[Mgs] it's not goodbye, but I'm not sure what it is

[Max Heim]

Good. I have very little patience with various transplant schemes. I *like* the MG engine — it revs smoothly, it sounds great, it pulls from low RPM in any gear, it’s tough as nails — what’s not to like? It is not in any sense “tractor-like” — I utterly reject that canard. I suppose the poor souls suffering with the single-carb low compression smog engines might have a different response.

The MG gearbox is also a treat, even allowing for the occasional balky synchro. With OD, who needs a 5 speed?

It’s not like a 1500cc MX-5 engine is going to make it all that much faster. And you lose the soul.

Not to mention, you have now added electronics and fuel injection to the list of potential problems. And those can’t be fixed by the rough-and-ready methods previously employed.

Then there’s loading up your tool bag with metric wrenches…

Bah, humbug, I say. If you want a Miata, buy a Miata… as I observe some of us have done...


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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Menlo Park, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
And now 67 MGB GHN3U137949G
Now British Racing Green, off-premises for restoration

> On Jun 10, 2016, at 11:09 AM, David Ambrose via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net <mailto:mgs at autox.team.net>> wrote:
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> 
> We have a '94 Miata. They are indeed worthy successors to our beloved MGs. I periodically wonder about transplanting the Miata engine, trans, and rear axle to the MGB. Then my sanity returns, and I go back to putting my son's Midget back on the road.
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> On 6/8/2016 9:09 PM, Aaron Whiteman via Mgs wrote:
>> After 16 years of ownership, I sold my MG tonight. I bought a NB Miata about 2 months ago, so I knew the writing was on the wall.
>> 
>> Watching the big smiles of the new owner and his daughter made it worthwhile, but it still hurt a little to watch my little car drive off without me. This might be the first time in 30 years that there hasn’t been an MG in my life.
>> 
>> I’m still processing it.
>> 
>> I’m sitting in my garage, looking at the empty spot where my car used to sit. To my left is my Mazda. I should move it over so I can put my Subaru back in the Garage. But when I think about it, I just think “too soon”. Maybe tomorrow.
>> 
>> So please everybody, keep telling stories. Keep reminding me of what I just gave up. I love my MX-5, but my MG was with me for nearly half my life, I want to keep those memories fresh until someday I return to the fold.
>> 
>> I’ll be listening.
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