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John, Someday I need to have a beer with you. James From: John Grady <jkg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> i had a real healey le mans 100-4 , aluminum body parts and all , (2 seats , not 4 ) Worth ? 250 today ? in mid 60’s i put a 265 chev then a 300 hp 62 chev 327 with T 10 4 speed into it . Engine was set back such that distance between u joints was 8 ” ( had to cut ends off U joint forging ). I used two 57 plymouth hanging pedals to do that . Hydraulic clutch from Ford truck . Broke healey axles first day with 327 . put
your elbow on valve cover if so inclined . So wanting to keep wire wheels, put a whole jag 120 axle under it , big and littles before hot rod guys , nice rake . Jag has 16” wheels and cool knockoffs . Traction bars made of 1” threaded rod . That car cost me my license , it would wheel stand just like a motorcycle in first . Up in air like that one night showing off at 2 AM in the middle of Harvard square , lost control , into a store . Charlie’s Kitchen played a role .25 16 oz buds. Janis Joplin at Harvard stadium ( last concert they ever had there , you know why ), Jug Band at club 47 Newport Folk riot , Healey was there! Those cobras were getting faster than my 392 mopar had to do something ! exhaust on healey exited by grey painted 2” electrical sweep elbows just behind front wheels ( when open ) screw on pipe caps ——car was in prime .. That and later on, a red real hemi cuda 4 speed , w cuda package , a stripper — , radio delete etc 4:11 ( 2M $ today?) are cars I should have left alone . Hemi cuda got to 480” and reverse pattern torquflight . can’t get power to ground
on street , like driving on ice . But healey sure could do that! Still got beat — by 480” olds in 50 olds coupe , J2 intake , end two carbs were running methanol , two gas tanks B and M hydro stick (4;1 first) and 4:11 gear too .How about that idea!!! guy was smart . It smelled like a model airplane
when he got in it . He was two cars in front of anybody in the first second , you could never catch him even if gaining Mentioning that healey got me going … john G ( nothing like 20 yo and a really fast car… if you like jail ) . But still , would like to repeat that tonight! Sent from my iPhone
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