Morris Minor Owners Club

The current discussion about fitment of a Ford Kent engine has got me thinking.
I'm desperate for an autobox in my Minor.
I've got a 1275 Ital engine and BW65 gearbox but the matching bellhousing, flexiplate and torque converter are like "hen's hind teeth"
The latest (I change my mind almost daily about something or other) idea is what about a 1300 Ford kent engine an matching autobox in a Minor ?
Anyone ever done this ?

Paul Humphries.

BTW I used to have a car called a "Salamander". It was a low production vehicle based on a Reliant Kitten chassis with 1300cc MKII Escort engine and autobox. I'd be perfectly happy with the same performance in a Minor.

,what about a vaxhall victor ,ford v4 or a v6 from a granarda with auto box that would be fun

My guess is it would be heavier to, hence my choice of the cross flow. They are almost as basic as the A-Series and only slightly heavier.

Just as a note, there are 2 on eBay at the moment (although manuals). One is a 1600cc and the other is a 1300cc

Not sure if they are any help to you?

I've driven a Mk11 Escort 1600 with Autobox.

Quite nippy for a 1970's auto (Ie not very) but could make for a relatively light ( I Think) set up. But at 88bhp you will need to do all the other stuff too

Would only do about 24 mpg though