Right on Bill.
Been there, done that. Ex-rusty, ex-parts car MGA ex-1500 coupe with
Camaro 2.8 V6 and auto-overdrive transmission. Makes for an excellent
highway vehicle and that's what we have plenty of here in Saskatchewan
:-) Currently the 2.8 is stock '85/'86 Camaro spec but someday a few
more horses will be saddled up to it. The current power output is still
plenty for fooling around as a need for a limited-slip diff has
occasionally been noticed!!!
I have a couple of Bs into which I could dump a V6, but the coupe was
just sitting behind the shop. Anyway - another MGA back on the road.
Dave Q.
>Bill Spohn writes:
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>If the factory V8, then with some justification, but I don't favour the 3.5
>litre engine for swaps. While it is light, it is also big and fairly low
>output. Any number of modern high tech V6s are as light, more interesting, and
>put out more power.<
>I had thought about doing another Fiero V6 for an A, but the only A I still
>have to restore is a Twincam, and that would be lese majeste, and the cost of
>building a motor the way I'd do it would be considerable, unless I settled for
>a lower 200 bhp range instead of 300, which might in any case be a bit much
>for the chassis and brakes.<
>Better to butcher a B, which are common and wouldn't be missed, rather than an
>A, I think, in any case , unless the A is pretty well terminal anyway.<
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