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Girls with small mouths don't make passes at men with pieces of iron.
Great story though...;+}
On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 1:14=E2=80=AFPM healeybruce--- via Healeys <
healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
> Steven, is there a metaphor hiding in there???
>
>
>
> Bruce Steele
>
> 1960 BN7
>
>
>
> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Steven
> Kingsbury via Healeys
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 13, 2024 9:22 PM
> *To:* alfuller194@gmail.com
> *Cc:* healeys@autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure
>
>
>
> Met a woman with a TR3 Small Mouth at a car show and we decided to go and
> get a drink at a bar we both knew, We semi-race over there, me in my BN1,
> she in her TR3 and she was right behind me all the way and when we got to
> the bar, I said you never even made a move to try and pass, how come? Wel=
l
> she says, it had been so long since she had been behind an old British
> piece of iron, she didn't want to pass and get out of the smell of old
> technology emanating from my car!
>
> Steven Kingsbury
>
> BN1
>
>
>
> On Feb 13, 2024, at 9:04 PM, alfuller194@gmail.com wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> There you go =E2=80=93 might be a market for us oldsters!!
>
>
>
> -----------------------------------
>
> All the best,
>
>
>
> Al Fuller
>
>
>
> *From:* Hank Leach <gradea1@charter.net>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 13, 2024 6:26 PM
> *To:* alfuller194@gmail.com; 'Chris Scholz' <drscholz@visioncenterpc.com>=
;
> 'HealeyRick' <healeyrik@gmail.com>; josef-eckert@t-online.de
> *Cc:* healeys@autox.team.net
> *Subject:* RE: RE: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure
>
>
>
> 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
>
> --------------------
>
>
>
> From: <alfuller194@gmail.com>
>
> To: <gradea1@charter.net>, "'Chris Scholz'" <drscholz@visioncenterpc.com>=
,
> "'HealeyRick'" <healeyrik@gmail.com>, <josef-eckert@t-online.de>
>
> Cc: <healeys@autox.team.net>
>
> Sent: February 12, 2024 at 6:40 PM PST
>
> Subject: RE: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure
>
> And Hank =E2=80=93 don=E2=80=99t forget about the smell!!
>
>
>
> 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 day=
s
> to clear out my nose, I was back in the garage today tuning up and workin=
g
> out a fuel delivery on a car that has sat for a few years =E2=80=93 and g=
ot another
> dose of exhaust blowing back into the garage!! =F0=9F=98=8A
>
>
>
> -----------------------------------
>
> All the best,
>
>
>
> Al Fuller
>
>
>
> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Hank
> Leach via Healeys
> *Sent:* Sunday, February 11, 2024 9:18 AM
> *To:* Chris Scholz <drscholz@visioncenterpc.com>; HealeyRick <
> healeyrik@gmail.com>; josef-eckert@t-online.de
> *Cc:* healeys@autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure
>
>
>
> There are plenty of electric vehicles available today and many more
> tomorrow...most folks bought Healeys for their looks and their *sound.*
>
> Would you pull out of the garage to listen to it hummmmmmmmmmmmmm? Hank
>
>
>
> --------------------
>
>
>
> From: "josef-eckert--- via Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net>
>
> Reply-To: <josef-eckert@t-online.de>
>
> To: "Chris Scholz" <drscholz@visioncenterpc.com>, "HealeyRick" <
> healeyrik@gmail.com>
>
> Cc: <healeys@autox.team.net>
>
> Sent: February 11, 2024 at 7:22 AM PST
>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure
>
> 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 Jagua=
r
> 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.
>
>
>
> Josef Eckert
>
> K=C3=B6nigswinter/Germany
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original-Nachricht-----
>
> Betreff: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure
>
> Datum: 2024-02-11T14:44:08+0100
>
> Von: "Chris Scholz via Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net>
>
> An: "HealeyRick" <healeyrik@gmail.com>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> I would be concerned with the lack of passion with a full electric
> conversion.
>
>
>
> An aluminum V8 keeps the spirit and improves the driving experience.
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> Chris Scholz OD
>
>
>
> On Feb 10, 2024, at 9:16=E2=80=AFPM, HealeyRick <healeyrik@gmail.com> wro=
te:
>
> Now, you've gone too far, Bob. An electric Healey? Bleah! As you say, t=
o
> 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? =F0=9F=98=80
>
>
>
> Rick
>
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 10, 2024 at 1:22=E2=80=AFPM Bob Spidell via Healeys <
> healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> 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).
