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THE 100S CHASSIS & BODY stiffer, stronger and corrosion free S I S S A H C S 0 0 1 100 chassis CAD model shown for display purposes For over thirty years we have been involved Our solution to these challenges was to ensure highly accurate chassis geometry and with Healeys and have constantly endeavoured reproduce them from scratch and improve complete control of the process, guaranteeing to produce parts that provide peerless levels of them where weaknesses were found. the quality of the finished product. performance in service. Modern design and materials meant we could Our 100S chassis is made to these standards Much of our earlier work involved attempting to enhance performance, increasing both strength with the finest attention to detail and originality. make 60 year old components perform well and rigidity and correct corrosion problems, We have had the opportunity over the years to beyond their design life. Frequently they whilst retaining the compatibility and integrity of simply failed to survive the rigours of age and the original. view an enormous amount of chassis and the stress of racing. make detailed notes regarding their individual We invested heavily in new tooling to develop a characteristics and the varying details that Chassis were often found to be weak and British made chassis that was the equal to our inevitably occur in a hand built car such as sometimes the damage incurred was simply engineered parts. these. too great for them to be successfully straightened. This required an alignment Jig backed up by new Press Tooling. Thus we were able to www.bighealey.co.uk