[Healeys] engine/tranny re-install

[Mr. Bill]

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,