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Re: A floor boards & Engine I.D

To: Michael Nadeau <nade18@prodigy.net>, mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: A floor boards & Engine I.D
From: Howard gentry <zymmer4@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 20:13:03 -0800 (PST)
--- Michael Nadeau <nade18@prodigy.net> wrote:
> I just had a friend of mine make me a set of floor
> boards for my A. He used
> Baltic Birch plywood. Comes in 5'x5' sheets and is
> used for cabinet making.
> We used 1/2" (9 ply) for the bottom pcs. and the
> front two and the back are
> 3/8" (7 ply). Strong stuff. Don't know exactly what
> type of glue is used but
> if its sealed properly I don't see a problem.
> 
> Now my question. Does anyone recognize this engine
> I.D;   BHM1124 ES47346 It
> is a 1622cc. It is completely rebuilt, actually it
> was still wrapped in
> plastic, and was part of the deal. A 1962 MGA with
> orig. engine and this
> engine. The seller told me he got the engine from
> someone in CT. that gets
> them rebuilt in England but I have a hard time
> believing that the guy could
> get complete engines from there and make money. It
> has a crossflow alum.
> head and Weber manifold and cost the guy I bought it
> from $3500. I paid
> $3500 for the car and the two engines. Now I had the
> engine in my MGB
> rebuilt from a shop locally in MA. for $1800 and if
> I bought a crossflow for
> it I would have spent almost the same. Does any of
> this make sense?
> 
> TIA.
> Mike Nadeau
ok mike,
     does this mean that you are going to offer us the
1622,crossflow headed engine for a song, so that we
can get our old elva courrier really running
again???..pleeeze..
yours, Howard
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