> ... and the challenge of having to give up what in some people's opinion
>(including mine) is a
much sweeter box ...
Ah, to be a purist! I run the 3 sycnro in my B race car.
But for a "driver" I gotta say I would like the fully syncro'd trans. Good
thing I've got a
sawsall, cutting torch and a MIG welder! <grin>
I might even look into the 5 speed conversions (my gawd did he really say
that?).
XKs Unlimited and Waterloo (right John?) sell conversions.
Larry
>-----Original Message-----
>From: WSpohn4@aol.com [mailto:WSpohn4@aol.com]
>Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2000 10:24 AM
>To: mgs@autox.team.net
>Cc: larryhoy@prodigy.net
>Subject: Re:5 Main bearing "B" engine and 4 syncro trans in MGA ?
>
>
>In a message dated 10/14/00 7:58:58 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
>owner-mgs-digest@autox.team.net writes:
>
>> Recently there was a similar thread about putting the 5 main engine in the
>> MGA using the 3 syncro
>> trans.
>>
>> How about the MGB 5 main engine and the fully synchronized transmission.
>>
>> What challenges would I face?
>
>The challenge of not being able to swap tail housings so that the box bolted
>into the stock frame mount on the A (you'd have to make up an adaptor, and/or
>cut the 'ears' off the frame), and the challenge of having to give up what in
>some people's opinion (including mine) is a much sweeter box, albeit with no
>synchro first.
>
>Bill
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