MG Midget  1500 5 speed conversion

Remove large chunks of sound bodywork...

My word, just look at all that black Waxoyl! The underneath is absolutely brilliant for a 1976 UK car. All spring hangers etc (not shown, obviously) are perfect

Underneath view of floor looking back. Black fuel pipe can be seen on left of pic. Square hole is used to gain access to Hardy Spicer on MG propshaft/box. The cross member used to mount MG box is 55 mm too far forward and too high for Ford gearbox. It has to go. Everyone else gets rid of it so it was zapped.

I eventually decided where to cut it out. The reinforcing tubes must be removed to insert some 60 mm square tubes up each side crossmember. So it is cut along the white lines. The angle of the lines is exaggerated by perspective in the picture.

Bridget the Midget

Bridget’s tranny tunnel looking back from engine bay. I am going to re-route the black fuel pipe on the left of the pic (R of car sitting in it) to the right of the pic. It makes sense as the fuel pump is on that side too.
The two sets of lines  show my first thoughts (inside lines) and second (final) thoughts on x-member removal

Chop, Chop. Bridget’s tranny tunnel floor and x-member removed as far back as the square hole. The X-member cut ends can just be seen on the left and right of the tunnel sides. There is about 175 mm between the cut ends.

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Top view of removed gearbox x-member, looking back. Note LH cut immediately to left of horizontal reinforcing tube and RH cut to right of vertical tube. Plenty of water ran out when it was cut!!!

Bottom view of removed gear box x-member, looking back. Cut alongside reinforcing tubes.