[Healeys] Spark Plugs

[Bob Spidell]

I've always wanted to visit Oz ... but I don't think it'll fit in the 
overheads ;)

On 1/28/2021 6:26 PM, Chris Dimmock wrote:
> Kilmartin’s here in Australia will louvre your bonnet on their tooling.
> I know because I spoke to Greg Kilmartin about doing an Austin A35 
> bonnet for me.
> Best
> Chris
>
>> On 29 Jan 2021, at 9:26 am, HealeyRick <healeyrik at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> Bob,
>>
>> The best way to find out who punches louvers in your area is to go to 
>> a local hot rod show (when we can have them again), find the guys 
>> with louvered cars and ask who did them.  Usually it's a hot rod 
>> shop.  You should know the louvers won't look like the ones that were 
>> done on the 100M, the dies used to punch them were different than 
>> those used in the US.  Another thing to consider is the amount of 
>> work prepping the louvers for paint takes. There's a lot of hand 
>> sanding required and getting through the process without any slashes 
>> on your fingers while trying to keep some of your fingerprints intact 
>> is a struggle.  Also, you'll need a good painter as the paint 
>> sometimes runs around the ends of the louvers.  But if you like the 
>> look, it's all worth it in the end.
>>
>> Happy and Healthy Healeying,
>> Rick Neville
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 9:51 PM Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net 
>> <mailto:bspidell at comcast.net>> wrote:
>>
>>     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 <mailto: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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