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That=E2=80=99s sad to hear as they have seemed to be a safer bet than Moss =
over the 25 years I=E2=80=99ve owned Healeys (a BN6, a BN1, and currently a=
BN7).=C2=A0
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On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 9:18 AM, Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gma=
il.com> wrote:
Having just received a shipment of parts yesterday from AH Spares, of whom =
I have been a customer for over 50 years, I'm sorry to say that I would now=
be very reluctant to purchase something as safety critical as a front brak=
e kit from them.=C2=A0Unfortunately, based upon my=C2=A0 experience with se=
veral suppliers over the years, as companies get larger they are inclined t=
o emphasize volume over quality and AH Spares seem to be tracing that path.
M
On Tue., Feb. 18, 2025, 10:50 p.m. Bob Spidell via Healeys, <healeys@autox.=
team.net> wrote:
Sooooooooooooo ... no one's installed the AHSpares front disk kit?
=20
=20
On 2/18/2025 5:02 PM, Tom Mitchell wrote:
=20
I love absolutely love driving my Healey, I=E2=80=99ve driven from Michiga=
n to North and south Carolina, to Vermont to south Dacoda, =C2=A0to North C=
arolina, back and forth to Kentucky and beyond. =C2=A0I=E2=80=99ve done a f=
ew reversible upgrades.=C2=A0 Alternator, additional fuses, halogen headlig=
hts Toyota transmission, third brake light, even (gasp) cruise control. I w=
ant my kids and grandkids to be able to drive it.=C2=A0 It=E2=80=99s needs =
a new or rebuilt frame, maybe one day. In the meantime I=E2=80=99m driving =
the heck out of it. I=E2=80=99m in my early 70s, love working on it, but th=
e fatigue of driving it is costing me. I have Mieka seats (not installed) s=
o maybe (my wife doesn=E2=80=99t like them).=C2=A0 Everything is (so far) e=
asily reversible.=C2=A0
=20
Dr.Mitchell's Gmail =20
=20
On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 6:42=E2=80=AFPM Robert Markovich via Healeys <hea=
leys@autox.team.net> wrote:
=20
I believe in keeping my Healey ESSENTIALLY original. But here in America,=
I like driving it, often=C2=A0to gatherings 100 or more miles away. New ra=
dial tires add safety and handling while looking mostly original=E2=80=94an=
d old as they are, Healeys still handle surprisingly well, especially on a =
smooth road. And alternator will charge a battery far better than the stand=
ard generator while a modern fuel pump is likelier to keep working=E2=80=94=
two examples of upgrades that maintain the original feel of the car while r=
educing 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=C2=
=A0time on the road and less time at a service station.=C2=A0
=20
=20
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On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 1:14 PM, josef-eckert--- via Healeys <healey=
s@autox.team.net> wrote:
=20
Bob,
Your Austin-Healey is not a modern car and never will be again and so hand=
les like an 70 years old car. That=C2=B4s what it should be and I am really=
happy my 100 handles "vintage" what makes it even more attractive to me. M=
y point is, this modifications are like a face lifting to a human beeing. I=
t doesn=C2=B4t make things better, even worse as it makes an stylish old la=
dy doubtful.
When it comes to selling, leave the car original and you would get a bette=
r price compared to a modified bitser, at least here in Europe. Here in Eur=
ope you rarely would drive an Austin-Healey over long distances anymore, ev=
en its fitted with the newest gimmicks nobody really needs.
=20
Josef Eckert
Germany
=20
=20
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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>
=20
The current discussion re: "What should us old f***s do with our Healeys=
=20
when we're too decrepit to drive them and the kids and grandkids=20
(mostly) want nothing to do with them"--and related to a couple ads I've=
=20
gotten recently from AHSpares--got me to thinking. I've largely kept the=
=20
100M my dad found in the local newspaper that we restored together=20
original, but now I'm thinking, pursuant to that conversation, why not=20
make some 'tweaks' to improve its drive-ability, since it won't end up a=
=20
museum piece anyway? In particular: the brakes suck. They're all=20
new/refurbished, and stop well enough for drums, but pull badly and no=20
amount of adjustment makes any difference (my dad's '65 Mustang, with=20
all drums, was even worse, and I advised the guy who bought it to=20
install front disks since it was to be his teenage daughter's car).=20
'Spares also hit me with an ad for an upgraded Panhard kit, which=20
supposedly improves handling--though, besides the brakes I have no=20
issues with its handling--but, why not (since I'll be shipping across=20
The Pond anyway)?
