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Thanks=E2=80=94I will give Autofarm a try!
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@sympatico.ca> wrote:
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Just FYI, Healey Autofarm here in Ontario Canada is a N.A. distributor for =
Ahead4Healeys.=C2=A0 You might want to call/email them and see what price t=
hey can provide as=C2=A0 they get shipments from them regularly.=C2=A0 Aman=
da and Tom there are great to deal with. =C2=A0I have no financial interest=
in the company.=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0https://autofarm.net/
=C2=A0
Cheers, Mirek
=C2=A0
From: Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Bob Spidell via=
Healeys
Sent: February 19, 2025 1:13 PM
To: Robert Markovich <rmarkovich@aol.com>
Cc: 'Healey, Forum' <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods
=C2=A0
Harder to search on their site, but I found a conversion kit that appears t=
o be (at least) comparable for about =C2=A3300 less!
bs
On 2/19/2025 8:36 AM, Robert Markovich wrote:
Many thanks for your recommendation regarding Ahead4Healeys. I=E2=80=99ve n=
ever tried them but will!
Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS
=C2=A0
On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 10:56 AM, Simon Lachlan <simon.lachlan@ale=
xarevel.plus.com> wrote:
It=E2=80=99s been my impression, over the years, that almost everyone is sa=
fer than Moss. That=E2=80=99s purely as an observer/listener to comments ac=
ross the pond as virtually no one in the UK bothers with Moss at all. Yes, =
agreed as to Michael=E2=80=99s comments regarding AHSpares. They sold me a =
dud clutch and, although they replaced it without argument, they were rathe=
r too nonchalant about the whole thing for my liking. Despite several reque=
sts for feedback I never heard anything. I use Ahead4Healeys nowadays. I dr=
opped in on them a few months back and they gave me a tour. All looked pret=
ty efficient. They had small units within doing interiors and panels etc=E2=
=80=A6.all high quality. Impressive!
Simon
=C2=A0
From: Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Robert Markovic=
h via Healeys
Sent: 19 February 2025 15:02
To: Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com>; Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast=
.net>
Cc: Healey, Forum <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods
=C2=A0
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
Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS
=C2=A0
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=A0
Unfortunately, based upon my=C2=A0 experience with several suppliers over t=
he years, as companies get larger they are inclined to emphasize volume ove=
r quality and AH Spares seem to be tracing that path.
=C2=A0
M
=C2=A0
=C2=A0
=C2=A0
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?
On 2/18/2025 5:02 PM, Tom Mitchell 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=A0
Alternator, additional fuses, halogen headlights Toyota transmission, third=
brake light, even (gasp) cruise control. I want my kids and grandkids to b=
e 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 the fatigue of driving=
it is costing me.
I have Mieka seats (not installed) so maybe (my wife doesn=E2=80=99t like t=
hem).=C2=A0
Everything is (so far) easily reversible.=C2=A0
Dr.Mitchell's Gmail
=C2=A0
=C2=A0
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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=C2=A0
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
-----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=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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dnesday, February 19, 2025, 3:24 PM, m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca <m.g.sharp@s=
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Just FYI, Healey Autofarm here in Ontario Canada is a N.A. distributor for =
Ahead4Healeys. You might want to call/email them and see what price t=
hey can provide as they get shipments from them regularly. Aman=
da and Tom there are great to deal with. I have no financial interest=
in the company. <a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" =
shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://autofarm.net/";>https://aut=
ofarm.net/</a></span></p><p class=3D"yiv0928746691MsoNormal"><span style=3D=
"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class=3D"yi=
v0928746691MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-seri=
f;">Cheers, Mirek</span></p><p class=3D"yiv0928746691MsoNormal"><span style=
=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"> </span></p><div id=3D"=
yiv0928746691yqt93080" class=3D"yiv0928746691yqt1610922330"><div><div style=
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<p class=3D"yiv0928746691MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-s=
ize:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US" st=
yle=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"> Healeys <healeys-bounc=
es@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Spidell via Healeys<br clear=
=3D"none"><b>Sent:</b> February 19, 2025 1:13 PM<br clear=3D"none"><b>To:</=
b> Robert Markovich <rmarkovich@aol.com><br clear=3D"none"><b>Cc:</b>=
'Healey, Forum' <healeys@autox.team.net><br clear=3D"none"><b>Subjec=
t:</b> Re: [Healeys] Healey 100 Mods</span></p></div></div><p class=3D"yiv0=
928746691MsoNormal"> </p><p style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt;" class=3D"=
yiv0928746691MsoNormal">Harder to search on their site, but I found a conve=
rsion kit that appears to be (at least) comparable for about =C2=A3300 less=
!<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">bs</p><div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691=
MsoNormal">On 2/19/2025 8:36 AM, Robert Markovich wrote:</p></div><blockquo=
te style=3D"margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"><p style=3D"margin-botto=
