" From: John McEwen <moparrr@xxxxxxx> " " These cars are worth quite good money if restored to stock. If you " want performance, don't fool around with something the chassis can't " handle. Remember that underneath it's an Austin A40 running an " engine introduced for the A40 in 1948. It's a 1200 cc pushrod four. " However, the MGB engine now a full 1800 cc and capable of making 150 " hp with moderate tweaks, will essentially bolt in as they are both of " the same family, known as the BMC B engine series. They came in " sizes of 1200, 1500, 1600, 1622, 1800 and can be increased to 2.2 " litres with machine work and parts which are available. The B engine " series is very well supported by British car specialists - especially " the MG versions of it. " " It was used in all BMC marques including Austin, Morris and Riley as " well as MG.
also, the 1800 has 5 mains whereas the earlier b blocks have only 3.
you can probably update the chassis and running gear quite a bit by rummaging around in the bmc parts bin. would disk brakes from the mgb fit? there must be -some- suitable donor... certainly the 4sp trans, with o/d.
i've heard of a met with a very-rare [and fragile] mga 1622 twincam. ________________________________________________________________________ Andrew Hay the genius nature internet rambler is to see what all have seen
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