reggiegsd wrote:You may be able to sell her by saying the 2000 was the best MG ever made. It had great character, looked neat (I think), and was Nissan reliable.
Unfortunately, it may not be cheaper than a Corvette project.
The car used the S (I think that was the designation) series engine, completly unrelated to the L series engines in the Zcars and 510s. Parts are harder to come by and tend to cost more. Same with the tranny.
However, there is great club support for the car and every problem, upgrade, or modification you could possible think of has already been delt with by someone.
Learn to weld and do body work or a restoration will become expensive fast.
I've done restorations (not freshinings, full restorations) on several Zcars, a couple of Jensen Healeys, and a Fiat Dino (a true horror story). Buy the best possible car you can afford. It is always cheaper in the long run.
Yeah, when I first got my 411 I was all about the swap to a screaming SR20 but I've been told a number of times that the unibody in the 411 could not handle more than maybe 150hp without a frame built in and I'm not ready to go there yet. Also I worry about the front end as it is very beefy for a 60-80hp car but a bone stock SR20DE would make easy 120 at the wheels. No sig difference in weight, even over the 1300, and a fifth gear. It could be fast but really only in a street rod way the suspension is also a throwback with wishbone suspension upfront and leaf springs and a solid axle in the rear. The 411s with their OHVs and wishbone suspended unibodies are more like a hudson than a nissan.miteymax86 wrote:You can always slap an SR20DET from our beloved Silvia in there, and in that light a car=mucho fun hehehehehehehehe