MG Midget Madness (i.e. It was either this or kill it with fire)

[GySgtFrank]

Originally Posted by banzaitoyota

looking good

Thanks. Getting there. It's taking a little more than I thought at first to get it where I want it.


Engine support bar done and the engine is mounted. Lots of fiddling to get bracing in there without interference. As you can see, not a lot of room to work with. This was as low and right as I dared to go. I plan to modify the oil pan/pickup to make the sump shallower and longer. I have full access to the bottom of the pan, but it does hang pretty low with the engine this far down.

engine crossbar 2 by Kevin Frank, on Flickr


engine crossbar 1 by Kevin Frank, on Flickr

[JL1RX7]

When is the first fire up? Looks like you are moving right along.

[GySgtFrank]

Originally Posted by JL1RX7

When is the first fire up? Looks like you are moving right along.

Not sure yet. Depends on whether I go fuel injected or just use the 45DCOE I have. The Weber would be a lot faster, wiring wise, but then I have to use my points style 12A distributor and figure out the wiring for that. I like the way the fuel injection works though and keeping everything stock FC eliminates a lot of tuning hassles down the road.

Working on transmission mount now. I stole the poly T-5 trans mount I had for a 5.0 Mustang and am adapting that. It is actually fitting fairly close and is only requiring minor modifications to fit. The T-5 mount is quite tall for most uses, but should work fine in this application, I think.