My brother, who owns MG's, told me about a UK garage that puts a rover v8 in
MG Midget. They seam weld the body panels to strengthen the car. Of course a
Midget doesn't have a frame under it like the Spit. I'll be going to check
out a MKII on Friday, I might have to look into a different engine if it turns
out to be worthwhile.
Thanks,
Paul Mostrom
'77' Spitfire 1500
(maybe a '6? MKII)
'Black holes, where God divided by zero......'
-----Original Message-----
From: DANMAS@aol.com [mailto:DANMAS@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 1998 1:04 PM
To: brian_s@deq.state.la.us; Spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Your Spitfire!!!!
In a message dated 98-11-17 13:22:28 EST, brian_s@deq.state.la.us writes:
> How a boutthat...and me having a freind that just took possesion of two
> rover V-8's. HMMMM, talk about great in a straight line but not worth a
> sh*t in a corner.
Nay, nay, my friend, it doesn't have to be so! A rover V8 weighs a LOT less
than the 6 cylinder used in the GT6 (about 75 pounds), and how bad do they
handle? Not bad at all, I would suspect. If done right, a Rover/Spit should
handle quite well indeed!
Dan Masters,
Alcoa, TN
'71 TR6---------3000mile/year driver, fully restored
'71 TR6---------undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion - see:
http://www.sky.net/~boballen/mg/Masters/index.html
'74 MGBGT---3000mile/year driver, original condition - slated for a V8 soon
'68 MGBGT---organ donor for the '74
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