[British-cars] BN7 Exhaust

[csx2282]

Boy does that bring back memories of my Healey ownership days!  Another 
exhaust issue I had besides the ones you mention was having to turn the 
heater on on really hot days so the engine wouldn't overheat.  And lots of 
other such memories.

I'm not sure of the model but it was a '61 without roll up windows, a rear 
seat designed for legless midgets and solid wheels with lug nuts.

Roland

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Talmadge" <fredtalmadge at gmail.com>
To: <bill_beecher at flash.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 8:13 AM
Subject: Re: [British-cars] BN7 Exhaust


> This is probably not much help, but since this email list is pretty slow,
> here goes.  I had a BN6 a long time ago and remember the exhaust was on 
> the
> left side.  It melted my tennis shoes a couple of times and set the carpet
> pad (horse hair) on fire once.  I would think the BN7 was esentially the
> same frame, but I don't really know for sure.  Does not the manual or 
> parts
> book show this detail?
>
> Fred
> On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 9:37 AM, <bill_beecher at flash.net> wrote:
>
>> Looking for someone with knowledge of the original exhaust setup for the
>> MkII Tri-Carb BN7, circa 1962.  I see the routing looks like it should be
>> straight back on the left side, but the cutout on the frame appears to be
>> made for the larger BJ8 front pipes.  But, the BN7 frame design is
>> different
>> than the BJ8 in the rear.
>>
>> I know this was a very limited run car and no doubt they did some
>> custom-on-the-fly design work.  Any pictures or info on just how this was
>> set up would be very helpful.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bill