It seems to me a sad commentary when, someone such as Rich, to whom we
all turn for technical expertise, asks the list about
some possibilities for "things might we have enough of a need for, maybe
things could in fact be produced" and doesn't get one single response (at
least as of May 23rd)!! We would rather bite each other in the arse over
Texas Coolers and whatever else gets your shorts in a knot (and yes, I am
also part of that group). Hey, life goes on and parts will not be there
forever. So let's show Rich some respect for his selfless devotion to the
Healey Marque and give the man some input!!
Doug
> Hello all,
>
> Further to this discussion, Craig Rice and I were talking on the
> phone the
> other night and got into conversation about items that are needed to
> keep
> our cars faithfully correct and on the road.
>
> It seems to me we have some incredible resources among the folks on
> this
> list and in the national clubs. If we got our heads together and
> started a
> bit of a survey to see what things might we have enough of a need
> for, maybe
> things could in fact be produced.
>
> In other words how much of a market base would there be for someone
> to tool
> up and produce a run of something.
>
> I have a small list that I'd like to see produced. Try these on for
> size:
>
> - correct reproductions of the big rubber donut style steering joint
> boots
> that were common on all big Healeys from the BN1 through to (but not
>
> including) the MK.2 tricarb. To my knowledge these have not been
> available
> at all and we've been having to substitute and put up with the later
> bellows
> style boots.
>
> - correct style and small size male lift-a-dot studs as seen from
> the BN1 on
> to hold the windscreen steady spring eyelet when not in use. This
> same stud
> is found on the BJ7 and BJ8 holding the forward portions of the
> tonneau
> cover. The only ones I can find are big oversize things.
>
> - 3rd gear assembly for the later BN1. This seems to be the one that
> can
> break without warning and when it does, it takes out the
> corresponding gear
> on the laygear.
>
> - laygear for the later BN1. see above.
>
> These last two items have caused a lot of BN1 gearboxes to be
> scrapped or
> discarded because these gears are not available (to my knowledge).
>
> There are likely plenty more parts we need, but these are a few that
> come to
> the top of my list.
>
> I'll be at the Akron Conclave, and would sure like to carry this
> thread on
> in conversation when there.
>
> Rich Chrysler
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