[Healeys] Bolt-On Wheels again

[Alan Seigrist]

Ed -

Mechanically speaking, the 100-6 you have will be almost identical in most
respects to a BT7, with a few very minor variances here and there, the main
ones being front disc brakes and a slightly bigger bore on the motor.
Certainly 5-bolt patterns are identical on all Austin Healeys except very
early BN1s which had 4 bolt axles.

The manual you have will be sufficient for your 100/6 as they are all the
same for 100/6's or 3000's.

The most valuable documents you can get for restoration will be the
following two books:

http://www.amazon.com/Austin-Healey-100-6-Restoration-Motorbooks-Workshop/dp/0760306737/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1252635667&sr=1-2

and secondly the 2009 Concours  guidelines sold by the Austin Healey Club.

These two books, along with the shop manual, will give you 90% of the info
you need to do a proper and correct restoration.  You can also toss in
Norman Nock's Tech Tips available from britishcarspecialists.com, which has
alot of very helpful home garage techniques and tips.  It's a nice resource.

Alan

'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8


On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 8:05 AM, Ed Woods <fogbro1 at comcast.net> wrote:

> List,
>
> My 100-6 arrived today. It hasn't run since 1972, so I have a long road
> ahead before I become, once again, a Healey driver.
>
> I measured the distance between two adjacent wheel studs and determined
> that the bolt circle is 4.5" One of the wheel manufacturers quoted a wheel
> with a B.C. of 5". Can anyone confirm either measurement??
>
> Also, is there a 100-6 owner out there with a web site from which I could
> learn more about this particular series?
>
> I have a factory manual that I bought in 1966 for my BT7. Is there another,
> different, factory manual for the 100-6? Any other books that I should have
> on hand that'll tell me how to orient each Phillips head screw on this car??
>
> Thanks,
>
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