Subject: Re: [Healeys] lightened flywheel

From: i erbs <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 08:06:35 -0700

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[email-masked] is Bill's email. Not sure if he has a
Any parts left to sell. Modifying the flywheel requires precision, I bought
a bj8 flywheel and had it lightened, then sold my bt7 wheel to recover some
of the costs.
Mr. Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
1959 Austin Healey 100-6
please forgive odd words and auto corrects as   my phone cannot understand
my misspellings

On Aug 26, 2016 5:20 AM, "Mark Fawcett" <[email-masked]> wrote:

> List,
> Many years ago I purchased a lightened flywheel from Bolt On Healeys. I
> never installed it, but now I think I'm going to. The flywheel I bought was
> for an early 3000. Now I'd like to put a later clutch instead of the 3
> finger style clutch. Can I modify the older flywheel to be able to use the
> later style diaphragm pressure plate? I think I should be able to thread
> bolts into the existing bolt holes then have the head machined flush. Then
> have new bolt holes drilled and tapped.  Has anyone done this, or I would
> appreciate any suggestions.
> Or if Bill Bolton is still out there and offering lightened flywheels that
> will take the 9 1/2" pressure plate, I might do that. I haven't been able
> to locate him on line.
>
> Thanks,
> Mark Fawcett
>
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Any parts left to sell. Modifying the flywheel requires precision, I bought=
 a bj8 flywheel and had it lightened, then sold my bt7 wheel to recover som=
e of the costs.<br>
Mr. Ira Erbs<br>
Portland,OR<br>
1959 Austin Healey 100-6<br>
please forgive odd words and auto corrects as=C2=A0=C2=A0 my phone cannot u=
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<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Aug 26, 2016 5=
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[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=
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o I purchased a lightened=20
flywheel from Bolt On Healeys. I never installed it, but now I think I&#39;=
m
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put a later clutch instead of the 3 finger style clutch. Can I modify=20
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plate? I think I should be able to thread bolts into the existing bolt=20
holes then have the head machined flush. Then have new bolt holes=20
drilled and tapped.=C2=A0 Has anyone done this, or I would appreciate any=
=20
suggestions.<br></div><div>Or if Bill Bolton is still out there and=20
offering lightened flywheels that will take the 9 1/2&quot; pressure plate,=
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 might do that. I haven&#39;t been able to locate him on line.<br><br></div=
>Thanks, <br></div>Mark Fawcett<br></div>
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Kent Lambert

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He purchased Bill=E2=80=99s stock some time ago.

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www.healey6.com

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From: Healeys [mailto:[email-masked]] On Behalf Of i =
erbs
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 11:07 AM
To: Mark Fawcett; Ahealey help
Subject: Re: [Healeys] lightened flywheel

=20

[email-masked] is Bill's email. Not sure if he has a
Any parts left to sell. Modifying the flywheel requires precision, I =
bought a bj8 flywheel and had it lightened, then sold my bt7 wheel to =
recover some of the costs.
Mr. Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
1959 Austin Healey 100-6
please forgive odd words and auto corrects as   my phone cannot =
understand my misspellings=20

=20

List,=20

Many years ago I purchased a lightened flywheel from Bolt On Healeys. I =
never installed it, but now I think I'm going to. The flywheel I bought =
was for an early 3000. Now I'd like to put a later clutch instead of the =
3 finger style clutch. Can I modify the older flywheel to be able to use =
the later style diaphragm pressure plate? I think I should be able to =
thread bolts into the existing bolt holes then have the head machined =
flush. Then have new bolt holes drilled and tapped.  Has anyone done =
this, or I would appreciate any suggestions.

Or if Bill Bolton is still out there and offering lightened flywheels =
that will take the 9 1/2" pressure plate, I might do that. I haven't =
been able to locate him on line.

Thanks,=20

Mark Fawcett

[email-masked]

