Hi Listers,
Sorry, I didn't anticipate to get so many inquiries from listers
within a couple hours. I offered first to our online community of Healey
enthusiasts thinking there might be somebody interested and I would hear back
in a couple days or a week or so. I don't want a bidding war so I am handling
this chronologically. But with 5 inquiries in one afternoon I am putting a
hold on the Smitty for now. Otherwise I will need to disappoint even more
people. I'll let you know if/when it's still available.
Bert
--- On
Sun, 12/12/10, Bert Van Brande <bertvanbrande@yahoo.com> wrote:
> From: Bert
Van Brande <bertvanbrande@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Healeys] Smitty 5-speed for
sale
> To: "List Healey" <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: Sunday, December 12,
2010, 9:06 PM
> Hi,
>
> I acquired a complete Smitty transmission last spring
from
> a Healey restorer who was bringing a BJ8 back to original
> spec. The
idea was to start driving with with this
> box, while restoring an original
BN2 sideshifter with broken
> overdrive. I also got tempting offers just for
the
> original bellhousing, one from a 100s owner. I only
> live only a
couple miles from smitty's workshop so it should
> have been a no-brainer,
right?
>
> Well last summer I restored the OD and refurbished the
> gearbox.
OD needed everything including new
> uni-directional and the steel ring in the
annulus as both
> were shattered. Plus bearings, washers, springs,
> balls...
the works. Initially the OD was not building
> up enough pressure but seating
the operating valve ball with
> a punch and replacing this ball with a new one
did the
> trick. I got perfect pressure with the trans on the
> bench driven
by an electric motor. I ran the box
> multiple times on the bench for about
an hour and operated
> the OD observing the speed change with a digital tach.
> So I decided this summer the BN2 side shifter goes in the
> car and the
smitty is now for sale.
>
> Add, info and pictures on British car forum.
>
>
http://www.britishcarforum.com/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=212&title=
smitty-5-speed-transmission28complete-29&cat=4
>
> Hoping this goes to a good
home.
>
> Bert
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