>Dear LBCer's,
> I am a college freshman who started a restoration on a MGB at the
>end of the summer. Unfortunatly, I ran out of time, and the engine has been
>sitting in my garage halfway though a rebuild. But now, I need it running
>by the summer and I don't know if I can get it done before my job starts.
>So here lies my dilema, do I pay someone to finnish the rebuild while I am
>at school, or buy a reman engine and install that instead?
> On a side note, a friend has a Mazda RX-7 rotary engine that I can
>have for $200. I know how silly it is, but it got me thinking. Can this be
>done? Has anyone out there ever tried such a match? Truthfully, I don't
>like the idea because I like originality, but hey a high RPM engine does
>have its high points.
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>Bradley J. Barnes
>Ohio State University
>barnes.182@osu.edu
>
>'74 MGB '58 Ford Fairlane
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Rotary engine in a B
It has been done, and I have heard of plans available to do it. A friend
of mine drove one, said it ran quite well but you had to rev the engine
hard to get the car going. This engine apparently dosn't have the low end
torque that the B engine does, but once going it was fast.
As far as the rebuild,
You could buy another engine that is in good shape, not rebuilt and
install it while you finish the one you are working on. Then swap engines
when the rebuilt is done. Just another option.
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Geoffrey Hargreaves
Curator
National Ice Core Laboratory (NICL)
USGS, M.S. 975
Box 25046
Denver Federal Center
Denver, CO 80225
(303) 202-4830 wk
(303) 202-4845 Fax
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