Healey Sports Cars

Car is starting to look like a tub. Rear end and suspension come out next. This will allow cutting-out for new seat pockets. RX7 irs( 4 point mounting) goes in for locating cage pick-up points. Since Supra bell housing is likely to be employed,(AX 15/sbm) being impossible to find, aluminum mid-mount plate will double as engine/bell housing adapter. Based on Jim B's experiences with TR 7's smoke generator,(harness), think I'll ditch Healey harness and avoid meeting with a fire truck ? Onward, roverman.

Seats back, seats forward ? Flux state of evolution/design migration. Supra box-gone. RX 7 diff-gone. Boxter S (6) speed t-axle-in. Vette C5 rigid torque tube, possible,(ordered tubing to lengthen, approx 12" Porsche 944 turbo or 928 might be a better match to Boxter t-axle. Clutch at t-axle-(Alpha GTV 6), looks like diminishing returns, unless it has 1"-23 input splines, like Boxter.. For the JH tunnel to swallow a 6 speed t-axle and a C5 torque tube, will take "cutting"- scary. I didn't really think all these changes, would be bolt-in. Seats may now wind up maybe 2-4" back from original rear standard position. This is my biggest project since a 1950 Stude pick-up, not much in common. Off into the great unknown, roverman.



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Boxster t-axle is 15.25" shorter centerline of output flanges to mounting face, as compaired to C5 Vette. Moving hemi back 15.25", not a good option. I will lengthen C5 torque tube "X" amount. Plan is to suspend/hang the t-axle, torque tube and engine block, using adjustable all-thread,(vertically), to determined ideal location and compute final torque tube length. Onward, roverman.

Boxster axle splines do not fit 930 cv joints ! It appears the root diameter of splines, is slightly bigger. Not to worry, aftermarket axles are a better option, but this requires using the 930 "spider" portion of the cv, to fit into the Boxster stub axle. All of the ratios in the 6 speed are performance,(close to geometric). This means at say 60 mph, in 6th, rpm will approximate 2,500-3k ? Too early to tell. Cheers, roverman.

Out with the old. Cavernous engine bay, will help the 6.1L hemi, to fit. roverman.


Is the shifter far enough back ?



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Here is the oem rear and drive shaft. No posi available and not viable with a 6.1L hemi. More to follow. roverman.