Where are all the people and traffic. perhaps they stayed in knowing you were out in your beautiful Healey.
@bobgrim96053 ай бұрын
Beautiful tri -carb ! Best looking of all the Austin-Healeys
@lloyd3563 ай бұрын
Why in low gear with clutch off when cold engine start?
@curbozerboomer17734 ай бұрын
Why did the Healey 3-carb disappear after that one year, 1962? Were those carbs all that difficult?
@uweheinrich6784 Жыл бұрын
I have a 2015 981GTS. Can I get a quote? Is the access to the engine faster and easier with the new cover?
@zeblackboi Жыл бұрын
i notice there is an engine whine to the vehicle. Is that normal? i have the same problem with my 981 s.
@RuTube981Ай бұрын
I have the same whine on my 981 s. It’s normal
@scottsmith7337 Жыл бұрын
Is this a Base Cayman or an S?
@artmichaelsen416 Жыл бұрын
While in the Navy stationed out of Norfolk, VA I bought my first Healey, a 1958 100/6. Sold it a few years later and bought a 1964 3000 with roll up windows and an attached top. When our daughter was born, I sold it and bought a new 1968 VW bug. I tried to buy another Healey after the kids were out of college, but the prices were made it untouchable. I bought a Miata instead.
@curbozerboomer17734 ай бұрын
IMO, you did the right thing...Those big Healeys were lovable, but just typically British--poor reliability. Miatas are excellent overall--the only thing you miss with that car, is the forbidding sound of that Healey 6 cylinder!...I think the Healeys, along with the XKEs, had the most enjoyable, "macho" sounding exhaust notes of any foreign sports car! BTW, my favorite big Healey would be the 1963 model, roll-up windows, but retaining that older-style, classic dash set up. I thought the fake wood-grain of the last gen Healeys did not do the car justice.
@maudlewis8536 Жыл бұрын
You can hear so much more of the engine. Looks great too. When I get a Cayman this will be a definite upgrade.
@williamjackson5357 Жыл бұрын
How much is this clear engine cover and how can I buy one ?
@ilfred6857 Жыл бұрын
Congratulations, how wonderful. Technical question: what footwear do you wear to drive? Or do you drive barefoot?
@matthewwilson15282 жыл бұрын
My grandpa has an Austin Healey 1962 3000mkII sitting in his garage. The starter is broken, and the gears have been frozen. So currently it’s sitting there on a jack with boxes piled up on it and my grandma wants to sell it.
@jeffhildreth92442 жыл бұрын
That is not a crash box, it is a three synchro.. no synchro on first. No offense here, but there is limited interest in watching someone drive a car with a back mounted, forward positioned camera. . Show me the car in action.
@clb37752 жыл бұрын
No offense taken. You are pretty late to the party tho...as I replied elsewhere in this video that the car was for sale and was sold a year and a half ago. Where is your video of your tri-carb "in action"?
@curbozerboomer17734 ай бұрын
I found the vid to be very sufficient. It took me back 55 years, when I drove a 1959 100-6 model. The sound of that engine is sublime--even better than a V8 burble!...but I think the Jag XKE exhaust sounded even better than the Healey.
@jeffhildreth92444 ай бұрын
@@curbozerboomer1773 "very sufficient", are you serious? Very sufficient?
@sampamba5172 жыл бұрын
Wow, It looks differrent, have been wanting something like this for my 981 CS, Thx will connect with the guy making it.
@clb37752 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Also, check out the link OneTimeCS has on the forum for the "centerpiece" that he's designing to go in between the red intake covers...completes the look.
@Thejoyofdriving12 жыл бұрын
Why are you short-shifting, out of curiosity?
@clb37752 жыл бұрын
In both runs, I start the drive in "automatic" tranny mode...so the car is shifting on it's own...and apparently short shifting. Later in each drive I switch to "manual" shifting using the paddles on the steering wheel...and was shifting right before the rev limiter kicks in. Also, I'm not on a closed course...so I'm trying to be inconspicuous 😁 while still getting enough noises from the intake and tranny to hear the differences between the stock engine cover and clear engine cover inside the cab.
@kellygregg36882 жыл бұрын
Aloha 🤙, looks great! Where can I get it?
