- 1. BN2 White Engine cmptmts-philosophical (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 13:27:24 EST
- I often wonder about questions like these. If a restorer discovers that there may have been some undocumented anomaly in production (a certain range of BN7, for example, might have had a vinyl spare
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00139.html (7,452 bytes)
- 2. Quaife LSD (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 00:00:22 EST
- $1500 or right around is pretty much the standard price for a Quaife. However, among racers, opinions are split as to whether the added weight, complexity, and expense is worth it. First of all, unle
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00203.html (7,187 bytes)
- 3. Carrozeria (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:40:52 EST
- Scott, that magazine went in and out of business faster than an email spam site. Published out of New Jersey, as I remember. I don't think they published more than three issues. I got the 100S issue,
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00791.html (7,105 bytes)
- 4. detailing the engine compartment (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 01:39:22 EST
- You can actually do a surprisingly good job of detailing the engine compartment without pulling the engine, just by preparing to pull the engine. Which is to say: remove the carburetors and carb mani
- /html/healeys/2005-11/msg00051.html (7,841 bytes)
- 5. Waxes (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 16:33:26 EST
- I just love those claims. Mother's is a fine product, I'm sure, or they wouldn't be able to afford to advertise in all the high-end magazines, but if you have ever seen true 100 percent Carnauba wax,
- /html/healeys/2005-11/msg00515.html (7,580 bytes)
- 6. Re: Waxes (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:36:17 EST
- of You have buffed the nail on the head. A properly prepped surface is the key, and with the one-steps, you're trying to prepare the surface with a less than complete product at the same time you're
- /html/healeys/2005-11/msg00518.html (7,429 bytes)
- 7. Re: Waxes (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 20:08:15 EST
- The major finish product manufacturers (esp. Meguiar's and Griot's) have a product in their line called finish clay. It comes in a jar and looks like Play-doh. You spread out a piece of it into a pal
- /html/healeys/2005-11/msg00521.html (7,268 bytes)
- 8. Re: Healey Club Magazines (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 17:10:11 EDT
- award Actually, the choice of packing and shipping methods is not under the control of the club magazine editors, since it is a significant cost issue, but is rather a decision that would have to be
- /html/healeys/2005-10/msg00111.html (7,753 bytes)
- 9. Re: flack/flak (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 12:26:26 EDT
- Nice catch -- "flack" is slang for a public relations agent. Cheers Gary
- /html/healeys/2005-10/msg00129.html (6,540 bytes)
- 10. Re: V1 #1521 (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 11:35:15 EDT
- If the car hasn't been converted, then, yes it would be positive ground -- easy enough to check by seeing if the positive terminal in your trunk is connected to the cut-off switch at the rear of the
- /html/healeys/2005-10/msg00260.html (6,996 bytes)
- 11. "New" Restoration Guide (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 13:27:09 EDT
- The Anderson and Moment restoration guide, published by Motorbooks, is being promoted again, this time with a bright shiny red over black BJ8 on the cover. Just for the information of those who have
- /html/healeys/2005-10/msg00385.html (7,740 bytes)
- 12. Re: "New" Restoration Guide (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 15:28:24 EDT
- Corrections are up on one of the owner-maintained Healey websites -- forget which one. Maybe someone can remind us. Cheers Gary
- /html/healeys/2005-10/msg00446.html (7,326 bytes)
- 13. Re: Another "New" Restoration Guide (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 15:30:31 EDT
- I've got a copy and think it's a very good all-purpose book (a bit of history, a bit of originality info , nice pictures, racing stuff, etc.) Roger has been through it in detail and says there are a
- /html/healeys/2005-10/msg00447.html (6,921 bytes)
- 14. Where to Buy Wire Wheels (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 15:23:56 EDT
- Kepler's, the independent local book store in Menlo Park, CA that might have been declared a national cultural landmark (the Grateful Dead got their start jamming there, Joan Baez worked there as a c
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00097.html (8,349 bytes)
- 15. Re: Where to Buy Wire Wheels (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 20:48:24 EDT
- Well, maybe that was hyperbolic, but the point stands -- small independent businesses that can deliver personalized service with a distinct personality can easily be undermined if we confuse the lowe
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00102.html (7,260 bytes)
- 16. Ten Improvements (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 12:10:57 EDT
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- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00208.html (8,049 bytes)
- 17. Re: Ten Improvements (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 12:27:16 EDT
- your LBC ? Aside from three-point seat belts, they are things one could do to improve the car for modern use without changing its basic nature or reducing its market value. Cheers Gary
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00209.html (7,675 bytes)
- 18. Re: Ten Improvements (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 17:51:21 EDT
- Smitty (yes, that Smitty) has suggested an alternator that actually mounts inside the generator case and uses the same pulley and bracket (also has the advantage of maintaining the position of the co
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00218.html (8,317 bytes)
- 19. Re: Ten Improvements (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 12:42:30 EDT
- Or do what many racers do: Get your original Lucas distributor rebuilt properly, then insert a Pertronix Ignitor into it -- gives you the best of both worlds. And, no, I don't like Mallory distributo
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00253.html (9,149 bytes)
- 20. For Pat Quinn (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 12:48:00 EDT
- STBTL - Pat, email me please. Thanks Gary Anderson
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00410.html (6,078 bytes)
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