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MG MGA - Transmission tunnel needed

A young friend of mine sold his Morris Minor and is starting to build an MGA. He is in need of a transmission tunnel. Outside of camping out on e-bay, any advice about tracking one of these down? I don't really recall ever seeing one for sale.
Thanks,
Gerry
G T Foster

There is one on UK ebay at the moment: http://tinyurl.com/4xs7fn8

Steve
Steve Gyles

Gerry, I have an extra "short" section of the tunnel, the part that goes over the driveshaft between the seats, if that helps.

George
G Goeppner

Steve,
Not just the shifter cover, the entire tunnel is needed.

George,
Well, half a loaf is better than none, but where would I get the other half..:)

Thanks guys,
Gerry
G T Foster

Call Celia at Scarborough Fair in RI - she has some stuff like that on occasion.

Also, you can try calling Sam at Brit Bits in Rye, NH. Also call Leyland British in Kennebunk, ME...he has a pretty big boneyard of MG's.

Odd that no one reproduces this part! It would be an easy part to make yourself, though - cover yours in Saran wrap and cast a copy in fiberglass!

Good luck!

JIM in NH
AJ Mail

The tunnel is produced by our "friend" Jorge in Mexico/California..sells on Ebay.
Gary Lock

if it's from Jorge you want to give it a very wide berth and find ANY alternative supplier. No one from this BBS who has ever dealt with him has been satisfied with what they received.
dominic clancy

You might try British Auto in Macedon, NY.
John DeWolf

Hi there
I have one. the bottom will need some welding. Not too bad
mog57maz#hotmail.com

sharpeys


sharpeys

Dominic,
I got a front valence from Jorge - it fitted well, and was thicker material than the original panel. I was very happy with this product, and his customer service.
Perhaps you only hear of the problems, and not about the successes.
Peter.
P. Tilbury

Keep in mind the tunnels for 1600/Mk are different than 1500. Get the right one.
D Quinn

Hi Dominic..Jorge has had some bad press over the years, but I have bought several items from him, and generally they are good..the only problem with him is his postage pricing, which can be very high!
Gary Lock

"Keep in mind the tunnels for 1600/Mk are different than 1500. Get the right one."

The last few months of 1500 production were GD1500 engines vs all the previous GB1500. The GD engine/trans use the same tunnel as the 1600's.
Chuck Schaefer

Gerry, My basket case was missing the main tunnel (front section). I had one made by a company called British Miles in PA somewhere, but I don't know if they still exist. They did an excellent job.
HJ
Harley Johansen

This thread was discussed between 03/08/2011 and 05/08/2011

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