[Healeys] Odd steering attachment

[Jon Doherty]

 Hi Gentlemen,
I'm extremely new to this email list so hope I sent the message correctly to all interested, but I own a 55 BN1 fitted with a steering box damper which I inherited from my grandfather.  I myself am a novice mechanic but it's not a stretch to say my grandfather was a master Healey technician.  He rebuilt his car from the ground up in the mid 50s after he bought it and competed in concourse competition as well as raced slalom/autocross competitively with the car in the late 50s and early 60s.  He added the steering box damper in 1957.  I was told it provided improved handling.  As you may know, slalom courses have extreme handling requirements.  I can only assume he knew what he was talking about in regard to the improved handling since he was the Southern California slalom champion for five years between 1957-62.  Hope this sheds some light on the subject.
Jon
    On Friday, March 6, 2020, 06:32:53 PM PST, Perry via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:  
 
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Yes 

The car was sold today on BAT.  The seller was Fantasy Junction. I think it brought a bit over 40K

P

  

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From: WILLIAM B LAWRENCE
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2020 9:20 PM
To: Perry via Healeys
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Odd steering attachment

  

Is this the car on BAT? Things like this might explain its low bidding price. 



From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Perry via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 7, 2020 1:09:54 AM
To: healeys at autox.team.net <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Odd steering attachment 

 

I would say yes and a control valve assembly and other stuff. I could not find the BJ8 Michael mentioned on the Fantasy Junction website to look for additional info on the car in question. 

P

 

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From: Bob Spidell
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2020 7:38 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Odd steering attachment

 

You'd need a pump and couple hydraulic hoses, no?

On 3/6/2020 4:31 PM, Perry via Healeys wrote:


Are we sure its not a power steering assist ram like used on the 1963-65 Corvette? Just a thought….

Perry

 

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From: Bob Spidell
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2020 7:00 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Odd steering attachment

 

Maybe someone thought it would cure scuttle shake?



On 3/6/2020 3:28 PM, alfuller194 at gmail.com wrote:


I’ve seen it [and had it] on 4x4 trucks that were lifted – typically 3-4” or more – but never on a vehicle as low as a Healey. I can’t imagine why a Healey would need or benefit from a steering dampener [unless maybe to compensate for a LOT o slop in the steering, but sheesh!].

 

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All the best,

 

Al Fuller

 

From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Michael Salter
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2020 5:20 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] Odd steering attachment

 

 



 

 

  
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