2007-02-07 11:55:54 · 8 answers · asked by Greg 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Other - Car Makes
STEP AWAY FROM THE CAR, DO NOT EVENTHINK OF PULLING A TRASMISSION OVERHAUL, and if u do do it, its gonna be a hefty penny, cause it will need to be a copstum job.
2007-02-07 12:17:38 · answer #1 · answered by laxgod55 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't even bother. A stock MGB would be very sluggish with an auto - they really don't have the power to spare. If you really want to (and this sort of conversion will cost a pretty penny!), you can put a Rover 3.5 V8 and auto tranny, or possibly a V6. Either way, its going to cost $$$$$.
2007-02-07 22:13:05 · answer #2 · answered by Me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but you have to ask why you really want to do this.
I would think you could ship over an old factory auto from England. But I can't imaging what you'd end up spending to put all this together and you'd be in a fix once it failed (and that probably wouldn't be long)
If you're a performance nut, an American V6 and transmission can be installed with the following kit:
http://www.classicconversionseng.com/faqs.htm
You end up with a question, for all the trouble and cost; why wouldn't you just buy a miata or mr2 and leave the MG original?
2007-02-07 21:30:28 · answer #3 · answered by samfrio 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
None ever made for it. Plus what's the point - that's part of what makes it an MGB roadster.
2007-02-07 20:04:19 · answer #4 · answered by pilot 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
whats the matter with the original?it is a simple rebuild unless yu need machine shop work?yu would have to make a template to fit the bolt pattern to mount a tranny then yu might have to cut up floorboard to fit?? lot of work and would decrease collector value if yu are restoring?
2007-02-07 20:01:20 · answer #5 · answered by richard c 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know if it was even available. But wouldn't that ruin the fun of owning a car like that? Be sure to ride with a fire extinguisher.
Those cars had a tendency to start on fire.
2007-02-07 19:59:29 · answer #6 · answered by dudeman 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
guess so but why learn to drive the 4speed there fun to drive
2007-02-07 20:00:45 · answer #7 · answered by tweed801 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Impossible is nothing.
2007-02-07 20:01:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