>
> 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 reck=
on
> 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=
.
>
> 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; talle=
r
> rear-end for highway driveability, Texas Cooler with shroud in the BJ8 bu=
t
> 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.
>
> * 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 ha=
ve
> garish paint jobs though).
>
> On 2/9/2024 10:25 PM, Chris Scholz via Healeys wrote:
>
> I love my LS1 swap. It was a lot of work. Aluminum dual passage Wizard
> radiator with 15=E2=80=9D spal fan-I can drive in a parade at 110 heat in=
dex 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. Work=
s
> great.
>
> Like Rick, I have the stock 3.55 Healey rear with a quaife limited slip
> diff and it works perfectly. 72=E2=80=9D Daytona wire wheels with 205 wi=
de tires.
> Lowered the front spring perches -my front was so much lighter it was u=
p
> in the air by 2-3=E2=80=9D. It rides and handles so well. My car was a =
1959 100-6
> so it wasn=E2=80=99t worth as much stock as a BJ8. I feel my value went =
up.
>
> 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=E2=
=80=99s
> first choice if GM would have worked with him.
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> Chris Scholz OD
>
>
>
> On Feb 9, 2024, at 7:58=E2=80=AFPM, HealeyRick <healeyrik@gmail.com>
> <healeyrik@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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 engin=
e
> 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 stu=
ff
> 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 knoc=
k
> 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:
> http://forum.britishv8.org/read.php?13,8264 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 50-7=
5%
> of the swap myself, except for the engine rebuild and body fabrication. M=
y
> 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.
>
>
>
> My first choice if you don't have that "Need for Speed" would be to try a
> replacement Healey 6.
>
>
>
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick
>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 9, 2024 at 2:11=E2=80=AFPM <rfbegani@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> *From:* HealeyRick <healeyrik@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, February 9, 2024 1:32 PM
> *To:* rfbegani@gmail.com
> *Cc:* healeys@autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure
>
>
>
> 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 fi=
nd
> 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 the=
re
> might have one. Try Hemphills, Healey Surgeons, David Nock, maybe they ha=
ve
> one that needs rebuilding somewhere. Or do what I did and put a V8 in the=
re!
>
>
>
> Best of luck,
>
> Rick Neville aka "HealeyRick"
>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 9, 2024 at 11:12=E2=80=AFAM <rfbegani@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Gentlemen:
>
>
>
> 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 cap=
s
> 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 mai=
n
> 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 n=
ow
> up the famous creek and am asking this group what I can do?
>
>
>
> 1. 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 l=
ine
> bored on the engine.
> 2. I am told that finding an engine block for a 3000 with original
> main bearing caps is almost impossible.
> 3. Finding an engine to be rebuild might be possible.
>
>
>
> My engine was rebuilt 6000 miles with years ago everything new, so I woul=
d
> like to find a way of fixing the existing engine, if possible.
>
>
>
> Please give me your advice.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> Bob Begani
>
> 67 Austin-Healey BJ8
>
>
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Girls with small mouths don't make passes at men with =
pieces of iron.<div><br></div><div>Great story though...;+}</div></div><br>=
<div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Fe=
b 14, 2024 at 1:14=E2=80=AFPM healeybruce--- via Healeys <<a href=3D"mai=
lto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div>=
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-=
left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"msg-5722796=
120509163217"><div lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div=
class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">St=
even, is there a metaphor hiding in there???<u></u><u></u></span></p><p cla=
ss=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS",sans-serif"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNor=
mal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",san=
s-serif">Bruce Steele<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">19=
60 BN7<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"=
font-size:12pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><u></u>=C2=
=A0<u></u></span></p><div><div style=3D"border-right:none;border-bottom:non=
e;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0i=
n"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Healeys <<a href=3D"mailto:healey=
s-bounces@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net<=
/a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Steven Kingsbury via Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> Tu=
esday, February 13, 2024 9:22 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:alfuller19=
4@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">alfuller194@gmail.com</a><br><b>Cc:</b> <a h=
ref=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">healeys@autox.team.=
net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure<u>=
</u><u></u></p></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><=
div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Met a woman with a TR3 Small Mouth at a car=
show and we decided to go and get a drink at a bar we both knew, We semi-r=
ace over there, me in my BN1, she in her TR3 and she was right behind me al=
l the way and when we got to the bar, I said you never even made a move to =
try and pass, how come? Well she says, it had been so long since she had be=
en behind an old British piece of iron, she didn't want to pass and get=
out of the smell of old technology emanating from my car!=C2=A0<u></u><u><=
