Great video! Seams that the Austin Healey is way easier that the MGB reassembly and alignment.

I'm happy to hear you liked my suggestion of the Phoenix. Green Phoenix sounds great. Thanks

New shop looks great ..

Good job, thank you

Except for the very last model I have a soft spot for big Healey. My first drive was in a 100M. 14 years of age with a pillow behind my back so I could reach the pedals.Favourite model 100/6 with overdrive. Least favourite the last model. Engine with 7 bearing crank just did not rev & drove like a slug. One year the 3000s had triple carbs. They weren’t a great success.

@mgbgtguy

2 ай бұрын

I haven’t played with a lot of big Healeys, so I don’t really have a favorite other than I do like the looks and purity of the earlier cars

Exactly what I needed to put this collection of Rube Golberg machines travelling in close formation back together. Any idea why Healy went to so much trouble to make things as difficult as possible with these cars? Now get back to Ginzu.

@IVAN-bs5bq

3 ай бұрын

They must have been a right bunch of jokers , if there is a easy way to do a job they made it harder !

Great video! Thanks for showing how it's done! I know you mentioned part numbers for the rubber seal used (MGB....) but at almost 4.00 a foot, there are alot of rolls of rubber on Amazon ranging anywhere from 1/32 to 1/8". I bought 1/16" and it's very difficult to try and get on. I would sure like to know what thickness the rubber you used is. I see the comments below about the same question, but I see no measurements. Any chance of getting that from you? It would be very helpful! Thanks again for a superb video!

@mgbgtguy

3 ай бұрын

Well, the seal used on the MGB isn’t actually rubber. It’s more of an asphalt based material, which is why it works better. It will squish more and conform to the space as well as do a good job holding in place.

68? I thought production ended in 1967?

@mgbgtguy

Жыл бұрын

It’s a very late production car, they stopped building them in Dec 67. Some sources quote 68 as last year, while a lot of them say 67. The owner of this car says it is titled as a 68.

@johnsims2728

Жыл бұрын

@@mgbgtguy Got ya. I did not know that. Cheers!

Sir what was the gasket you used in the channel it sounded like winglet window sold by the foot

@mgbgtguy

10 ай бұрын

Yep, that’s what it was. I used the stuff listed for the MGB as I knew it would do what I wanted, but the one listed for the Healey might work just as well

@robertbowie6306

10 ай бұрын

Thank you

Most British cars sold in the USA were titled by the year of sale, not the year of manufacture.

Can you tell us what the thickness is of the rubber material you used, in inches. 3/32, 1/16, 3/64, etc? Can you also tell us where you purchased the material?

@mgbgtguy

Жыл бұрын

I can’t find the scrap left over from doing that to measure it, but I used Moss part #282-095 glazing rubber. It is sold by the foot, and is used for MGB vent windows. The glazing rubber for the Healey vent windows might work too, but I can’t confirm that