> I am planning to put a new transmission and clutch in my '78 Midget
> and I am wondering if I should (could) replace the standard
> transmission with an overdrive unit. Also any ideas where I can get a
> heavy duty clutch. I don't want to do this again anytime soon.
> Thanks for the advice.
>
> Mark Fleming
> fleming@battelle.org
>
>
>
I did a bit of investigating into a similar set up: putting a Datsun 5-speed
tranny into a bugeye. It can be done. There supposedly is a company
somewhere that can supply a kit to do it. I have no idea if the same swap
can be made on a midget, especially a '78 (the kit was designed for the
backplate of the A-series engine and I'm guessing that the '78 has the 1500
yes/no?). Advice on the kit I'm talking about can probably be had over on
the Healeys list. A local lbc garage did the conversion for a customer
about two years ago on a bugeye. I have only second hand reports but the
word is the kit works, but not quite as easily as the kit-makers claim. YMMV.
Will Zehring
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