m:12.0pt;" class=3D"yiv0928746691MsoNormal">Many thanks for your recommenda=
tion regarding Ahead4Healeys. I=E2=80=99ve never tried them but will!<br cl=
ear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"></p><div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691MsoNormal=
"><a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank" =
href=3D"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100=
661"><span style=3D"font-size:9.0pt;">Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS=
</span></a></p></div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691MsoNormal"> </p><p styl=
e=3D"margin-top:0cm;" class=3D"yiv0928746691yahoo-quoted-begin"><span style=
=3D"font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(123, 106, 246);">On Wednesday, February 1=
9, 2025, 10:56 AM, Simon Lachlan <a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" sh=
ape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com"; target=3D=
"_blank" href=3D"mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com";><simon.lachla=
n@alexarevel.plus.com></a> wrote:</span></p><blockquote style=3D"margin-=
top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"><div id=3D"yiv0928746691"><div><div><p clas=
s=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal"><span style=3D"font-family:serif;">It=E2=80=99=
s been my impression, over the years, that almost everyone is safer than Mo=
ss. That=E2=80=99s purely as an observer/listener to comments across the po=
nd as virtually no one in the UK bothers with Moss at all. Yes, agreed as t=
o Michael=E2=80=99s comments regarding AHSpares. They sold me a dud clutch =
and, although they replaced it without argument, they were rather too nonch=
alant about the whole thing for my liking. Despite several requests for fee=
dback I never heard anything. I use Ahead4Healeys nowadays. I dropped in on=
them a few months back and they gave me a tour. All looked pretty efficien=
t. They had small units within doing interiors and panels etc=E2=80=A6.all =
high quality. Impressive!</span></p><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal"><sp=
an style=3D"font-family:serif;">Simon</span></p><p class=3D"yiv0928746691ms=
onormal"><span style=3D"font-family:serif;"> </span></p><div id=3D"yiv=
0928746691yqt19799"><div><div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1=
1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal"><b><=
span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">From=
:</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans=
-serif;"> Healeys <a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ym=
ailto=3D"mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" href=3D"m=
ailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"><healeys-bounces@autox.team.net>=
;</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Markovich via Healeys<br clear=3D"none"><b=
>Sent:</b> 19 February 2025 15:02<br clear=3D"none"><b>To:</b> Michael Salt=
er <a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto=
:michaelsalter@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:michaelsalter@gm=
ail.com"><michaelsalter@gmail.com></a>; Bob Spidell <a rel=3D"nofollo=
w noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.ne=
t" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.net";><bspidell@comc=
ast.net></a><br clear=3D"none"><b>Cc:</b> Healey, Forum <a rel=3D"nofoll=
ow 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 clear=3D"none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Heal=
ey 100 Mods</span></p></div></div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal"> =
;</p><p style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt;" class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal">Th=
at=E2=80=99s sad to hear as they have seemed to be a safer bet than Moss ov=
er the 25 years I=E2=80=99ve owned Healeys (a BN6, a BN1, and currently a B=
N7). </p><div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal"><a rel=3D"nofollow n=
oopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://apps.a=
pple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661"><span style=3D"fo=
nt-size:9.0pt;">Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS</span></a></p></div><=
p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal"> </p><p style=3D"margin-top:0cm;" c=
lass=3D"yiv0928746691yahoo-quoted-begin"><span style=3D"font-size: 11.5pt; =
color: rgb(132, 115, 255);">On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 9:18 AM, Micha=
el Salter <<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailt=
o=3D"mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:micha=
elsalter@gmail.com">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span></p><block=
quote style=3D"margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"><div id=3D"yiv0928746=
691"><div><div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1">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 p=
urchase something as safety critical as a front brake kit from them. <=
/p><div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1">Unfortunately, based upon my&n=
bsp; experience with several suppliers over the years, as companies get lar=
ger they are inclined to emphasize volume over quality and AH Spares seem t=
o be tracing that path.</p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1">=
</p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1">M</p><div><p clas=
s=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1"> </p><div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msono=
rmal1"> </p></div></div></div></div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal=
1"> </p><div><div id=3D"yiv0928746691yqt53614"><div><p class=3D"yiv092=
8746691msonormal1">On Tue., Feb. 18, 2025, 10:50 p.m. Bob Spidell via Heale=
ys, <<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"m=
ailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:healeys@auto=
x.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</p></div><blockquote styl=
