There is a bugeye with a Nissan turbo motor running in New South Wales.
Ian Gibbs is the owner/driver. It is *very* fast and the motor is cheap and
reliable.
You can contact partner Wendy "Giggles" Gibbs at
wdsyd@wdmunck.com.au
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Rick/Carolyn <walters@mail.softcom.net>
To: Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, December 11, 1998 2:00 PM
Subject: Off Subject, MGA needs an Engine
>Hi All,
>
>It's foggy and dreary today in the the land of Sunshine. I wish you
>folks back East would reconsider and send our good weather back.
>
>On with my subject, I haven't been able to sell my A Coupe. I was
>thinking of putting a "Gasp" non-original engine. I would post it to
>the MG list, but the last time I mentioned something non-original to
>them I received hate mail for weeks and started a war on the list that
>still battles today. I still get some dissapproving looks at the shows
>with Puddles because of the non original color I used on her. Can you
>imagine the looks I'll get with a Full blown MGA V8 Coupe, Ye Gads LOL.
>
>The MGA has a tiny engine compartment like the Sprite. If it will fit
>in a Spridget it will fit in her. I believe I saw a nissan twin cam in
>a Sprite at the Monterey meet last year. Anyone on the list ever use
>it? The engine will need at least 150 hp to push the car down the
>freeway. I was considering a MGB engine but it just doesn't have enough
>get-up and go.
>
>TIA
>
>Rick
>--
>52 MGTD,Sparky 74 MGB, B-tris 76 XJ12 Coupe, Jacque
>60 Bugeye, Puddles 58 MGA Coupe, Ruby
>http://www.softcom.net/users/walters
>http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/4644
>
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