[Healeys] Door Brace -

[David Nock BCS]

Yes there is a way to tell the difference. Above the spark plug on the cast iron head there is a small dimple in the casting, that is not there on the alloy heads.


David Nock
British Car Specialists
209-948-8767
www.britishcarspecialists.com

From: Curtis Arndt via Healeys 
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2021 8:03 AM
To: Randall Hicks 
Cc: AH Mail List 
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Door Brace -

Jean, 

I will have to re-read the current guidelines, but as far as I'm concerned, if an aluminium head is "Indistinguishable" from the original, there should be ZERO deductions! 

I have one on my car and it is "Indistinguishable" from the original.  Just like I have a period original 3.54 rear end and other unseen period options for my stock, non LeMans BN1 that will out run any "stock 100M". The whole point of AH Concours was to encourage our cars to be driven, and to NOT be "Trailer Queens" as are a lot of marque Concours. 

Another member of the Concours Committee has the exact same engine mods that I do, so I'm in good company. Neither of our cars can be distinguished as not being 100% stock from the factory in 1955. 

Cheers,

Curt

On Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 7:39 PM Randall Hicks <healey100m at me.com> wrote:

  My Jan. 19, 1956 & Feb. 3, 1956 build BN2/100M’s both have the brace. 

  Randy


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    On Nov 17, 2021, at 10:12 PM, Curtis Arndt via Healeys <mailto:healeys at autoxteam.net> wrote:


     
    DO NOT REMOVE!  

    That bracing was original to late BN2s, and as such is absolutely correct.  It's a not well known detail, but it is how it came from the factory (Jensen).

    Cheers,

    Curt

    On Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 7:06 PM Jean Caron via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

      Quite possibly the reason why this was done.



      Jean



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      From: Bob Spidell
      Sent: November 17, 2021 9:03 PM
      To: Michael Salter
      Cc: Jean Caron; AH Mail List
      Subject: Re: [Healeys] Door Brace -



      I think the doors would be prone to oilcanning without the braces.







        On Nov 17, 2021, at 6:21 PM, Michael Salter via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

        

        Jean, I  have now had an opportunity to check the doors in my low mileage BN2 and voilà there they are ... inside both doors.

        Must have been only on later cars because neither of my BN1s has them.



        M



        On Wed., Nov. 17, 2021, 6:56 p.m. Jean Caron via Healeys, <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

          Has anyone ever run into something like this, this is what appears to be a brace that was in the driver side door in the BN2 I am currently restoring. At the top it was attached to the horizontal wood piece held there with two countersunk wood screws. At the bottom, it entered and turned to the inside and was secured with two rivets to the door bottom frame piece.



          Jean





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