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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'>Kenny Derringer built his 100 with a Buick 215—sweet engine in a 100. One correction, though—it was never used in a Riveria. It was standard in the 1961 Buck Special, and Olds and Pontiac also offered it in their senior compacts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'>Bruce Steele<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'>1960 BN7<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark Donaldson<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 13, 2024 12:55 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'HealeyRick' <healeyrik@gmail.com>; 'Al Fuller' <alfuller194@gmail.com><br><b>Cc:</b> 'Healeys' <healeys@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Rover V8 in a Healey<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>The Rover V8 – Buick Riviera engine is actually <u>lighter</u> than the stock 100 engine. I think it was 180 bhp.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>One of our Auckland members fitted one to his BN1 – which had a tired engine – back in 1976. It did a great job.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Officially clocked at 145 mph on a clear long straight in South Auckland.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>The car now has a larger (Chev) engine fed by a Holley Quadrajet. Even livelier.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Mark<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Ardmore, NZ<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Here it is last Sunday<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><img width=814 height=366 style='width:8.4791in;height:3.8125in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DA5F41.D736B290"></span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> HealeyRick <<a href="mailto:healeyrik@gmail.com">healeyrik@gmail.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 14 February 2024 3:31 AM<br><b>To:</b> Al Fuller <<a href="mailto:alfuller194@gmail.com">alfuller194@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Chris Scholz <<a href="mailto:drscholz@visioncenterpc.com">drscholz@visioncenterpc.com</a>>; Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Rover V8 in a Healey<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ>The Rover V8 is basically the 215 ci Buick aluminum engine that Rover later bought the rights to. It really doesn't put out enough power in stock form for the heavy big Healey but is much better suited to a Sprite. For me, who loves these old Healey drag cars this was a very fun read from Facebook:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ><img border=0 width=504 height=387 style='width:5.25in;height:4.0312in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01DA5F41.D736B290"></span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ>"<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div style='margin-top:3.75pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt'><div style='margin-top:3.0pt'><h2 style='margin:0in'><span class=gmail-xt0psk2><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#1C1E21'><a 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style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>e</span></span></a></span></span><span class=gmail-xzpqnlu><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#1C1E21'> </span></span><span class=gmail-xh99ass><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#1C1E21'> · </span></span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#1C1E21'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#1C1E21'>This is a picture of my brother driving my car back in 1969 at Morosso in Palm Beach, Fl. I purchased the car new in 1960 a dealer in Bayport NY. I street drove the car until 1963 when I purchased a new 1963 Corvette Z06. I had an accident in 1962 that destroyed the bug eye lights so I purchased a Peasmarsh fiber glass bonnet. It looked like an XKE Jag with the headlights under plexiglass covers. With the Z06 to drive on the street my brother and I installed a Buick 215 CI aluminum engine. We built the engine with Hilborn fuel injection, Isky cam and kit, 13:1 Forge True pistons, Mickey Thompson Alum rods, Thomas magnesium rocker arms, Vertex Magneto, T-10 transmission, 57 Chevy rear end shortened to fit under the body and used M&H slicks on widened Corvette wheels. With the hood surround we ran B Modified Sport and If we removed the surround we ran C Altered. It ran very well, the cam and set up produced max HP at 10,500 RPM so the straight exhaust had the sound of any Indy car. This is what happens when a H Production car grows up."</span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#1C1E21'> </span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#1C1E21'>Se<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ>On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 9:25 PM <<a href="mailto:alfuller194@gmail.com">alfuller194@gmail.com</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'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Has anyone here put the Rove V-8 in a Healey? I think I heard that was a nice balance between weight savings, increased power and level of difficulty.<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>-----------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>All the best,<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:11.4pt'>Al Fuller <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></body></html>