I remember David Koch driving his Factory 100M from Ontario to Texas Conclave,
(2004) going Gold and then driving it home.
Some minor scratches and nicks but as he told me"I fixed it once, I can do it
again". He loved driving that car. (RIP)
I plan to do a concours car and I plan on driving it.
Randy
On May 28, 2012, at 7:47 PM, Rich Chrysler wrote:
> C'mon guys....if I saw a fellow judge trying to deduct a point because a
> chip was found on an adjusting nut surface of a car being judged in a
> Concours event, I would personally be inclined to cuff that judge up side
of
> the head for attempting to do so.
>
> No wonder these preconceived ideas of "Concours" gives the whole thing such
> a negative aura.
>
> Or maybe that's one of the differences between a North American properly
> sanctioned Concours judging and "others".
>
> Rich Chrysler
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Josef.Eckert@t-systems.com
> Sent: May-28-12 4:06 PM
> To: jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net; Healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Adjusting tension steering box
>
> 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
>
> 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
>
> At 06:27 PM 5/28/2012 +0200, Josef.Eckert@t-systems.com wrote:
>> David, John,
>> Many thanks. The car is still with the wheels off the ground. The car
>> is under restoration and I have just installed the steering and links.
>> This little drag you mention, to my opinion it's a little too much on
>> my car. I hesitate to loosen the adjuster screw again as all is painted
>> and when doing it it breaks off the paintwork. What can happen when the
>> drag is a little more than necessary. Does it destroy the peg or both
>> worm
> and peg?
>> Thanks,
>> Josef Eckert
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