One of the difficult jobs when repairing or restoring the steering box or steering idler on an Austin Healey 100 – MkIII is the removal of the steering levers. These levers are fitted on to a tapered spline and without the correct tool can be very hard to release without damaging the steering box, steering… Continue reading Austin Healey Steering Lever Removal
Category: Healey Stuff
Healey #174..Original Dash Paint…A Real Mindbender
In my continuing efforts to accurately archive as many details of this very early Austin Healey 100Â as I can I have spent time gently sanding through the paint on the dash in an attempt to determine its original colour. I want to emphasize that all I am doing here is cataloging what I’m finding… Continue reading Healey #174..Original Dash Paint…A Real Mindbender
Austin Healey #174…What colour was the frame?
One of the things I tried to take particular care to record as I took this car apart was any evidence of original paint. There has been much discussion about what colour the frame and inner body of these early cars was originally. Many owners have reported finding that the frame and inner body, and… Continue reading Austin Healey #174…What colour was the frame?
Austin Healey #174….Unusual Front Fenders
Now that I have had the body panels for this car chemically cleaned I am able to see some details on the front fenders which are rather unusual and not evident on later versions. THE FENDER VENT CUT OUTS First is the strange way that the vent holes have been manufactured (that’s if you do… Continue reading Austin Healey #174….Unusual Front Fenders
Austin Healey #174 Healey Grey??….Paint History
When I received the Heritage Certificate for this car I was surprised to note that the original colour was noted as “Healey Grey”. I have not been a close follower of all the work that people have done on these very interesting “early” cars so was not aware of the discussion that had gone on… Continue reading Austin Healey #174 Healey Grey??….Paint History
The Story and Disassembly of Austin Healey 100 Number 174
This very early Austin Healey 100 has the serial number is 142618 making it the 150th production car (the first production car as body #24) and it left Longbridge on 25 August 1953. I know almost nothing about the history of the car other than it was sold on eBay to the person from whom… Continue reading The Story and Disassembly of Austin Healey 100 Number 174
Austin Healey Roadster Windshield Post Repair
The windshield frame on the pre-1963 6 cylinder Healeys is secured to the windshield posts with four 10/24 chromed Phillips head steel screws. The 100 posts used 10/32 threads. If the windshield has been fitted to a car that has been winter driven in areas where road salt is used it is very unlikely that… Continue reading Austin Healey Roadster Windshield Post Repair
Valve Seat Recession ….at last
Back in the early ‘80s the word on the street was that all little British Cars were doomed. Unleaded gas was coming, the sky was going to fall, and the exhaust valve seats in the Austin, MG and Triumph engines we all love to tinker with, which were made from cast iron, would be destroyed… Continue reading Valve Seat Recession ….at last
Steve Pike’s Repro Hardtop
When we were in Victoria in March 2008 we stayed with long time friends Steve and Helen Pike in Bacchus Marsh. Steve has a Healey shop which specializes in Healeys with a particular emphasis on 100Ss!!! He has restored many Healeys and the quality of the work he produces is second to none. While we… Continue reading Steve Pike’s Repro Hardtop
Restored Healey Body Panels
I’m not trying to make things difficult but I have found that describing corroded or damaged body panels is impossible therefore I have decided to sell the few that I have left in stock in restored condition only. The restoration work has, or will be, done by a former employee who used to do all… Continue reading Restored Healey Body Panels