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[Adrian Southgate]

For those days when your parts just can't arrive quick enough, for sunny days when the transit just isn't 'fun'...

Project X...

Coming soon to a shed near me.

1997 DOHC, weber TC, MT75 box and Sierra fixed 3.72 diff in a Phaeton 3/4 hybrid.

I did some playing on gear calc and the theoretical stats look like this.

Gear	Mph per 1000 RPM	Mph @4000 RPM	Mph @6000 RPM
1	4.91	20	29
2	9.17	37	55
3	14.24	57	85
4	19.08	76	114
5	23.27	93 (buttock clench)	140 (new pants)

[Adrian Southgate]

The 'workshop' is primarily for doing those little fiddly jobs that we currently undertake in the street outside, bulbs, wipers, batteries etc, awful jobs to do when it's raining. Having the space to work on a toy is just a bonus. I spend most of my time processing stock anyway so it's not like i'm front of house unless someone is on a day off. Once that stock has been processed, moved or moved on i'll have a bit of time.

[Adrian Southgate]

Things will accelerate shortly as the car will be the first occupant of our new 'workshop' in the basement of the shop. Means I can spend time during the day working on the car rather than moving old brake pads from one place to another :( Speaking of which, if anyone out there runs a late 80's or 90's car then let me know. I will be 'job lot' selling some old redundant stock for which I will get peanuts per item. If a few find their way to good homes during the process that i'll be happy with a deal + cost of postage. I may be able to upload a list at some point in the near future to make life easier. I'm off to the unit to make that last fiddly bit in a while, quite excited to see if my theories work in practice.

[James Doulton]

Getting there, Ade.

[Big Vern]

MX5 doesn't have a gearbox mount as the gearbox connects directly to the PPF. I have seen many fabricated brackets that mount to the bottom of the box and match up to the Ford gearbox mount - it goes where the small stiffener bracket connects between the box and the PPF I have some pictures on my computor at work I'll did them out tomoz

[Steve Kerswell]

Thanks Dave, I'll hold off throwing a tantrum then :-)

[Dave Price]

Steve, your comment is very timely.  I have a day off tomorrow so in tend to try and finish off the gearbox mount tomorrow.  Will post a photo.

[Steve Kerswell]

in the MX5 kit forum they use an engine mount from the MX5 under the box and use rubber doughnuts on the engine. Those MK's etc. seem to have higher bonnets then the Phaeton type car, so they sit up a bit higher.

[Steve Kerswell]

No Ade, not to worry, I'll take a hike to the bearing shop, they do industrial mounts for fans etc. I wonder how Dave Price managed with his RX box?

[Adrian Southgate]

Be old age that hanging low Steve.... :)

can't even find an MX5 gearbox mount on our system, do you know the reg of the donor car?

[Steve Kerswell]

it hangs a bit low Ade, trying find something "alternative" :-)