never heard anything. I use Ahead4Healeys nowadays. I dropped in on=
 them a few months back and they gave me a tour. All looked pretty efficien=
t. They had small units within doing interiors and panels etc=E2=80=A6.all =
high quality. Impressive!</span></p><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal"><sp=
an style=3D"font-family:serif;">Simon</span></p><p class=3D"yiv0928746691ms=
onormal"><span style=3D"font-family:serif;">&nbsp;</span></p><div id=3D"yiv=
0928746691yqt19799"><div><div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1=
 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal"><b><=
span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">From=
:</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans=
-serif;"> Healeys <a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ym=
ailto=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"m=
ailto:[email-masked]">&lt;[email-masked]&gt=
;</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Markovich via Healeys<br clear=3D"none"><b=
>Sent:</b> 19 February 2025 15:02<br clear=3D"none"><b>To:</b> Michael Salt=
er <a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto=
:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:michaelsalter@gm=
ail.com">&lt;[email-masked]&gt;</a>; Bob Spidell <a rel=3D"nofollo=
w noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:[email-masked]=
t" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">&lt;bspidell@comc=
ast.net&gt;</a><br clear=3D"none"><b>Cc:</b> Healey, Forum <a rel=3D"nofoll=
ow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:[email-masked]=
.net" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">&lt;healeys@=
autox.team.net&gt;</a><br clear=3D"none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Heal=
ey 100 Mods</span></p></div></div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal">&nbsp=
;</p><p style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt;" class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal">Th=
at=E2=80=99s sad to hear as they have seemed to be a safer bet than Moss ov=
er the 25 years I=E2=80=99ve owned Healeys (a BN6, a BN1, and currently a B=
N7).&nbsp;</p><div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal"><a rel=3D"nofollow n=
oopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://apps.a=
pple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661"><span style=3D"fo=
nt-size:9.0pt;">Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS</span></a></p></div><=
p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal">&nbsp;</p><p style=3D"margin-top:0cm;" c=
lass=3D"yiv0928746691yahoo-quoted-begin"><span style=3D"font-size: 11.5pt; =
color: rgb(132, 115, 255);">On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 9:18 AM, Micha=
el Salter &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailt=
o=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:micha=
[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:</span></p><block=
quote style=3D"margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"><div id=3D"yiv0928746=
691"><div><div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1">Having just received a =
shipment of parts yesterday from AH Spares, of whom I have been a customer =
for over 50 years, I'm sorry to say that I would now be very reluctant to p=
urchase something as safety critical as a front brake kit from them.&nbsp;<=
/p><div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1">Unfortunately, based upon my&n=
bsp; experience with several suppliers over the years, as companies get lar=
ger they are inclined to emphasize volume over quality and AH Spares seem t=
o be tracing that path.</p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1">=
&nbsp;</p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1">M</p><div><p clas=
s=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1">&nbsp;</p><div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msono=
rmal1">&nbsp;</p></div></div></div></div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal=
1">&nbsp;</p><div><div id=3D"yiv0928746691yqt53614"><div><p class=3D"yiv092=
8746691msonormal1">On Tue., Feb. 18, 2025, 10:50 p.m. Bob Spidell via Heale=
ys, &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"m=
ailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:healeys@auto=
x.team.net">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:</p></div><blockquote styl=
e=3D"border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;=
margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"><=
div><p style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt;" class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1">So=
oooooooooooo ... no one's installed the AHSpares front disk kit?</p><div><p=
 class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1">On 2/18/2025 5:02 PM, Tom Mitchell wrote=
:</p></div><blockquote style=3D"margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"><div=
><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1">I love absolutely love driving my Hea=
ley, I=E2=80=99ve driven from Michigan to North and south Carolina, to Verm=
ont to south Dacoda, &nbsp;to North Carolina, back and forth to Kentucky an=
d beyond.</p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1">&nbsp;I=E2=80=
=99ve done a few reversible upgrades.&nbsp;</p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv09=
28746691msonormal1">Alternator, additional fuses, halogen headlights Toyota=
 transmission, third brake light, even (gasp) cruise control. I want my kid=
s and grandkids to be able to drive it.&nbsp;</p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv=
0928746691msonormal1">It=E2=80=99s needs a new or rebuilt frame, maybe one =
day. In the meantime I=E2=80=99m driving the heck out of it.</p></div><div>=
<p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1">I=E2=80=99m in my early 70s, love work=
ing on it, but the fatigue of driving it is costing me.</p></div><div><p cl=
ass=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1">I have Mieka seats (not installed) so maybe=
 (my wife doesn=E2=80=99t like them).&nbsp;</p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv09=
