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Matty H
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Joined: Mon Feb 09, 2009 12:11 pm Posts: 317 GTM: Libra
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PG1 gearchange
I am converting from metro gearbox to MGF PG1 gearbox with cable change to replace the rod hopefully?I am after infomation regarding doing this conversion I have a mgf gearchange assembly, can I use this if so how or do I need to get the change from GTM. Thanks Matthew
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Sun Mar 08, 2009 9:30 pm |
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roger
Ready for SVA
Joined: Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:06 pm Posts: 389
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Re: PG1 gearchange
Yes you can use the MGF stuff. The counter weight needs to be cut off and the lever bracket heavily modded to fit in the tunnel. GTM make a smaller one so it fits in the tunnel. I wouldn't use the MGF gearchange. At least one person I know has ditched the MGF in favour of the Elise set up. They found the MGF to be as bad as the rattle rods! If you are prepared to throw some money at it then Mike Satur does a Billet mech that works well. Dave Boud has used that in his VHPD Libra Mike Satur
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Mon Mar 09, 2009 6:59 pm |
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catsam
Ready for SVA
Joined: Thu Jun 27, 2013 11:32 pm Posts: 492 Location: Norfolk GTM: Libra
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Re: PG1 gearchange
Hi I no it's been a long time since this post . I'm thinking of doing this to my k3. can you help what would I need to do this . would I need to change the gearbox. I do not no wich box I have all I do no it has the rods I get that I would have to change the gearchange but how do you fix the cables to the box.
thanks
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Wed Dec 11, 2013 9:35 pm |
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PEEPS
Part built GTM
Joined: Mon May 03, 2010 10:56 pm Posts: 145 GTM: K3
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Re: PG1 gearchange
Hi, If you have the metro box it should have a lever and a large bob weight on the top, if it is a PG1 box it will have brackets on the rear face. One cable goes over the top of the gearbox and clips onto the top bracket and the other cable goes underneath the engine and locates in the bottom bracket. MGF cables just push on to the ball joints on the levers. Peter.
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Fri Dec 13, 2013 2:10 pm |
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catsam
Ready for SVA
Joined: Thu Jun 27, 2013 11:32 pm Posts: 492 Location: Norfolk GTM: Libra
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Re: PG1 gearchange
hi I have the metro box with the large bob weight on the top. have i got this right the metro R65U Gearbox work in the same way as the pg1 box is it just the way you fix the cables to it
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Mon Dec 16, 2013 8:38 pm |
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catsam
Ready for SVA
Joined: Thu Jun 27, 2013 11:32 pm Posts: 492 Location: Norfolk GTM: Libra
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Re: PG1 gearchange
Quote: The counter weight needs to be cut off and the lever bracket heavily modded to fit in the tunnel. GTM make a smaller one so it fits in the tunnel. can anyone help with this . do you have any photos of the gtm one or a drawings of how this was this done thanks
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Sat Dec 05, 2015 11:37 pm |
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cubera
GTM delivered
Joined: Wed May 22, 2013 8:58 pm Posts: 48
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PG1 box to K3
I think the answer is No. The Metro box linkages are significantly different, and operate above the box, whereas the PG1 is actuated from below. If you have an MGF sourced PG1, then it should/may have the requisite brackets to anchor the cables, but if you have an ex-ZR, R25 or VI box, then it won't, and you will need to get hold of the correct MGF abutments, or fabricate your own. GTM used to supply the appropriate parts, together with the cradle to fit the cut-down MGF selector. The cradle is pretty simple, being, largely, a box with no top or bottom - the selector mechanism fits neatly inside the "box", then the box is secured to the tunnel. Of course, my own experience relates to the Libra, but the principle is the same for the K3, though from memory the tunnel in the K3 is shallower. You will have to modify the MGF cables - in the Libra they have to be lengthened, in the K3.......??
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Sun Dec 06, 2015 10:18 am |
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catsam
Ready for SVA
Joined: Thu Jun 27, 2013 11:32 pm Posts: 492 Location: Norfolk GTM: Libra
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Re: PG1 gearchange
thanks cubera for the replay sorry i should have said I am converting from metro gearbox to MGF PG1 gearbox I now have a pg1 box with cable change to replace the rods I was looking for some photos of the cut-down MGF selector.I believe The counter weight needs to be cut off the lever bracket The cradle GTM used sound simple to make it would be nice just to see one so i can make my own own
thanks for your time
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Sun Dec 06, 2015 1:16 pm |
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Jaykart1227
On the Road
Joined: Mon Jul 13, 2015 6:32 pm Posts: 502 GTM: Libra
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Re: PG1 gearchange
I'd like to get a look at the at bracket as well. I'm going to convert my newly acquired Libra from rods to cable and the previous owner wasobviously thinking of doing the same, the car came with the brackets shown below:
Not sure if the black gearbox brackets are rover or GTM? The gearshift housing looks like a std MGF with the front cut off? I'd love to see a picture of how the bracket needs to be modified to fit the libra tunnel (presume the k3 would be similar). From what I've read here the short cable needs lengthening as well or can you just use two long cables?