/u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Steven Kingsbury<u></u><u></u></p>=
</div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">BN1<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><blockquote style=3D"margin-to=
p:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">On Feb 13, 2024, at 9:=
04 PM, <a href=3D"mailto:alfuller194@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">alfuller1=
94@gmail.com</a> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">=
<u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u><=
/u></p></div><div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-57227961205=
09163217size">There you go =E2=80=93 might be a market for us oldsters!!</s=
pan><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-572279612050=
9163217size">=C2=A0</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span cl=
ass=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size">-----------------------------------</spa=
n><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-57227961205091=
63217size">All the best,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><sp=
an class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size">=C2=A0</span><u></u><u></u></p><p c=
lass=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size">Al Fuller</sp=
an><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509=
163217size">=C2=A0</span><u></u><u></u></p><div style=3D"border-right:none;=
border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);p=
adding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-57227961205091=
63217size"><b>From:</b> Hank Leach <<a href=3D"mailto:gradea1@charter.ne=
t" target=3D"_blank">gradea1@charter.net</a>> </span><br><span class=3D"=
m_-5722796120509163217size"><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 13, 2024 6:26 PM=
</span><br><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><b>To:</b> <a href=3D=
"mailto:alfuller194@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">alfuller194@gmail.com</a>;=
'Chris Scholz' <<a href=3D"mailto:drscholz@visioncenterpc.com"; =
target=3D"_blank">drscholz@visioncenterpc.com</a>>; 'HealeyRick'=
<<a href=3D"mailto:healeyrik@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">healeyrik@gma=
il.com</a>>; <a href=3D"mailto:josef-eckert@t-online.de"; target=3D"_blan=
k">josef-eckert@t-online.de</a></span><br><span class=3D"m_-572279612050916=
3217size"><b>Cc:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_b=
lank">healeys@autox.team.net</a></span><br><span class=3D"m_-57227961205091=
63217size"><b>Subject:</b> RE: RE: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failur=
e</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0<u></u><u></u>=
</p><div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">ah yes, Al...maybe we should bottle it=
as aftershave? My nephew bought my '58 Sprite as he remembered the sme=
ll of my garage and now his garage smells that way too!=C2=A0 Hank<u></u><u=
></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">-------------------- <u></u><u><=
/u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><div=
><p class=3D"MsoNormal">From: <<a href=3D"mailto:alfuller194@gmail.com"; =
target=3D"_blank">alfuller194@gmail.com</a>> <u></u><u></u></p></div><di=
v><p class=3D"MsoNormal">To: <<a href=3D"mailto:gradea1@charter.net"; tar=
get=3D"_blank">gradea1@charter.net</a>>, "'Chris Scholz'&qu=
ot; <<a href=3D"mailto:drscholz@visioncenterpc.com"; target=3D"_blank">dr=
scholz@visioncenterpc.com</a>>, "'HealeyRick'" <<a =
href=3D"mailto:healeyrik@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">healeyrik@gmail.com</=
a>>, <<a href=3D"mailto:josef-eckert@t-online.de"; target=3D"_blank">j=
osef-eckert@t-online.de</a>> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"Ms=
oNormal">Cc: <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank=
">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"M=
soNormal">Sent: February 12, 2024 at 6:40 PM PST <u></u><u></u></p></div><d=
iv><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Subject: RE: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild fa=
ilure<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=
=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size">And Hank =E2=80=93 don=E2=80=99t forget abo=
ut the smell!!</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=
=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size">=C2=A0</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"=
MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size">Our local car club ha=
d 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 o=
n a car that has sat for a few years =E2=80=93 and got another dose of exha=
ust blowing back into the garage!! </span><span class=3D"m_-572279612050916=
3217size"><span style=3D"font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif"=
>=F0=9F=98=8A</span></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span c=
lass=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size">=C2=A0</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size">-----------------=
------------------</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span cla=
ss=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size">All the best,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size">=C2=A0</span=
><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-572279612050916=
3217size">Al Fuller</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span cl=
ass=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size">=C2=A0</span><u></u><u></u></p><div styl=
e=3D"border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt s=
olid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span cla=
ss=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><b>From:</b> Healeys <<a href=3D"mailt=
o:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.t=
eam.net</a>> </span><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217font"><b>On Beh=
alf Of </b></span><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size">Hank Leach via=
Healeys</span><br><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217font"><b>Sent:</b><=
/span><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"> Sunday, February 11, 2024=
