<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433435995604_20616" dir="ltr">Contact info for Craig Rice please.<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433435995604_20619"><span></span></div><br> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433435995604_20652" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433435995604_20651" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433435995604_20650" dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433435995604_20649" face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Curtis Arndt <cnaarndt@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> healeys <healeys@autox.team.net> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, June 4, 2015 8:02 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Healeys] Parts is Parts; was: Re: Missing under Load<br> </font> </div> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433435995604_20659" class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv2948573995"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433435995604_20658"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433435995604_20657" dir="ltr"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433435995604_20656"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433435995604_20655"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433435995604_20654"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433435995604_20653">Bob, <br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>Yes, as Bob Haskell stated, Craig Rice in Indianapolis is the man for the rear reflectors and the BN1 synchro rings. In fact I just ordered a set of three from him last week.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>Regarding the reflector pods or plinths, there were two types for the late BN1s and all BN2's. The very first BN1s in the Fall of '54 and early '55 had sand cast brass reflector pods. Soon afterwards, like Feb of '55, the pods were changed to aluminum. <br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>The attached photos show the original pods from my Jan. 11, '55 BN1. My reflectors were orange and not red. My very original car also had the <b><i>Austin of England</i></b> badge on the boot.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>Curt<br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv2948573995gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv2948573995gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 3:27 PM, Bob Spidell <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net">bspidell@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv2948573995gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yiv2948573995yqt3074436543" id="yiv2948573995yqt65574"><div><div style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><div>That's him. Got the wrong jet engine company, but still a rocket scientist in my book.<br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Think he's an accomplished pilot as well.<span class="yiv2948573995HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br clear="none"></font></span></div><span class="yiv2948573995HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"></font></span><div><br clear="none"></div><div>bs<br clear="none"></div><div><div class="yiv2948573995h5"><div><br clear="none"></div><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><br clear="none"><div><br clear="none"></div>Bob,<br clear="none"><div><br clear="none"></div>I sure you're referring to Craig Rice who retired from Allison Gas <br clear="none">Turbine here in Indy, not P&W. Craig has also made the syncros for the <br clear="none">BN1 gearbox.<br clear="none"><div><br clear="none"></div>Cheers,<br clear="none"><div><br clear="none"></div>Bob Haskell<br clear="none">AHCA 3000 Mk I registrar<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php">http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php</a><br clear="none"><div><br clear="none"></div>On 06/04/2015 02:28 PM, Bob Spidell wrote:<br clear="none">> Michael,<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Someone, somewhere, will appreciate your horn rims.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> When restoring our BN2, I heard the aftermarket rear reflectors--the<br clear="none">> ones on the 'plinths'--were different than original. Don't remember<br clear="none">> how, exactly, but a connoisseur of Healeys--think the late Rich C. or<br clear="none">> Curtis A. (still around, I hope)--would know. There was a man, I think<br clear="none">> he was a lurker on this List, who was making them from scratch. He was<br clear="none">> retired from Pratt & Whitney Propulsion--yep, an honest-to-god rocket<br clear="none">> scientist--who was making them as a hobby. He made custom molds for the<br clear="none">> rubber 'grommets,' exactly replicated the chrome rims--in brass--and had<br clear="none">> them plated to perfection, and sourced original Lucas reflector lenses<br clear="none">> from somewhere. I bought a pair, for $125 or thereabouts, and was glad<br clear="none">> to get them; after all, this was a genuine 'factory' 100M bought for ...<br clear="none">> well, you don't want to know. Last I heard he was studying steering<br clear="none">> boxes in order to create a new, scientifically-designed worm gear that<br clear="none">> would eliminate most play (maybe D. 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