@clb37752 жыл бұрын
The link is in the description...
@kellygregg36882 жыл бұрын
@@clb3775 thanks, yea I left my contact info. Hope to hear from you soon.🤙
@clb37752 жыл бұрын
@@kellygregg3688 I'm not the one who makes these...as I say in the description, member OneTimeCS is the guy that makes these. I saw you posted on the forum...I'm sure he'll contact you. Good luck!
@terrychilds71552 жыл бұрын
How about a glass engine cover
@larryjepeal44092 жыл бұрын
I drove my 66 Healey everyday for about 2 years, and I did not use 1st gear very often.
@5050kas2 жыл бұрын
sounds about the same to me louder the better in there.
@ronmilne35832 жыл бұрын
Steven McCullough said his Austin Healey did 140mph? I find that hard to believe..Your thoughts CLB.
@curbozerboomer17734 ай бұрын
No Healy could hit that speed!...although there was a Rootes-modified special edition Healey, that was extensively tweaked to 250hp, better suspension and gearbox, etc. It was a real track monster, and could likely hit 140 without falling apart!
@ronmilne35832 жыл бұрын
When I was 21 back in 1963 and in the Air Force I bought a 1959 Austin Healey100-6 for $800.00...Got orders to ship out to Turkey and sold it.Thank God the orders were cancelled. Then bought a 1964 TR 4 IRS for $1400.....I still miss them and will be 79 in October of this year.
@sreeramsharath30192 жыл бұрын
At 1:00 after you just shifted to 4th, you turned a switch on and before downshifting, you turned it off. What's that switch for ?
@clb37752 жыл бұрын
Electronic overdrive...5th gear.
@MsCliveharper3 жыл бұрын
Engine cover look great, sound is the same
@JBFromOZ3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the drive! Looking great
@cayman98153 жыл бұрын
As a Cayman owner, I can only admire this. Great job.
@clb37753 жыл бұрын
Planet 9 member OneTimeCS is the guy who designed, developed, tested and now sells these. The link to the thread is in the description above. Pretty amazing and detailed process where he documents the whole thing over the course of a couple of years. He spent a lot of time getting the cover to "sound" good by using the right amount of sealing material with the cover. My video is to verify the sound tests he ran when he was developing the cover...and his results and mine are the same. The observed volume is the same as the stock cover...the frequencies are different with the clear cover as is able to be heard in my video...especially with headphones or a nice sound system.
@zayedaslam41683 жыл бұрын
That cover looks great! Where can I find one for sale?
@clb37753 жыл бұрын
Go to www.planet-9.com/threads/981-clear-engine-cover.224633/page-11 and comment to member OneTimeCS your wish for info on a cover.
@number84853 жыл бұрын
Looks and sounds spot on
@heatmoon3 жыл бұрын
I have a white truck me with red interior. A 63. Is that paint the way the factory did it. I wanted to keep it white but a little flare like that would be great. Beauty. And the sound of that straight 6 is like nothing else in VW heard it when it’s working.
@Jim292923 жыл бұрын
I came here for tanks, i got cars
@JBFromOZ3 жыл бұрын
what a nice drive! thanks mate!
@StephenRosenbach3 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Thanks so much, I really enjoyed your video. I didn't catch the name of the blog you mentioned. Sounded like "Jim Ledner," but I didn't find anything when I googled that. Could you please write it out for us? Thanks!
@clb37753 жыл бұрын
Well, it's for sale on Bring A Trailer bringatrailer.com/listing/1962-austin-healey-3000-bt7-4-seat-roadster-18/
@enzok64143 жыл бұрын
that looks like a lot more thrust with a 3s. Great job! Would be awesome with flaps.
@stevenpdxedu3 жыл бұрын
The clacky electric fuel pump sound at start-up is normal, my 106 sounded exactly the same. You're gonna love the electric over drive in 3rd and 4th. I expect you'll learn to gear match soon enough. They are surprisingly fast, an honest 140 mph with thrilling handling in the twisties & good road feel. May I suggest that you be very careful in first, the gear chips easily. Beautiful restoration BTW. Green with envy! Thanks for sharing.
