[Healeys] Engine Rebuild Modifications

Peter Dzwig pdzwig at summaventures.com
Sat Mar 4 13:52:19 MST 2017 

Glad to be of help. That's what the list is for.#

Peter

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On 03/03/2017 21:29, 1 2 wrote:
> Many thanks to those that have answered and been patient with this.  Of course
> there is no one size fits all answer, but a lot of food for thought.  The
> comments from Peter and others hit the nail on the head for me - I dither
> mightily because of the need to balance all the factors.  This is a great list
> to start from for ideas to build a plan. 
> 
> On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 9:12 AM, David Nock BCS <healeydoc at sbcglobal.net
> <mailto:healeydoc at sbcglobal.net>> wrote:
> 
>     This list could go on and on and on, and most all on them are reversable if
>     you want to go back to original.
>        Tube shocks front and rear
>        Torrington Bearings in front upper trunnions
>        Heavy duty sway bars front and rear
>        Torque bars on rear end
>        Headers
>        New steering column worm to eliminate slop
>        Retractable seat belts
>        Inertia fuel pump cut off
>        Cruise control
>        Power brakes on the earlier cars
>        Aluminium Radiator with or without pusher fan
>        LED strip underdash lighting
>        Power supply outlets
> 
> 
>     David Nock
>     British Car Specialists
>     209-948-8767 <tel:209-948-8767>
>     www.britishcarspecialists.com <http://www.britishcarspecialists.com>
> 
> 
>     -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Steele
>     Sent: Friday, March 03, 2017 6:59 AM
>     To: pdzwig at summaventures.com <mailto:pdzwig at summaventures.com> ; 'Healey'
> 
>     Subject: Re: [Healeys] Engine Rebuild Modifications
> 
>     Good point.  Everyone that I know who has Putzke's Fahrpass tube shock
>     conversion loves it.
> 
>     Bruce Steele
>     Brea, CA
>     1960 BN7
> 
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
>     <mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net>] On Behalf Of Peter
>     Dzwig
>     Sent: Friday, March 03, 2017 12:57 AM
>     To: Healey <Healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:Healeys at autox.team.net>>
>     Subject: Re: [Healeys] Engine Rebuild Modifications
> 
>     It all depends what YOU want out of the exercise.
> 
>     Interesting that no-one has mentioned handling and ride comfort.
> 
>     I would do the usual mods to the engine, with the DW cam or similar (I used
>     a version of the race version of the BJ8 cam which went really well because
>     it was tailored to my requirements). High compression pistons work well with
>     a modern-fuel-compatible head and modern set up. Personally I used Hepolites
>     Lighten as much as poss and make sure it is all balanced and that whatever
>     your heating/cooling needs are, are taken care of and make sure that you
>     avoid excessive heat to the fuel lines. Carbs can be whatever you want.
>     Personally I like SUs but not everyone does.
> 
>     I mention ride because when you have done all that you do to your engine and
>     transmission, it has to be usable when you drive it. I drove a couple of
>     Healeys recently both of which had more power than they could reasonably
>     handle over the sort of roads we were on. Look at your suspension carefully
>     and make sure that you get the level of firmness that YOU want. I used poly
>     bushes, anti-roll bars and tinkered with bits to get a ride that was good
>     enough to impress the late Alan Cameron storming up Prescott (which he ran
>     at the time).
> 
>     Peter
> 
> 
> 
>             On March 2, 2017 at 6:07 AM 1 2 <healeydohdahman at gmail.com
>             <mailto:healeydohdahman at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>             Hi All,
> 
>             Is there a list of commonly done rebuild mods for the 3000
>             engine/transmission to modernize it?
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