The GM Quad 4 might be a nice fit if you have room for a T5 transmission.
It has good power and support, and has that vintage Offy look when you strip
the top cover off. Check out the Quad 4 Rods link. The FAQ section list
the engine size.
http://quad4rods.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_Quad-4_engine
Rich Ball
'76 Midget
Everett, WA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Rambour" <lists@dinospider.com>
To: "HealeyRick" <healeyrick@yahoo.com>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2013 10:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] kind of spridget related
> You are correct its been done on the Le Mans, not just on Rory's car
> on that link you listed but also my 34 Le Mans has A series motor, so I
> already have done this swap before (well I never finished the swap, the
> motor is in but the body is not finished).
>
> BUT now I want to do it on a 6 cylinder Singer, a much bigger Singer.
> The Le Mans originally had a 972cc 4 cylinder motor so the A series swap
> is a no brainer. The reason I asked was because I now want to do it to
> the 6 cylinder car. I think it was agreed to by most on this list that
> the power will be fine, even though I am moving down in cc's, I am
> moving up 30+ years in power and it will work. This is the car its
> going into
> http://singer.rambour.com/4str/
>
> I am leaning towards the 1275 and a 5-speed from Gerard, I think it
> will work.
>
> Oh and the best part, I get to remove the 1098 from other car and put
> back in a ORIGINAL motor now that I have one to put in, so I get to keep
> one original car :)
>
> mike
>
> On 06/04/2013 12:35 PM, HealeyRick wrote:
>> Mike,
>>
>> I Googled to see what you have and it's a very handsome car. Much to
>> my surprise I found one with an A Series swap already done and also
>> found you as a site administrator on the thread:
>> http://forum.singercars.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=678 I think the 1275
>> would be a great swap. Horsepower would be about the same as original
>> and the motor doesn't have that modern OHC look. Best of all,
>> somebody has already done the swap before so you won't need to
>> reinvent the wheel. I just can't see putting something like an S2000
>> motor in a car like this with an old chassis and marginal brakes. The
>> 1275 will let you get it on the road, not overstress the platform and
>> be reasonably reliable. Once you start trying to put a modern fuel
>> injection motor in there you are well on the way to building a hot rod
>> that doesn't seem to be like the direction you want to go in.
>>
>> Looks like a cool project.
>>
>> Rick
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