Be watching this with interest as I can't live with the gearchange quality at the moment.
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Sun Dec 06, 2015 5:31 pm |
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sanzomat
GTM Nirvana
Joined: Sun Oct 19, 2014 10:10 pm Posts: 1138 Location: Bristol GTM: Spyder
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Re: PG1 gearchange
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Here you go. These might help. I can't remember where I found these but they are on the net somewhere. The last two show the GTM supplied cradle next to the MGF one. Not sure how wide the tunnel is on the K3 but to fit the tunnel on a Libra/Spyder the side flanges of the MGF bracket need to be cut off. I also cut off the front set of cable mounts as you only need the back ones. If you need to lengthen the cables then you can extend the cable outer mountings back using the "front" ones you cut off fixed further back. I used the side flanges as a bit of now spare steel to weld the bracket further back and extended the inners with bits of M6 threaded rod and stud connectors. I've got a photo on my camera showing what I made (but my camera is in the car in my MiL's garage right now). The other problem is how much stuff there already is in the tunnel. the yellow one in these pics is fitting the cable change bracket first so nothing in the way! On mine the pipes and wires are fitted high to avoid the rod change but I need to move these all downwards to get the bracket in. All the pipes and wires are P clipped with bolts through the side of the tunnel so I've had to strip back the carpet and underlay to get to the bolts. Some are very hard to get to!!
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Sun Dec 06, 2015 10:41 pm |
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sanzomat
GTM Nirvana
Joined: Sun Oct 19, 2014 10:10 pm Posts: 1138 Location: Bristol GTM: Spyder
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Re: PG1 gearchange
Oh yeah, The bob weight does need to be cut off as is would hit every speed hump! I think it is only there to help self centering and to give the lever some momentum to help the changes. Some people use springs on the mech to help the self centering.
On the GTM bracket the MGF innards are transfered over so what you end up with isn't much different to a cut down MGF anyway.
Re lengthening the short cable - I'll find out in the next week or so. I believe that you do need to lengthen the shorter cable when using the older MGF gearbox but I've now discovered that the later (MGTF) gearboxes have different brackets on the gear box and the bottom selector sticks forwards rather than back on the older ones. I'm starting to think that with the later version the cable may not need extending if you use MGF cables (not TF) with a TF gearbox (or just use the bracket from a TF box as they are interchangeable)
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Sun Dec 06, 2015 10:49 pm |
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sanzomat
GTM Nirvana
Joined: Sun Oct 19, 2014 10:10 pm Posts: 1138 Location: Bristol GTM: Spyder
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Re: PG1 gearchange
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Sun Dec 06, 2015 10:55 pm |
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mark h
Looking like a GTM
Joined: Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:12 am Posts: 183 Location: Derbyshire GTM: Libra
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Re: PG1 gearchange
Hello jaykart 1227 The parts you have in the picture are ones I sold to the last owner a few years ago. The black parts are gtm made parts to hold the outer cables at the gearbox end the cut off rusty part was to cut down to make the gtm size part for the gear lever that gtm would no longer supply .I sold them because the because my car has a Honda 1.6 engine so they won't fit my car. I had cut a bit off the mgf bracket to modify my gtm part to make it work with 2 long cables I have pictures but not any help with your engine/gearbox
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Sun Dec 06, 2015 11:13 pm |
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catsam
Ready for SVA
Joined: Thu Jun 27, 2013 11:32 pm Posts: 492 Location: Norfolk GTM: Libra
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Re: PG1 gearchange
the cables on the k3 are inside the car so it doesn't have a tunnel so i think all i need is to cut the bob weight of but this will make the gear stick very high i will have to see how this works out
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Sun Dec 06, 2015 11:36 pm |
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Jaykart1227
On the Road
Joined: Mon Jul 13, 2015 6:32 pm Posts: 502 GTM: Libra
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Re: PG1 gearchange
Thanks for the pics and advice on this chaps, it looks like I've got the gearbox end sorted with the two GTM brackets; I'll have to have a look and see what I've got on my gearbox at present - I'm told its an MGF 160 engine but can't really be sure, if it is it should look like the pictures you have Sanz.
Mark H - what a small world! Sounds like I just need to bastardise the MGF bracket to fit in the tunnel (I'm planning to fit Mick Satur innards).
Just need to sort out cables? Be interested to see if you do need to lengthen your short cable Sanz. If not great, if so I suppose its lengthen the cable inner and fabricate some way of holding the outer further back than the std (modified) bracket.
OR, can you use two long cables and forget the shorter one? Can you get the cable made up to the correct length by a specialist?
Hmmmmm.........
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Mon Dec 07, 2015 1:45 pm |
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