bill132hotrod
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| posted on 23/7/10 at 09:41 PM |
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New Project
New Project
Hi Guys
I'm looking for idears what do you think ????????
I have bought and repaired a cat D MGF TF 1.6 on a 2003 plate, Repairs are all done and its back on the road.
But being as is only a 1.6 i think it could do with some more horses, so i;m thinking on the lines of an engine / gearbox swap and i like the c20xe
engine , but was woundering if anyone out there has a better idear, i am not too worried about the amount of work as i have had vauxhalls in
mini's and metros and fiestas all as front wheel drive, but i am quite taken by the idear of one in the back of the mgf, the only problem i can
see at the mo is gear linkage.
But hey guys this is a challenge so what do you all think????????????
Regards Bill.
PERSEVERANCE is the word of the week. Stick with it the results are SWEET.
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jambojeef
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| posted on 23/7/10 at 09:44 PM |
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Theres a kit to stick a 1.8t VAG engine in an elise iirc - wont be the same subframe but might be similar youd have thought?
Another option for you perhaps..
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coozer
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| posted on 23/7/10 at 10:00 PM |
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Get yourself a Jago Jeep and a Range Rover.. merge them together.. oops, that's mine
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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StevieB
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| posted on 23/7/10 at 10:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jambojeef
Theres a kit to stick a 1.8t VAG engine in an elise iirc - wont be the same subframe but might be similar youd have thought?
Another option for you perhaps..
Not even close - the MG uses Metro subframes front and rear, where the Elise most certainly does not.
I do know of someone putting a rover turbo engine in an MGF though - Trev Borg on here.
[Edited on 23/7/10 by StevieB]
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les g
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| posted on 24/7/10 at 12:29 AM |
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sell it to me .....cheap
my missus wants one of them bad..
you could improve my sex life .......
and move on to real car /project
cheers les g
PS: my wife does want one
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turboben
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| posted on 24/7/10 at 08:53 AM |
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Sell your good one and buy one with the headgasket gone cheap - plenty of them! Rip the engine out of that instead.
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matty h
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| posted on 24/7/10 at 09:09 AM |
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Think that Blaze motorsport do a body conversion based on the MGF.May be worth a look.
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StevieB
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| posted on 24/7/10 at 12:39 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by turboben
Sell your good one and buy one with the headgasket gone cheap - plenty of them! Rip the engine out of that instead.
And there are sooooooo many people flogging their MGF's cheap because they're convinced the head gasket has definately gone because
it's losing coolant - often it's just the clips on the rad hoses or the hoses themselves that have allowed coolant to leak.
Many a person has got themselves a bargain 'blown head gasket - spares or repairs only' and got back on the road for a £12 part.
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bill132hotrod
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| posted on 24/7/10 at 03:36 PM |
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What do you think its worth 12 mths test 6 mths tax .????????????????
Some service history reciepts for head gasket and headwork plus new tyres ect.
Looking for £3500
 
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[Edited on 24/7/10 by bill132hotrod]
PERSEVERANCE is the word of the week. Stick with it the results are SWEET.
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Trev Borg
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| posted on 16/4/11 at 10:19 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by StevieB
quote:
Originally posted by turboben
Sell your good one and buy one with the headgasket gone cheap - plenty of them! Rip the engine out of that instead.
And there are sooooooo many people flogging their MGF's cheap because they're convinced the head gasket has definately gone because
it's losing coolant - often it's just the clips on the rad hoses or the hoses themselves that have allowed coolant to leak.
Many a person has got themselves a bargain 'blown head gasket - spares or repairs only' and got back on the road for a £12 part.
I paid £400 for mine with a blown head gasket.
£17 later and a second hand engine coolant pipe assembly was fitted. 
Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes.
By that time, who cares.
You're a mile away, and you've got his shoes
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