Re: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods

[Kees Oudesluijs via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>]

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Mods to make it more enjoyable, more reliable or, more importantly, 
safer to drive are a must if you want to drive in modern traffic. 
Improved braking and cooling are the most obvious ones.
Kees Oudesluijs

Op 19-2-2025 om 04:32 schreef Bob Spidell via Healeys:
> Sooooooooooooo ... no one's installed the AHSpares front disk kit?
>
>
> On 2/18/2025 5:02 PM, Tom Mitchell wrote:
>> I love absolutely love driving my Healey, Iâ??ve driven from Michigan 
>> to North and south Carolina, to Vermont to south Dacoda, Â to North 
>> Carolina, back and forth to Kentucky and beyond.
>> Â Iâ??ve done a few reversible upgrades.
>> Alternator, additional fuses, halogen headlights Toyota transmission, 
>> third brake light, even (gasp) cruise control. I want my kids and 
>> grandkids to be able to drive it.
>> Itâ??s needs a new or rebuilt frame, maybe one day. In the meantime Iâ??m 
>> driving the heck out of it.
>> Iâ??m in my early 70s, love working on it, but the fatigue of driving 
>> it is costing me.
>> I have Mieka seats (not installed) so maybe (my wife doesnâ??t like them).
>> Everything is (so far) easily reversible.
>>
>> Dr.Mitchell's Gmail
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 6:42â?¯PM Robert Markovich via Healeys 
>> <healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>>     I believe in keeping my Healey ESSENTIALLY original. But here in
>>     America, I like driving it, often to gatherings 100 or more miles
>>     away. New radial tires add safety and handling while looking
>>     mostly originalâ??and old as they are, Healeys still handle
>>     surprisingly well, especially on a smooth road. And alternator
>>     will charge a battery far better than the standard generator
>>     while a modern fuel pump is likelier to keep workingâ??two examples
>>     of upgrades that maintain the original feel of the car while
>>     reducing the chance of being stuck on the roadside. So I maintain
>>     my belief in at least a few sympathetic upgrades to allow my
>>     Healey to spend more time on the road and less time at a service
>>     station.
>>
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>>     On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 1:14 PM, josef-eckert--- via
>>     Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>>         Bob,
>>         Your Austin-Healey is not a modern car and never will be
>>         again and so handles like an 70 years old car. That´s what it
>>         should be and I am really happy my 100 handles "vintage" what
>>         makes it even more attractive to me. My point is, this
>>         modifications are like a face lifting to a human beeing. It
>>         doesn´t make things better, even worse as it makes an stylish
>>         old lady doubtful.
>>         When it comes to selling, leave the car original and you
>>         would get a better price compared to a modified bitser, at
>>         least here in Europe. Here in Europe you rarely would drive
>>         an Austin-Healey over long distances anymore, even its fitted
>>         with the newest gimmicks nobody really needs.
>>
>>         Josef Eckert
>>         Germany
>>
>>
>>         -----Original-Nachricht-----
>>         Betreff: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods
>>         Datum: 2025-02-18T18:29:33+0100
>>         Von: "Bob Spidell via Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net>
>>         An: "Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net>
>>
>>         The current discussion re: "What should us old f***s do with
>>         our Healeys
>>         when we're too decrepit to drive them and the kids and grandkids
>>         (mostly) want nothing to do with them"--and related to a
>>         couple ads I've
>>         gotten recently from AHSpares--got me to thinking. I've
>>         largely kept the
>>         100M my dad found in the local newspaper that we restored
>>         together
>>         original, but now I'm thinking, pursuant to that
>>         conversation, why not
>>         make some 'tweaks' to improve its drive-ability, since it
>>         won't end up a
>>         museum piece anyway? In particular: the brakes suck. They're all
>>         new/refurbished, and stop well enough for drums, but pull
>>         badly and no
>>         amount of adjustment makes any difference (my dad's '65
>>         Mustang, with
>>         all drums, was even worse, and I advised the guy who bought
>>         it to
>>         install front disks since it was to be his teenage daughter's
>>         car).
>>         'Spares also hit me with an ad for an upgraded Panhard kit,
>>         which
>>         supposedly improves handling--though, besides the brakes I
>>         have no
>>         issues with its handling--but, why not (since I'll be
>>         shipping across
>>         The Pond anyway)?
>>
>>         Anyway, anyone got experience with either of these mods, esp.
>>         the brake
>>         kit (the rotors look a little thin compared to my BJ8's)?
>>         FWIW, I'll be
>>         72 this year but can still drive well enough to wrangle a 480HP
>>         Mustang--my wife might disagree--and I'm considering
>>         re-upping my pilot
>>         medical (which, if I'm successful, should tell me something
>>         about my
>>         fitness).
>>
>>         bs
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    <p>Mods to make it more enjoyable, more reliable or, more
      importantly, safer to drive are a must if you want to drive in
      modern traffic. Improved braking and cooling are the most obvious
      ones.<br>
      Kees Oudesluijs<br>
    </p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Op 19-2-2025 om 04:32 schreef Bob
      Spidell via Healeys:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote type="cite"
      cite="mid:208fc4b4-a8c5-4165-8d5c-9c0e264314ff@comcast.net">
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      Sooooooooooooo ... no one's installed the AHSpares front disk kit?<br>
      <br>
      <br>
      <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/18/2025 5:02 PM, Tom Mitchell
        wrote:<br>
      </div>
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cite="mid:CAOqP0SLp+r4pW7vuHXsnSRZDEe2NsP-dVFFUodRCH+G23b3qPg@mail.gmail.com">
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        <div dir="auto">I love absolutely love driving my Healey, Iâ??ve
          driven from Michigan to North and south Carolina, to Vermont
          to south Dacoda, Â to North Carolina, back and forth to
          Kentucky and beyond.</div>
        <div dir="auto"> Iâ??ve done a few reversible upgrades. </div>
        <div dir="auto">Alternator, additional fuses, halogen headlights
          Toyota transmission, third brake light, even (gasp) cruise
          control. I want my kids and grandkids to be able to drive it. </div>
        <div dir="auto">Itâ??s needs a new or rebuilt frame, maybe one
          day. In the meantime Iâ??m driving the heck out of it.</div>
        <div dir="auto">Iâ??m in my early 70s, love working on it, but the
          fatigue of driving it is costing me.</div>
        <div dir="auto">I have Mieka seats (not installed) so maybe (my
