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bill132hotrod - 23/7/10 at 09:41 PM

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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.


jambojeef - 23/7/10 at 09:44 PM

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..


coozer - 23/7/10 at 10:00 PM

Get yourself a Jago Jeep and a Range Rover.. merge them together.. oops, that's mine


StevieB - 23/7/10 at 10:06 PM

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]


les g - 24/7/10 at 12:29 AM

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


turboben - 24/7/10 at 08:53 AM

Sell your good one and buy one with the headgasket gone cheap - plenty of them! Rip the engine out of that instead.


matty h - 24/7/10 at 09:09 AM

Think that Blaze motorsport do a body conversion based on the MGF.May be worth a look.


StevieB - 24/7/10 at 12:39 PM

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.


bill132hotrod - 24/7/10 at 03:36 PM

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]


Trev Borg - 16/4/11 at 10:19 AM

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.