@victorschepers62864 жыл бұрын
I don’t like the gearbox noice???😢🇳🇱😉
@clb37754 жыл бұрын
It drives fine as is, but it's probably time for a transmission rebuild with new syncros...something for the next owner to have done.
@victorschepers62864 жыл бұрын
Side pipes is nicer👍🇳🇱😉
@cesar680334 жыл бұрын
Which esc did u use and what’s the specs on the 4s battery that u flew in this video
@gavynnenninger72904 жыл бұрын
Does it take premium gas? What oil does it take?
@stevenpdxedu3 жыл бұрын
In it's day it would run on regular (it basically has a truck engine) but now days it would struggle (ping). The real issue would be ethanol. The original rubber wouldn't have been ethanol friendly. This car being as valuable as it is has most likely been converted to tolerate ethanol. I owned mine in the1970's and it did just fine on regular. During the late 1960's and early 1970's, premium pump gas had octanes of 98-102, regular 97-93. The downdraft SUs and timing could be tuned for less but at a loss in performance. So, my guess is that it just depends on what you want and your budget. These cars were designed to run on leaded gasoline and to use a quart of oil every 2000 miles (at least) so, there's more to it than one might think if you want to keep them running. A puff of smoke at start-up is normal. Originally they took standard 30 wt. in summer. Many ran heaver oil (a mistake) to stop the car smoking. I would run a led additive and octane booster nowadays. Hope this helps.
@pietfourie98004 жыл бұрын
The first time I saw an Austin Healey was in 1958, I was 16 years old and I had just started to work. It became my dream car then and at the age of almost 78 it is still my dream car. Had many other cars but the Healey remains the dream. Terrific sound. I envy you guys very much. Enjoy the ride.Regards from South Africa
@stereolababy4 жыл бұрын
holy brick mailboxes batman
@clb37754 жыл бұрын
Just keep it between the mayo and mustard and you'll be fine, boy wonder.
@xKmotx4 жыл бұрын
I had a '67 BJ8. Drove it all across the US and Canada when I owned it. Had a real love affair with that car! Some unsolicited advice: Pull it into 2nd gear before snicking it into 1st gear. When selecting OD, push in the clutch just like you are shifting a gear. It will go into OD immediately and save the OD clutches. :)
@clb37754 жыл бұрын
Nice tips...thanks.
@PaulRentz4 жыл бұрын
My '59 3000 wasn't synchro in first, is that what you're referring to? No OD on that one either.
@xKmotx4 жыл бұрын
@@PaulRentz Yes, that is the reason. Pulling into 2nd gear stops things from rotating and when you then push into 1st gear there is no gnashing of the gear teeth. 🙂
@ClassicMan34 жыл бұрын
Dream car
@clb37754 жыл бұрын
Soon to be for sale...
@terryallen95464 жыл бұрын
Too bad you don't have some tight tracks thru the wine country to take. I used to really thow my 3000 around.
@clb37754 жыл бұрын
I know, right? Only thing I have here in Cajun Country (south Louisiana) is country roads thru the swamp...
@terryallen95464 жыл бұрын
Ha! Banking off a gator, works!
@PaulRentz4 жыл бұрын
Storm King Highway along the Hudson was my favorite drive with my 1959 3000! This isn't me but you get the idea! kzread.info/dash/bejne/nqR50baYodDfc7g.html
@waltpartymiller68024 жыл бұрын
My best friend's parents bought him a '62 triple carb 4 seater in Healey Blue over blue interior, for his 16th birthday in 1967. We were cruising along, as he told me that his parents had warned him against 'speeding'. We come to a stop sign, as he pulls away he floors it through 1st, then 2nd- the car roars. I yelled over the din "Thought you weren't going to speed." He yells back: "I'm not, just getting up to the speed limit."
@clb37754 жыл бұрын
I had several Porsches before this car..."getting up to the speed limit" very quickly was the thing that brought me great joy...besides the cornering and the braking (lol).
@JustFlyIt094 жыл бұрын
That is really an impressive video. Your plane sounds and looks amazing!
@shaun47874 жыл бұрын
Very nicely done. I need to do that with my UMX P-51D BL. Would you mind to share build log, wiring setup for the AS3X board and TX, parts(retract source)?
