I was contacted a couple of days ago by a Plus 8 owner who has some wear in his LT77 gearbox. Having searched for an R380 as a possible replacement he is considering two other routes.
A Tremec T5, or an MX5. He favours the Tremec, because he has concerns about the strength of the MX5 Five Speed, although anecdotally this is a strong gearbox, and superior to the six speed.
With regard to the Tremec option, he would like to discuss with anyone who has first hand experience of this conversion. He knows anecdotally it can be done, but that's not a substitute for hands on experience.
I'm not sure if he posts on TM so I have thrown it out here, just in case anyone has done it, can refer him to someone who has done it, or even anyone with the MX5 five speed conversion.
Or even a solution to a worn out LT77 or source of an R380.
