Dennis Hale wrote: > Zander, a little ancient history; > Long ago when Bugeyes were the cheap sports car for the young [1967], my > buddy and I stuck a Datsun Roadster motor and transmission in one. By > removing the heater we had a simple install. Of course the Datsun R16 motor > was a clone of the MG B18 motor so maybe it was not really so surprising. The > only motor mod was to trim the oil fill cap down as it was very close to the > hood [OK bonnet]. The original heater flaps still allowed some hot air in > now that the motor was back against them, especially on the driver's side > next to the exhaust. > The car was a real runner. We routinely took on and beat the Porsche 356 toys > that the fancy pants guys had. It was a great little autocrosser too. My > buddy moved up to a 240Z when they came out. > We did another with a Volvo B18B motor and transmission, but it never seemed > as balanced and sweet. > The Miata program ought to work really well without any boost. The package > ought to weigh about 1500#.
Hey Dennis! Yeah, the 'shove a turbo in there' was sheer lunacy, of course. One of my co-workers called the guy and is going to go look at it. It sounded like the install was pretty straightforward, that a custom header was the only hard part. Well, that and the strange shifter placement. -Z _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