e=3D"border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;=
margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"><=
div><p style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt;" class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1">So=
oooooooooooo ... no one's installed the AHSpares front disk kit?</p><div><p=
class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1">On 2/18/2025 5:02 PM, Tom Mitchell wrote=
:</p></div><blockquote style=3D"margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"><div=
><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1">I love absolutely love driving my Hea=
ley, I=E2=80=99ve driven from Michigan to North and south Carolina, to Verm=
ont to south Dacoda, to North Carolina, back and forth to Kentucky an=
d beyond.</p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1"> I=E2=80=
=99ve done a few reversible upgrades. </p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv09=
28746691msonormal1">Alternator, additional fuses, halogen headlights Toyota=
transmission, third brake light, even (gasp) cruise control. I want my kid=
s and grandkids to be able to drive it. </p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv=
0928746691msonormal1">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.</p></div><div>=
<p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1">I=E2=80=99m in my early 70s, love work=
ing on it, but the fatigue of driving it is costing me.</p></div><div><p cl=
ass=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1">I have Mieka seats (not installed) so maybe=
(my wife doesn=E2=80=99t like them). </p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv09=
28746691msonormal1">Everything is (so far) easily reversible. <br clea=
r=3D"all"><br clear=3D"all"></p><div><div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonorma=
l1">Dr.Mitchell's Gmail</p></div></div></div><div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691=
msonormal1"> </p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1"> =
;</p><div><div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1">On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at=
6:42<span style=3D"font-family:sans-serif;">=E2=80=AF</span>PM Robert Mark=
ovich via Healeys <<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect=
" ymailto=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailt=
o:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</p></div><b=
lockquote style=3D"border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm =
0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bo=
ttom:5.0pt;"><div><p style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt;" class=3D"yiv0928746691=
msonormal1">I believe in keeping my Healey ESSENTIALLY original. But here i=
n America, I like driving it, often to gatherings 100 or more miles aw=
ay. New radial tires add safety and handling while looking mostly original=
=E2=80=94and old as they are, Healeys still handle surprisingly well, espec=
ially on a smooth road. And alternator will charge a battery far better tha=
n the standard generator while a modern fuel pump is likelier to keep worki=
ng=E2=80=94two 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 spe=
nd more time on the road and less time at a service station. </p>=
<div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1"><a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noref=
errer" shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://apps.apple.com/us/a=
pp/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661"><span style=3D"font-size:9.0pt=
;">Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS</span></a></p></div><p class=3D"yi=
v0928746691msonormal1"> </p><p style=3D"margin-top:0cm;"><span style=
=3D"font-size: 11.5pt; 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"; targe=
t=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net<=
/a>> wrote:</span></p><blockquote style=3D"margin-top:5.0pt;margin-botto=
m:5.0pt;"><div><p class=3D"yiv0928746691msonormal1">Bob,<br clear=3D"none">=
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.<br clear=3D"none">When it comes to selling, leave the car origi=
nal and you would get a better price compared to a modified bitser, at leas=
t here in Europe. Here in Europe you rarely would drive an Austin-Healey ov=
er 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 Mo=
ds<br clear=3D"none">Datum: 2025-02-18T18:29:33+0100<br clear=3D"none">Von:=
"Bob Spidell via Healeys" <<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shap=
e=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 clear=
=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 dr=
ive them and the kids and grandkids <br clear=3D"none">(mostly) want nothin=
g to do with them"--and related to a couple ads I've <br clear=3D"none">got=
ten recently from AHSpares--got me to thinking. I've largely kept the <br c=
lear=3D"none">100M my dad found in the local newspaper that we restored tog=
ether <br clear=3D"none">original, but now I'm thinking, pursuant to that c=
onversation, why not <br clear=3D"none">make some 'tweaks' to improve its d=
rive-ability, since it won't end up a <br clear=3D"none">museum piece anywa=
y? In particular: the brakes suck. They're all <br clear=3D"none">new/refur=
bished, 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 bo=
ught it to <br clear=3D"none">install front disks since it was to be his te=
enage daughter's car). <br clear=3D"none">'Spares also hit me with an ad fo=
r an upgraded Panhard kit, which <br clear=3D"none">supposedly improves han=
dling--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">ki=
t (the rotors look a little thin compared to my BJ8's)? FWIW, I'll be <br c=
lear=3D"none">72 this year but can still drive well enough to wrangle a 480=
HP <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, sh=
ould tell me something about my <br clear=3D"none">fitness).<br clear=3D"no=
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