britishtrident
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| posted on 14/5/07 at 07:12 AM |
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Originally posted by marcjagman
Rover 820/220 engines have same bolt pattern to gearbox.
Lovely engine even the base Rover T16 Mpi engine produced 140bhp, Turbos produced 172 or 190bhp, very strong bottom end.
Only real mechanical fault was oil seapage from the head gasket -- just like the MGB B series.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 14/5/07 at 12:23 PM |
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I have some doubts as to how happy the standard B gearbox would be with turbo'd T16 torque being pushed through it...
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Catpuss
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| posted on 14/5/07 at 08:51 PM |
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Trabant engine. Gives the nice crazy frog ring tone of an MZ BEC.
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r1_pete
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| posted on 15/5/07 at 02:10 PM |
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I'm in the process of stuffing a 2.0L twin cam sierra motor in an MGB roadster, I've seen one done and looks quite neat, clearence between
the oil pump and steering rack look as though it will be tight, wne I get a gearbox I'll have a trial fit and let you know.
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r1_pete
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| posted on 15/5/07 at 02:10 PM |
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I'm in the process of stuffing a 2.0L twin cam sierra motor in an MGB roadster, I've seen one done and looks quite neat, clearence between
the oil pump and steering rack look as though it will be tight, wne I get a gearbox I'll have a trial fit and let you know.
Pete.
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david walker
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 posted on 15/5/07 at 04:13 PM |
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Montego Turbo? Dolomite Sprint? (oh yeah, 200hp), K Series? Austin Westminster? Sierra DOHC? - you all gone mad
Dave Walker, Race Engine Services - 07957 454659 or 01636 671277
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NS Dev
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| posted on 15/5/07 at 07:28 PM |
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It would appear so, something funny in the water I think.
Now instead of rebuilding a dolly sprint engine each time you fill up with fuel, why not fit a k series as hundreds already have
1600/1800 K series, caterham sump, caterham bellhousing plus ford type 9 gearbox = job done, all bolt on.
Why make life difficult?
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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britishtrident
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| posted on 15/5/07 at 09:40 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by r1_pete
I'm in the process of stuffing a 2.0L twin cam sierra motor in an MGB roadster, I've seen one done and looks quite neat, clearence between
the oil pump and steering rack look as though it will be tight, wne I get a gearbox I'll have a trial fit and let you know.
The MGCC Klan will don thier white cloaks light a firey hexagon jump in to T Types and carry you off into the night for doing that. Ford engine (and
not even one Ford fans think much of) sullying the enging bay of a pure bred Abingdon built MG.
[Edited on 15/5/07 by britishtrident]
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 15/5/07 at 09:49 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Fatgadget
3 liter sraight 6 Austin Westminster lump ala MGC.
MGC didn't use a Westminster engine, it was the Austin 3Litre unit --- different engine not a single part shared between the two. A sweet
engine in its day but not a sports car engine even in 1968.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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r1_pete
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| posted on 15/5/07 at 09:49 PM |
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Let the purists howl, if you saw my MG its no sacrifice, if it ever hits the road again it'll be a miracle of the first order - never seen so
much rust....
Remember "a kite rises against the wind"
P.S. if anyone wants 5cwt of B series motor give me a shout..
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britishtrident
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| posted on 16/5/07 at 02:04 PM |
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And the prophet Cecil Kimber servant of the Great Lord Nuffield took his master aside and said that the MGB should live for ever and not be
destroyed by the the legacy of evil Baron Stokes of Bald Skull. And Nuffield said "make it so".
Kimber then came down to earth to visit the bold knight Michael Edwardes in dream and said "it would please me and my master greatly if new body
shells were made for MGBs and Midgets and these would be sold to barking members of the MGCC Klan who don't have a life. The great white knight
was however locked in duel to the death with evil gorgon Red Robbo who was wrecking chaos and plagues of strikes in the once great and fertile Land of
Longbridge.
In the morn the white knight Edwardes arose and consulted his only wise servant. Who said "but master we must sell our policies at Abingdon
where MGs are made to pay for the war, if not the Huns will invade and Shanghai our people." Then in a flash of inspiration Edwards spoke,
"we must take inspiration from the words of our patron and teacher the gentle mistress Thatcher. We are not for turning we must
privatise" .
That very day British Motor (BL) Heritage was born and new MG bodyshells were built with special DNA that would never suffer donor rejection.
