[Healeys] BN1 or BN2 Transmission Conversion

[Dave Porter]

Doug,
 Another option, and equally as daunting would be to convert to a 3.66
spiral bevel rear (so called Le Mans) and reduce your O/D to 28% reduction.
Thereby retaining original parts. These bits are out there but probably
difficult to source. Probably the UK for the rear. One of the UK O/D
rebuilding outfits will have the planetary gear sets??
 This is a great highway cruising set up and the 4 banger has the beans to
pull it off.
Dave

frogeye at porterscustom.com
 
Porter Customs
Albuquerque, NM USA 87107
505-352-1378
1954 BN2
Porter Custom Bicycles
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-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces+frogeye=porterscustom.com at autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces+frogeye=porterscustom.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of Doug Newton
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 6:52 AM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] BN1 or BN2 Transmission Conversion

Good Morning List- I know there are many of you who have converted their
stock transmissions to a Toyota, but most of the folks who have done this
are you guys who have 100-6 or later cars. I was hoping that if there are
some of you who have done this to a BN2, that you will respond with the
steps you had to take to get this completed. 

 

My main concern is the mechanical clutch linkage and how it has to work with
the Toyota tranny; were you able to use it or did you have to use some sort
of a Clutch Slave Cylinder to make things work?

 

Any other info would be greatly appreciated because I am at the stage where
I need to make a decision one way or the other if I am going to make this
alteration to my car.

 

Thanks- Doug

 

Ps- If there is a link to someone who has a recipe to do this, that would be
great.