9:18 AM</span><br><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217font"><b>To:</b></s=
pan><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"> Chris Scholz <<a href=3D=
"mailto:drscholz@visioncenterpc.com"; target=3D"_blank">drscholz@visioncente=
rpc.com</a>>; HealeyRick <<a href=3D"mailto:healeyrik@gmail.com"; targ=
et=3D"_blank">healeyrik@gmail.com</a>>; <a href=3D"mailto:josef-eckert@t=
-online.de" target=3D"_blank">josef-eckert@t-online.de</a></span><br><span =
class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217font"><b>Cc:</b></span><span class=3D"m_-572=
2796120509163217size"> <a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"=
_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a></span><br><span class=3D"m_-572279612050=
9163217font"><b>Subject:</b></span><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217siz=
e"> Re: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure</span><u></u><u></u></p><=
/div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNor=
mal">There are plenty of electric vehicles available today and many more to=
morrow...most folks bought Healeys for their looks and their <span class=3D=
"m_-5722796120509163217font"><b><i><span style=3D"font-family:Aptos,sans-se=
rif">sound.</span></i></b></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"M=
soNormal">Would you pull out of the garage to listen to it hummmmmmmmmmmmmm=
? Hank<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=
=A0<u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">-------------------- <u></u=
><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div=
><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">From: "josef-eckert--- via Healeys" =
<<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">healeys@aut=
ox.team.net</a>> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Rep=
ly-To: <<a href=3D"mailto:josef-eckert@t-online.de"; target=3D"_blank">jo=
sef-eckert@t-online.de</a>> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"Mso=
Normal">To: "Chris Scholz" <<a href=3D"mailto:drscholz@visionc=
enterpc.com" target=3D"_blank">drscholz@visioncenterpc.com</a>>, "H=
ealeyRick" <<a href=3D"mailto:healeyrik@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank=
">healeyrik@gmail.com</a>> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoN=
ormal">Cc: <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">=
healeys@autox.team.net</a>> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"Mso=
Normal">Sent: February 11, 2024 at 7:22 AM PST <u></u><u></u></p></div><div=
><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Subject: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild fail=
ure<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p style=3D"margin:0in"><span class=3D"m_-=
5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sa=
ns-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 kee=
p 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 holi=
day car which is a Mazda MX-5 Miata. The car is absolutely great and in man=
y ways superiour to the Austion-Healey, especially when it comes to the hea=
vy traffic on European roads and Safety. Meanwhile I do not go on any=C2=A0=
motorway here in Germany with one of my Austin-Healeys. Its just painful.<=
/span></span><u></u><u></u></p><p style=3D"margin:0in">=C2=A0<u></u><u></u>=
</p><p style=3D"margin:0in"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><spa=
n style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Josef E=
ckert</span></span><u></u><u></u></p><p style=3D"margin:0in"><span class=3D=
"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Aria=
l,sans-serif;color:black">K=C3=B6nigswinter/Germany</span></span><u></u><u>=
</u></p><p style=3D"margin:0in"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size">=
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">=C2=
=A0</span></span><u></u><u></u></p><p style=3D"margin:0in">=C2=A0<u></u><u>=
</u></p><p style=3D"margin:0in">=C2=A0<u></u><u></u></p><p style=3D"margin:=
0in">-----Original-Nachricht-----<u></u><u></u></p><p style=3D"margin:0in">=
Betreff: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 Engine Rebuild failure<u></u><u></u></p><p =
style=3D"margin:0in">Datum: 2024-02-11T14:44:08+0100<u></u><u></u></p><p st=
yle=3D"margin:0in">Von: "Chris Scholz via Healeys" <<a href=3D=
"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a=
>><u></u><u></u></p><p style=3D"margin:0in">An: "HealeyRick" &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeyrik@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">healeyrik@gmail=
.com</a>><u></u><u></u></p><p style=3D"margin:0in">=C2=A0<u></u><u></u><=
/p><p style=3D"margin:0in">=C2=A0<u></u><u></u></p><p style=3D"margin:0in">=
=C2=A0<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-57227=
96120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-ser=
if;color:black">I would be concerned with the lack of passion with a full e=
lectric conversion. =C2=A0</span></span><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class=3D"=
MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-s=
ize:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">=C2=A0</span></span><u></=
u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120=
509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;co=
lor:black">An aluminum V8 keeps the spirit and improves the driving experie=
nce. =C2=A0</span></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal=
"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;f=
ont-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">=C2=A0</span></span><u></u><u></u>=
</p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size">=
<span style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Sent=
from my iPhone</span></span><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">=
<span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;fon=
t-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Chris Scholz OD</span></span><u></u>=
<u></u></p></div></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-572279=
6120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-seri=
f;color:black">=C2=A0</span></span><u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style=3D"m=
