[Healeys] 3.54 differential questions

eyera3@gmail.com eyera3 at gmail.com
Sat Jan 8 19:34:05 MST 2011


I bought an old car for $500.00
You all drove the price up. It's my car, my hobby, my restoration,  you do the same.  I answered the question about why convert to a 5 speed.
Happy Healeying.
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Ira Erbs
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----- Reply message -----
From: "Shop at \" Just Brits \"" <shop at justbrits.com>
Date: Sat, Jan 8, 2011 5:33 pm
Subject: [Healeys] 3.54 differential questions
To: <dwflagg at juno.com>
Cc: <healeys at autox.team.net>


<<  John, I'm with you. With all due respect, if you want "a modern 
tranny, less idiosyncratic than Oem with over drive, less stressful
for wife to drive, >>

MY wife Cindy (aka SWMBO <G>] LEARNED to drive my car !!  She
was/is NOT a "car person" and hadn't driven [just a 3 speed] stick
 in MANY, MANY moons.  Picked up the "Healey driving experience"
in extremely short order !!  [and she's NOT tall enough <VBG> !]
So I am ZERO tolerance for that 'excuse'.

<< lighter, cheaper to fix", along with AC, MP3 player, built in phone, 
etc., then do as John suggests. BUY A NEW CAR. >>

Mr. Rowe, you ARE 100% correct IMNSHO !!  Make that 1000% !!

And Ira added:

<< Enjoy your car the way you want. >>

That gives leave to the question, "Why did you buy that 50 year old
car ??", which at this point I don't understand why a bunch of you
have done so and apparently WASTED a lot of money ?!?
 
Ira also said:

<< We need to be sure not to discourage people from asking questions.>>

Well, of course not !!  I haven't seen anything that would lead me
to think there has been "discouragement" about "asking question"
including anything NOT about our cars ?!?!

Back to Doug's post:

<< Then take your Healey "Put a 3.54 diff in which will give a more
usable first gear and drive it like it should be driven". IMHO.   Doug."

I'll agree with that as it would be something as the cars were built
or - time wise - was offered after-market.

And Greg added:

<< When mine goes into OD it feels like she's settling in for a cruise. 
It's very satisfying. >>

IMNSHO Greg, as it should be !!!  And agreed <VBG> !!!  
To me, NOTHING like it !!

I have been caught in SNOW in D.C. [visiting parents] TWICE in pure
snow [I beat the salt spreaders/plows <G>], in pouring rain, boiling sun
and I have still been "happy as a clam" with just being able to drive &
immensely ENJOY my [now] 50 year old automobile which was 
manufactured AS a 1963 BJ-7 Austin-Healey Mk. II with what we today
call idiosyncrasies  !!!

Had I wanted a Corvette, Camero/Firebird(s) of their ilk, Miata, Solstice,
Viper, Bimmer, or what ever.  I did NOT;  I wanted a Big Healey.

'Nough said.

Ed

PS:  Thank you you Mr. Rowe & Mr. Flagg.
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