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Well Bob... first I need to install my very slick new brakes!!… 4 piston aluminum calipers with vented rotors!.. very excited to see how these perform.

Fosseway brakes S50 1713.jpg

Steve
 
Nice! I checked-out Fosseway's product a while ago; it always amazes me that companies are willing to engineer modern improvements to Big Healeys'--let's face it--ancient design (I suspect modern CAD/manufacturing can take the credit).
 
Steve,

After admiring the metal work you did and although it is not something I would do myself, I still have to raise one question on how this design allows for normal water runoff (ok, I realize most of us never drive the Healeys in the rain, so if that is the solution, I accept that).

Unless I am grossly mistaken, under normal circumstances, rain runoff would exit via the continuous aluminum cowl's channel along side the hood to the forward section. Your design appears to allow water runoff to simple drip along all three sides onto engine compartment below (eg. carb's air filters), not to mention water runoff accumulating and traveling downward from the upper beginning of the hood.

Again, your works looks great and I can only wish to have the expertise and skills you have.

Just wondering if I missed something not mentioned or that I overlooked here.

My apologies in advance if I goofed.

Paul
 
Paul,
First off .. no offense taken ... always open to questions … or pointing out an oversight.

So couple things, the earlier pictures may not have done a good job of showing that the channel for water under the hood opening does still exist... albeit with a couple of small gaps. So as you suggested, while I don't willingly/knowingly take the car out in bad weather, certainly I could get caught out in a rain storm. I expect the modified water channel will carry most of it... okay let's say 90%ish... but, yes, some will slip between the crevasse and get in the engine compartment. But, it was never an issue on my last build, and I don't anticipate an issue on this one.

What this picture also shows, is the reworked pedal box. I've lower the pedal box 1 1/2" to give the fuel injection fuel rail a bit more room. The modification doesn't do any harm to the driver's use of pedals as I just shortened the accelerator the same 1 1/2"... so to the driver it's just the same. Also, I kept the factory folds so, once cleaned up and painted, it looks just like the factory's but a bit lower.

One last thing, while I would love to accept credit for the lovely aluminum work, I can't... that is all my young friend Chris Mack. Chris is phenomenal with aluminum. My only contribution on the aluminum is thinking up strange and unusual projects to challenge him with... according to Chris... I stretch him with my requests. That said, I never doubt his abilities to deliver with whatever I think up.

AH Carb Acess panel S50 1359.jpg

Cheers,
Steve
 
HealeyPassion said:
Paul,
First off .. no offense taken ... always open to questions … or pointing out an oversight.

So couple things, the earlier pictures may not have done a good job of showing that the channel for water under the hood opening does still exist... albeit with a couple of small gaps. So as you suggested, while I don't willingly/knowingly take the car out in bad weather, certainly I could get caught out in a rain storm. I expect the modified water channel will carry most of it... okay let's say 90%ish... but, yes, some will slip between the crevasse and get in the engine compartment. But, it was never an issue on my last build, and I don't anticipate an issue on this one.

What this picture also shows, is the reworked pedal box. I've lower the pedal box 1 1/2" to give the fuel injection fuel rail a bit more room. The modification doesn't do any harm to the driver's use of pedals as I just shortened the accelerator the same 1 1/2"... so to the driver it's just the same. Also, I kept the factory folds so, once cleaned up and painted, it looks just like the factory's but a bit lower.

One last thing, while I would love to accept credit for the lovely aluminum work, I can't... that is all my young friend Chris Mack. Chris is phenomenal with aluminum. My only contribution on the aluminum is thinking up strange and unusual projects to challenge him with... according to Chris... I stretch him with my requests. That said, I never doubt his abilities to deliver with whatever I think up.

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Cheers,
Steve
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Hi Steve,

Thank you for your kind response. Believe me, I felt pretty awkward bringing up a possible negative over something that was done so positive and professional. And I only wish I already had the skills to work with aluminum (or any nonferrous metal, for that matter) like your friend, Chris has.

Again, very nicely done and to be even more specific, the spacing of the curves as well as the straight lines are so equidistant (and with the "correct" proportions of all eased edges), it actually is most aesthetically pleasing to the eye.

Still, I felt inclined to bring it up the matter of runoff. Agreed, valid question. And thanks for showing.

Enjoy,

Paul.
 
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