@radarice24 жыл бұрын
I bought my 1960 3000 Austin Healey Mark I while stationed in Iceland in late 1959. It was a 2 seater with road speed tires, Le Mans headlights, wire wheels, 2 gear overdrive, and a radio equipped with short-wave. My 2-seater had more room in the truck than the 4-seater because the spare tire was located right behind the front seats. The side windows were plastic and were hard to open while driving. It also took me awhile to master getting the thing in to reverse gear. I brought the car back to the USA in Jan 1960 and kept it until just before my marriage in the summer of 1961 when I traded it in for - would you believe - a 1961 4-door Nash Rambler. (What we do for love.)
@terryallen95464 жыл бұрын
I bought my 1960 about 8 years later in high school. My first car.
@clb37754 жыл бұрын
Nice. I actually got two Healeys when I made this purchase...this 62 tri-carb and a 63 bring back from Germany with the euro lights. Both were stored in a building for about 12 years. This car took 6 years since then to get into the shape it's in...I gave the 63 to my friend for him to restore.
@brianruskin92414 жыл бұрын
I only had the opportunity of driving a 3000 once but I have to say that this was a memorable experience which has stood out for me over almost 55 years of driving. Such a delight, such an elegant thing of beauty so much pure fun.
@bradbutler68614 жыл бұрын
Crash not wreck
@clb37754 жыл бұрын
I know, right? When I walked up to it, the was so much crashage around...I thought I was gonna have to call a crasher truck to pick up the pieces.
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Where are all the people and traffic. perhaps they stayed in knowing you were out in your beautiful Healey.
Beautiful tri -carb ! Best looking of all the Austin-Healeys
Why in low gear with clutch off when cold engine start?
Why did the Healey 3-carb disappear after that one year, 1962? Were those carbs all that difficult?
I have a 2015 981GTS. Can I get a quote? Is the access to the engine faster and easier with the new cover?
i notice there is an engine whine to the vehicle. Is that normal? i have the same problem with my 981 s.
I have the same whine on my 981 s. It’s normal
Is this a Base Cayman or an S?
While in the Navy stationed out of Norfolk, VA I bought my first Healey, a 1958 100/6. Sold it a few years later and bought a 1964 3000 with roll up windows and an attached top. When our daughter was born, I sold it and bought a new 1968 VW bug. I tried to buy another Healey after the kids were out of college, but the prices were made it untouchable. I bought a Miata instead.
IMO, you did the right thing...Those big Healeys were lovable, but just typically British--poor reliability. Miatas are excellent overall--the only thing you miss with that car, is the forbidding sound of that Healey 6 cylinder!...I think the Healeys, along with the XKEs, had the most enjoyable, "macho" sounding exhaust notes of any foreign sports car! BTW, my favorite big Healey would be the 1963 model, roll-up windows, but retaining that older-style, classic dash set up. I thought the fake wood-grain of the last gen Healeys did not do the car justice.
You can hear so much more of the engine. Looks great too. When I get a Cayman this will be a definite upgrade.
How much is this clear engine cover and how can I buy one ?
Congratulations, how wonderful. Technical question: what footwear do you wear to drive? Or do you drive barefoot?
My grandpa has an Austin Healey 1962 3000mkII sitting in his garage. The starter is broken, and the gears have been frozen. So currently it’s sitting there on a jack with boxes piled up on it and my grandma wants to sell it.
That is not a crash box, it is a three synchro.. no synchro on first. No offense here, but there is limited interest in watching someone drive a car with a back mounted, forward positioned camera. . Show me the car in action.
No offense taken. You are pretty late to the party tho...as I replied elsewhere in this video that the car was for sale and was sold a year and a half ago. Where is your video of your tri-carb "in action"?
I found the vid to be very sufficient. It took me back 55 years, when I drove a 1959 100-6 model. The sound of that engine is sublime--even better than a V8 burble!...but I think the Jag XKE exhaust sounded even better than the Healey.
@@curbozerboomer1773 "very sufficient", are you serious? Very sufficient?
Wow, It looks differrent, have been wanting something like this for my 981 CS, Thx will connect with the guy making it.
