[Healeys] 2.6 engine rebuild

[I Erbs]

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Ira Erbs
Digs 4 Solutions
Computer Consultants
Portland, OR
On Dec 21, 2010 9:32 PM, "Martin Jansen" <jule_enterprisesah at yahoo.com>
wrote:
> After reading various postings I  realize there are two groups of people
owning healeys. One group are what I call "Car guys" guys who love cars and
what they can do , The second group are historians who are interested in
Healeys as a collectible antique.  collectibles are kept in museums. Car
guys want to drive  cars on today's highways with car's with today's
technology. Cars today respond quickly, stop quickly and owners of these
cars  expect other cars on the road to also be able to respond in the same
manner. Keeping a car completely original has its place but perhaps not on
today's road.
> Modifying a desirable car doesn't hurt the value of a car if the
modifications are done well. There is a very large market of people who
enjoy a sports car as a car that performs and handles well on the
highway.Many of you may remember the slogan from the 60's
> "Win on Sunday, sell on Monday!" ts always about the performance.
>
> Happy Healeying,  Marty www.jule-enterprises.com
>
> --- On Mon, 12/20/10, Rich Chrysler <richchrysler at quickclic.net> wrote:
>
> From: Rich Chrysler <richchrysler at quickclic.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] 2.6 engine rebuild
> To: "'I Erbs'" <eyera3 at gmail.com>, "'Austin Healey'" <pajtamuvek at gmail.com
>
> Cc: "'healey help'" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Received: Monday, December 20, 2010, 10:34 PM
>
> Gentlemen,
>
> There is very little difference between a stock later 100/Six engine at
117
> BHP and the early 3000 engine at a stock 124 BHP. Certainly for normal
road
> use the noticeable difference would be very little.
> Resale??? A 100/Six should be best valued as a 100/Six.
>
> I will never understand why more displacement, horsepower, torque, etc. is
> always perceived as better, especially as these cars become more and more
> collectable. Each model stood its own in its period of time, and sometimes
> it's fun to try to capture that machine as it was in its moment of time
and
> development.
> Modify....improve....faster....bigger....Why is that always thought of as
> better???
> Of course to each his/her own and what motivates one just doesn't apply to
> the next.
>
> I'm currently building up an early 100/Six series BN4 complete with the 2
> port gallery head, 4 wheel drum brakes, etc. and having a ball researching
> all the early details to get everything right.
>
> Rich
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