motorisation midjet

[phil wal belgiqu]

bonsoir a tous ma question est simple j'ai vu dans le forum que certains
ont déja mis un v8 dans une b est il possible de faire de meme dans une
midjet ?

[temp7]

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the main problem areas were the width across the foot well "boxes" at the top and the bellhousing / gearbox size. After careful measuring and positioning of a bare engine block, I cut out the top front corners of the footwell boxes, inverted them, and welded them back into position. The under heater ducting was cut out and the heater positioned against the bulkhead where the battery was originally positioned. The interior heater flaps were the moved to the bulkhead above the transmission tunnel.
the transmission tunnel was cut out all the way back to the handbrake, and part of the bulkhead was removed too. It was raised approx 2" using sheet steel strips and widened to fit around the Rover bellhousing. The box section in the tunnel had to be removed. (A roll cage would be added to restore lateral strength.)
with the exhaust manifold in position, the steering column had to have its angle changed to run above the exhaust manifold. As the 1500 had a collapsible steering column, it was easy to shorten by shearing the plastic pin and re-pinning it through a newly drilled hole. The outer tube was also shortened, and the front flange was bolted to the bumper support section that runs to the front of the car. A short steering column section with two universal joints (Triumph 1500, I think) was sourced from a scrapyard to run the steering down to the standard rack, which was rotated slightly to suit. Fortunately, the splined sections matched!
the Midget rear axle was replaced by a stronger one from a Ford Anglia 105E. (This type of axle was also under Ford Escorts, but the Anglia version has a slightly narrower track dimension). I selected the lowest ratio I could easily find: 3.54:1. Ford u-bolts were used with the modified Midget spring mounting pads and existing lever arm shock absorbers.
a hybrid propeller shaft was fabricated with a Rover front section and Ford rear section

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la voiture est une Midget 1500 transformé avec un kit polyester en Sprite MKI.
Owner: Philip Herrick, Melchbourne, Bedfordshire, England

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