Sorry folks, I shouldn't have tried to answer that when I was so tired
(working on Healeys all day..gotta love it)
I'll take another run at this one.
The Hundred overrider when viewed from the side does not have the little
indentation to follow the recess in the middle of the bumper. The 6 cylinder
overrider does have this indentation to force the T rubber strip to follow the
profile.
Further to this on the Hundreds there is a small recess or cutout just above
of where the T rubber contacts the overrider. The repros I've seen do not have
this. Viewed looking down from above, the open back edge of the overrider
drops vertically and then just before the bumper, the edge cuts in a bit to
where it starts the T rubber. Damn, this is hard to describe.
Another thing to watch for is the over all shape of the overrider. The sides
continuing above the bumper slim in toward the top but the sidewalls are quite
straight with a bit of a flat on the top edge, and are not rounded as some
repros are.
Rich
----- Original Message -----
From: davidwjones
To: Rich C ; mewilliams@comcast.net ; Healeys
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 11:13 PM
Subject: Re: Bumper Overriders
Hi Rich,
I'm not sure I understand the wording of your e-mail.
The 100 overrider has no hump in the middle of the cutout for the bumper,
therefore the rubber seal is not forced into the horizontal groove in the
front of the 100 series bumper, yes?
While the six cyl car overiders conform to the profile of the bumper. -As
there is a hump in the overrider's cutout that corresponds to the horizontal
flute in the front of the 6 cyl bumper... Which forces the rubber strip to
conform to the contour of the bumper... Yes?
Can you clarify "there was a bit of a cut out recessed back just at each
edge where it contacts the rubber t strip"?
I've had mine confirmed....but I'd like to know the points of reference you
are using...
David W. Jones
'62 Mk II BT7 tricarb
Cumberland, RI USA
----- Original Message -----
From: Rich C
To: mewilliams@comcast.net ; Healeys
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 10:20 PM
Subject: Re: Bumper Overriders
Michael,
Besides there being no indentation for the centre flute on the 6 cylinder
cars, on all series overriders there was a bit of a cut out recessed back
just at each edge where it contacts the rubber t strip. I haven't seen
this
done on any of the repros.
Rich Chrysler
----- Original Message -----
From: <mewilliams@comcast.net>
To: "Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 12:25 PM
Subject: Bumper Overriders
> Listers,
> Were the bumber overriders used on Healeys any different from the BN1
through the end of production? I'm looking for a set of originals to
replace
the reproductons on my BN1 and am wondering if any Healey overriders will
be
correct for my car.
> --Michael
> '55 BN1
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