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<div>ah yes, Al...maybe we should bottle it as aftershave? My nephew bought=
my '58 Sprite as he remembered the smell of my garage and now his garage =
smells that way too! Hank<br>-------------------- <br><br>From: =
<alfuller194@gmail.com> <br>To: <gradea1@charter.net>, "'Chris =
Scholz'" <drscholz@visioncenterpc.com>, "'HealeyRick'" =
<healeyrik@gmail.com>, <josef-eckert@t-online.de> <br>Cc: =
<healeys@autox.team.net> <br>Sent: February 12, 2024 at 6:40 PM PST =
<br>Subject: RE: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure </div>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt;">And Hank – don’t forget about the =
smell!!</span></p>
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0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11=
.0pt;">Our local car club had a drive of about three (3) hours on Saturday,=
and I happened to be at the back of the pack. While it did take a couple =
of days to clear out my nose, I was back in the garage today tuning up and =
working out a fuel delivery on a car that has sat for a few years – =
and got another dose of exhaust blowing back into the garage!! </span><span=
style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',=
sans-serif;">=F0=9F=98=8A</span></p>
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style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></p>
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style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',=
sans-serif;">-----------------------------------</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: =
'Calibri',sans-serif;">All the best,</span></p>
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n style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',=
sans-serif;"> </span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;">Al =
Fuller</span></p>
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0pt;"> </span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><strong=
><span style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',=
sans-serif;">From:</span></strong><span style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt; =
font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;"> Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team=
.net> <strong>On Behalf Of </strong>Hank Leach via =
Healeys<br><strong>Sent:</strong> Sunday, February 11, 2024 9:18 =
AM<br><strong>To:</strong> Chris Scholz <drscholz@visioncenterpc.=
com>; HealeyRick <healeyrik@gmail.com>; josef-eckert@t-online.=
de<br><strong>Cc:</strong> healeys@autox.team.net<br><strong>Subject:</stro=
ng> Re: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure</span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">There are =
plenty of electric vehicles available today and many more tomorrow...most =
folks bought Healeys for their looks and their <strong><em><span =
style=3D"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">sound.</span></em></strong></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Would you pull out of the garage to =
listen to it hummmmmmmmmmmmmm? Hank</p>
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<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br>-------------------- <br><br>From: =
"josef-eckert--- via Healeys" <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.=
net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> <br>Reply-To: <<a =
href=3D"mailto:josef-eckert@t-online.de";>josef-eckert@t-online.de</a>> =
<br>To: "Chris Scholz" <<a href=3D"mailto:drscholz@visioncenterpc.=
com">drscholz@visioncenterpc.com</a>>, "HealeyRick" <<a =
href=3D"mailto:healeyrik@gmail.com";>healeyrik@gmail.com</a>> <br>Cc: =
<<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.=
net</a>> <br>Sent: February 11, 2024 at 7:22 AM PST <br>Subject: Re: =
[Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure</p>
</div>
<p style=3D"margin: 0in;"><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">What I do not understand is, why you =
want to convert an Austin-Healey to V8, Electtric, etc? For me the decision=
is clear to keep an Austin-Healey as Austin-Healey and when I like to have=
a V8 as well i would buy a Jaguar XK8 or similar as an addition. We did =
this with our holiday car which is a Mazda MX-5 Miata. The car is =
absolutely great and in many ways superiour to the Austion-Healey, =
especially when it comes to the heavy traffic on European roads and Safety.=
Meanwhile I do not go on any motorway here in Germany with one of my=
Austin-Healeys. Its just painful.</span></p>
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0in;"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0in;"><span style=3D"font-size: 10.=
0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Josef =
Eckert</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0in;"><span style=3D"font-size: 10.=
0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Königswinter/Germ=
any</span></p>
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font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<p style=3D"margin: 0in;">Betreff: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild =
failure</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0in;">Datum: 2024-02-11T14:44:08+0100</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0in;">Von: "Chris Scholz via Healeys" <<a =
href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net</a>></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0in;">An: "HealeyRick" <<a href=3D"mailto:healeyrik@=
gmail.com">healeyrik@gmail.com</a>></p>
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0in;"> </p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">I would be concerned with the lack of passion with a full electric =
conversion. </span></p>
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style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;"> </span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">An aluminum V8 keeps the spirit and improves the driving experience=
. </span></p>
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style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;"> </span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">Sent from my iPhone </span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">Chris Scholz OD</span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">On Feb 10, 2024, at 9:16=E2=80=AFPM, HealeyRick <<a =
href=3D"mailto:healeyrik@gmail.com";>healeyrik@gmail.com</a>> =
wrote:</span></p>