          wife doesnâ??t like them). </div>
        <div dir="auto">Everything is (so far) easily reversible. <br
            clear="all">
          <br clear="all">
          <div dir="auto">
            <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"
              data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Dr.Mitchell's Gmail</div>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div><br>
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            <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at
              6:42â?¯PM Robert Markovich via Healeys &lt;<a
                href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";
                moz-do-not-send="true" 
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt;
              wrote:<br>
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              <div> I believe in keeping my Healey ESSENTIALLY original.
                But here in America, I like driving it, often to
                gatherings 100 or more miles away. New radial tires add
                safety and handling while looking mostly originalâ??and
                old as they are, Healeys still handle surprisingly well,
                especially on a smooth road. And alternator will charge
                a battery far better than the standard generator while a
                modern fuel pump is likelier to keep workingâ??two
                examples of upgrades that maintain the original feel of
                the car while reducing the chance of being stuck on the
                roadside. So I maintain my belief in at least a few
                sympathetic upgrades to allow my Healey to spend
                more time on the road and less time at a service
                station. <br>
                <br>
                <br>
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                <p
style="font-size:15px;padding-top:15px;margin-top:0px;color:rgb(132,115,255)">On
                  Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 1:14 PM, josef-eckert---
                  via Healeys &lt;<a
                    href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target="_blank"
                    moz-do-not-send="true" 
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt;
                  wrote:</p>
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                  <div dir="ltr">Bob,<br clear="none">
                    Your Austin-Healey is not a modern car and never
                    will be again and so handles like an 70 years old
                    car. That´s what it should be and I am really happy
                    my 100 handles "vintage" what makes it even more
                    attractive to me. My point is, this modifications
                    are like a face lifting to a human beeing. It
                    doesn´t make things better, even worse as it makes
                    an stylish old lady doubtful.<br clear="none">
                    When it comes to selling, leave the car original and
                    you would get a better price compared to a modified
                    bitser, at least here in Europe. Here in Europe you
                    rarely would drive an Austin-Healey over long
                    distances anymore, even its fitted with the newest
                    gimmicks nobody really needs.<br clear="none">
                    <br clear="none">
                    Josef Eckert<br clear="none">
                    Germany<br clear="none">
                    <br clear="none">
                    <br clear="none">
                    -----Original-Nachricht-----<br clear="none">
                    Betreff: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods<br clear="none">
                    Datum: 2025-02-18T18:29:33+0100<br clear="none">
                    Von: "Bob Spidell via Healeys" &lt;<a shape="rect"
                      href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";
                      target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                      
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt;<br
                      clear="none">
                    An: "Healeys" &lt;<a shape="rect"
                      href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";
                      target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                      
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt;<br
                      clear="none">
                    <br clear="none">
                    The current discussion re: "What should us old f***s
                    do with our Healeys <br clear="none">
                    when we're too decrepit to drive them and the kids
                    and grandkids <br clear="none">
                    (mostly) want nothing to do with them"--and related
                    to a couple ads I've <br clear="none">
                    gotten recently from AHSpares--got me to thinking.
                    I've largely kept the <br clear="none">
                    100M my dad found in the local newspaper that we
                    restored together <br clear="none">
                    original, but now I'm thinking, pursuant to that
                    conversation, why not <br clear="none">
                    make some 'tweaks' to improve its drive-ability,
                    since it won't end up a <br clear="none">
                    museum piece anyway? In particular: the brakes suck.
                    They're all <br clear="none">
                    new/refurbished, and stop well enough for drums, but
                    pull badly and no <br clear="none">
                    amount of adjustment makes any difference (my dad's
                    '65 Mustang, with <br clear="none">
                    all drums, was even worse, and I advised the guy who
                    bought it to <br clear="none">
                    install front disks since it was to be his teenage
                    daughter's car). <br clear="none">
                    'Spares also hit me with an ad for an upgraded
                    Panhard kit, which <br clear="none">
                    supposedly improves handling--though, besides the
                    brakes I have no <br clear="none">
                    issues with its handling--but, why not (since I'll
                    be shipping across <br clear="none">
                    The Pond anyway)?<br clear="none">
                    <br clear="none">
                    Anyway, anyone got experience with either of these
                    mods, esp. the brake <br clear="none">
                    kit (the rotors look a little thin compared to my
                    BJ8's)? FWIW, I'll be <br clear="none">
                    72 this year but can still drive well enough to
                    wrangle a 480HP <br clear="none">
                    Mustang--my wife might disagree--and I'm considering
                    re-upping my pilot <br clear="none">
                    medical (which, if I'm successful, should tell me
                    something about my <br clear="none">
                    fitness).<br clear="none">
                    <br clear="none">
                    bs<br clear="none">
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