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We bought a partially disassembled 1962 BJ7 back in the early 80s from the 2nd owner, with about 65000 miles on it from new. Got a few miles on it a couple of summers after paint and bodywork, but never properly finished all the outstanding work (time, energy, money - the usual suspects).
Had a swack of assembly work and updates done by a shop the winter of 07/08, but still niggling details and didn't really drive it. The same good guys just finished up (added power assist for brakes; adjusted bonnet; etc. etc.) last week and I took the bus up to Edmonton (about 3 hours drive north of here) and drove it home this afternoon- first real drive in a Healey ever; first real highway mileage.
Wonderful! The top was up for the first half of the journey and it was solid with no flapping or drumming; oil stayed about 40 psi and temp about 170 degrees F in first half; 35 psi and 180 or so second half (the rad looks low); the car loved long sweeping turns, staying perfectly flat. I'd remembered the seats as being too vertical and the hood too long; not true. Foward visibility is great; seats worked just fine (maybe some tweaking in the future); the O/D was a joy to flip back and forth through; the ride was great. It still pops out of 2nd (rebuilt trans; second series of detent spring adjustments) but so be it! I just won't worry about that detail, and we can drive it!
Really feeling tickled over having it running and complete!
Doug
Had a swack of assembly work and updates done by a shop the winter of 07/08, but still niggling details and didn't really drive it. The same good guys just finished up (added power assist for brakes; adjusted bonnet; etc. etc.) last week and I took the bus up to Edmonton (about 3 hours drive north of here) and drove it home this afternoon- first real drive in a Healey ever; first real highway mileage.
Wonderful! The top was up for the first half of the journey and it was solid with no flapping or drumming; oil stayed about 40 psi and temp about 170 degrees F in first half; 35 psi and 180 or so second half (the rad looks low); the car loved long sweeping turns, staying perfectly flat. I'd remembered the seats as being too vertical and the hood too long; not true. Foward visibility is great; seats worked just fine (maybe some tweaking in the future); the O/D was a joy to flip back and forth through; the ride was great. It still pops out of 2nd (rebuilt trans; second series of detent spring adjustments) but so be it! I just won't worry about that detail, and we can drive it!
Really feeling tickled over having it running and complete!
Doug
