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[Mgs] Is this the Pilot bushing for a ford tranny on an MGB?

To: Larry Colen <lrc@red4est.com>
Subject: [Mgs] Is this the Pilot bushing for a ford tranny on an MGB?
From: Larry Colen <lrc@red4est.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:42:20 -0700
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An hour after I gave up looking for it, and posted that I was looking for one,
I may have found it.  It seems to fit in all the critical dimensions:

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157631231104590/

How much space should there be between the shaft and the pilot bushing?
On Aug 24, 2012, at 6:40 PM, Larry Colen wrote:

> After far too many years, I've finally gotten through enough of the other
todo
> lists to start work on putting my MGBGT back on the road.  I'm trying to go
> through the boxes and piles of parts and figure out what I need, what is
lost
> and so forth.  It seems that one of the missing items is the pilot bushing
for
> the Ford 5-speed conversion.   Does anyone off hand know of a good source of
a
> replacement?  or the dimensions in case I need to fab one?
>
> On the off chance that anyone is within driving distance of the Santa Cruz
> mountains and would find it entertaining to go through a ridiculous amount
of
> spares for MGBs (and Miatas), and possibly pick up some good deals on parts
I
> don't need for the project, I could use some help in the process of picking
> and sorting, especially since a few months back I got a call from a friend
who
> desperately needed to clear out of his storage locker the next day and had
a
> small truckload of MGB parts that he needed to find a home for lest he have
to
> throw them out.
>

--
Larry Colen lrc@red4est.com sent from i4est
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