Thanks! Also, check out the link OneTimeCS has on the forum for the "centerpiece" that he's designing to go in between the red intake covers...completes the look.
Why are you short-shifting, out of curiosity?
In both runs, I start the drive in "automatic" tranny mode...so the car is shifting on it's own...and apparently short shifting. Later in each drive I switch to "manual" shifting using the paddles on the steering wheel...and was shifting right before the rev limiter kicks in. Also, I'm not on a closed course...so I'm trying to be inconspicuous 😁 while still getting enough noises from the intake and tranny to hear the differences between the stock engine cover and clear engine cover inside the cab.
Aloha 🤙, looks great! Where can I get it?
The link is in the description...
@@clb3775 thanks, yea I left my contact info. Hope to hear from you soon.🤙
@@kellygregg3688 I'm not the one who makes these...as I say in the description, member OneTimeCS is the guy that makes these. I saw you posted on the forum...I'm sure he'll contact you. Good luck!
How about a glass engine cover
I drove my 66 Healey everyday for about 2 years, and I did not use 1st gear very often.
sounds about the same to me louder the better in there.
Steven McCullough said his Austin Healey did 140mph? I find that hard to believe..Your thoughts CLB.
No Healy could hit that speed!...although there was a Rootes-modified special edition Healey, that was extensively tweaked to 250hp, better suspension and gearbox, etc. It was a real track monster, and could likely hit 140 without falling apart!
When I was 21 back in 1963 and in the Air Force I bought a 1959 Austin Healey100-6 for $800.00...Got orders to ship out to Turkey and sold it.Thank God the orders were cancelled. Then bought a 1964 TR 4 IRS for $1400.....I still miss them and will be 79 in October of this year.
At 1:00 after you just shifted to 4th, you turned a switch on and before downshifting, you turned it off. What's that switch for ?
Electronic overdrive...5th gear.
Engine cover look great, sound is the same
Thanks for the drive! Looking great
As a Cayman owner, I can only admire this. Great job.
Planet 9 member OneTimeCS is the guy who designed, developed, tested and now sells these. The link to the thread is in the description above. Pretty amazing and detailed process where he documents the whole thing over the course of a couple of years. He spent a lot of time getting the cover to "sound" good by using the right amount of sealing material with the cover. My video is to verify the sound tests he ran when he was developing the cover...and his results and mine are the same. The observed volume is the same as the stock cover...the frequencies are different with the clear cover as is able to be heard in my video...especially with headphones or a nice sound system.
That cover looks great! Where can I find one for sale?
Go to www.planet-9.com/threads/981-clear-engine-cover.224633/page-11 and comment to member OneTimeCS your wish for info on a cover.
Looks and sounds spot on
I have a white truck me with red interior. A 63. Is that paint the way the factory did it. I wanted to keep it white but a little flare like that would be great. Beauty. And the sound of that straight 6 is like nothing else in VW heard it when it’s working.
I came here for tanks, i got cars
what a nice drive! thanks mate!
Excellent! Thanks so much, I really enjoyed your video. I didn't catch the name of the blog you mentioned. Sounded like "Jim Ledner," but I didn't find anything when I googled that. Could you please write it out for us? Thanks!
Well, it's for sale on Bring A Trailer bringatrailer.com/listing/1962-austin-healey-3000-bt7-4-seat-roadster-18/
that looks like a lot more thrust with a 3s. Great job! Would be awesome with flaps.
The clacky electric fuel pump sound at start-up is normal, my 106 sounded exactly the same. You're gonna love the electric over drive in 3rd and 4th. I expect you'll learn to gear match soon enough. They are surprisingly fast, an honest 140 mph with thrilling handling in the twisties & good road feel. May I suggest that you be very careful in first, the gear chips easily. Beautiful restoration BTW. Green with envy! Thanks for sharing.
I don’t like the gearbox noice???😢🇳🇱😉
It drives fine as is, but it's probably time for a transmission rebuild with new syncros...something for the next owner to have done.
Side pipes is nicer👍🇳🇱😉
Which esc did u use and what’s the specs on the 4s battery that u flew in this video
Does it take premium gas? What oil does it take?
