[Spridgets] 5 Speed Conversion

[WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com]

First you tell anyone who wants the long input shaft Merkur box to get  
stuffed and to keep their short input shaft box.  You do this because the  Merkur 
box has closer ratios than the regular box but you can swap the long  input 
shaft for a short one to have the closer ratios but the right length  shaft.
 
You buy at least the bellhousing.
 
You get a prop modified for the Ford box
 
You convert to a Ford clutch on a 1275 cover - 7.5" recommended though some  
use a 7.25".
 
You fabricate your own brackets and stuff including the one to replaced the  
chunk you cut out of the crossmember.
 
A bunch of other stuff.
 
It's an easy conversion as there is a kit to do it otherwise it's not easy.  
The Ford box has a vast amount of tuning parts available for it including even 
 closer ratios than the Merkur box, a quickshift etc.
 
It's the best option for a performance gearbox by a long mile.
 
Weslake-Monza 1330
 
In a message dated 26/11/2008 18:08:07 GMT Standard Time,  
kgb at frontiernet.net writes:

I seem  to recall that the Merkur 5 speed is also relatively easy to 
adapt to the  1275 Spridget.  Can someone please tell me what all is 
involved, and  whether this is a good  option?

Thanks,

Kate