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MG TD TF 1500 - Please, no gifts!

Today is Mobius 66th birthday.
Good wishes are ok but no gifts. He has enough junk already.
In honor of his birthday he is getting a heart transplant(re-built engine).

The question is, can I slip the engine with the five speed transmission attached into the car as a unit?

News at 11.

Mort


Mort 50 TD

Birth Certificate.

I keep this handy in case he gets carded.

Mort 50 TD

Yes, I have done it several times and I think it is the only way to do it.
YS Strom

Mort, Morbius is about a week and a half older than his younger brother JD (also known as TD 2101)...

JD is also undergoing a total restoration which will include a new five speed Hi-Gear tranny, which is currently in route from New York customs... I was hoping that they could be installed as a unit, and was also wondering how long it took you to install the tranny, and make the needed modification to the frame?

Please keep us, would be, five speeders informed of your installation experiences... Would be very beneficial...

tom
Tom Crause

Tom, my five speed is about five years old. It is a converted Datsun 210 circa 1979 The conversion was done by Skyhook engineering in Maine but they are now out of business. This five-speed modification did not require any frame modification. I do not recall all of the details of the installation. As I remember it was pretty straightforward and came with a clear set of directions. It did require two additional holes in the block that was done with the template they provided. Since they are two different units I'm not sure how much I can be of assistance.
Since we take the car on the road quite often and travel long distances, I can tell you it is the best modification that I have made on the car.
Mort 50 TD

Two new holes in the flywheel for dowels for the different pressure plate....not the block.
L E D LaVerne

Thank you LaVern.
Tom,
As I mentioned above I do not recall all the details of the installation. As Lavern mentioned above the template was for the flywheel. I stand corrected.
Mort 50 TD

Happy bday Mobius, may you have many more active ones! After all, unlike us mortals, all an MG needs to live forever is a whole lotta money...
Geoffrey M Baker

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