[Edited on 16/5/07 by britishtrident]
[Edited on 16/5/07 by britishtrident]
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 16/5/07 at 02:17 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by r1_pete
Let the purists howl, if you saw my MG its no sacrifice, if it ever hits the road again it'll be a miracle of the first order - never seen so
much rust....
Remember "a kite rises against the wind"
P.S. if anyone wants 5cwt of B series motor give me a shout..
To use a Zetec would have made a lot more sense, compact lighter, more poweful, a lot more reliable and cheap as cheesey wots its.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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Neville Jones
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| posted on 16/5/07 at 02:27 PM |
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Just put a 302 Ford in it, mated to its T5 'box and be done. Lots of 'em in the usa.
Cheers,
Nev.
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r1_pete
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| posted on 17/5/07 at 07:45 AM |
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[quote:
To use a Zetec would have made a lot more sense, compact lighter, more poweful, a lot more reliable and cheap as cheesey wots its.
Couldn't agree more, but, the distributer would end up at the back, pushing the motor too far forward, crank pulley would then foul the steering
rack, or push the motor too high, the oil filter location woud screw things up, but I guess remotes are available.
I looked at all sorts of engines, I've done a MGB / Rover V8 in the past, but I recon a reasonably moderrn 2.0L will give comparable performance
and twice the mpg, without having any unleaded conversion woes...
Anyway the 2.0L DOHC came at the right price and that clinched it , anyone got an ignition module for a 1990 CARB DOHC Sierra??
Cheers.
Pete.
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flak monkey
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| posted on 17/5/07 at 08:07 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by r1_pete
Anyway the 2.0L DOHC came at the right price and that clinched it, anyone got an ignition module for a 1990 CARB DOHC Sierra??
Cheers.
Pete.
Better have been free, and delivered for nowt as well and gold plated Immensly overweight engine, still only 8v and a fortune to tune.
Might as well have stuck a pinto in if you wanted a ford engine, would have allowed you more power for less cash too
If it was me I would have just stuck a small block V8 in for a laugh. Would understeer like hell with all that weight up front, but would certainly be
fun in a straignt line.
Either that or done something even sillier like fit an alfa V6
David
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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britishtrident
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| posted on 18/5/07 at 06:43 AM |
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Zetec dosen't have a distributer
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zilspeed
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| posted on 20/5/07 at 04:06 PM |
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If you ever find a zetec with a distributor on it, be sure to let me know, because every one I have ever seen has DIS.
(That'll be Distributorless Ignition System).
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r1_pete
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| posted on 20/5/07 at 04:44 PM |
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OK, the coils, where the ht leads connect, only ever seen pics, never been under the bonet of a Ford..
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zilspeed
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| posted on 21/5/07 at 05:51 PM |
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That's the coil pack, and like any coil, it can be mounted on any secure mounting point, so it is no impediment to choosing that engine
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r1_pete
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| posted on 21/5/07 at 07:31 PM |
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Is there a remote oil filter kit available for the zetec? had to use one on the V8 mgb and that was specific to the engine.... Yes you guys convinced
me zetec is the way to go, and I've got chance of a cat B 2004 2.0 mondeo.....
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stevebubs
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| posted on 21/5/07 at 08:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by r1_pete
Is there a remote oil filter kit available for the zetec? had to use one on the V8 mgb and that was specific to the engine.... Yes you guys convinced
me zetec is the way to go, and I've got chance of a cat B 2004 2.0 mondeo.....
I think raceline do a take-off plate...
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zilspeed
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| posted on 3/6/07 at 10:19 AM |
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Sorry about the slow reply - forgot about this thread.
When I fitted a remote filter to the zetec in the last sylva, it was a universal remote filter kit we used.
Cheers
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stevebubs
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| posted on 3/6/07 at 05:24 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by r1_pete
Is there a remote oil filter kit available for the zetec? had to use one on the V8 mgb and that was specific to the engine.... Yes you guys convinced
me zetec is the way to go, and I've got chance of a cat B 2004 2.0 mondeo.....
2004 2.0 Mondeo will be a duratec...totally different animal...
[Edited on 3/6/07 by stevebubs]
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coozer
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| posted on 3/6/07 at 05:32 PM |
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MX5 six speed box fits the Duratec I'm led to believe.... how cool would a six speed MGB be??
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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