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Re: [Healeys] "SS" aka--scuttle shake

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] "SS" aka--scuttle shake
From: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2021 21:19:09 +0800
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Scuttle shake in my experience comes from bouncing tires.  Shaving and
balancing is very good , but my experience is having good shocks is the
easy fix to keep the tires from bouncing around.

On Fri, Jul 9, 2021 at 9:05 PM warthodson--- via Healeys <
healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:

> I never tried stiffening the frame, but I did have my wire wheels trued &
> the tires shaved & the the rear drums balanced by Hendrix and it removed
> all of the shake & vibration.
> Gary Hodson
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BJ8Healeys <sbyers@ec.rr.com>
> To: 'healeys' <Healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thu, Jul 8, 2021 5:52 pm
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] "SS" aka--scuttle shake
>
> Well, first of all the structures are different between the E-type and th=
e
> BJ8.  The purpose of the structural mod to the firewall is to stiffen it =
to
> increase its natural vibration frequency.  I did that mod and noticed the
> difference, but it didn=E2=80=99t remove all of the shake.  Allen Hendrix=
 did his
> magic by balancing and truing the wheels and shaving the tires.  It remov=
ed
> almost all of the shake, and balancing the drums did the rest.  I conside=
r
> myself lucky to live close enough to Allen that I can take the car to him
> when necessary.
>
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> AHCA Delegate at Large
> Havelock, NC
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Scuttle shake in my experience comes from bouncing tires.=
=C2=A0 Shaving and balancing is very good , but my experience is having goo=
d shocks is the easy=C2=A0fix to keep the tires from bouncing around.</div>=
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri=
, Jul 9, 2021 at 9:05 PM warthodson--- via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:he=
aleys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><block=
quote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1=
px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div style=3D"color:black;font:12pt &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;,sans-serif">I=
 never tried stiffening the frame, but I did have my wire wheels trued &amp=
; the tires shaved &amp; the the rear drums balanced by Hendrix and it remo=
ved all of the shake &amp; vibration.=C2=A0
<div>Gary Hodson<br>
<br>
<br>

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 size=3D"2">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: BJ8Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:sbyers@ec.rr.com"; target=3D"_blank">=
sbyers@ec.rr.com</a>&gt;<br>
To: &#39;healeys&#39; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net"; target=
=3D"_blank">Healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt;<br>
Sent: Thu, Jul 8, 2021 5:52 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] &quot;SS&quot; aka--scuttle shake<br>
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<div><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Well, first of all=
 the structures are different between the
E-type and the BJ8.=C2=A0 The purpose of the structural mod to the firewall=
 is to
stiffen it to increase its natural vibration frequency.=C2=A0 I did that mo=
d and noticed
the difference, but it didn=E2=80=99t remove all of the shake.=C2=A0 Allen =
Hendrix did his
magic by balancing and truing the wheels and shaving the tires.=C2=A0 It re=
moved
almost all of the shake, and balancing the drums did the rest.=C2=A0 I cons=
ider
myself lucky to live close enough to Allen that I can take the car to him w=
hen
necessary.</span></div>
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<div><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Steve Byers</span>=
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<div><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">HBJ8L/36666</span>=
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<div><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">BJ8 Registry</span=
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<div><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">AHCA Delegate at L=
arge</span></div>
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<div><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Havelock, NC=C2=A0=
 </span></div>
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