<div dir="ltr">…are these a list of modifications for a Healey or for a Custom Car?</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 8:52 PM, Peter Dzwig <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pdzwig@summaventures.com" target="_blank">pdzwig@summaventures.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Glad to be of help. That's what the list is for.#<br>
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On 03/03/2017 21:29, 1 2 wrote:<br>
> Many thanks to those that have answered and been patient with this. Of course<br>
> there is no one size fits all answer, but a lot of food for thought. The<br>
> comments from Peter and others hit the nail on the head for me - I dither<br>
> mightily because of the need to balance all the factors. This is a great list<br>
> to start from for ideas to build a plan.<br>
><br>
> On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 9:12 AM, David Nock BCS <<a href="mailto:healeydoc@sbcglobal.net">healeydoc@sbcglobal.net</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:healeydoc@sbcglobal.net">healeydoc@sbcglobal.<wbr>net</a>>> wrote:<br>
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> This list could go on and on and on, and most all on them are reversable if<br>
> you want to go back to original.<br>
> Tube shocks front and rear<br>
> Torrington Bearings in front upper trunnions<br>
> Heavy duty sway bars front and rear<br>
> Torque bars on rear end<br>
> Headers<br>
> New steering column worm to eliminate slop<br>
> Retractable seat belts<br>
> Inertia fuel pump cut off<br>
> Cruise control<br>
> Power brakes on the earlier cars<br>
> Aluminium Radiator with or without pusher fan<br>
> LED strip underdash lighting<br>
> Power supply outlets<br>
><br>
><br>
> David Nock<br>
> British Car Specialists<br>
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> -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Steele<br>
> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2017 6:59 AM<br>
> To: <a href="mailto:pdzwig@summaventures.com">pdzwig@summaventures.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:pdzwig@summaventures.com">pdzwig@summaventures.<wbr>com</a>> ; 'Healey'<br>
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> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Engine Rebuild Modifications<br>
><br>
> Good point. Everyone that I know who has Putzke's Fahrpass tube shock<br>
> conversion loves it.<br>
><br>
> Bruce Steele<br>
> Brea, CA<br>
> 1960 BN7<br>
><br>
> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: Healeys [mailto:<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net">healeys-bounces@autox.<wbr>team.net</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net">healeys-bounces@autox.<wbr>team.net</a>>] On Behalf Of Peter<br>
> Dzwig<br>
> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2017 12:57 AM<br>
> To: Healey <<a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><wbr>>><br>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Engine Rebuild Modifications<br>
><br>
> It all depends what YOU want out of the exercise.<br>
><br>
> Interesting that no-one has mentioned handling and ride comfort.<br>
><br>
> I would do the usual mods to the engine, with the DW cam or similar (I used<br>
> a version of the race version of the BJ8 cam which went really well because<br>
> it was tailored to my requirements). High compression pistons work well with<br>
> a modern-fuel-compatible head and modern set up. Personally I used Hepolites<br>
> Lighten as much as poss and make sure it is all balanced and that whatever<br>
> your heating/cooling needs are, are taken care of and make sure that you<br>
> avoid excessive heat to the fuel lines. Carbs can be whatever you want.<br>
> Personally I like SUs but not everyone does.<br>
><br>
> I mention ride because when you have done all that you do to your engine and<br>
> transmission, it has to be usable when you drive it. I drove a couple of<br>
> Healeys recently both of which had more power than they could reasonably<br>
> handle over the sort of roads we were on. Look at your suspension carefully<br>
> and make sure that you get the level of firmness that YOU want. I used poly<br>
> bushes, anti-roll bars and tinkered with bits to get a ride that was good<br>
> enough to impress the late Alan Cameron storming up Prescott (which he ran<br>
> at the time).<br>
><br>
> Peter<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On March 2, 2017 at 6:07 AM 1 2 <<a href="mailto:healeydohdahman@gmail.com">healeydohdahman@gmail.com</a><br>
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> Hi All,<br>
><br>
> Is there a list of commonly done rebuild mods for the 3000<br>
> engine/transmission to modernize it?<br>
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