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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Just FYI, Healey Autofarm here in Ontario Canada is a N.A. distributor for Ahead4Healeys. You might want to call/email them and see what price they can provide as they get shipments from them regularly. Amanda and Tom there are great to deal with. I have no financial interest in the company. <a href="https://autofarm.net/">https://autofarm.net/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Cheers, Mirek<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Spidell via Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> February 19, 2025 1:13 PM<br><b>To:</b> Robert Markovich <rmarkovich@aol.com><br><b>Cc:</b> 'Healey, Forum' <healeys@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Harder to search on their site, but I found a conversion kit that appears to be (at least) comparable for about £300 less!<br><br>bs<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 2/19/2025 8:36 AM, Robert Markovich wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Many thanks for your recommendation regarding Ahead4Healeys. I’ve never tried them but will!<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=yahoo-quoted-begin style='margin-top:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:#8473FF'>On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 10:56 AM, Simon Lachlan <a href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com"><simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com></a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div id=yiv7008381422><div><div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal><span style='font-family:"New serif",serif'>It’s been my impression, over the years, that almost everyone is safer than Moss. That’s purely as an observer/listener to comments across the pond as virtually no one in the UK bothers with Moss at all. Yes, agreed as to Michael’s comments regarding AHSpares. They sold me a dud clutch and, although they replaced it without argument, they were rather too nonchalant about the whole thing for my liking. Despite several requests for feedback I never heard anything. I use Ahead4Healeys nowadays. I dropped in on them a few months back and they gave me a tour. All looked pretty efficient. They had small units within doing interiors and panels etc….all high quality. Impressive!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal><span style='font-family:"New serif",serif'>Simon</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal><span style='font-family:"New serif",serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div id=yiv7008381422yqt19799><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> Healeys <a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"><healeys-bounces@autox.team.net></a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Markovich via Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> 19 February 2025 15:02<br><b>To:</b> Michael Salter <a href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com"><michaelsalter@gmail.com></a>; Bob Spidell <a href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net"><bspidell@comcast.net></a><br><b>Cc:</b> Healey, Forum <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"><healeys@autox.team.net></a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>That’s sad to hear as they have seemed to be a safer bet than Moss over the 25 years I’ve owned Healeys (a BN6, a BN1, and currently a BN7). <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv7008381422yahoo-quoted-begin style='margin-top:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:#7B6AF6'>On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 9:18 AM, Michael Salter <<a href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com" target="_blank">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div id=yiv7008381422><div><div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1>Having just received a shipment of parts yesterday from AH Spares, of whom I have been a customer for over 50 years, I'm sorry to say that I would now be very reluctant to purchase something as safety critical as a front brake kit from them. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1>Unfortunately, based upon my experience with several suppliers over the years, as companies get larger they are inclined to emphasize volume over quality and AH Spares seem to be tracing that path.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1>M<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div id=yiv7008381422yqt53614><div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1>On Tue., Feb. 18, 2025, 10:50 p.m. Bob Spidell via Healeys, <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1 style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Sooooooooooooo ... no one's installed the AHSpares front disk kit?<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1>On 2/18/2025 5:02 PM, Tom Mitchell wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1>I love absolutely love driving my Healey, I’ve driven from Michigan to North and south Carolina, to Vermont to south Dacoda, to North Carolina, back and forth to Kentucky and beyond.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1> I’ve done a few reversible upgrades. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1>Alternator, additional fuses, halogen headlights Toyota transmission, third brake light, even (gasp) cruise control. I want my kids and grandkids to be able to drive it. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1>It’s needs a new or rebuilt frame, maybe one day. In the meantime I’m driving the heck out of it.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1>I’m in my early 70s, love working on it, but the fatigue of driving it is costing me.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1>I have Mieka seats (not installed) so maybe (my wife doesn’t like them). <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1>Everything is (so far) easily reversible. <br clear=all><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1>Dr.Mitchell's Gmail<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1>On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 6:42<span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span>PM Robert Markovich via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1 style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I believe in keeping my Healey ESSENTIALLY original. But here in America, I like driving it, often to gatherings 100 or more miles away. New radial tires add safety and handling while looking mostly original—and old as they are, Healeys still handle surprisingly well, especially on a smooth road. And alternator will charge a battery far better than the standard generator while a modern fuel pump is likelier to keep working—two examples of upgrades that maintain the original feel of the car while reducing the chance of being stuck on the roadside. So I maintain my belief in at least a few sympathetic upgrades to allow my Healey to spend more time on the road and less time at a service station. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-top:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:#8473FF'>On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 1:14 PM, josef-eckert--- via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</span><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1>Bob,<br>Your Austin-Healey is not a modern car and never will be again and so handles like an 70 years old car. That´s what it should be and I am really happy my 100 handles "vintage" what makes it even more attractive to me. My point is, this modifications are like a face lifting to a human beeing. It doesn´t make things better, even worse as it makes an stylish old lady doubtful.<br>When it comes to selling, leave the car original and you would get a better price compared to a modified bitser, at least here in Europe. Here in Europe you rarely would drive an Austin-Healey over long distances anymore, even its fitted with the newest gimmicks nobody really needs.<br><br>Josef Eckert<br>Germany<br><br><br>-----Original-Nachricht-----<br>Betreff: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods<br>Datum: 2025-02-18T18:29:33+0100<br>Von: "Bob Spidell via Healeys" <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br>An: "Healeys" <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><br>The current discussion re: "What should us old f***s do with our Healeys <br>when we're too decrepit to drive them and the kids and grandkids <br>(mostly) want nothing to do with them"--and related to a couple ads I've <br>gotten recently from AHSpares--got me to thinking. I've largely kept the <br>100M my dad found in the local newspaper that we restored together <br>original, but now I'm thinking, pursuant to that conversation, why not <br>make some 'tweaks' to improve its drive-ability, since it won't end up a <br>museum piece anyway? In particular: the brakes suck. They're all <br>new/refurbished, and stop well enough for drums, but pull badly and no <br>amount of adjustment makes any difference (my dad's '65 Mustang, with <br>all drums, was even worse, and I advised the guy who bought it to <br>install front disks since it was to be his teenage daughter's car). <br>'Spares also hit me with an ad for an upgraded Panhard kit, which <br>supposedly improves handling--though, besides the brakes I have no <br>issues with its handling--but, why not (since I'll be shipping across <br>The Pond anyway)?<br><br>Anyway, anyone got experience with either of these mods, esp. the brake <br>kit (the rotors look a little thin compared to my BJ8's)? FWIW, I'll be <br>72 this year but can still drive well enough to wrangle a 480HP <br>Mustang--my wife might disagree--and I'm considering re-upping my pilot <br>medical (which, if I'm successful, should tell me something about my <br>fitness).<br><br>bs<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/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys</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/josef-eckert@t-online.de" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/josef-eckert@t-online.de</a> <o:p></o:p></p><div id="yiv7008381422m_-1150185490003824237m_7003822023301024333m_3674587095680563950yqtfd51629"><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1 style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'></span><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/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys</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/rmarkovich@aol.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/rmarkovich@aol.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1 style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>_______________________________________________<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/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys</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/drtommitch@gmail.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/drtommitch@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></blockquote><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=yiv7008381422msonormal1 style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>_______________________________________________<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/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys</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/michaelsalter@gmail.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/michaelsalter@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></blockquote></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>