Not that I don't LOVE his Healey work, but I'd love to see what he could do to
a S1 XKE OTS. Bet that would be an eyepopper!
tom
---- "Mr. Bill" <bn1@pacbell.net> wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> Excellent description and pictures.
>
> The car looks great and knowing what you started with, can't wait to see
> the finished product at its first Club outing; soon, I hope.
>
> For those of you who don't know John, you might enjoy his work at:
> http://www.loftusdesign.net/virtual_healey.htm NFI, I just like his
> designs.
>
> Bill Barnett
> '53 BN1 w/ '54 M kit
>
> John Loftus wrote:
> > Brad,
> >
> > I opted to install the motor/gearbox as one unit in my BJ7. It went in
> > that way at the factory and came out that way during the restoration
> > so felt pretty confident that it could be done. ;)
> >
> > Below are some links to images showing the process I used. Note that I
> > removed the gear box lid for extra clearance (this removes the stick
> > shift extension which stick up higher) and covered the opening with
> > tape. I also kept the motor mount brackets off and re-installed them
> > just before setting the motor into final position.
> >
> > Then, because of a rear seal leak problem it was necessary to remove
> > the gearbox through the interior. Re-installing the gearbox was a bit
> > of a pain. There isn't much clearance around the bell housing and
> > getting the motor and gearbox aligned/level so the two could be mated
> > up was a challenge. I ended up getting it done using levels, a
> > transmission jack and applying some pressure with a piece of 2x4 wood
> > on the back of gearbox.
> >
> > For the motor/gearbox unit install I had a helper (seen in one of the
> > images). For the gearbox only install it was just me. So both ways are
> > possible but I found the 'installing as one unit' much easier.
> >
> > http://www.loftusdesign.net/install1.jpg
> > http://www.loftusdesign.net/install2.jpg
> > http://www.loftusdesign.net/install3.jpg
> > http://www.loftusdesign.net/install4.jpg
> > http://www.loftusdesign.net/install5.jpg
> >
> > Cheers,
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