argin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bot=
tom:12pt"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-si=
ze:9pt;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"; target=
=3D"_blank">healeyrik@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span></span><u></u><u></u><=
/p></blockquote></div><blockquote style=3D"margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt=
"><div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217siz=
e"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">N=
ow, you've gone too far, Bob.=C2=A0 An electric Healey? Bleah!=C2=A0 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 b=
oats, etc. Can't we all just get along?=C2=A0</span></span><span class=
=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-family:&q=
uot;Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">=F0=9F=98=80</span></span>=
<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-57227961205=
09163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;col=
or:black">=C2=A0</span></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoN=
ormal"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:=
9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Rick</span></span><u></u><u><=
/u></p></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-572279612050916=
3217size"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:b=
lack">=C2=A0</span></span><u></u><u></u></p><div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal=
"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;f=
ont-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"=
target=3D"_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</span></span><u></=
u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style=3D"border-top:none;border-right:none;b=
order-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0i=
n 6pt;margin:5pt 0in 5pt 4.8pt"><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin=
-bottom:12pt"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"fon=
t-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">The most rational, pra=
gmatic 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-B=
TDT). How many owners do more than day trips anyway (my days of 5K mile tri=
ps are, unfortunately, in the past). </span></span><span style=3D"font-size=
:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><br><br><span class=3D"m_-57=
22796120509163217size">I wanted a big V8-powered car with all the modern im=
provements, so I bought a Mustang GT and left my Healeys as Austins (Jensen=
s) un-mutated, and without the 20-50% drop in market value* (my survivors w=
ill have to sell my Healeys someday). 475HP--480 if I could get 93-octane--=
disks all around (Brembos in front), electric throttle and steering (severa=
l 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 (suppos=
edly; 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 sweeper=
s 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.</span><br><br><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size">Disclaime=
r: 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; t=
aller rear-end for highway driveability, Texas Cooler with shroud in the BJ=
8 but I never have, and never will, understand why people buy a car they do=
n'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 mu=
ch care for breast implants either; just not the same.</span><br><br><span =
class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size">* Just my observations from BaT, FB, m=
ailing 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 parti=
cularly unique or imaginative (they do have garish paint jobs though).</spa=
n></span><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-57=
22796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-=
serif;color:black">On 2/9/2024 10:25 PM, Chris Scholz via Healeys wrote:</s=
pan></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style=3D"margin-top:5pt;marg=
in-bottom:5pt"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217=
size"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black=
">I love my LS1 swap.=C2=A0 It was a lot of work.=C2=A0 Aluminum dual passa=
ge Wizard radiator with 15=E2=80=9D spal fan-I can drive in a parade at 110=
heat index and car stays right at 195 degrees.=C2=A0 Lots of work to get t=
he alternator to fit-I modified a bracket from a Jeep wrangler LS swap kit.=
=C2=A0 Everything barely fit longitudinally-there is one inch between the =
electric radiator fan and my water pump. =C2=A0 Had to cut the steering sha=
ft and u joint.=C2=A0 Works great. =C2=A0</span></span><u></u><u></u></p><d=
iv><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span =
style=3D"font-size:9pt;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 w=
orks perfectly. =C2=A072=E2=80=9D Daytona wire wheels with 205 wide tires. =
=C2=A0 Lowered the front spring perches -my front was so much lighter it wa=
s up in the air by 2-3=E2=80=9D.=C2=A0 It rides and handles so well.=C2=A0 =
My car was a 1959 100-6 so it wasn=E2=80=99t worth as much stock as a BJ8.=
=C2=A0 I feel my value went up. =C2=A0=C2=A0</span></span><u></u><u></u></p=
></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217siz=
e"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">I=
love my reliability and the torque is amazing.=C2=A0 Car is so much fun to=
slowly cruise and then hit the gas and go.=C2=A0 I would never go back to =
the heavy iron block.=C2=A0 I feel this an aluminum V8 would have been Heal=
ey=E2=80=99s first choice if GM would have worked with him. =C2=A0</span></=
span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-=
5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,san=
s-serif;color:black">=C2=A0</span></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><div>=
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span sty=
le=3D"font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Sent from my =
iPhone</span></span><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span cla=
ss=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-family:=
Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Chris Scholz OD</span></span><u></u><u></u></=
p></div></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-572279612050916=