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<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">Now, you've gone too far, Bob. An electric Healey? Bleah!=
As you say, to each their own. There's plenty of room in the Healey =
tent for concours, modified, big Healeys, little Healeys, Nash Healeys, =
Healey boats, etc. Can't we all just get along? </span><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; color:=
black;">=F0=9F=98=80</span><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p>
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'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Rick</span></p>
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'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">On Sat, Feb 10, 2024 at 1:22=E2=80=AFPM =
Bob Spidell via Healeys <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.=
net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</span></p>
</div>
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padding: 0in 0in 0in 6.0pt; margin-left: 4.8pt; margin-right: 0in;">
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">The most rational, pragmatic swap at this point would be to an =
electric motor and batteries; done right, it would blow the doors off an LS=
or Coyote swap (up to a 100MPH or so, I wouldn't push a Healey chassis =
much past that, for long anyway-BTDT). How many owners do more than day =
trips anyway (my days of 5K mile trips are, unfortunately, in the past). =
<br><br>I wanted a big V8-powered car with all the modern improvements, so =
I bought a Mustang GT and left my Healeys as Austins (Jensens) un-mutated, =
and without the 20-50% drop in market value* (my survivors will have to =
sell my Healeys someday). 475HP--480 if I could get 93-octane--disks all =
around (Brembos in front), electric throttle and steering (several modes), =
19x9/10 wheels with Michelin Pilot Sport 4ses, IRS, MagneRide and Steeda =
suspension upgrades (the IRS is a bit shaky); 0-60 under 5s (supposedly; =
I'm not good enough and the A10s are quicker). Bigger and heavier; I reckon=
a Nasty Boy would take me on a narrow twisty, but on the sweepers and =
straights it's sayonara. The Mustang hauls ass, and it's fun, but the =
Austin-Healeys are simply more satisfying to drive--by far--warts and all.=
<br><br>Disclaimer: I am very much an "It's your car, do what you want with=
it" person. I've made small mods to my cars: Pertonix Ignitors in both; =
taller rear-end for highway driveability, Texas Cooler with shroud in the =
BJ8 but I never have, and never will, understand why people buy a car they =
don't actually want just to change it (owners with broken/missing engines =
who think 'Why not?' I can see). Why not buy a Saxon and build it up the =
way you want it from scratch? Oh, and for the record, I don't much care for=
breast implants either; just not the same.<br><br>* Just my observations =
from BaT, FB, mailing lists, etc.; I've yet to see a Nasty Boy cross the =
block at B-J or Mecums--doen't mean it hasn't happened--but the muscle car =
'restomods' with SBCs, LSes, etc. are a dime-a-dozen and, IMO, not =
particularly unique or imaginative (they do have garish paint jobs though).=
<br><br><br><br></span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">On 2/9/2024 10:25 PM, Chris Scholz via Healeys wrote:</span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">I love my LS1 swap. It was a lot =
of work. Aluminum dual passage Wizard radiator with 15” spal =
fan-I can drive in a parade at 110 heat index and car stays right at 195 =
degrees. Lots of work to get the alternator to fit-I modified a =
bracket from a Jeep wrangler LS swap kit. Everything barely fit =
longitudinally-there is one inch between the electric radiator fan and my =
water pump. Had to cut the steering shaft and u joint. Works =
great. </span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">Like Rick, I have the stock 3.55 Healey rear with a quaife limited =
slip diff and it works perfectly. 72” Daytona wire wheels with =
205 wide tires. Lowered the front spring perches -my front was so =
much lighter it was up in the air by 2-3”. It rides and handles=
so well. My car was a 1959 100-6 so it wasn’t worth as much =
stock as a BJ8. I feel my value went up. </span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">I love my reliability and =
the torque is amazing. Car is so much fun to slowly cruise and then =
hit the gas and go. I would never go back to the heavy iron block.=
I feel this an aluminum V8 would have been Healey’s first =
choice if GM would have worked with him. </span></p>
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'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Sent from my iPhone </span></p>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Chris Scholz OD</span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">On Feb 9, 2024, at 7:58=E2=80=AFPM, HealeyRick <a =
href=3D"mailto:healeyrik@gmail.com";><healeyrik@gmail.com></a> =
wrote:</span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">A V8 swap is nothing to be undertaken lightly. It's not as simple =
as "dropping in a V8". That's the easy part, mostly focusing on making =
engine and transmission mounts and cutting away pieces of the footwells so =
the motor will fit with the exhaust headers in place. It's all the =
other stuff you need to do that will really add the work. New electrical =
system, radiator, upgraded brakes, fuel system, transmission shifter, etc, =
etc. It's worth it in the end if you want a Healey/Cobra, but you'll also =
knock off about 30 percent of your car's value or more. You can see =
the work I had to do to put a Ford 5.0L and 5 speed transmission into my =
BJ7 here: <a href=3D"http://forum.britishv8.org/read.php?13,=
8264">http://forum.britishv8.org/read.php?13,8264</a> The Ford 5.0 is=
narrower than the Chevy LS so less body cutting to do, but not a huge =
difference. LS motors are more likely to be found in a junkyard with low =
mileage now and with your brother a GM mechanic, would be very helpful.=
I did about 50-75% of the swap myself, except for the engine rebuild=
and body fabrication. My car has 350 hp and I run the stock rear end with =
3.55 gears and Dayton 72 spoke wires. Much more power than that and =
those parts will start braking. A good engine swap is really a joy, =
but if you do a bad one it will be a nightmare forever. Chris did a really =
nice swap with his LS but he can speak to how much work it was. </span></p>
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'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">My first choice if you don't have that =
