[Healeys] Smitty kit

[Michael Oritt]

Hi Al--

Yes, it something over 6K and but for the broken transmission it was pretty
much trouble-free!

I dunno about Tahoe in 2027 but I am planning on driving to Galena ILnext
year,.

Best--Michael Oritt

On Mon, Oct 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM Al Fuller <alfuller194 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Wow, that was quite the trip!! It must have been upwards of what, 6,000
> miles?!?  Are you driving to the 2027 Tahoe meet?
>
>
> ===========================
> Al Fuller
> 714.335.0248 Mobile
>
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> From "Michael Oritt" <michael.oritt at gmail.com>
> To "Ray Juncal" <healeyray at yahoo.com>
> Cc "Ahealey help" <healeys at autox.team.net>; "i erbs" <eyera3000 at gmail.com>
> Date 10/19/2025 4:59:13 AM
> Subject Re: [Healeys] Smitty kit
>
> 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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