For Smitty pics go to www.bighly.com
Choose Transmission from the left menu
Click Smitty Conversion
Or go directly to
www.bighly.com/transmission/smitty/smitty.htm
I used the Toyota lever. The car is a 1960 BT7 early 3000. What I did was
remove the nylon bush from the end of the lever and set it aside to protect
it from heat. Then using a torch, I heated up and melted out the plastic
bushing that holds the hollow extension on the lever. The extension should
just come right off. I then removed some material to make the end the
correct (smaller) diameter for the same thread as the Healey shifter. Once
threaded presto, cool little shifter.
My installation includes a BJ8 Bill Bolton lightened flywheel, diaphragm
style clutch, new and improved aluminum pilot bush with pressed in bearing.
I wiped out two of the solid brass ones. Check with Pete Delaney for the
new ones.
Tracy
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Awgertoo@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 8:37 AM
To: KingR44916@aol.com; healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: smitty trans
In a message dated 5/10/2006 11:00:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
KingR44916@aol.com writes:
anyone on the list do a conversion on a bj8 .i'm all finished except having
trouble trying to figure out the best shifter .does anyone have a pic
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Not sure if you have already dealt with the gearbox cover but if not go to:
http://www.midlands.austinhealeyclub.org.uk/, then click on technical pages,
then 5-speed.
On my 100 I chose the forward position which I think is best--and it allows
for installation of an ashtray, without which no AH is complete. My wife's
3000 came to me with a five-speed already installed with the shifter in the
middle position which I think is just a bit too far back for comfort, plus
there's
no room for the ashtray.
Best--Michael Oritt
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