"Need for Speed" would be to try a replacement Healey 6.</span></p>
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'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Best of Luck,</span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Rick</span></p>
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'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">On Fri, Feb 9, 2024 at 2:11=E2=80=AFPM =
<<a href=3D"mailto:rfbegani@gmail.com";>rfbegani@gmail.com</a>> =
wrote:</span></p>
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solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 6.0pt; margin-left: 4.8pt; =
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">Funny you should suggest a v8 replacement. Chris just made =
that suggestion to install an LS1 with GM Trans. My Bother is a =
retired GM mechanic, and he agrees. Did you do the exchange? =
What engine trans etc. did you use? All options are on the table.=
</span></p>
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mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; =
mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Bob</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; =
mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p>
<div style=3D"border: none; border-top: solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt=
0in 0in 0in;">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; =
mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><strong><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">From:</span></strong><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">=
HealeyRick <<a href=3D"mailto:healeyrik@gmail.com";>healeyrik@gmail.=
com</a>> <br><strong><span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',=
sans-serif;">Sent:</span></strong> Friday, February 9, 2024 1:32 =
PM<br><strong><span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">To:</span></=
strong> <a href=3D"mailto:rfbegani@gmail.com";>rfbegani@gmail.=
com</a><br><strong><span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',=
sans-serif;">Cc:</span></strong> <a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.=
net">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><strong><span style=3D"font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif;">Subject:</span></strong> Re: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine=
Rebuild failure</span></p>
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style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;"> </span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">Sorry to hear this Bob. What you've been told so far seems correct.=
Without the main bearing caps you're in a tough spot. Maybe trying =
to find a BJ8 block or a rebuildable BJ8 motor is the best of a bad group =
of choices. Too bad, I gave away a bare block with caps from a BJ7 a =
few years ago for a donation to our club charity. I'd put a wanted ad=
in the club magazines and Healey forums, Facebook pages and hope someone =
out there might have one. Try Hemphills, Healey Surgeons, David Nock, maybe=
they have one that needs rebuilding somewhere. Or do what I did and put a =
V8 in there!</span></p>
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style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;"> </span></p>
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style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">Best of luck,</span></p>
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style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: =
black;">Rick Neville aka "HealeyRick"</span></p>
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mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family:=
'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p>
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font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">I arrived back to Florida =
in May and decide to drive my 67 Austin-Healey. Drove it a mile and =
heard clanking engine, looked at the oil pressure, It was O! Instead of =
stooping to have towed home, I drove it back slowly. Last month, I =
dropped the pan and started to remove the rod and crank caps and bearings.=
My mechanic friend said you got lucky the crank may only need =
polishing and new bearings. So, I packed and marked each of the main =
bearing caps, bolts, and bearings along with piston rods and caps in =
individual plastic bags. Then packed them into a larger plastic bag which =
was put under the workbench near the garbage. We towed the car to =
Mikes garage so he could pull and disassemble the engine. Tuesday, he=
asked me to bring the parts I had removed from the engine so he would have=
everything in one place. I looked around but could not find this =
black plastic bag and then remembered it got pitched in the garbage. So, I =
am now up the famous creek and am asking this group what I can do?=
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mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">I am told the=
engine is finished because the Main Bearing caps are not available and =
even if you could find them, they would need to be line bored on the engine=
.</span></li>
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mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 =
lfo1;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',=
sans-serif;">I am told that finding an engine block for a 3000 with =
original main bearing caps is almost impossible.</span></li>
<li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; =
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style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Finding an =
engine to be rebuild might be possible.</span></li>
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mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">My engine was rebuilt 6000 =
miles with years ago everything new, so I would like to find a way of =
fixing the existing engine, if possible.</span></p>
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mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Please give me your advice.=
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mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Best regards,</span></p>
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font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Bob Begani</span></p>
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font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">67 Austin-Healey =
BJ8</span></p>
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