[Healeys] Fwd: Side shift trans covers

[i erbs]

Better than letting it sit for months or years with no work being done on
it. Prople get discouraged.  So doing something every week or a few days a
week has helped to overcome inertia and encoursge one to put in more hours.
It works to get a stalled project moving...

Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
typos and artifacts are the fault of my phone

On Sun, Oct 14, 2018, 4:43 AM Michael Salter <michael.salter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> "Try to do 30 min a week on the car. "
> Nice idea but at that rate a 1600 hour restoration would take me until I'm
> around 132 years old!!!
> I may not live that long.
>
> M
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 14, 2018, 12:16 AM i erbs, <eyera3000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Try to do 30 min a week on the car. After a while you will see progress
>> and be i spired to do more. Even if its just cleaning parts. It really
>> helps.
>>
>> Ira Erbs
>> Portland, OR
>> typos and artifacts are the fault of my phone
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 13, 2018, 4:48 PM Tim Davis BN7 <tld6008 at mchsi.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I have a center shift 3000 also but haven't got to the point of
>>> installing that part yet, at the rate I'm going it will probably be my
>>> grandson who does it.
>>>
>>>
>>> Tim Davis BN7
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com>
>>> To: warthodson at aol.com
>>> Cc: Tim Davis BN7 <tld6008 at mchsi.com>, Ahealey help <
>>> healeys at autox.team.net>
>>> Sent: Sat, 13 Oct 2018 18:53:59 -0400 (EDT)
>>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fwd: Side shift trans covers
>>>
>>> Center shift covers fit in a channel, side shift do not. Making them a
>>> bit more if a challenge to get right
>>>
>>> Ira Erbs
>>> Portland, OR
>>> typos and artifacts are the fault of my phone
>>>
>>> On Sat, Oct 13, 2018, 2:20 PM <warthodson at aol.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I do not have a side shift transmission, but I would expect the hole in
>>>> the top of the tunnel to line up more closely. My center shift trans tunnel
>>>> lines up more closely.
>>>> I am sure that standard sheet metal screws (similar to wood screws) are
>>>> used to attach the tunnel flanges to the floor.
>>>> Do you have a copy of the Concourse guidelines & a copy of the factory
>>>> parts manual? They are a valuable resource for answering many detailed
>>>> questions.
>>>> Gary Hodson
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>
>>>> From: Tim Davis BN7 <tld6008 at mchsi.com>
>>>>
>>>> To: Healey List <healeys at autox.team.net>
>>>>
>>>> Sent: Fri, Oct 12, 2018 1:44 pm
>>>>
>>>> Subject: [Healeys] Fwd: Side shift trans covers
>>>>
>>>> Trying again, since the original post I have rebuilt the rusted flanges
>>>> on both sections and they look new now. I have both uncarpeted sections set
>>>> in place but with the front bellhousing section in place, where it seems to
>>>> fit best, the hole for the shifter is not centered over the trans. See
>>>> attached. Will this positioning work ? I can't move the main cover to the
>>>> left much as it is over the drive shaft hump. Also does the front flange of
>>>> the trans cover screw  onto the bellhousing cover? I believe cupped trim
>>>> screws are used for the sides of the bellhsg cover but what is used for the
>>>> floor flanges, self tapping type? I have two snaps on each side of the man
>>>> cover for the carpet, is there one or two on the drvshaft tunnel?
>>>> I also posted this question awhile ago to another Healey forum (
>>>> https://www.ahexp.com/phorum/read.php?3,205482 ) worded a little
>>>> differently but have received no useful responses.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Tim Davis BN7
>>>>
>>>> ----- Forwarded Message -----
>>>>
>>>> From: Tim Davis BN7 <tld6008 at mchsi.com>
>>>>
>>>> To: Healey List <healeys at autox.team.net>
>>>>
>>>> Sent: Tue, 31 Jul 2018 17:58:15 -0400 (EDT)
>>>>
>>>> Subject: Side shift trans covers
>>>>
>>>> I am about to install my two covers  after first test fitting for a
>>>> couple welding repairs. My front footwells are newly carpeted and the
>>>> forward section is lapping over the carpet on the sides, IS This correct?
>>>> When I try to fit that first piece alone where it would seem to be the
>>>> Main cover is too far forward i.e small gap at the drive shaft tunnel. So I
>>>> am thinking I need to get the big one in place regarding the tunnel and the
>>>> access holes which will be pulling the front section back where it doesn't
>>>> look like it would like to be ideally.
>>>> Does anyone have any photos of the two sheetmetal covers in place or
>>>> being installed/removed? Or any other words of wisdom?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Tim Davis BN7
>>>>
>>>>
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