Denise:
Been there, done that. You really need the trans in place to
figure out just how much to trim. If you mark out the area, then lower
the rear xmember there will be room to get a saw and file in to do the
trimming. As you have seen, the hole needs to be dressed back about
3/4-1 inch. I have seen a couple of ways to do the tunnel cover. I too
have heard of the replacement, but can't remember where. I have taken
two covers, cut them so they overlap, weld the two longer bits together.
I made the cut on the wide, flattish rectangular bit. The front bolts
up as per original, a little hammering and the rear holes fit to the
trans tunnel and are held down by large tapping screws. Once in place I
used foam to seal the gaps. The cover has held up well to 8 years of
regular driving. An aluminium or steel strip could be used to effect
the same result.
I know what you mean about resurrections. I finally pulled one
of my 58 MGA's into the driveway. It is such a mess, that I do not feel
badly about restoring it to "my" specification. The car hit a guard
rail really hard with the back right, spun around and took out the back
left. The car has been sitting outside ever since with 64,000 miles on
the odo. Everything is rusty, rotten, bent or missing. Somehow the
thought of putting my 65B drivetrain in it does not seem like sacrilege.
Kelvin.
-----Original Message-----
From: xyzabcde@earthlink.net [mailto:xyzabcde@earthlink.net]
Sent: Friday, November 20, 1998 3:38 AM
To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: late OD in '67 B
Hi all!
Okay! The engine and post-74 OD tranny are in the '67 B project car.
But I've
got a little problem. With the shift linkage cover off of the tunnel,
the shift
arm on the tranny extends behind the opening in the tunnel. In other
words, I'm
going to have to cut some metal out of the tunnel at the back of the
hole so the
shift arm can come up where it belongs. Then I will also need a new
tunnel
cover that will extend back far enough to cover the shift arm.
I vaguely remember someone mentioning a replacement tunnel cover that is
made
for just this situation. Can anyone tell me where to get one? Any
other
suggestions? Like maybe doing the cutting _before_ the tranny is in the
car...doh!
That's the nice thing about having resurrected a car from beyond the
grave--I
feel I can do things like this. I would never cut up the body of my
other car
that I bought before anyone had a chance to trash it (anyone else, that
is).
Denise Thorpe
'67 B, daily driver since '79
'67 B, getting the modifications I can't justify doing to the other car
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