Morris Minor Owners Club

im looking to fit a 1300 ford engine into my morris minor, any guides to do it or has anyone done it before?
thanks

1300 crossflow? No real guide, although it has been done. There is a very nice van on here with the conversion, and if you do a search for cross flow, x-flow etc then you will find a thread from a few years back from jonathon (jlh) with a lovely powerful 1600 crossflow.

thx mate will go take a look

had a change of plan, looked at an 1800 mg engine and box but apparently too heavy? so how about a wolesley 1500?

wolseley 1500 and MGB both use the B series engine. Apparently it's a common misconception that the B series is too heavy. Look here:

http://morrisminorowners.co.uk/about521 ... highlight=

It can of course be done - problem really is length - not weight - and the W 1500 is a gutless wonder so definitely not worth the hassle...... I'm dying to hear of someone doing a small diesel conversion............

Indeed, the Wolseley supposedly only produces 6bhp more than a 1098 minor. But then again, apparently a marina 1275 produces that too.

The length was an issue the guy had (in the link i posted). He had to relieve the bell housing slightly and fit a very skinny rad.

bmcecosse wrote:It can of course be done - problem really is length - not weight - and the W 1500 is a gutless wonder so definitely not worth the hassle...... I'm dying to hear of someone doing a small diesel conversion............

Hmmm, the early 2000s Vauxhall Astra 1.7 tdi perhaps - quite a potent little package and not too agricultural

I'm keen to see anything that will work and give good mpg - on veg oil if possible !

thanks for the helps guys, give sme some food for thought. i think il buy a cheap 2nd hand mgbgt, then itll have everything i need

theres a fella called robin that has a 2 litre peugeot diesel in his van.... not sure if he visits this forum.

Oh yes - there are a few -I'm looking for a 1.3/1.4 diesel - and someone doing a 'how to' thread!

so what sorta diesel engine would fit in?