Jack:
Lots of room to do the fibreglass repairs on the inside of the transmission
cover.
The gearshift grommet is installed onto the flange that forms the hole in
the cover - there is a 'slot' moulded into the edge of the rubber grommet
for this. A bit more thickess to the fibreglass would probably be allright,
but a lot more might not work. Don't forget, there will also be a small
piece of vinyl trim material covering the domed part of the fibreglass that
is seen through the hole in the console. It would probably be helpful if
you were to have the grommet in hand as you do the work. I could send you a
couple of digital pics of my BJ8's parts if it would help - just let me
know.
The two threaded studs in the gearbox cover are indeed 'official parts'.
There is a bracket mounted to these studs that holds the lower part of the
console to the gearbox cover - the studs protrude through the carpet, and
the installed bracket rests on the carpet. There are 2 studs on the lower
left and right insides of the console that engage the bracket. The bracket
is often missing - lost in the 'mists of time'.
Look on Plate M2 - fascia details - illus. # 52 to see the bracket.
Sorry about your weather - don't get agravated - I had the tri-carb out for
a spin on Sunday - 12 - 13C! Not bad for (metric) Canada in February.
(That's for the southwest coast of British Columbia - most of the the rest
of the country still has winter). Cheer up , it will soon get better.
Earl Kagna
Victoria, B.C.
BT7 tri-carb
BJ8
----- Original Message -----
From: "j.aeckerlin" <j.aeckerlin@tiscali.nl>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 1:26 PM
Subject: Fibreglass transmission tunnel
Listers,
Am trying to get my BJ8 phase 2 transmission tunnel back into an acceptable
state. As I bought my car in pieces I have no idea how much 'play' I have
between the inside of the tunnel and the gearbox/overdrive. When carrying
out
repairs on the fibreglass, can I do it on the inside to keep the outside as
smooth as possible or do I run the risk that when I install the thing (next
year or so!) it hits the gearbox?
My second question is about the flange where the gearbox lever passes
through.
That flange is cracked/torn in four places and it will get much thicker
because of the repair. Is there anything that gets in the way when this
flange
thickens? Is the gear lever gaiter (which I don't have yet) fitted to this
flange?
Finally: I found a metal strip with two 10-32 studs popriveted to the top of
the tunnel, about 2 inches in front of the gearbox lever hole. Can't find it
in any part book - was this for the P.O.'s coke bottle holder or is it an
official part?
Apologies for these stupid questions but as I said: I bought the car in
pieces.
Thanks as usual and regards from a snow covered Holland with the coldest
March
night ever since mankind started noting the temperatures: minus 20.7 C which
I
calculated as minus 5 Fahrenheit. (Why don't you in the USA change over to a
decent metric temperature system? Even the English did it!)
Jack Aeckerlin, The Netherlands
1964 BJ8 29432
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