[Healeys] Fx4D = Bighealey? A90 Atlantic drums on a BN1

[John Harper]

Alan

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Subject: [Healeys] Fx4D = Bighealey?  A90 Atlantic drums on a BN1
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Alan

I am not aware of anybody previously have done this and would like to 
know more. I am doing this but I have had to have made special front 
hubs to that the spokes clear the 2 1/4" drums and fit spacer rings 
behind the rear hub extensions.

The reason is that the car originally had 1 3/4" alfin drums that were 
corroded and looked unsafe. Perhaps unjustified but I did not feel that 
the new alfins available were safe either. In any case they were very 
expensive.

Everything now fits together and looks OK but I have to admit that I 
have yet to road test this set up because the rest of the car is not 
quite ready.

If you know anybody else who has carried out this conversion I would 
like to make contact.

Regards

>a common upgrade for the 100 was to bolt on the larger drum brakes
>from an A90 Atlantic Saloon.
>
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John Harper
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John Harper