[Healeys] New car!

Alan Seigrist healey.nut at gmail.com
Tue Jul 15 08:45:51 MDT 2008


Peter -

I may be willing to part with a spare complete Austin Atlantic motor that I
have in California.  I believe it is in good rebuildable condition although
the motor is seized at this time.  It's complete with manifolds, starter &
carbs (the original H4s on the Atlantic have taller dashpots although if you
can source dashpot tops and pistons the A90's carby bodies are otherwise the
same). You will have to source a new rocker (go to
http://www.rockerarms.com/ and get a new roller rocker!), rocker studs and
pushrods as it uses the early Atlantic style rocker & pushrod which is quite
complex (but actually is a very good set up to cut rocker noise):

http://picasaweb.google.com/Healey.Nut/HealeyNutSCarStuff

Other than that, the motor is visually and mechanically identical (except
distributor clamp is mounted with one bolt instead of on the 100 where it
has two), and starter uses three mount bolts originally, but filing off the
third mount makes it identical to the 100.

Have a think about it.  It will take me a month or two to get it all sorted.

Alan

'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8

On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 6:17 PM, Peter Linn <greylinn at ozemail.com.au> wrote:

> G'day list
>
> I've just acquired BN1/223926 to keep the Ward Special company. This car
> left
> the factory on 10 February 1955, 2 weeks after the Ward Special's first
> incarnation was built. It was a Healey blue with blue RHD export, which was
> delivered new here in Brisbane. It very nearly met its end in a paddock
> after
> a fatal accident but was rescued by Bob Whittred who has done much of the
> hard
> work (chassis & body) with not a lot to start with. He didn't have a
> drivetrain so has fitted a Holden V6 and auto transmission (hmmm!) The car
> has
> a Wolseley 6/110 sourced disc brake front end, telescopic shocks and
> Wolseley
> 3.54 diff. It also has 100/6 disc wheels, widened with Chrysler rims and
> with
> knock-ons in the centre to simulate Dunlop alloys a la record breaker.
>
> I currently have to decide whether to stay with the Holden motor
> (compliance
> issues) or to source an orignal type motor. I prefer the latter route - so
> any
> Aussie listers with a 4 cylinder motor or parts thereof they're prepared to
> part with, let me know!
>
> Cheers
>
> Peter Linn
> Brisbane Oz
> BN1 Ward Special coupe
> BN1 not quite nasty boy


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