=20
Anyway, anyone got experience with either of these mods, esp. the brake=20
kit (the rotors look a little thin compared to my BJ8's)? FWIW, I'll be=20
72 this year but can still drive well enough to wrangle a 480HP=20
Mustang--my wife might disagree--and I'm considering re-upping my pilot=20
medical (which, if I'm successful, should tell me something about my=20
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That=E2=80=99s sad to hear as they have seemed to be a safer bet than Moss =
over the 25 years I=E2=80=99ve owned Healeys (a BN6, a BN1, and currently a=
BN7). <br><br><br><div class=3D"yahoo-signature"><a style=3D"font-siz=
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s=3D"yahoo-quoted-begin" style=3D"font-size: 15px; color: rgb(132, 115, 255=
); padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0px;">On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 9:=
18 AM, Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com> wrote:</p><blockquote=
class=3D"iosymail"><div id=3D"yiv3026695579"><div><div>Having just receive=
d a shipment of parts yesterday from AH Spares, of whom I have been a custo=
mer for over 50 years, I'm sorry to say that I would now be very reluctant =
to purchase something as safety critical as a front brake kit from them.&nb=
sp;<div>Unfortunately, based upon my experience with several supplier=
s over the years, as companies get larger they are inclined to emphasize vo=
lume over quality and AH Spares seem to be tracing that path.</div><div><br=
clear=3D"none"></div><div>M<br clear=3D"none"><div><br clear=3D"none"><div=
><br clear=3D"none"></div></div></div></div><br clear=3D"none"><div class=
=3D"yiv3026695579gmail_quote"><div id=3D"yiv3026695579yqt53614" class=3D"yi=
v3026695579yqt4893123348"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"yiv3026695579gmail_attr=
">On Tue., Feb. 18, 2025, 10:50 p.m. Bob Spidell via Healeys, <<a rel=3D=
"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:healeys@aut=
ox.team.net" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>heale=
ys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br clear=3D"none"></div><blockquote style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;" class=
=3D"yiv3026695579gmail_quote"><u></u>
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=20
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Sooooooooooooo ... no one's installed the AHSpares front disk kit?<br c=
lear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
<div>On 2/18/2025 5:02 PM, Tom Mitchell
wrote:<br clear=3D"none">
</div>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
=20
<div>I love absolutely love driving my Healey, I=E2=80=99ve
driven from Michigan to North and south Carolina, to Vermont to
south Dacoda, to North Carolina, back and forth to Kentucky a=
nd
beyond.</div>
<div> I=E2=80=99ve done a few reversible upgrades. </div>
<div>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>It=E2=80=99s needs a new or rebuilt frame, maybe one day.
In the meantime I=E2=80=99m driving the heck out of it.</div>
<div>I=E2=80=99m in my early 70s, love working on it, but the
fatigue of driving it is costing me.</div>
<div>I have Mieka seats (not installed) so maybe (my
wife doesn=E2=80=99t like them). </div>
<div>Everything is (so far) easily reversible. <br clear=3D"all"=
>
<br clear=3D"all">
<div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"yiv3026695579gmail_signature">Dr.Mitche=
ll's Gmail</div>
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<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"yiv3026695579gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 18=
, 2025 at
6:42=E2=80=AFPM Robert Markovich via Healeys <<a rel=3D"nofo=
llow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.te=
am.net" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@au=
tox.team.net</a>>
wrote:<br clear=3D"none">
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px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,2=
04);" class=3D"yiv3026695579gmail_quote">
<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 original=E2=80=94and old as the=
y
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 working=E2=80=94two examples of upgr=
ades
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 a=
t
a service station. <br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
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px; color: rgb(123, 106, 246);">On
Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 1:14 PM, josef-eckert--- via
Healeys <<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=
=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" href=
=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net</a>>
wrote:</p>
<blockquote>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Bob,<br clear=3D"none">
Your Austin-Healey is not a modern car and never will
be again and so handles like an 70 years old car.
That=C2=B4s what it should be and I am really happy my 10=
0
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=C2=B4t make things
better, even worse as it makes an stylish old lady
doubtful.<br clear=3D"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=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
Josef Eckert<br clear=3D"none">
Germany<br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
-----Original-Nachricht-----<br clear=3D"none">
Betreff: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods<br clear=3D"none">
Datum: 2025-02-18T18:29:33+0100<br clear=3D"none">
Von: "Bob Spidell via Healeys" <<a rel=3D"nofollow noo=
pener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; =
target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team=
.net</a>><br clear=3D"none">
An: "Healeys" <<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer"=
shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank"=
href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br c=
lear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
The current discussion re: "What should us old f***s
do with our Healeys <br clear=3D"none">
when we're too decrepit to drive them and the kids and
grandkids <br clear=3D"none">
(mostly) want nothing to do with them"--and related to
a couple ads I've <br clear=3D"none">
gotten recently from AHSpares--got me to thinking.
I've largely kept the <br clear=3D"none">
100M my dad found in the local newspaper that we
restored together <br clear=3D"none">
original, but now I'm thinking, pursuant to that
conversation, why not <br clear=3D"none">
make some 'tweaks' to improve its drive-ability, since
it won't end up a <br clear=3D"none">
museum piece anyway? In particular: the brakes suck.
They're all <br clear=3D"none">
new/refurbished, and stop well enough for drums, but
pull badly and no <br clear=3D"none">
amount of adjustment makes any difference (my dad's
'65 Mustang, with <br clear=3D"none">
all drums, was even worse, and I advised the guy who
bought it to <br clear=3D"none">
install front disks since it was to be his teenage
daughter's car). <br clear=3D"none">
'Spares also hit me with an ad for an upgraded Panhard
kit, which <br clear=3D"none">
supposedly improves handling--though, besides the
brakes I have no <br clear=3D"none">
issues with its handling--but, why not (since I'll be
shipping across <br clear=3D"none">
The Pond anyway)?<br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
Anyway, anyone got experience with either of these
mods, esp. the brake <br clear=3D"none">
kit (the rotors look a little thin compared to my
BJ8's)? FWIW, I'll be <br clear=3D"none">
72 this year but can still drive well enough to
wrangle a 480HP <br clear=3D"none">
Mustang--my wife might disagree--and I'm considering
re-upping my pilot <br clear=3D"none">
medical (which, if I'm successful, should tell me
something about my <br clear=3D"none">
fitness).<br clear=3D"none">
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