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That=E2=80=99s the idea=E2=80=94Healeys are meant for driving, not sitting =
in the garage, in a trailer, or, worse, on the side of the road.=C2=A0
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On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 8:02 PM, Tom Mitchell <drtommitch@gmail.com>=
wrote:
I love absolutely love driving my Healey, I=E2=80=99ve driven from Michigan=
to North and south Carolina, to Vermont to south Dacoda, =C2=A0to North Ca=
rolina, back and forth to Kentucky and beyond.=C2=A0I=E2=80=99ve done a few=
reversible upgrades.=C2=A0Alternator, 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.=C2=A0It=E2=80=99s needs a ne=
w 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 the fat=
igue of driving it is costing me.I have Mieka seats (not installed) so mayb=
e (my wife doesn=E2=80=99t like them).=C2=A0Everything is (so far) easily r=
eversible.=C2=A0
Dr.Mitchell's Gmail
On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 6:42=E2=80=AFPM Robert Markovich via Healeys <heale=
ys@autox.team.net> wrote:
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 radi=
al tires add safety and handling while looking mostly original=E2=80=94and =
old as they are, Healeys still handle surprisingly well, especially on a sm=
ooth road. And alternator will charge a battery far better than the standar=
d generator while a modern fuel pump is likelier to keep working=E2=80=94tw=
o examples of upgrades that maintain the original feel of the car while red=
ucing 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=A0=
time on the road and less time at a service station.=C2=A0
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On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 1:14 PM, josef-eckert--- via Healeys <healey=
s@autox.team.net> wrote:
Bob,
Your Austin-Healey is not a modern car and never will be again and so handl=
es 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. 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 lad=
y 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 Euro=
pe you rarely would drive an Austin-Healey over long distances anymore, eve=
n its fitted with the newest gimmicks nobody really needs.
Josef Eckert
Germany
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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>
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)?
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
fitness).
bs
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That=E2=80=99s the idea=E2=80=94Healeys are meant for driving, not sitting =
in the garage, in a trailer, or, worse, on the side of the road. <br><=
br><br><div class=3D"yahoo-signature"><a style=3D"font-size:12px" href=3D"h=
ttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661">Sent=
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-begin" style=3D"font-size: 15px; color: rgb(132, 115, 255); padding-top: 1=
5px; margin-top: 0px;">On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 8:02 PM, Tom Mitchell=
<drtommitch@gmail.com> wrote:</p><blockquote class=3D"iosymail"><div=
id=3D"yiv4889375385"><div><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 and beyo=
nd.</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 grandkid=
s to be able to drive it. </div><div>It=E2=80=99s needs a new or rebui=
lt frame, maybe one day. In the meantime I=E2=80=99m driving the heck out o=
f it.</div><div>I=E2=80=99m in my early 70s, love working on it, but the fa=
tigue of driving it is costing me.</div><div>I have Mieka seats (not instal=
led) so maybe (my wife doesn=E2=80=99t like them). </div><div>Everythi=
ng is (so far) easily reversible. <br clear=3D"all"><br clear=3D"all">=
<div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"yiv4889375385gmail_signature">Dr.Mitchell's =
Gmail</div></div></div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div><br clear=3D"none=
"><div class=3D"yiv4889375385gmail_quote yiv4889375385gmail_quote_container=
"><div id=3D"yiv4889375385yqt96998" class=3D"yiv4889375385yqt3168800772"><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"yiv4889375385gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 6:=
42=E2=80=AFPM Robert Markovich 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:<br clear=3D"none"></div><blockquote style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0=
px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;bor=
der-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);" class=3D"yiv4889375385gmail_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 radi=
al tires add safety and handling while looking mostly original=E2=80=94and =
old as they are, Healeys still handle surprisingly well, especially on a sm=
ooth road. And alternator will charge a battery far better than the standar=
d generator while a modern fuel pump is likelier to keep working=E2=80=94tw=
o examples of upgrades that maintain the original feel of the car while red=
ucing 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 clear=3D"none=
"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><div><a rel=3D"nofollow noopener no=
referrer" shape=3D"rect" style=3D"font-size:12px;" target=3D"_blank" href=
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r=3D"none"><p style=3D"font-size: 15px; padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0px;=
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"m=
ailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</p><blo=
ckquote><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 100 handles "vinta=
ge" what makes it even more attractive to me. My point is, this modificatio=
ns are like a face lifting to a human beeing. It doesn=C2=B4t make things b=
etter, even worse as it makes an stylish old lady doubtful.<br clear=3D"non=
e">When it comes to selling, leave the car original and you would get a bet=
ter price compared to a modified bitser, at least here in Europe. Here in E=
urope you rarely would drive an Austin-Healey over long distances anymore, =
even its fitted with the newest gimmicks nobody really needs.<br clear=3D"n=
one"><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=
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2025-02-18T18:29:33+0100<br clear=3D"none">Von: "Bob Spidell via Healeys" =
<<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailt=
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am.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br clear=3D"none">An: "Healeys" <=
<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:he=
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current discussion re: "What should us old f***s do with our Healeys <br c=
lear=3D"none">when we're too decrepit to drive them and the kids and grandk=
ids <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">origina=
l, 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 e=
nd up a <br clear=3D"none">museum piece anyway? In particular: the brakes s=
uck. They're all <br clear=3D"none">new/refurbished, and stop well enough f=
or drums, but pull badly and no <br clear=3D"none">amount of adjustment mak=
es 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 cle=
ar=3D"none">'Spares also hit me with an ad for an upgraded Panhard kit, whi=
ch <br clear=3D"none">supposedly improves handling--though, besides the bra=
kes I have no <br clear=3D"none">issues with its handling--but, why not (si=
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