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Re: [Spridgets] Fw: 5 Speed Convertion

To: "Richard Ball" <richb@u.washington.edu>, <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fw: 5 Speed Convertion
From: "Larry & Sandi Miller" <millerls@ado13.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:45:33 -0800
I think Pierce sells the tranny kit for the MGB and 1500 Midget. MOSS 
probably gets it from him. Don't know the price but it will be at least a 
little cheaper than MOSS. He may be willing to sell just the tranny.

http://piercemanifolds.com/contact.html


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Ball" <richb@u.washington.edu>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 6:17 PM
Subject: [Spridgets] Fw: 5 Speed Convertion


> Here is a car-parts.com search that turns up several T-9's in yards around 
> the
> country.  I have also seen a couple in our local Western Washington
> Pull-A-Part yards from time to time.
> http://car-part.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi
>
> Here is a link to a guy in England that has made an adapter to fit the T-9
> behind the 1500 using the 1500's bellhousing. It'll give you a good idea 
> of
> the amount of cutting required to fit the T-9 into the Spridget tunnel.
> Remember that the 1500 bellhousing won't fit the A series engine, so a
> different bellhousing would be required.
> http://www.the-wizardsden.com/html/conversion.html
>
> The Mazda Miata 5 speed has a remote shifter that moves it back to far 
> from
> the stock Spridget location to be used .  The tail shaft housing can be
> interchanged with the one from the B2000 truck transmission which would 
> move
> the shifter up closer to the spridget location, or the remote shifter can 
> be
> cut down and moved forward with a little work.  Not sure about the length 
> and
> width, but I think it's close.  Here is a link to Bob's site where he has
> transplanted the whole engine and transmission from a miata into a Sprite.
> http://the-mite.com/
>
> Rich Ball
> '76 Midget
> Everett Wa
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---------------------------------
> Yes.  And good luck finding that transmission in the US.  They are way
> harder to find than a 210 transmission.  The easiest way to get a T9 is
> to have it shipped from the UK.  If anyone has a source of T-9 in the US
> speak up.
>
> Would a Miata transmission fit.
>
> -g
>
>
> Dean Hedin wrote:
>> The Merkur box is the T-9. Correct?
>>
>> So it's the same arrangement as the kit Moss is selling here..
>> http://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=67782
>>
>> I think a good question is..
>> How much modification is required for the tunnel with the T-9 vs. the
>> Datsun 210?
>>
>> It would be nice if Moss just sold the kit only without the transmission.
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