Hey Robert,
Welcome Back!!!
There used to be a place that advertised Spridget short blocks in
British Car called Auto Forum, I called them once when I was living in
Tupelo, but never followed up. Their number was 205-981-8544. If I
remember they were located around Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Anyone have any experiece with these guys?/
robert weeks wrote:
> Hey Everyone,
>
> I had to take a few months off from this list, but I'm glad
> to be back now.
>
> I'm looking to buy a rebuilt 1275 engine sans head in a month
> or so. After being royally ripped off by a local "MG Specialist"
> last year, I've decided that buying a rebuilt is a better way to
> go than to try to find a mechanic or machine shop that I could
> trust to rebuild the current one.
>
> I have a 6 month old head on my current engine, so I just need the
> "short" engine. Mini Mania has the "long" engines, but can't supply
> a short one. Does anyone know of a source for these or had any
> experience with the Mini Mania rebuilds?
>
> Or if anyone knows of a good rebuilder in the North Carolina area
> I love to hear from you. This car is my daily driver, so I can't
> have it down for 3 months while the engine sets on a bench at a
> machine shop waiting for them to get around to it.
>
> TIA,
>
> Robert Weeks
> Durham NC
> 1969 Midget
> http://www.woozy.com/midget/
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