Owner Serge Hebert Healey 100 series BN 1L - chassis N° 227499 version US - Vernon Dép Eure - France

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Serge :

FRAME - BN1 L n° 227499  BODY 5441  MOTEUR  9957

Didier :

Very beautiful car, a US version, wheels with 48 spoke

Large Thanks !!! to Serge for this splendid contribution, the rebuilding of its Healey Hundred.

One Healey Hundred, It's beautiful and it is a value sure, who will go up

Serge :

A new Healey hundred will continue to live

Didier :

And it's in France, Thank you Serge to have brought back it states.

I adore the wheels with 48 spoke, it's really super style !!!!!!

Serge :

In 1952 at the time of the introduction of the HEALEY Hundred, my youth only enabled me to dream at the day or can be I could install me at the wheel of this car.

Often I reconsidered has this dream without never daring to make the decision but each time to note that the prices meanwhile had exploded and moved away still a little more this possibility.

Didier :

Yes Serge the healeys Hundred one taken enormously value.

You made a good placement with the dream moreover. Cheer !!!

Serge :

My hesitation was also due to my indecision as for the coveted model. The « BIG 3000 » … ? la 100 – 6 with the six cylinders, the noble art ? , body 2 places or 2 + 2 … ?
That which at the bottom I liked more was finally the hundred.

Purest? most authentic? that whose blow of original pencil was not modified yet? deteriorated or weighed down? for all these reasons undoubtedly it is thus finally towards one « 100 » that my choice went on June 22, 2006.

Didier :

Cheer for this choice

Serge :

It’s the history of the restoration of the Frame N° 227 499 one of the last BN 1 L, with control on the left, coming from the (Kansas) USA what the following pages will try to illustrate.

Didier :

The small rectangular aluminum plate was painted by DMH at the same time as the frame, the origin color of the car was black.

Serge :

It is in Belgium that we went to seek this car, with Laurent LECACHEUX from COURCELLES in France near Paris, specialist in the automobile restoration.

Didier :

The eye of the expert

Serge :

The thorough examination of Laurent Lecacheux confirms that the restoration can be undertaken.
Disassembling can start.

Didier :

Thank you Laurent, a news Healey hundred will reappear.

It will be able to discover and furrow for the first time of its life, 50 years already, small French secondary roads, most beautiful of the world, DMH would be proud of this initiative

Serge :

Progressively disassembling, corrosion lets appear its effects.

It is not however sufficient to reach the enthusiasm of the team of the garage, Laurent Lecacheux start  this building site with determination.

Didier :

Oh la.........!!!!

Serge :

Didier :

There is work !!!

Serge :

Didier :

One sees here in top on the right the pipe of filling of the gasoline tank.

Serge :

Didier :

The front cross member suffered

Serge :

Didier :

The engine in its "1955" origin version

Serge :

There is a written name has chalk inside the back hood, it is different from that which is written on the front hood ...

Didier :

Braely, yes sir....

Serge :

Its state of origin is encouraging. These names are can be those of the workman which mounted the car to Longbridge ?

Didier :

Exact, one also finds indications of location with the paper pencil with number of the frame on the aluminium rods which make the turn of the cockpit.

The aluminium rods were formed and mark off with the passage of  the cars, struck manually with number of the frame, then gone up and assembled at the following stage.

Serge :

All the elements are carefully stored after identification and location.

The frame of quite sad aspect, now stripped completely, it is ready to be sent to sanding.

Didier :

Laurent "Good Work".

we could we believe to "Monster Garage"but  work carry out is nobler.

Serge :

We are at the end of July 2006.

On its return the frame will have at the same time better look, but will reveal still more imperfection…

Didier :

There is still much work!!!!!

Serge :

By far, that still goes, but while approaching...

The details appear.

Didier :

morale is low

Serge :

Here some examples of the work of time … Eloquent !

Didier :

Yes Serge ...where there's life there's hope

Site of the gasoline tank

Serge :

And statement that when one restores, one thinks of restoring for "eternity"

Didier :

I really don't want your restoration longer than necessary

Serge :

Fortunately nothing is really final in body and the experts gradually will give from healthy sheets where it is necessary.

Didier :

"Cheer" there is work, one sees here the interior of the cockpit

Serge :

The frame being now has naked, the work of restoration will be able to start.

First of all bottoms of doors, then the site of the tank, mudguards , will be cut out and replaced by new elements.

