- 1. Re: BN 4 Door Shut Face Trim Pieces (score: 1)
- Author: "Mick Vander Ploeg" <mvanderploeg@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 18:45:35 -0500
- Patton, there's some fairly decent shots of the door trim on the 100-6 website ( http://www.healeysix.net/ ) on the "Longbridge Interior" and "An original car" pages. I had to trim mine to fit as wel
- /html/healeys/2005-11/msg00385.html (7,945 bytes)
- 2. Jack stowage (score: 1)
- Author: "Mick Vander Ploeg" <mvanderploeg@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 08:30:55 -0400
- How is the jack stored in an early BN4? Is it just stored loose in the small well on the left below the spare tire, or is it strapped in somehow? I just finished the installation of my spare tire yes
- /html/healeys/2005-10/msg00232.html (6,496 bytes)
- 3. Re: One Man's (or Woman's) Taste, Pimp My Sprite, or Modified (score: 1)
- Author: "Mick Vander Ploeg" <mvanderploeg@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 19:19:54 -0400
- Why do I get the feeling that the woman looked better than the Sprite? :-) -- Original Message -- From: "Fred Crowley" <fredcrowley@teamhealeytexas.com> To: "Patton Dickson" <57healey@gmail.com> Cc:
- /html/healeys/2005-10/msg00516.html (11,912 bytes)
- 4. Re: Not Healey - Super Seven but very trick (score: 1)
- Author: "Mick Vander Ploeg" <mvanderploeg@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:41:43 -0400
- Also some serious trust in his driving ability on the part of the pylon judges. I'm not sure that I'd be standing that close!
- /html/healeys/2005-10/msg00719.html (7,855 bytes)
- 5. Longbridge BN4 Top Installation (score: 1)
- Author: "Mick Vander Ploeg" <mvanderploeg@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 18:50:21 -0400
- I'm attempting to install a new top and new front bow on my Lonbridge BN4. Does anyone know how the top actually attaches to the front bow? With the new top came another piece of vinyl to cover the b
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00025.html (6,816 bytes)
- 6. Spare Tire Strap Chrome Staple (score: 1)
- Author: "Mick Vander Ploeg" <mvanderploeg@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 16:58:10 -0400
- Can anyone tell me the location of the chrome staple that holds down the spare tire strap to the trunk floor? My trunk floor's been replaced, so there's no holes to give me a clue. A general location
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00310.html (6,881 bytes)
- 7. Re: Improvements- Fuel Pump (score: 1)
- Author: "Mick Vander Ploeg" <mvanderploeg@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 22:36:38 -0400
- I'd like to hear more about the cylinder style fuel pump. I have the square Facet style, which is reliable, but very noisy as mentioned already. I checked out the Napa web page, & only saw two cylind
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00428.html (11,044 bytes)
- 8. British car show in Raleigh on 10/8 (score: 1)
- Author: "Mick Vander Ploeg" <mvanderploeg@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 18:14:30 -0400
- For anyone that will be near Raleigh, NC on October 8th, the North Carolina MG Club will be sponsoring their annual British Car Show on the west side of town near the airport. Healey representation i
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00468.html (6,671 bytes)
- 9. Re: AH in Pieces (score: 1)
- Author: "Mick Vander Ploeg" <mvanderploeg@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 16:26:08 -0400
- Ned, I did the same thing you're describing below, with no Healey experience. It can be done. The difficulty you'll run into is trying to figure out what's missing. If it comes home in boxes, it's al
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00547.html (9,715 bytes)
- 10. Re: 45 to55 shake (score: 1)
- Author: "Mick Vander Ploeg" <mvanderploeg@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 21:20:21 -0400
- I've had all 4 drums balanced, all 4 wheels balanced, & all 4 tires shaved (Hendrix Wire Wheel in all cases), and have no shake whatsoever at any speed. Mick Vander Ploeg 57 BN4
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00773.html (7,570 bytes)
- 11. Re: 100-6 on ebay (score: 1)
- Author: "Mick Vander Ploeg" <mvanderploeg@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 18:38:38 -0400
- Having spent a small fortune on my BN4 restoration, I always keep my eye the 100-6 auctions on Ebay & keep my fingers crossed for a high selling price. Usually, I'm very disappointed. It's not that I
- /html/healeys/2005-09/msg00814.html (9,954 bytes)
- 12. Re: tires & wheels for a '57 100/6 BN 4 (score: 1)
- Author: "Mick Vander Ploeg" <mvanderploeg@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 08:21:59 -0400
- I've been told that the 72 spokers will not work with the drum brakes on a BN4. Even the 60's are a tight fit. Check the clearance before you buy. Mick Vander Ploeg '57 BN4
- /html/healeys/2005-06/msg00471.html (8,728 bytes)
- 13. Re: tires & wheels for a '57 100/6 BN 4 (score: 1)
- Author: "Mick Vander Ploeg" <mvanderploeg@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 18:33:28 -0400
- My information must've been incorrect about the 72 spokers being a problem with drums. Apparently it's just the 60's that can rub. I have 60 spoke Dunlops on drums, & it's a tight fit.
