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Re: Vibration

To: <healeys@autox.team.net>, "Ben Prince" <blprince2@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Vibration
From: "Allen C Miller, Jr." <acmiller@mhcable.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 07:16:11 -0400
Whole lot of shaking going on!

On the BN1 there is a dampening bracket that goes between the block and the 
exhaust downpipe that often is removed over the years. If it is in place it 
helps. If you do not have one, I can send an email picture.

As an alternative on our BN2 (fitted with headers), we totally dampened 
vibration by running a generic sway bar spacer with rubber isolators from 
the three-holed forward-projecting frame member on the driver side over to 
the nearest downpipe. The rubber bushings cushion the spacer bar on the 
frame side, and you can braize a standard U-bolt muffler clamp to the other 
end.  I got the set for $10 from an auto parts store, and fashioned the 
set-up in 30 minutes. The swaybar kit came with both rubber bushings and 
nylon ones. The units look very much like larger versions of the front sway 
bar vertical pieces on Healeys. I used the nylon on one side and rubber with 
a washer in the inboard side to 'seat' the bushings into the one of the 
holes in the  frame projection.This modification was also helpful in keeping 
the muffler's left side from getting too close to the rockers -- a possible 
problem with after-market headers.

Allen Miller BN2M 




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