Feb 23, 2009 · After an impulse purchase of a rust free, running / driving ’69 Austin Healy Sprite I found it really didn’t live up to the ‘rally driving sports car’ myth. So just like our hot rodding fore fathers from the 1950’s, I decided to drop in a newer, more powerful engine.

Feb 23, 2009 · v8 in Austin Healey. Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by archit, Feb 23, 2009. Page 3 ...

Aug 21, 2009 · Here is a Healey photo colloge that I have in my garage, the 4 "yellow" Healey photos are mine, 365hp 327 in a 1959 1006 2 seater. The other Healeys in the photo were inspiration. This was my first engine swap back in 1971, Peterson Publishing had an engine swap book out and I followed the Chevy-Healey swap instructions.

Jul 25, 2016 · I know there are a few fans of V8 Austin-Healeys here. I've just completed a feature article for the Austin-Healey Magazine on what are known in Healey circles as "Nasty Boys". The article traces the history of these modifieds going back to the '50s with a bunch of period pictures.

May 2, 2010 · v8 in Austin Healey. ... There is a tubbed bug eye sprite thet I see on Sunday nites at a local cruise.

Jul 28, 2009 · An old customer had a 289 in his 100/4, thing hauled. I'd skip the healey transmission though. A 3000 transmission might hold up for a bit, but I managed to blow up even a bj8 transmission with a 150 hp 100/4 4 banger. The v8's are also quite a bit lighter than either the 4 or 6 cylinder stocker, as they're sand-cast cast iron.

Mar 17, 2018 · this is a factory made jig welded 94.5" wheel base chassis set up for a V8 and Mustang II suspension with parallel leaf in rear this is a complete frame from an Austin Healey kit also available loads of pieces from an incomplete kit and a complete kit to be sold intactadded pics of a finished car and the complete body

Sep 9, 2022 · I was looking for an Austin A40, or Anglia back in 2010 to build a gasser, when I stumbled onto an Austin Eight. I was immediately struck by the size, and did some internet searching and discovered the Austin Eight was slightly smaller than the Anglia, and had a 89" wheelbase vs. 90" for the Anglia.

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Jun 29, 2018 · kadillackid posted a page from Mallory Form 347 and it mentions distributors stamped with an M, if you run across one of those check to see if there is a jumper connecting the two sets of points.