- /html/healeys/2005-06/msg00487.html (10,178 bytes)
- 14. Re: Von's is Closing Shop in SC (score: 1)
- Author: "Mick Vander Ploeg" <mvanderploeg@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 17:52:46 -0400
- I was surprised he didn't retire after receiving payment for the body & paint work he did for me last year. Yikes! $$$$ He did do a great job though, & I'm sure that he brought many Healeys back to l
- /html/healeys/2005-05/msg00245.html (7,748 bytes)
- 15. I'm OD'ing! + intermittant rough running (score: 1)
- Author: "Mick Vander Ploeg" <mvanderploeg@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 19:21:54 -0400
- In my haste to get my Healey completed & back on the road, I never bothered to check whether the overdrive was working. So, of course, it wasn't. Finally, after ignoring this fact for a while, I tore
- /html/healeys/2005-05/msg00942.html (8,264 bytes)
- 16. Re: Several assembly questions (score: 1)
- Author: "Mick Vander Ploeg" <mvanderploeg@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 18:20:56 -0400
- Patton, I had some extra holes when I replaced my dash top. The spacing was the same as the turnbuckle screw locations, so my assumption was that the dash top had been removed and reinstalled in the
- /html/healeys/2005-04/msg00339.html (8,084 bytes)
- 17. Re: AAAAAAaRRRrrrrrGggghhhhhHHHHH! (score: 1)
- Author: "Mick Vander Ploeg" <mvanderploeg@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 08:01:25 -0500
- I used the weather strip from the Nocks, rather than Moss, however, I still couldn't get it installed using the sliding method. I ended up using a blunt, straight tip screwdriver to wedge it in. Get
- /html/healeys/2005-03/msg00549.html (8,009 bytes)
- 18. Re: Cockpit surround (score: 1)
- Author: "Mick Vander Ploeg" <mvanderploeg@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 08:04:54 -0500
- If you really want to make it, "all it can be", you'll probably need to buff out all of the scratches and have it clear anodized to a satin finish. I used Anobrite in California for mine (which were
- /html/healeys/2005-03/msg00550.html (7,451 bytes)
- 19. Re: Heritage interior - Rear seat back, BN4 (score: 1)
- Author: "Mick Vander Ploeg" <mvanderploeg@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 21:46:48 -0500
- That's interesting. I also bought the Heritage kit for the rear seat of my BN4, & it came with a separate section of vinyl to cover the seat back.
- /html/healeys/2005-02/msg00542.html (8,559 bytes)
- 20. Re: Heritage interior - Rear seat back, BN4 (score: 1)
- Author: "Mick Vander Ploeg" <mvanderploeg@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 06:46:39 -0500
- Yes, I was referring to the backside of the seat back. Mine was an early BN4 kit. I don't know why it would, but maybe that makes a difference. My Heritage kit also does not have ay vinyl for "behind
- /html/healeys/2005-02/msg00587.html (9,470 bytes)
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