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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - Interesting 5-speed Conversion

Just spotted this on a well known internet auction site.

BMW 5-speed gearbox conversion...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130837156242&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123
Dave O'Neill2

Part complete. Why wasn't it finished?
Lawrence Slater

There was an article in Mascot a while ago about this conversion.

Friend of mine dived into it for his Frog but after some research didnt go on with it.
Like the seller says : not a bolt on job.

Arie de Best

I've read about this before and am intrigued If I were local I would have given it a go!

Well not so much just me, would probably have to include my brother on it since I doubt I have the necessary skill .
Alexander Sorby Wigstrom

It was intended for an A35, butseller found that with other intended alterations to the steering, the beemer box wouldn't quite fit. So the steering mod was adopted in favour of the g/box mod, and the box and bits are up for sale.

I wouldn't mind(I might) shoving this in the rwa midget, and selling the very good midget box to help pay for it.
Lawrence Slater

I did notice the A35 steering box in one of the photos.

I wonder what the steering mod was? Rack & pinion?

I did consider that on mine, but gave up on the idea.
Dave O'Neill2

Yup, rack and pinion.
"the rack needs to go lower than the bell housing would allow and I had already lowered engine and gearbox as far as I considered prudent"
Lawrence Slater

He mentions this is for a gertrag box but the ZF box is smaller and would fit without cutting.
But the only ZF I can find is the autobox...

Now he would not be suggesting fitting an autotrans to our cars?!
Onno K

good to see this conversion finally completed....about 7 years ago ??? we had several members on.this site trying.to make this work but could never make the clutch to fly wheel work...at least not economically

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This thread was discussed on 19/01/2013

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