MG Midget 1500 5 speed conversion
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Too expensive in the shops? Make your own. I did.
Ever tried Brass-Rubbing? The pattern of the Ford bellhousing to gearbox face. Done with a grubby finger onto A4 paper.
My “Brass Rubbing” and the Ford Sierra gasket
Bridget the Midget
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Nothing to do with my gearbox conversion. I made my own rocker oil feed using 2 x M10 bolts drilled out to make banjo bolts and some old (new)Teflon lined SS brake hose. I tapped the head and block M10 to suit. Saved me £21!
MG Midget bellhousing. Ford Sierra gasket. You can see that nothing lines up. Hardly surprising. The depression in the centre of the Midget bellhousing is used to locate the adapter plate. Using this method, adapters can be made to fit many combinations of engine/gearbox. It applies equally to adapters to fit between engine and bellhousing. Ford gaskets are more dimensionally reliable than BeeLeymoCo. They are better material too (IMHO!). So the adapter is basically a casting which follows the outlines of both the Ford gearbox and the Midget bellhousing. Easy..in theory.
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