I hate to say that you've erred Bob, but there is a Datsun 5-speed
conversion for MGBs. It uses the
gearbox from a 280Z. We've done two of them and they are really nice; the
shifter comes up in the same place as the original B's, the ratios are
perfect and the box shifts much more smoothly than the original B's. Cost
is the problem; the bits needed to make the conversion cost more than a
rebuilt B overdrive gearbox (the other way of, in essence, getting a
5-speed) and the installation requires a bit of mechanical know-how.
Lawrie
British Sportscar Center
www.britcars.com
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> From: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
> To: Benjamin Ruset <bruset@monmouth.com>
> Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: MGB questions
> Date: Tuesday, December 09, 1997 6:13 PM
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> > I have heard that there is a conversion for a Datsun 5 speed out there.
I'd
> > be interested in this as well.
>
> That's for 1275 (pre-75) Midgets.
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