{"id":90285,"date":"2023-01-17T18:08:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T00:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=90285"},"modified":"2023-01-17T18:08:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T00:08:05","slug":"1961-morris-minor-with-a-chevy-v6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=90285","title":{"rendered":"1961 Morris Minor with a Chevy V6"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mcgee’s Custom Minis<\/a> built this 1961 Morris Minor at their company in Pennsylvania from a body shell. In the engine bay now sits a 3.4 L V6 from a 1995 Camaro. These engines produce 160 hp (119 kW) and 200 lb-ft (271 Nm) in factory spec however it is making slightly more with headers and custom 2.5-inch exhaust. A 4L60E four-speed automatic transmission sends power to a narrowed Ford 8.8-inch rear end. Everything sits on a 1986 Toyota truck frame. The front features drop spindles and Toyota disc brakes.<\/p>\n

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Source: FB build album 1<\/a>, FB build album 2<\/a>, and FB build album 3<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mcgee’s Custom Minis built this 1961 Morris Minor at their company in Pennsylvania from a body shell. In the engine bay now sits a 3.4 L V6 from a 1995 Camaro. These engines produce 160 hp (119 kW) and 200 lb-ft (271 Nm) in factory spec however it is making slightly more with headers and… Read More »1961 Morris Minor with a Chevy V6<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":94932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[756],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-minor"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1961-Morris-Minor-with-a-Chevy-V6-01.jpg?fit=1141%2C856&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":76190,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=76190","url_meta":{"origin":90285,"position":0},"title":"For Sale: 1961 Morris Minor Traveller with a Miata Powertrain","author":"swaptastic","date":"September 1, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1961 Morris Minor Traveller is for sale on Bring a Trailer in Eugene, Oregon. 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