<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">What I don’t understand is how the Smitty/Healey 5 speed conversion (bell housing) is advertised to bolt up to a 100/4, 100/6 and 3000. But I’m now told told you need a special 100/4 engine plate to make it work. What’s the story?<div class=""> <br class=""><div apple-content-edited="true" class="">
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<div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif;" class="">Yes, but the challenge is determining determining where to drill (machine) the holes so that the transmission input shaft is correctly aligned with the pilot bushing with out pre-loading the pilot bushing. That is why the factory provided 2 special alignment bolts (dowel bolts), but they are not at the same location on the 100 engine backplate & the 6 Cyl. backplate
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<div class="">I see that DW and AH Spares sell aluminum back plates to do the conversion. Can’t a 6 cylinder back plate be modified to work?
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<div class="yiv2881735657">On Feb 21, 2022, at 2:43 PM, warthodson--- via Healeys <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" class="yiv2881735657">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif;" class="yiv2881735657">I think you will require an engine back plate that fits the 6 cyl bellhousing & is drilled to fit the 4 cyl engine. I believe Dennis Welch sells them. The thickness of the back plate will affect how much the Trans. input shaft has to be shortened. <br clear="none" class="yiv2881735657">
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<div class="yiv2881735657">A BN2 bell housing will not give me a hydraulic clutch.
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