[Healeys] Healey Wind Blocker

Thu Apr 9 15:03:21 MDT 2020

Robert:  Thank you for your response.  I was aware of that location but then I asked myself, self, how do I put my tonneau on when the tonneau bar fixtures are already occupied?  It is probably unique to my situation but the attached photo shows my tonneau already modified to go around my roll bar.  My 'wheel' was already reinvented.  

The next option is to modify the tonneau bar to accept a frame for the Plexiglas that will allow it to be removed and stored if I ever wanted to put the top up.  However, that would require more modification to my 'wheel' and that does not look very feasible.

Len

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Robert Begani 
  To: healeys at autox.team.net 
  Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2020 12:21 PM
  Subject: Re: [Healeys] Healey Wind Blocker

  The blocker I bought is attached to the tonneau bar fixtures behind the driver in which the tonneau bar fits into. It is the most logical and existing fixture to use.  Just behind the seats. Why try to reinvent the wheel? Far closer to the driver than the driver side of your roll bar.

  Just drove 75 miles at 45-65 mph with a baseball cap on and not the slightest movement from the wind to send it sailing.  However,  when I went over the Peace River Bridge there was a 15 knot crosswind and it have blown my heat off so I took it off.  Again, the blocker I bought is perfect for the task of blocking the wind.  Love it.

  Bob Begani

  From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Len and/or Marge Hartnett
  Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 4:31 PM
  To: AH Mail List <healeys at autox.team.net>
  Subject: Re: [Healeys] Healey Wind Blocker

  For those contemplating building their own, be advised that the blocker needs to be pretty close to the back or your head.

  I have a roll bar in my BJ8.  I tried attaching a sheet of acrilic to it.  It did not work.  Still got serious wind on the back of the head.  The attached photo shows what it would have looked like.  It was attached with velcro straps

  (The Other) Len
  Fairfield, CA, USA
  1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031

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