MG Midget

[Relentless Rob]

This may be me being daft but the gearbox is in the middle where you need the weight to be. By having a lighter gear box you could make the front of the car a pivot point.

[Renrut]

I'm trying to work out what you're on about.

[TeamTotalWankel]

:wtf:

I'm trying to work out what you're on about.

Don't worry Will I think he's trying to say that you'll ruin the £millions that BL spent on 'mass centralisation' back in the 60's & 70's!! FFS, they couldn't screw an ashtray in place on a Friday afternoon

[Relentless Rob]

Mass centralisation. Like moving the engine further back toward the bulkhead. I don't know if the lightweight bell housing would be a positive difference.

[Renrut]

Of course a roll bar won't make any difference to that. Or an engine half the weight of the original. Or me being a fat nacker

A lightweight bellhousing is only a bad thing if its not strong enough. Anything else is just suspension setup. At worst it'll mean I need to worry about brake bias.

PS the bellhousing is about dead centre between the 4 wheels on a midget.

[cheaproject]

If you make the front too light just replace the rear end with fibreglass panels, oh and keep the front bumper on!

[Relentless Rob]

These guys might have one kicking about...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRIUMPH-SPITF ... 350wt_1139

[owelly]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4172711.htm

[Relentless Rob]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4172711.htm

That's even better.




I wonder if he'd do a deal for both? A supercharged, K-series, five speed Midget would be pretty spectacular.

[Renrut]

Mailed!

[mjslonergan]

Collective fingers crossed

[Renrut]

Well he's mailed me back to say he'll check tomorrow if its for a short or long shaft type 9. Fingers crossed its the short one as thats what mine is. I suppose its such a good price it might be better to ditch my type 9 and get a long shaft one...

[mjslonergan]

Should be a whole heap cheaper to find another type 9...

[owelly]

IIRC, most k-series to type9 bellhousings were suitable for short shafts and you could buy a 35mm (or whatever the difference is) spacer to suit the longer shaft.

[Renrut]

IIRC, most k-series to type9 bellhousings were suitable for short shafts and you could buy a 35mm (or whatever the difference is) spacer to suit the longer shaft.

All the places that still make them offer 2 different parts for long or short shaft. I don't know if the long shaft ones just have a spacer though.

Its a sensible price and I'll probably go for it.