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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Unidentified exhaust pipe
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2020 11:30:35 -0700
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Yeah, from that angle it looks to be more 'straight down.' Does your 
clutch pedal hit it at full extension?

Steve, if this indeed an original/better-aftermarket pipe I'd like to 
buy it from you.

Bob


On 9/21/2020 11:14 AM, Curtis Arndt wrote:
> Bob,
>
> This looks to me to be a very correct, and possibly an NOS downpipe 
> for a BN1/2.
>
> Please see the attached photos of my NOS downpipe installed on my 
> Concours BN1 and compare.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Curt
>
> On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 9:43 AM Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net 
>
>     Looks more like a BJX pipe to me. The 100s' downpipe should run
>     pretty much straight down from the manifold, else the clutch lever
>     can hit the pipe when pressed to the floorboard (the one on my BN2
>     does; most annoying). Most/all aftermarket pipes cause this, and
>     I'm told at least some of the OEM pipes did as well.
>
>     On 9/21/2020 8:59 AM, Michael Salter wrote:
>>     Looks like an aftermarket BN1/2 front pipe.
>>     From memory the flange should have 7/16" holes on a 1.5" PCD.
>>
>>     M
>>
>>     On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 11:15 AM Max Byers via Healeys
>>
>>         Hello, Healeyphiles â??
>>
>>         Can anyone identify the exhaust pipe in the attached photos? 
>>         It has two â??Made in Englandâ?? labels on it and the numbers
>>         SU-529 and 02.106.1 but I am unable to find a reference to
>>         those numbers.  The pipe may be for some model of Healey (not
>>         BJ8) or not.  Itâ??s painted and apparently unused, but it has
>>         surface rust where the paint has flaked off. The pipe is
>>         intended to go INSIDE the muffler stub pipe.
>>
>>         Thanks!
>>
>>         Steve Byers
>>
>>         HBJ8L/36666
>>
>>         BJ8 Registry
>>
>>         AHCA Delegate at Large
>>
>>         Havelock, NC  USA
>>
>>
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    Yeah, from that angle it looks to be more 'straight down.' Does your
    clutch pedal hit it at full extension?<br>
    <br>
    Steve, if this indeed an original/better-aftermarket pipe I'd like
    to buy it from you.<br>
    <br>
    Bob<br>
    <br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/21/2020 11:14 AM, Curtis Arndt
      wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:CAJKrNeRsHJG-e044aJpNWkGoFPNANfqdVAu-T9KkV2O=p2L_8Q@mail.gmail.com">
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      <div dir="ltr">Bob, 
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>This looks to me to be a very correct, and possibly an NOS
          downpipe for a BN1/2.
          <div><br>
          </div>
          <div>Please see the attached photos of my NOS downpipe
            installed on my Concours BN1 and compare.</div>
          <div><br>
          </div>
          <div>Cheers,</div>
          <div><br>
          </div>
          <div>Curt</div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <br>
      <div class="gmail_quote">
        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 9:43
          AM Bob Spidell &lt;<a href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net";
            moz-do-not-send="true">bspidell@comcast.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
        </div>
        <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px
          0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
          <div> Looks more like a BJX pipe to me. The 100s' downpipe
            should run pretty much straight down from the manifold, else
            the clutch lever can hit the pipe when pressed to the
            floorboard (the one on my BN2 does; most annoying). Most/all
            aftermarket pipes cause this, and I'm told at least some of
            the OEM pipes did as well.<br>
            <br>
            <div>On 9/21/2020 8:59 AM, Michael Salter wrote:<br>
            </div>
            <blockquote type="cite">
              <div dir="ltr">
                <div class="gmail_default"
                  style="font-family:&quot;comic sans
                  ms&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:small">Looks like an
                  aftermarket BN1/2 front pipe.</div>
                <div class="gmail_default"
                  style="font-family:&quot;comic sans
                  ms&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:small">From memory the
                  flange should have 7/16" holes on a 1.5" PCD.</div>
                <div class="gmail_default"
                  style="font-family:&quot;comic sans
                  ms&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br>
                </div>
                <div class="gmail_default"
                  style="font-family:&quot;comic sans
                  ms&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:small">M<br>
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              <br>
              <div class="gmail_quote">
                <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 21, 2020
                  at 11:15 AM Max Byers via Healeys &lt;<a
                    href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target="_blank"
                    moz-do-not-send="true">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt;
                  wrote:<br>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal">Hello, Healeyphiles â??</p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal">Can anyone identify the
                        exhaust pipe in the attached photos?  It has two
                        â??Made in Englandâ?? labels on it and the numbers
                        SU-529 and 02.106.1 but I am unable to find a
                        reference to those numbers.  The pipe may be for
                        some model of Healey (not BJ8) or not.  Itâ??s
                        painted and apparently unused, but it has
                        surface rust where the paint has flaked off.  
                        The pipe is intended to go INSIDE the muffler
                        stub pipe.</p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!</p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal">Steve Byers</p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal">HBJ8L/36666</p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal">BJ8 Registry</p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal">AHCA Delegate at Large</p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal">Havelock, NC  USA</p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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