Hi folks,
Anyone know where I can find a Midlands 5-speed for a 2003 R50?

 

http://new.minimania.com/web/Item/NMD1011/InvDetail.cfm and http://www.europeantransmission.com/d might be agood sourc. Good luck.

 

wow that is pricey for that midlands... im going to opt for the transmission conversion when it comes time (i have a seperate bank account for it). for parts its under 2,000 and for labor its 1600. i also think that in the long run itll outlast the midlands. far outlast. hope everything works out for you champ!

 

another thing, a rebuilt, "re enforced" midlands doesnt mean a reliable midlands. More information on the experiance of a person who went through a stock midlands then the re enforced midlands. i think to save money and time just do the getrag swap. theres a few people here that have done that. but check out this write up and the experiance this dude had with his r50.

http://www.txwerks.com/images/Instal..._Weak_Link.pdf

 

Mine came out to something like 1350. 06 6-spd with 2k miles was 1000 bucks and everything else was 250 cause I pulled it out of a friends car...

 

Where did you get it done ? or are you did you DIY ? Hows cruise control working for you ? congrats by the way, your living my dream!

 

If you search in the Cooper threads you will find my posting on it. I did it a long while ago. Best thing to do to the Cooper. Everything works fine but you have to extend the wires for the reverse light. No biggie. At the moment I have all the stuf to do the S motor swap sans the engine....

 

i cant find the thread! theres a few trans swap i ran into. how many miles have you put on your r50 since the swap ?

 

Something like 30k...I used a 140k used clutch and flywheel so its starting to wear. I was doing it on the cheap. The plate is just glazed....I was doing red light wheel hops against an SRT-4....