Trevor,
The Midget 1500 trans is a "single rail", the earlier box is a "three rail".
Spitfires of the same vintage as the Midget 1500 also got the single rail
tranny.
The short answer is... no, you can't swap them in the midget. You'd need a
driveshaft that's about 2" longer.
I'd swap you (got 2 or 3 out in the barn).. but the postage would kill both
of us.
Cheers,
Jim
Dallas, TX
"Spitfires and MGB-GTs and Minis, oh my"
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-spitfires@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-spitfires@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Trevor Boicey
> Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2000 11:43 PM
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net; spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Midget 1500 gearbox vs Spitfire gearbox
>
>
>
> Are these two gearboxes interchangeable?
>
> I have a Midget 1500, and the gearbox works fine but makes
> some noises that has me wondering about it's long term
> health.
>
> So when an opportunity popped up for a cheap Spitfire
> gearbox, I took it. It's from an earlier car than 1500, unsure
> what displacement engine this car is.
>
> Anyways, the shift location for reverse is in a different
> place for starters, so these aren't the same boxes. Are
> they interchangeable?
>
> If not, anybody need a Spitfire box?
>
> I actually have a radiator and a few other bits from
> the spit if anyone needs. (generator, starter, head,
> water pump, distributor, etc)
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Trevor Boicey, P. Eng.
> Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca
> ICQ #17432933 http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
> "You cost me my leg! And my favourite one!" - Cornfed, as Petrov
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