Didier :

It is beautiful work

Serge :

The elements of the frame will be explored in order to determine the interior state of « nembers » and of the product anti rust will be injected in order to prevent corrosion.

Didier :

Site of the tank of gasoline, a meticulous work. "Cheer"

Serge :

The stage of preparation is finished.

The frame is now painted in the color blue harms which will be its final color.

Colour retained for the body being the same one as that applied to the frame.

A new electrical loom is presented

Didier :

Serge, that given pleasure of now seeing it in this state

The color is splendid

Serge :

The engine went up after disassembling of all the parts and repairing. With the examination that not presenting any wear it will have gone up with the elements of origin: pistons , conrod, valves, lightly modified camshaft, lightly Handwheel etc. .

The whole is balanced. A new pump water and a new petrol station will be installed. The supports engine out of rubbers are also replaced. the speed gear box (3 + OD) is revised and gone up.The radiator east remakes has nine with new thicker beam in order to ensure a better cooling.

A probe of taking of temperature is envisaged in order to allow the installation of an automatically ordered electric fan. The clutch is given has new. The whole went up for bench test

Didier : To Péroumania

Serge :

Normal oil pressure, no inopportune noises, satisfactory engine speed

The engine now will be redismantle to pass in painting in the origin color green gray ……

A disassembling of the carburettors and other accessories will be carried out meanwhile for checking and  repairing so necessary.

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Didier :

It’s block, there is of work, the gear shift lever is modified !!!

Serge :

In the same way the various bodies of the car will be the subject of a serious examination and of a handing-over in a state of origin and will be studied in another. For the moment the frame was given in painting. The colour of origin was black and the blue color selected initially too far away from the origin.

A new test will be carried out and the colour « BLUE HARMS BLACK » will be retained.

Didier :

Beautiful frame !

Serge :

The frame is thus repaints in this color and the new electric circuit presented.

In same time,  the various elements engine are given in state, the carburettors are also dismounted and the changed joints.

Didier :

1955 origin SU

Serge :

Didier :

The engine repaints in its origin state, with  dynamo, the starter, also the fan propeller, 1955

Serge :

The engine is presented now in its final aspect and should find its place in the frame soon.

Didier :

Gear box 3 ratios, with its overdrive!

Serge :

December previous day of Christmas … the engine never was also close to have gone up in the frame! ...

Didier :

   I adore this image, it would be said that they are made to be together

Serge :

The steering went up meanwhile with new elements. A more effective front Anti-Sway bar will replace that assembled of origin a little too weak.

Didier :

   Yes, for the front Anti-Sway bar, it is very important and the car will have a more effective behavior, during of its voyages on the small mountain roads.

Often Healeys hundred, during sporting driving, have the back-axle unit which traine by ground in the hairpin bend, DMH recommended a large front Anti-Sway bar on its Racing cars, in order to avoid this phenomenon..

Serge :  

Us here in 2007 January beginning. The elements of the nose gear went up and the brakes are in restoration. The power unit, engine, gear box speed and back axel is positioned.

Didier :

That is there, it is inside, with the beautiful colors of the engine, that flash

Serge :

The brakes are dispatched to be given with new trimmings.  The copper tube of  braking oil circuit will be changed. Other elements such as shock absorbers etc. are also painted in black. The nose gear is now in place. The « silent bloc » are replaced by the new ones out of standard polyurethane competition more effective.

Didier :

“Cheer” Serge for all these details 

Beautiful realization

Serge :

With disassembling the seats are really has to remake …. It is has to say, sanding, painting, frame of wood etc.... After reflexion the wise decision is to order the already remade seats. The budget is weighed down a little but with the finish it is more on a any point of view.

On the other hand the truss are preserved, because the new seats can sometimes not be completely in conformity thus....  Prudence

Didier :

I sending the information of this realization to our American friends, they will adore, It is a French work of art, they adore the French. Thank you also in Laurent for his very good work

Serge :

Et si un jour il convenait de lui remettre ses sièges d’origine !!!!

Didier :

Yes, I think that that should be kept preciously especially the truss of origin 1955

Serge :

Normally the things advance well and the tests on road out of frame are envisaged the next week if time allows it.

Junuary 2007

Didier :

One is impatient to see it on the road

Serge :

On standby the new tank filler cap with the chute extérieure.(small distorsion has the origin...)

But the filling of the tank has the interior of the baggage compartment is not particularly ideal and it is a modification which was made on the following models ??? .

Didier :

Beautiful of  Racing filler cap for the gazoline

SPLENDID

Aesthetic Dream!

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