?are these a list of modifications for a Healey or for a Custom Car?
On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 8:52 PM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com>
wrote:
> Glad to be of help. That's what the list is for.#
>
> Peter
>
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> On 03/03/2017 21:29, 1 2 wrote:
> > Many thanks to those that have answered and been patient with this. Of
> course
> > there is no one size fits all answer, but a lot of food for thought. The
> > comments from Peter and others hit the nail on the head for me - I dither
> > mightily because of the need to balance all the factors. This is a
> great list
> > to start from for ideas to build a plan.
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 9:12 AM, David Nock BCS <healeydoc at sbcglobal.net
> >
> > This list could go on and on and on, and most all on them are
> reversable if
> > you want to go back to original.
> > Tube shocks front and rear
> > Torrington Bearings in front upper trunnions
> > Heavy duty sway bars front and rear
> > Torque bars on rear end
> > Headers
> > New steering column worm to eliminate slop
> > Retractable seat belts
> > Inertia fuel pump cut off
> > Cruise control
> > Power brakes on the earlier cars
> > Aluminium Radiator with or without pusher fan
> > LED strip underdash lighting
> > Power supply outlets
> >
> >
> > David Nock
> > British Car Specialists
> > 209-948-8767 <tel:209-948-8767>
> > www.britishcarspecialists.com <http://www.britishcarspecialists.com>
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Steele
> > Sent: Friday, March 03, 2017 6:59 AM
> 'Healey'
> >
> > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Engine Rebuild Modifications
> >
> > Good point. Everyone that I know who has Putzke's Fahrpass tube
> shock
> > conversion loves it.
> >
> > Bruce Steele
> > Brea, CA
> > 1960 BN7
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
> > Dzwig
> > Sent: Friday, March 03, 2017 12:57 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Engine Rebuild Modifications
> >
> > It all depends what YOU want out of the exercise.
> >
> > Interesting that no-one has mentioned handling and ride comfort.
> >
> > I would do the usual mods to the engine, with the DW cam or similar
> (I used
> > a version of the race version of the BJ8 cam which went really well
> because
> > it was tailored to my requirements). High compression pistons work
> well with
> > a modern-fuel-compatible head and modern set up. Personally I used
> Hepolites
> > Lighten as much as poss and make sure it is all balanced and that
> whatever
> > your heating/cooling needs are, are taken care of and make sure that
> you
> > avoid excessive heat to the fuel lines. Carbs can be whatever you
> want.
> > Personally I like SUs but not everyone does.
> >
> > I mention ride because when you have done all that you do to your
> engine and
> > transmission, it has to be usable when you drive it. I drove a
> couple of
> > Healeys recently both of which had more power than they could
> reasonably
> > handle over the sort of roads we were on. Look at your suspension
> carefully
> > and make sure that you get the level of firmness that YOU want. I
> used poly
> > bushes, anti-roll bars and tinkered with bits to get a ride that was
> good
> > enough to impress the late Alan Cameron storming up Prescott (which
> he ran
> > at the time).
> >
> > Peter
> >
> >
> >
> > On March 2, 2017 at 6:07 AM 1 2 <healeydohdahman at gmail.com
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Is there a list of commonly done rebuild mods for the 3000
> > engine/transmission to modernize it?
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