28746691msonormal1">Everything is (so far) easily reversible.&nbsp;<br clea=
r=3D"all"><br clear=3D"all"></p><div><div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonorma=
l1">Dr.Mitchell's Gmail</p></div></div></div><div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691=
msonormal1">&nbsp;</p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1">&nbsp=
;</p><div><div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1">On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at=
 6:42<span style=3D"font-family:sans-serif;">=E2=80=AF</span>PM Robert Mark=
ovich via Healeys &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect=
" ymailto=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailt=
o:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:</p></div><b=
lockquote style=3D"border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm =
0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bo=
ttom:5.0pt;"><div><p style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt;" class=3D"yiv0928746691=
msonormal1">I believe in keeping my Healey ESSENTIALLY original. But here i=
n America, I like driving it, often&nbsp;to gatherings 100 or more miles aw=
ay. New radial tires add safety and handling while looking mostly original=
=E2=80=94and old as they are, Healeys still handle surprisingly well, espec=
ially on a smooth road. And alternator will charge a battery far better tha=
n the standard generator while a modern fuel pump is likelier to keep worki=
ng=E2=80=94two examples of upgrades that maintain the original feel of the =
car while reducing the chance of being stuck on the roadside. So I maintain=
 my belief in at least a few sympathetic upgrades to allow my Healey to spe=
nd more&nbsp;time on the road and less time at a service station.&nbsp;</p>=
<div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1"><a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noref=
errer" shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://apps.apple.com/us/a=
pp/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661"><span style=3D"font-size:9.0pt=
;">Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS</span></a></p></div><p class=3D"yi=
v0928746691msonormal1">&nbsp;</p><p style=3D"margin-top:0cm;"><span style=
=3D"font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(123, 106, 246);">On Tuesday, February 18,=
 2025, 1:14 PM, josef-eckert--- via Healeys &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener=
 noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" targe=
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/a>&gt; wrote:</span></p><blockquote style=3D"margin-top:5.0pt;margin-botto=
m:5.0pt;"><div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1">Bob,<br clear=3D"none">=
Your Austin-Healey is not a modern car and never will be again and so handl=
es like an 70 years old car. That=C2=B4s what it should be and I am really =
happy my 100 handles "vintage" what makes it even more attractive to me. My=
 point is, this modifications are like a face lifting to a human beeing. It=
 doesn=C2=B4t make things better, even worse as it makes an stylish old lad=
y doubtful.<br clear=3D"none">When it comes to selling, leave the car origi=
nal and you would get a better price compared to a modified bitser, at leas=
t here in Europe. Here in Europe you rarely would drive an Austin-Healey ov=
er long distances anymore, even its fitted with the newest gimmicks nobody =
really needs.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Josef Eckert<br clear=3D=
"none">Germany<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">----=
-Original-Nachricht-----<br clear=3D"none">Betreff: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mo=
ds<br clear=3D"none">Datum: 2025-02-18T18:29:33+0100<br clear=3D"none">Von:=
 "Bob Spidell via Healeys" &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shap=
e=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" href=
=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br clear=
=3D"none">An: "Healeys" &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=
=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" href=
=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br clear=
=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">The current discussion re: "What should us old=
 f***s do with our Healeys <br clear=3D"none">when we're too decrepit to dr=
ive them and the kids and grandkids <br clear=3D"none">(mostly) want nothin=
g to do with them"--and related to a couple ads I've <br clear=3D"none">got=
ten recently from AHSpares--got me to thinking. I've largely kept the <br c=
lear=3D"none">100M my dad found in the local newspaper that we restored tog=
ether <br clear=3D"none">original, but now I'm thinking, pursuant to that c=
onversation, why not <br clear=3D"none">make some 'tweaks' to improve its d=
rive-ability, since it won't end up a <br clear=3D"none">museum piece anywa=
y? In particular: the brakes suck. They're all <br clear=3D"none">new/refur=
bished, and stop well enough for drums, but pull badly and no <br clear=3D"=
none">amount of adjustment makes any difference (my dad's '65 Mustang, with=
 <br clear=3D"none">all drums, was even worse, and I advised the guy who bo=
ught it to <br clear=3D"none">install front disks since it was to be his te=
enage daughter's car). <br clear=3D"none">'Spares also hit me with an ad fo=
r an upgraded Panhard kit, which <br clear=3D"none">supposedly improves han=
dling--though, besides the brakes I have no <br clear=3D"none">issues with =
its handling--but, why not (since I'll be shipping across <br clear=3D"none=
">The Pond anyway)?<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Anyway, anyone got=
 experience with either of these mods, esp. the brake <br clear=3D"none">ki=
t (the rotors look a little thin compared to my BJ8's)? FWIW, I'll be <br c=
lear=3D"none">72 this year but can still drive well enough to wrangle a 480=
HP <br clear=3D"none">Mustang--my wife might disagree--and I'm considering =
re-upping my pilot <br clear=3D"none">medical (which, if I'm successful, sh=
ould tell me something about my <br clear=3D"none">fitness).<br clear=3D"no=
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