Actually, a three main owner should be able to use the input shaft from
his old tranny in place of the large shaft. It's a good idea to rebuild
these unknown units anyway.
Stuart MacMillan wrote:
>
> I paid $650 for mine, and that has been what I've seen in the
> classifieds on the big MG site. That is fair for clean one in good
> working order.
>
> Note: These early boxes come with either large (five main) input shafts
> or small (three main) shafts. You need to have a pilot bushing
> fabricated to install the small shaft unit into a five main engine (this
> is what I did). You have a large shaft crash box and if a three main
> engine owner wants it make sure he knows he would have to convert to a
> five main engine or drill out his crank, if, indeed that can be done
> without weakening it. A good machinist should be able to tell, or has
> anyone done this?
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Stuart MacMillan
Seattle
'84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1
'65 MGB (Driven since 1969)
'74 MGB GT (Restoring)
Assisting on Restoration:
'72 MGB GT (Daughter's)
'64 MGB (Son's)
Parts cars:
'68 & '73 MGB, '67 MGB GT
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