[Healeys] Exhaust hangers

[Curtis Arndt]

Awesome, thanks!

On Tue, May 23, 2023 at 6:25 PM Hank Leach <gradea1 at charter.net> wrote:

> Curt-absolutely, I'm glad that I had them for my 100 and they are on the
> car #588 October 22,1953-not too many UNF hardware items on this car.
> Regards, Hank
>
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> From: "Curtis Arndt"
> To: "Hank Leach"
> Cc: "healeys at autox.team.net", "Michael Salter"
> Sent: Tuesday May 23 2023 9:40:38AM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Exhaust hangers
>
> Hank
>
> Thanks! Very cool photo, may we use this for the AH Concours Guidelines?
>
> No one can tell just when the "U" bracket threads changed.
>
> Many Whitworth fasteners on the late BN1s and BN2s were changed over to
> UNF in late '55 nad '56. Most of these changes were documented in the
> factory parts manual and service bulletins while some were not
> documented at all. Like Hank stated, when the parts bin ran out, new items
> were often sourced and installed, and not necessarily documented.
>
> Until we can confirm that were UNF threaded "U" brackets used on later
> 100s in lieu of the BSF ones, then the assumption has to be that they were
> used until the end of BN2 production. So, if anyone out there has an
> original "U" clamp from a late BN1 or BN2 with UNF threads, please submit
> documentation to Michael Salter and me so that we can update the Concours
> Guidelines.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Curt Arndt
>
> On Tue, May 23, 2023 at 8:59 AM Hank Leach <gradea1 at charter.net> wrote:
>
>> Ok, as long as we are showing clamps, here is my NOS exhaust bracket
>> set.  It was still wrapped in this photo, but as Curt says- its British
>> thread-probably until mid 1954 when they tried to unify or whenever the bin
>> holding exhaust brackets ran out and they refilled it. Whichever came
>> first. They did not throw any away in lieu of unified replacements.
>>
>> Likely, Michael's new set will be UNF as they are not making any early
>> parts for "purists"-same holds true on the rear gearbox mounts and other
>> items as well. Hank
>>
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>> From: "Curtis Arndt via Healeys"
>> To: "Michael Salter"
>> Cc: "Ahealey help"
>> Sent: Tuesday May 23 2023 8:27:22AM
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Exhaust hangers
>>
>> *<To be correct the "U" clamp should have UNF threads.   Just sayin'>*
>>
>> Michael, FWIW, both of my ORIGINAL "U" shaped clamps have BSF
>> fasteners... See photos. I reused one of my originals when I restored my
>> BN1. Modern reproduction "U" clamps use UNF or more commonly UNC fasteners.
>>
>> On Mon, May 22, 2023 at 7:33 PM Michael Salter <michaelsalter at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The strut attaches to an extra length oil pan screw, the one directly
>>> below the spot where the tach cable attaches to the tach drive housing.
>>> To be correct the "U" clamp should have UNF threads.   Just sayin'
>>>
>>> M
>>>
>>> On Mon., May 22, 2023, 5:47 p.m. Michael MacLean via Healeys, <
>>> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Excuse my ignorance, but can someone tell me what number 8 is bolted to
>>>> and where does it clamp to the exhaust pipe? Anyone have a picture of this
>>>> hanger in place?  I am ordering all the hangers for the exhaust system to
>>>> install before I take the car off the jack stands.
>>>> Mike MacLean
>>>>
>>>
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