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Engine Conversion
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:02 pm
by morrisminorman
Hi can anyone tell if i need to strenghten the chassis of my morris 1000 i plan to replace the A series engine with a 2000 cc ford capri engine and gearbox
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:15 pm
by plastic_orange
If it is is good order the answer is no. A Ford 2000 engine is quite heavy though, so consider upgrading suspension and obviously the brakes.
Pete
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:54 pm
by jonathon
I'd be tempted to seam weld the chassis leg-tieplates as bigger motors have quite a bit more torque. This can present problems with the spot welds on the legs breaking and a split in the floor where the steering rack mounting face meets the chassis.
For these reasons we developed the 9 piece chassis kit which eleviates these issues.
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:02 pm
by dp
Just out of interest is the engine an inline Pinto or one of the old V4s that used to be a popular conversion?
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:00 am
by morrisminorman
Its a pinto inline engine