3217size"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:b=
lack">=C2=A0</span></span><u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style=3D"margin-top=
:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12pt"=
><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;fo=
nt-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">On Feb 9, 2024, at 7:58=E2=80=AFPM,=
HealeyRick <a href=3D"mailto:healeyrik@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank"><he=
aleyrik@gmail.com></a> wrote:</span></span><u></u><u></u></p></blockquot=
e></div><blockquote style=3D"margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div><div><p=
class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=
=3D"font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">A V8 swap is no=
thing 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.=C2=A0 It's all the other st=
uff you need to do that will really add the work. New electrical system, ra=
diator, upgraded brakes, fuel system, transmission shifter, etc, etc. It=
9;s worth it in the end if you want a Healey/Cobra, but you'll also kno=
ck off about 30 percent of your car's value or more.=C2=A0 You can see =
the work I had to do to put a Ford 5.0L and 5 speed transmission into my BJ=
7 here:=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://forum.britishv8.org/read.php?13,8264"; target=
=3D"_blank">http://forum.britishv8.org/read.php?13,8264</a>=C2=A0 The Ford =
5.0 is narrower than the Chevy LS so less body cutting to do, but not a hug=
e 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.=C2=
=A0 I did about 50-75% of the swap myself, except for the engine rebuild an=
d body fabrication. My car has 350 hp and I run the stock rear end with 3.5=
5 gears and Dayton 72 spoke wires.=C2=A0 Much more power than that and thos=
e parts will start braking.=C2=A0 A good engine swap is really a joy, but i=
f 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></span><u>=
</u><u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-57227961205091=
63217size"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:=
black">=C2=A0</span></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNorm=
al"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt=
;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></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span c=
lass=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-famil=
y:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">=C2=A0</span></span><u></u><u></u></p></div=
><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><sp=
an style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Best of=
Luck,</span></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><sp=
an class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-f=
amily:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Rick</span></span><u></u><u></u></p></d=
iv></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size">=
<span style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">=C2=
=A0</span></span><u></u><u></u></p><div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span c=
lass=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-famil=
y:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">On Fri, Feb 9, 2024 at 2:11=E2=80=AFPM <=
<a href=3D"mailto:rfbegani@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">rfbegani@gmail.com<=
/a>> wrote:</span></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style=3D"bo=
rder-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rg=
b(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin:5pt 0in 5pt 4.8pt"><div><div>=
<div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><spa=
n style=3D"font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Funny y=
ou should suggest a v8 replacement.=C2=A0 Chris just made that suggestion t=
o install an LS1 with GM Trans.=C2=A0 My Bother is a retired GM mechanic, a=
nd he agrees.=C2=A0 Did you do the exchange?=C2=A0 What engine trans etc. d=
id you use?=C2=A0 All options are on the table.</span></span><u></u><u></u>=
</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span=
style=3D"font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">=C2=A0</=
span></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-5722=
796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-s=
erif;color:black">Bob</span></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"=
><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:16pt;f=
ont-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">=C2=A0</span></span><u></u><u></u>=
</p><div style=3D"border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;bor=
der-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class=3D"MsoNorm=
al"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><b><span style=3D"font-size:=
9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b></span><span =
class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-fami=
ly:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> HealeyRick <<a href=3D"mailto:healeyri=
k@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">healeyrik@gmail.com</a>> </span></span><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><br><s=
pan class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217font"><b>Sent:</b></span><span class=3D"=
m_-5722796120509163217size"> Friday, February 9, 2024 1:32 PM</span><br><sp=
an class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217font"><b>To:</b></span><span class=3D"m_-=
5722796120509163217size"> <a href=3D"mailto:rfbegani@gmail.com"; target=3D"_=
blank">rfbegani@gmail.com</a></span><br><span class=3D"m_-57227961205091632=
17font"><b>Cc:</b></span><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"> <a hre=
f=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">healeys@autox.team.ne=
t</a></span><br><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217font"><b>Subject:</b><=
/span><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"> Re: [Healeys] BJ8 1967 En=
gine Rebuild failure</span></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:9=
pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">=C2=A0</span></span><u></u><u>=
</u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217si=
