MG Midget Madness (i.e. It was either this or kill it with fire)

[t_g_farrell]

I think the SA tranny will get the shifter closer to where you need it. Or maybe you can
futz with the tail shaft to shorten it. Either way you will need a custom driveshaft anyway.

[GySgtFrank]

Originally Posted by Brewerbob

Then just drop everything lower and further back a la Brian style.

I'm going to try, but there is not a lot of room to play with. I hate to move the engine too far back as the weight is already biased toward the rear.

Originally Posted by t_g_farrell

I think the SA tranny will get the shifter closer to where you need it. Or maybe you can
futz with the tail shaft to shorten it. Either way you will need a custom driveshaft anyway.

The SA trans will only move the shifter about 2 to 2.5 inches, an RX8 trans would move it 3.5 inches. Either way it is far short of the 8.5 inches that it probably needs to move to keep the shifter in the stock position. I am a little worried on tail shaft length though as the drive shaft is already pretty short. If I get the driveshaft too short I'm likely to have vibration and U joint binding problems.