[Healeys] 5 speed conversion

[Tracy Drummond]

Charlie,

Works great.  Had mine in for years and love it.  Use the BJ8 style pressure
plate and flywheel.

Tracy Drummond                  Gang Warily !
President AHCUSA              www.healey.org

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From: healeys-bounces+bighealey=charter.net at autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces+bighealey=charter.net at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
Charlie Baldwin
Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 11:24 AM
To: healey list
Subject: [Healeys] 5 speed conversion

Recently I purchased the 5 speed conversion kit from Pete Delaney who
bought out Smitty.
He supplies a clutch disc that is sized for a BJ8 diaphram clutch which
is smaller than my BT7 clutch.  So much smaller that I will have 69% of
the original clutch's friction surface on each side of the disc.  I have
discussed it with him and he says that no one has had a problem with
that and he recommends using a BJ8 pressure plate and flywheel.  I am
not willing to cast aside a flywheel that I spent money to have
resurfaced and lightened and a pressure plate installed less than 1,000
miles ago.  Already I won't be using the current clutch disc and
throwout bearing with that same mileage (besides all of the cost of the
Toyota transmission, 5 speed kit, etc.).
Some of you have mentioned previously about getting a custom disc made,
which seems to be a good approach to me.
Does anyone have a name and contact info for people who do this sort of
thing on a one off basis and don't charge an arm and a leg?
Thanks.
Charlie Baldwin
'62 BT7
York, PA

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