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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>The fasteners attaching the original engine serial number plate are not actually rivets, but have a very "loose" thread and can be turn out to remove the plate if a flat is ground on the head and a slot cut into it for a screwdriver. If not removed, the plate WILL either partially or totally disappear in hot tank chemicals.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>Steve Byers</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>HBJ8L/36666</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>BJ8 Registry</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>AHCA Delegate at Large</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>Havelock, NC </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>WILLIAM B LAWRENCE<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 06, 2019 12:08 PM<br><b>To:</b> Bob England; 'Healey List'<br><b>Cc:</b> 'i erbs'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Looking for an Engine Block<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>If the block is original to the car and if the number plate is in place the best option would be to sleeve it. Don't allow it to be hot dipped or you will loose the number plate. Sleeving will probably be cheaper than buying an unknown block and then having to machine it to spec and it will restore the bores to the standard dimensions and extend the life of the block indefinitely.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Good luck to you friend's friend<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Bill Lawrence<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>BN1 #554<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></div><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Bob England <engl@accesscomm.ca><br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 6, 2019 3:51 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Healey List'<br><b>Cc:</b> 'i erbs'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Looking for an Engine Block</span> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks Ira</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I think he was trying to explore the non-sleeve option first before he went down that route. To be honest, I don’t know if one option is better than the other.</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Bob</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=xmsonormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> i erbs [mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> May 06, 2019 9:22 AM<br><b>To:</b> Bob England<br><b>Cc:</b> Healey List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Looking for an Engine Block</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-CA>It should be able to be be sleeved by a competent machine shop if a block is not available.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-CA><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-CA>Ira Erbs<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-CA>Portland,OR<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-CA> _______ _______<br> (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)<br> (_________________________)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-CA> BT7 engine and disk brakes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-CA>1967 MGB <span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img width=100 height=100 id="x__x005f_x0000_i1025" src="cid:~WRD033.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender. MG"></span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'>A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-CA>Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span lang=EN-CA>On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 8:06 AM Bob England <<a href="mailto:engl@accesscomm.ca">engl@accesscomm.ca</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=xmsonormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-CA>A friend of mine is helping a fellow with his 1959 100-6. It sounds like<br>the existing engine has already been bored pretty much to the maximum, so<br>his preference is a good used block. Anyone know where best to find one?<br><br>Thanks.<br><br>Bob England<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/eyera3000@gmail.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/eyera3000@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></div></div></div></div></body></html>