ze"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">=
Sorry to hear this Bob. What you've been told so far seems correct. Wit=
hout the main bearing caps you're in a tough spot.=C2=A0 Maybe trying t=
o find a BJ8 block or a rebuildable BJ8 motor is the best of a bad group of=
choices.=C2=A0 Too bad, I gave away a bare block with caps from a BJ7 a fe=
w years ago for a donation to our club charity.=C2=A0 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, mayb=
e they have one that needs rebuilding somewhere. Or do what I did and put a=
V8 in there!</span></span><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><s=
pan class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-=
family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">=C2=A0</span></span><u></u><u></u></p>=
</div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size=
"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Be=
st of luck,</span></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal=
"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;f=
ont-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Rick Neville aka "HealeyRick&=
quot;</span></span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><sp=
an class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-f=
amily:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">=C2=A0</span></span><u></u><u></u></p><=
div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size">=
<span style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">On F=
ri, Feb 9, 2024 at 11:12=E2=80=AFAM <<a href=3D"mailto:rfbegani@gmail.co=
m" target=3D"_blank">rfbegani@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span></span><u></u>=
<u></u></p></div><blockquote style=3D"border-top:none;border-right:none;bor=
der-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in =
6pt;margin:5pt 0in 5pt 4.8pt"><div><div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span c=
lass=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:16pt;font-fami=
ly:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Gentlemen:</span></span><u></u><u></u></p>=
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span sty=
le=3D"font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">=C2=A0</span=
></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-57227961=
20509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif=
;color:black">I arrived back to Florida in May and decide to drive my 67 Au=
stin-Healey.=C2=A0 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.=C2=A0 Last month, I dropped the pan and started to remove the=
rod and crank caps and bearings.=C2=A0 My mechanic friend said you got luc=
ky the crank may only need polishing and new bearings.=C2=A0 So, I packed a=
nd marked each of the main bearing caps, bolts, and bearings along with pis=
ton rods and caps in individual plastic bags. Then packed them into a large=
r plastic bag which was put under the workbench near the garbage.=C2=A0 We =
towed the car to Mikes garage so he could pull and disassemble the engine.=
=C2=A0 Tuesday, he asked me to bring the parts I had removed from the engin=
e so he would have everything in one place.=C2=A0 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 c=
an do?</span></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D=
"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:16pt;font-family:Aria=
l,sans-serif;color:black">=C2=A0</span></span><u></u><u></u></p><ol start=
=3D"1" type=3D"1"><li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color:black"><span class=
=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:16pt;font-family:A=
rial,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></span><u></u><u></u></li><li class=3D"M=
soNormal" style=3D"color:black"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size">=
<span style=3D"font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">I am told that =
finding an engine block for a 3000 with original main bearing caps is almos=
t impossible.</span></span><u></u><u></u></li><li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=
=3D"color:black"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"=
font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Finding an engine to be rebuil=
d might be possible.</span></span><u></u><u></u></li></ol><p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:1=
6pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">=C2=A0</span></span><u></u><u=
></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size">=
<span style=3D"font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">My =
engine was rebuilt 6000 miles with years ago everything new, so I would lik=
e to find a way of fixing the existing engine, if possible.</span></span><u=
></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-572279612050916321=
7size"><span style=3D"font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:bla=
ck">=C2=A0</span></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span clas=
s=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:16pt;font-family:=
Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Please give me your advice.</span></span><u><=
/u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217s=
ize"><span style=3D"font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black=
">=C2=A0</span></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=
=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:16pt;font-family:A=
rial,sans-serif;color:black">Best regards,</span></span><u></u><u></u></p><=
p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span styl=
e=3D"font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">=C2=A0</span>=
</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-572279612=
0509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;=
color:black">Bob Begani</span></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNorma=
l"><span class=3D"m_-5722796120509163217size"><span style=3D"font-size:16pt=
;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">67 Austin-Healey BJ8</span></spa=
n><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"m_-57227961205091=
63217size"><span style=3D"font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color=
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