Wholeheartedly agree. May as well never change the oil or grease the
suspension for fear of getting it dirty or scraping paint removing the filler
cap or dipstick.
Cheers,
Chris
BJ8
Sent from my iPhone
On May 28, 2012, at 5:04 PM, "Curt/Nancy Arndt" <cnaarndt at gmail.com> wrote:
> Josef and fellow Listers,
>
> Concours cars, especially Austin Healeys, should be driven often and
> enjoyed. Otherwise why bother ;-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Curt Arndt
> Austin Healey Concours Committee
> '55 BN1, '60 AN5:{)
>
> On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 1:05 PM, <Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com> wrote:
>
>> John,
>> Sorry I have not mentioned, the car is going to become a Concours car and
>> only
>> might be occasionally driven.
>> So it would hurt me to chip the paint.
>> Conclusion for me, I will leave it as it is and taste how it feels on the
>> road. With very low yearly mileages it would not cause a real damage.
>>
>> Josef
>>
>> -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht-----
>> Von: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
>> Im
>> Auftrag von john spaur
>> Gesendet: Montag, 28. Mai 2012 20:37
>> An: healeys at autox.team.net
>> Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Adjusting tension steering box
>>
>> Unless you plan on trailering your car and not driving it then there is no
>> need to adjust the steering. However, it appears that you intend to drive
>> it
>> which means you will periodically need to adjust the steering. With that
in
>> mind, and not intending to have a Concours car, I powder coated the
>> steering
>> box (it could be painted) and zinc plated the filler and the adjusting nut
>> so
>> I would not have to worry about chipping the paint when I adjusted the box
>> or
>> when I fill it up.
>>
>> Just a practical thought.
>>
>> John
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