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Healeys [mailto:[email-masked]] <b>On Behalf Of </b>i =
erbs<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 26, 2016 11:07 AM<br><b>To:</b> Mark =
Fawcett; Ahealey help<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] lightened =
flywheel<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p><a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a> is Bill's email. Not =
sure if he has a<br>Any parts left to sell. Modifying the flywheel =
requires precision, I bought a bj8 flywheel and had it lightened, then =
sold my bt7 wheel to recover some of the costs.<br>Mr. Ira =
Erbs<br>Portland,OR<br>1959 Austin Healey 100-6<br>please forgive odd =
words and auto corrects as&nbsp;&nbsp; my phone cannot understand my =
misspellings <o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On Aug =
26, 2016 5:20 AM, &quot;Mark Fawcett&quot; &lt;<a =
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wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>List, =
<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Many years ago I purchased a =
lightened flywheel from Bolt On Healeys. I never installed it, but now I =
think I'm going to. The flywheel I bought was for an early 3000. Now I'd =
like to put a later clutch instead of the 3 finger style clutch. Can I =
modify the older flywheel to be able to use the later style diaphragm =
pressure plate? I think I should be able to thread bolts into the =
existing bolt holes then have the head machined flush. Then have new =
bolt holes drilled and tapped.&nbsp; Has anyone done this, or I would =
appreciate any suggestions.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Or if Bill Bolton is =
still out there and offering lightened flywheels that will take the 9 =
1/2&quot; pressure plate, I might do that. I haven't been able to locate =
him on line.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Thanks, =
<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Mark =
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From: "Earl Kagna" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 18:23:32 -0700

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Mark:

Bill Bolton is still around, but getting elderly.  He sold his business =
and all the inventory to Kent Lambert in Oregon some years ago.  If you =
need to get in touch with Kent, I have his contact information.  Last =
time I talked to Kent (a couple of months ago), he did not have any BJ8 =
flywheels.

Any competent machine shop will be able to do the work for you to adapt =
your early flywheel for the BJ8 clutch =E2=80=93 I strongly recommend it =
=E2=80=93 that=E2=80=99s what I did =E2=80=93 along with many others =
that I know =E2=80=93 many years ago on my tri-carb.  The bolt circle is =
different, the bolts are larger, and it needs 3 dowels instead of 2.  =
Take them the BJ8 clutch cover =E2=80=93 they=E2=80=99ll know what to =
do.  We=E2=80=99ve done that to several flywheels here over the last =
couple of years =E2=80=93 both lightened and stock.=20

Not sure what you mean by a =E2=80=983 finger clutch=E2=80=99 =E2=80=93 =
if your flywheel already has 3 dowel holes, it may be what you want now.

Earl Kagna
Victoria, B.C.
BJ8, BT7 tri-carb =E2=80=93 both with Bill Bolton lightened flywheels

From: Mark Fawcett=20
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2016 9:17 PM
To: Ahealey help=20
Subject: [Healeys] lightened flywheel

List,=20

Thanks,=20

Mark Fawcett

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<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Bill Bolton is still around, but getting elderly.&nbsp; He sold his =

business and all the inventory to Kent Lambert in Oregon some years =
ago.&nbsp;=20
If you need to get in touch with Kent, I have his contact =
information.&nbsp;=20
Last time I talked to Kent (a couple of months ago), he did not have any =
BJ8=20
flywheels.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Any competent machine shop will be able to do the work for you to =
adapt=20
your early flywheel for the BJ8 clutch =E2=80=93 I strongly recommend it =
=E2=80=93 that=E2=80=99s what I=20
did =E2=80=93 along with many others that I know =E2=80=93 many years =
ago on my tri-carb.&nbsp;=20
The bolt circle is different, the bolts are larger, and it needs 3 =
dowels=20
instead of 2.&nbsp; Take them the BJ8 clutch cover =E2=80=93 =
they=E2=80=99ll know what to=20
do.&nbsp; We=E2=80=99ve done that to several flywheels here over the =
last couple of=20
years =E2=80=93 both lightened and stock. </DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Not sure what you mean by a =E2=80=983 finger clutch=E2=80=99 =
=E2=80=93 if your flywheel already=20
has 3 dowel holes, it may be what you want now.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'; COLOR: =
#141100">Earl=20
Kagna<BR>Victoria, B.C.<BR>BJ8, BT7 tri-carb =E2=80=93 both with Bill =
Bolton lightened=20
flywheels</DIV>
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<DIV>List, <BR></DIV>Many years ago I purchased a lightened flywheel =
from Bolt=20
On Healeys. I never installed it, but now I think I'm going to. The =
flywheel I=20
bought was for an early 3000. Now I'd like to put a later clutch instead =
of the=20
3 finger style clutch. Can I modify the older flywheel to be able to use =
the=20
later style diaphragm pressure plate? I think I should be able to thread =
bolts=20
into the existing bolt holes then have the head machined flush. Then =
have new=20
bolt holes drilled and tapped.&nbsp; Has anyone done this, or I would =
appreciate=20
any suggestions.<BR></DIV>
<DIV>Or if Bill Bolton is still out there and offering lightened =
flywheels that=20
will take the 9 1/2" pressure plate, I might do that. I haven't been =
able to=20
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Fawcett<BR></DIV>
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