[Healeys] Louvers

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See How to Cut Hot Rod Louvers the Old-Fashioned Waywww.hotrod.com/articles/see-cut-hot-rod-louvers-old-fashioned-way/
BobYou ask about louvers Link should take you to a Hot Rod article about the subject, albeit in the old school method.  A net search will show shops that do this work.Perry 


-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Sent: Wed, Jan 27, 2021 9:50 pm
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Spark Plugs

The BJ8 they bought/sold on Wheeler Dealers a while back had a louvered 
bonnet. I'm intrigued, anyone know who can do this?

I gap my mostly bone stock BJ8 with Pertronix at 0.028" ... no issues.

Bob

On 1/27/2021 3:52 PM, Richard Collins wrote:
> I know it’s heresy but louvered hood and or rally vents on the wings 
> might help cool the engine compartment?
>
> Regards,
> Richard C
> BN7 440
>
>> On Jan 27, 2021, at 17:30, Don via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>  So to push this to the next level . With a 67 BJ8 with electronic 
>> ignition, in the Florida heat , is 32 gap or 30 ? And how much 
>> advance ?  With DW headers  , ceramic coated , and his 2 inch exhaust 
>> system and AHSPARES tubular intake manifold, which I had ceramic 
>> coated  😊  I’m still getting a lot of heat vapor lock . I’ve wrapped 
>> the headers , wrapped the fuel lines , and installed Joe Couture SU 
>> float bowl insulation wraps . Along with a new AHSPARES radiator and 
>> an electric fan , pusher in front of the radiator. And in minimal 
>> traffic, I still have to deal with vapor lock . When I did the frame 
>> off restoration 10 years ago , I used a AHSPARES electronic fuel pump 
>> . Any thoughts or comments?
>>       Thanks , Don
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>

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