In it's day it would run on regular (it basically has a truck engine) but now days it would struggle (ping). The real issue would be ethanol. The original rubber wouldn't have been ethanol friendly. This car being as valuable as it is has most likely been converted to tolerate ethanol. I owned mine in the1970's and it did just fine on regular. During the late 1960's and early 1970's, premium pump gas had octanes of 98-102, regular 97-93. The downdraft SUs and timing could be tuned for less but at a loss in performance. So, my guess is that it just depends on what you want and your budget. These cars were designed to run on leaded gasoline and to use a quart of oil every 2000 miles (at least) so, there's more to it than one might think if you want to keep them running. A puff of smoke at start-up is normal. Originally they took standard 30 wt. in summer. Many ran heaver oil (a mistake) to stop the car smoking. I would run a led additive and octane booster nowadays. Hope this helps.
The first time I saw an Austin Healey was in 1958, I was 16 years old and I had just started to work. It became my dream car then and at the age of almost 78 it is still my dream car. Had many other cars but the Healey remains the dream. Terrific sound. I envy you guys very much. Enjoy the ride.Regards from South Africa
holy brick mailboxes batman
Just keep it between the mayo and mustard and you'll be fine, boy wonder.
I had a '67 BJ8. Drove it all across the US and Canada when I owned it. Had a real love affair with that car! Some unsolicited advice: Pull it into 2nd gear before snicking it into 1st gear. When selecting OD, push in the clutch just like you are shifting a gear. It will go into OD immediately and save the OD clutches. :)
Nice tips...thanks.
My '59 3000 wasn't synchro in first, is that what you're referring to? No OD on that one either.
@@PaulRentz Yes, that is the reason. Pulling into 2nd gear stops things from rotating and when you then push into 1st gear there is no gnashing of the gear teeth. 🙂
Dream car
Soon to be for sale...
Too bad you don't have some tight tracks thru the wine country to take. I used to really thow my 3000 around.
I know, right? Only thing I have here in Cajun Country (south Louisiana) is country roads thru the swamp...
Ha! Banking off a gator, works!
Storm King Highway along the Hudson was my favorite drive with my 1959 3000! This isn't me but you get the idea! kzread.info/dash/bejne/nqR50baYodDfc7g.html
My best friend's parents bought him a '62 triple carb 4 seater in Healey Blue over blue interior, for his 16th birthday in 1967. We were cruising along, as he told me that his parents had warned him against 'speeding'. We come to a stop sign, as he pulls away he floors it through 1st, then 2nd- the car roars. I yelled over the din "Thought you weren't going to speed." He yells back: "I'm not, just getting up to the speed limit."
I had several Porsches before this car..."getting up to the speed limit" very quickly was the thing that brought me great joy...besides the cornering and the braking (lol).
That is really an impressive video. Your plane sounds and looks amazing!
Very nicely done. I need to do that with my UMX P-51D BL. Would you mind to share build log, wiring setup for the AS3X board and TX, parts(retract source)?
I bought my 1960 3000 Austin Healey Mark I while stationed in Iceland in late 1959. It was a 2 seater with road speed tires, Le Mans headlights, wire wheels, 2 gear overdrive, and a radio equipped with short-wave. My 2-seater had more room in the truck than the 4-seater because the spare tire was located right behind the front seats. The side windows were plastic and were hard to open while driving. It also took me awhile to master getting the thing in to reverse gear. I brought the car back to the USA in Jan 1960 and kept it until just before my marriage in the summer of 1961 when I traded it in for - would you believe - a 1961 4-door Nash Rambler. (What we do for love.)
I bought my 1960 about 8 years later in high school. My first car.
Nice. I actually got two Healeys when I made this purchase...this 62 tri-carb and a 63 bring back from Germany with the euro lights. Both were stored in a building for about 12 years. This car took 6 years since then to get into the shape it's in...I gave the 63 to my friend for him to restore.
I only had the opportunity of driving a 3000 once but I have to say that this was a memorable experience which has stood out for me over almost 55 years of driving. Such a delight, such an elegant thing of beauty so much pure fun.
Crash not wreck
I know, right? When I walked up to it, the was so much crashage around...I thought I was gonna have to call a crasher truck to pick up the pieces.
@@clb3775 I'm sorry about that
True British 🇬🇧