Portland OR, ABFM

[Dug]

In spite of the wet weather, did anyone find something to take home today? Some bit they were hoping to find? The swap meet was a bit smaller but....
Dug

 

[Pythias]

I found a part I'd given up hoping to find several years ago. The part is so rare an hard to find that not only does it not have a part number from the usual supects, but there's not even a drawing of it in the catalogs. It's that little bracket that the emergency brake cable barrel fits into that's over the rear axle. Only place I've seen 'em is ON cars. ....

Now if only I could find some of the T-bolts that hold the trim onto the rear cockpit of a MK III Sprite.........

 

[Dug]

I picked up a couple of intake manifolds. They are for an A-series engine. Cool thing was the “Healey” name and part number cast on the side. I haven’t seen these before, anyone know of the origins of this style of manifold?

Dug

 

[jlaird]

Neat.

 

[Billm]

Those look short enough to be Mini manifolds but I don't remember anyone ever mentioning them, and Healy didn't seem to do much with Mini's so I don't know!
Bill

 

[nomad]

These look like reproductions of the racing manifold's fitted to John Sprinzels "Sebring Sprite". Jonathon Whitehouse Bird,I believe, did a great article on the restoration of EAO 410 sebring sprite alloy coupe. Start Googleing and I believe you will come up with very interesting info.
KA

 

[Dug]

Thank you KA, I suspect that the inlets are indeed some of the Donald Healey performance parts the Healey's sold. Given the goggle find that all the Healey parts started with a “Q”.
I do think it strange there is no porting provision for a balance pipe as with the Sprinzel style. I’ll do more digging to verify them, kinda fun to run across them. The guy who had them was asking $5.00 for the pair, I didn’t dicker.

Dug

 

[jlaird]

Wonders how they will work without the balance pipe. Would make adjusting carbs intresting.

 

[jollyroger]

The Q was the prefix for SCCA legal performance parts factory supplied parts in the early 60's I think?
The balance tube could be added by the builder. I beieve some ran without the balance tube. Needless to say some of the factory mods did not work very good
Cheers
Jolly

 

[jlaird]

Long time no see Jolly. Miss Agatha waves as well.