New Member: looking to build a 7 series 2 from scratch

[Gordy]

26 minutes ago, 11Budlite said:

 

My first car was a Bugeye Sprite, and I had a '72 Midget when the Bugeye got totaled when a lady ran a stop sign. She said she never saw it! Great little cars, but they are tiny (much like a Seven). The 4AGE has been done before, but I think I would go with a 1.6L Miata motor like you said. Much easier to find than the 4AGE, and nobody wants to use the 1.6L in a tuned Miata because the 1.8L has a lot more potential and there's a lot more of them. I have a 1.6L Miata motor sitting in my basement out of '92 Miata with 150k miles. I haven't mic'd it yet but the crank looks like new. Still haven't decided what project car it's going to end up in but maybe I'll replicate my first car but with a modern drivetrain!

 

Now if you go a bit larger to an MGB there is a ton more space for any kind of motor you'd want to put under the hood. Miata, Duratec, Ecotec, V6's, V8's have all been done, with lots of build threads for viewing. The later cars are already modified to take the Rover/Buick alum V8. Also a ton more space in the interior too. I owned a '64 MGB for almost 3 decades and drove it all the time. Check out:

 

https://www.mgexp.com/forum/

http://www.britishv8.org/

I looked a bit into it and the miata 1.6 has been crammed in a midget. It requires the transmission tunnel and footwells to be remade and a few other things but otherwise fits nicely. The MGB is a nice car too, and I'd settle for one of I could get ine for a good price.