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Re: MGB Overdrive

To: racefab@pms706.pms.ford.com (Racefab list)
Subject: Re: MGB Overdrive
From: mwalker@houdini.eece.unm.edu (Mark Walker)
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 94 13:45:25 MST
> I'll be replacing the tranny in my MGBGT this weekend.  I am seriously
> considering going to the O/D tranny.  I think  that the most ergonomic
> position for the O/D switch would be on the steering wheel.  There are
> some fabrication problems with theis, like how to keep the wire from
> tangling up.  Has anybody got any suggestions.  My second choice would

I've considered infrared or radio wireless for problems like
this.  It would probably require a bit of custom electronics
work, but I imagine electronics manufactures have application
notes covering simple implementations using their products.

I haven't take this route yet, but would probably use
a small battery to power the steering wheel electronics.

> be a switch on the shift lever, like on some of the volvos.   Anybody
> know of any relatively cheap and how hard would they be to mount to the
> MGB?  (I'm talking jst sing the shift knob with the switch).

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