[Healeys] clutch improvements

[Michael Salter]

This may sound a little radical but I can see no reason why it would not
work. 
My daily driver is a Mitsubishi 3000 GT VR4. With 320 BHP and all wheel
drive this car has to have a very heavy clutch. 
To resolve the problem of requiring a very long clutch pedal stroke or a
very heavy clutch pedal Mitsubishi installed a small vacuum servo on the
clutch line. 
If I was faced with the problem that you describe I think I would be looking
into installing a BJ8 brake servo on the clutch system. 

Michael Salter
100 (1953) #174
AHX12 (1953)
Bugeye (1961)
http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=432


-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of I Erbs
Sent: April 7, 2009 5:31 PM
To: Healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] clutch improvements

Hello all.
I had my left knee replaced last May, and was hoping that I would have
little to no pain when driving my 59 BT7. No luck, the knee is not happy
with the amount of force I need to apply to the clutch.
I have been told that the BJ8 assembly is easier to use. Has anyone else
looked into this? Is there a smaller bore cylinder out there that would
work? Has anyone tried to add a power booster to the clutch master. I was
thinking about how hot roddders use a remote booster on the brakes....
What mods do I need to do to use a BJ8 clutch?. I work at a High School and
can get what ever I need machined or fabricated.\The flywheel has been
lightened and balanced to my driveline.

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I Erbs
Portland, OR