Alternative Engines - Just How Dumb A Thought?
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 3:13 pm
So, "rescued" a Minor that someone was part way into fitting a B series and box into. Fitting seemed to mostly mean chopping a chunk of tunnel out, which is going to be so much fun to fix.
Anyway, I have a spare Minor gearbox, but no engine. I also have a car that's never going to be completely as it rolled out the factory original. And I happen to have a Triumph 1850 engine and automatic box that've been in my way for "some time".
There's also the option to buy the MGB setup that's still in the car.
My preference is to find a 1098 to drop in there, I get the feeling a B series is going to cause hellish handling issues. And the Triumph engine would probably be uncomfortably weighty too.
But... How much of a crime against Minordom would it be if the B engine didn't come out, or the Triumph engine happened to slip and wedge itself under the bonnet? I'm trying to explore options here, and given someone's hacked MGB pedals/ masters onto the bulkhead the car's never going to be standard again.
There might also be an option of a 1275 Maestro engine, but I'm not sure I want to go through the machining faffery that seems to involve.
Anyway, I have a spare Minor gearbox, but no engine. I also have a car that's never going to be completely as it rolled out the factory original. And I happen to have a Triumph 1850 engine and automatic box that've been in my way for "some time".
There's also the option to buy the MGB setup that's still in the car.
My preference is to find a 1098 to drop in there, I get the feeling a B series is going to cause hellish handling issues. And the Triumph engine would probably be uncomfortably weighty too.
But... How much of a crime against Minordom would it be if the B engine didn't come out, or the Triumph engine happened to slip and wedge itself under the bonnet? I'm trying to explore options here, and given someone's hacked MGB pedals/ masters onto the bulkhead the car's never going to be standard again.
There might also be an option of a 1275 Maestro engine, but I'm not sure I want to go through the machining faffery that seems to involve.