[Spridgets] MGB engine in a midget?

HealeyRick healeyrick at yahoo.com
Fri Aug 6 17:20:55 MDT 2010


In case it hasn't become clear, this is a really dumb idea.  Part of the magic
of the internet is the ability to tap into the experiences of guys who have
tried this stuff before.  I searched for MGB in Sprite, Midget and Spridget
and came up with one hit.  This is it:

"I checked out a Midget once where a guy had put a 1969 MGB engine in 
it. It
was mediocre engineering and the thing drove and handled like a 
dog. An old,
feeble dog. With bad arthritis. Uggh. I'm sure other folks 
could do a better
job."
You can find almost every oddball Spridget engine swap out there, but nobody
is doing an MGB swap.  I'd have to agree that finding a good 1275 or
rebuilding the one you have is probably the most inexpensive option in the
long run.



Rick


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--- On Fri, 8/6/10, Guy R Day <grday at btinternet.com> wrote:

From: Guy R Day <grday at btinternet.com>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] MGB engine in a midget?
To: "Kyle Werner" <kmwerner at gmail.com>
Cc: "Spridgets" <Spridgets at autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, August 6, 2010, 9:50 AM

Kyle,
Please, please, please listen to the conjoined wisdom of the forum and DO NOT
place the MGB engine in the Midget.  It is a heavy lump of cast iron. It is
not a finely tuned piece of powerful engine   It will fit in, well you can
make it fit in, yes it can be done, but is a real pain.  You will need the
clutch and g'box as well as the Midget stuff won't take the additional torque
for very long.
The car will handle like an overladen wheelbarrow.  Too heavy at the front and
you'll need to redo the front suspension just to hold the weight. You'll never
make it handle properly.  You will destroy another Midget.
Hunt round for an engine around the same weight as the 1275 this comes in
around 350 pounds with alternator, starter manifolds etc.  I understand the B
engine is around 25% heavier.  Have a look at
http://www.bacomatic.org/~dw/library/txt/engfyi.htm for some info on engine
weights.  Full credit to Dave Williams for doing these listings.  b.t.w. it
will take a couple of months to do his whole site!

Guy R Day

---- Original Message ----- From: "Kyle Werner" <kmwerner at gmail.com>
Cc: "Spridgets" <Spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 12:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] MGB engine in a midget?


> Well, thanks all for the advice (read: warnings)!
>
> I figure its worth a shot since the MGB engine is still in running order,
> and the midg engine is not. Plus, I don't know where else i'm going to get
a
> running engine for 200$. I'll keep ya posted on how the conversion is going
> after i get back from vacation.
>
> Cheers,
> -Kyle
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