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1955 TF 1500 engine #1
LBN Barry Nunn London, ON, Canada Sign in to contact 1952 MG TD 1960 Austin-Healey 3000 BN7 1961 MG MGA 1600 1962 MG MGA MkII & more	Topic Creator (OP) Jul 29, 2015 01:12 PM Joined 8 years ago 8 Posts

Am considering the purchase of a tidy 55 TF 1500 that currently has a 58 MGA engine. What are my chances of finding a 1500 XPEG to refit?
Thanks, Barry

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Re: 1955 TF 1500 engine #2
V8MGBV8 Carl Floyd Kingsport, TN, USA Sign in to contact	Jul 29, 2015 01:39 PM Top Contributor Joined 19 years ago 15,775 Posts

Slim to none. Rare as hen's teeth. If you do luck out & find one, take your heart meds before you ask the price.

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Re: 1955 TF 1500 engine #3
LBN Barry Nunn London, ON, Canada Sign in to contact 1952 MG TD 1960 Austin-Healey 3000 BN7 1961 MG MGA 1600 1962 MG MGA MkII & more	Topic Creator (OP) Jul 30, 2015 10:52 AM Joined 8 years ago 8 Posts

Thank you for the input re. 55 TF XPEG. Am passing on car and looking for original.
Barry

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Re: 1955 TF 1500 engine #4
V8MGBV8 Carl Floyd Kingsport, TN, USA Sign in to contact	Jul 30, 2015 11:18 AM Top Contributor Joined 19 years ago 15,775 Posts

If the price is right, put a Volvo engine in it. More power, the carbs & exhaust are on the correct side, and it was a common swap in the 60s.

May do that to mine. It's a '55 TF 1500 with non-original engine. I have a late TD2 1250 I can use. Not sure that I will.

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Re: 1955 TF 1500 engine #5
BMC Brian Mc Cullough Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Sign in to contact 1959 Austin A40 Farina 1959 Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite 1959 Morris Minor 1000 Pickup 1961 Austin-Healey Sprite "Green Sprite" & more	Jul 30, 2015 01:40 PM Top Contributor Joined 24 years ago 6,908 Posts

We have client with an MGA/MGB B series engine. When it first arrived, the hokey conversion that was done was less than desirable but we changed a number of items including mounts and other bits making this a really nice conversion. It almost looks stock if we would be allowed to change that thermostat housing, that would be about the only change desired now. Much more drivable in traffic now.

That said, we have an N.O.S. in the crate 1250 along with a rebuildable 1250 for sale if you end up with a car lacking the correct engine.

-BMC.

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