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Re: [Healeys] Smitty kit

To: i erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com>, AH Mail List <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Smitty kit
From: Al Fuller <alfuller194@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2025 10:46:32 -0700
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Hi Ira:

I don't have the cars anymore so I can't get pictures. As I recall I was
able to get one cable from a speedometer shop, and the Healey 5 speed folks
supplied one.  All this was many years ago, so things may have changed.

________________
Sent from my phone
Best Regards,
Al Fuller

On Sun, Oct 19, 2025, 12:32=E2=80=AFAM i erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com> wrote:

> Can you send more info and a photo?
> Thanks
>
> Ira Erbs
> Milwaukie, OR
> 1959 Austin Healey 100-6
>
> On Sat, Oct 18, 2025, 22:45 Al Fuller <alfuller194@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Ira, IIRC none of the 5-speed conversions I installed required the angle
>> drive. They used a custom speedometer cable that fit the Toyota
>> transmission on one end and the Smiths speedometer on the other.
>>
>> Even if you are starting with an angle drive you might consider that
>> approach.
>>
>> ________________
>> Sent from my phone
>> Best Regards,
>> Al Fuller
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 17, 2025, 1:10=E2=80=AFPM i erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com> wrote=
:
>>
>>> Hello
>>> I about to start figuring out why my speedo stopped at 70mph.
>>> I pulled it and drove for a while but the inner cable did not spin.
>>> My question is where do I source and angle drive for a Toyota
>>> transmission on one end and British on the other that the cable attache=
d to.
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Ira Erbs
>>> Milwaukie, OR
>>> 1959 Austin Healey 100-6
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<div dir=3D"auto"><div>Hi Ira:</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D=
"auto">I don&#39;t have the cars anymore so I can&#39;t get pictures. As I =
recall I was able to get one cable from a speedometer shop, and the Healey =
5 speed folks supplied one.=C2=A0 All this was many years ago, so things ma=
y have changed.</div><div><br></div><div data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"=
>________________<br>Sent from my phone <br>Best Regards,<br>Al Fuller</div=
></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr=
" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Oct 19, 2025, 12:32=E2=80=AFAM i erbs &lt;<a=
 href=3D"mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com";>eyera3000@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>=
</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-l=
eft:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div>Can you send mo=
re info and a photo?</div><div dir=3D"auto">Thanks</div><div><br></div><div=
 data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature">Ira Erbs<br>Milwaukie, OR<br>1959 Austi=
n Healey 100-6<br> </div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"l=
tr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Oct 18, 2025, 22:45 Al Fuller &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:alfuller194@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">alfu=
ller194@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"=
 style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);p=
adding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div>Ira, IIRC none of the 5-speed conve=
rsions I installed required the angle drive. They used a custom speedometer=
 cable that fit the Toyota transmission on one end and the Smiths speedomet=
er on the other.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">E=
ven if you are starting with an angle drive you might consider that approac=
h.</div><div><br></div><div data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature">____________=
____<br>Sent from my phone <br>Best Regards,<br>Al Fuller</div></div><br><d=
iv class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct =
17, 2025, 1:10=E2=80=AFPM i erbs &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com"=
 rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">eyera3000@gmail.com</a>&gt=
; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px=
 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div di=
r=3D"auto"><div>Hello</div><div dir=3D"auto">I about to start figuring out =
why my speedo stopped at 70mph.</div><div dir=3D"auto">I pulled it and drov=
e for a while but the inner cable did not spin.</div><div dir=3D"auto">My q=
uestion is where do I source and angle drive for a Toyota transmission on o=
ne end and British on the other that the cable attached to.</div><div dir=
=3D"auto">Thanks=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div data-smartmail=3D"gmail_sig=
nature">Ira Erbs<br>Milwaukie, OR<br>1959 Austin Healey 100-6<br> </div></d=
iv>
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