[Healeys] Smitty kit

[Michael Oritt]

After driving my 100 from MD to Tahoe for Open Roads 2002 I continued on to
the PCH to drive down to LA to see family before heading home.  Some
place around Lompoc 2nd gear broke and I realized it was going to be a long
trip back east with only 1st and 3rd.  I called Smitty and fortunately he
had both a kit and a freshly overhauled Toyota W58 on hand.  He lent me
the use of his lift, tools and knowledge and two days later I drove out
with an operative 5-speed transmission which got me back to MD.  Smitty was
a wonderful guy, always willing to help.

Best--Michael Oritt

On Sat, Oct 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM Ray Juncal via Healeys <
healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

> I always had a good rapport with Smitty, crusty as he was. But then I'd
> just go out to his shop and bother him while he stuffed a full blown air
> conditioner under the dash or something.
>
> On Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 12:47:04 AM PDT, i erbs <
> eyera3000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Yup
> Why buy a biz if you don't want to help people buy your products?
> Just bizarre
>
> Ira Erbs
> Milwaukie, OR
> 1959 Austin Healey 100-6
>
> On Sat, Oct 18, 2025, 00:45 Tom Mitchell <drtommitch at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> If you mean by less responsive, less helpful, less willing to help, yes!
> Tom
>
> Dr. Mitchell's Gmail
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The guy who bought the biz from Smitty is even less responsive to
> inquiries than he was.
>
> Ira Erbs
> Milwaukie, OR
> 1959 Austin Healey 100-6
>
> On Fri, Oct 17, 2025, 21:49 Jim Ryan <ryan at jimryan.com> wrote:
>
> Aren't they're people that sell the conversion kit for this setup?  If you
> can find out who does that they might be able to help.
>
> Jim Ryan
>
> ©¿©¬
>
> On Fri, Oct 17, 2025, 4:08 PM i erbs <eyera3000 at 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 attached to.
> Thanks
>
> Ira Erbs
> Milwaukie, OR
> 1959 Austin Healey 100-6
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