
Gro and Knut Hallan (Norway Morgan agent) with Bill Fink and Keith Baldwin


Knut
takes Bill's Corvette powered Plus 8 for a spin, and sees the progress
being made on their third Chevy conversion, for a long time Isis customer

Below:
The North Bay British Car Club pays a visit


During
the 70s and 80s, Bill Fink's propane conversions kept Morgans alive in the
US when the standard set up failed to meet federalization requirements.
If you are unfamiliar with the story, check out the Car &
Driver article - Click
here
Now the end of the Plus 8 's 35 year run finds Bill breathing new life into
the Plus 8. While this has some declaring sacrilige, they can rest easy
knowing that his next 'MonsterMog' transformation will be performed on one
of those cars he converted to propane. All adjustments necessary to accommodate
the increased horesepower (405) have been made, tested , improved and retested.
Bill stated that he can do the same for any Plus 8 made after 1974. This
reincarnation has managed to win over some die hard opposition with a single
test drive, the offer of which was too tempting for even the purists to
pass up. The ISIS conversion package includes the following:
Morgan
Plus 8 Corvette Conversion (aka MonsterMog, aka Morgan +8+)
The package includes new Corvette LS-2 aluminum engine with new T56 6 speed
gearbox, new clutch housing & clutch, new crossflow radiator & cooling
fan, rebuilt Camaro propshaft and rear axle assembly with rear disc brakes,
multi-link rear suspension with Koni coil-over shock absorbers, new 16"
x 7" alloy road wheels with Yokohama tires, new fuel injection type
Morgan fuel tank with high pressure fuel system and full evaporative control,
fuel injection computer with OBD2 diagnostics, electronic tach and speedometer,
twin catalyst exhaust system with straight-through mufflers. Chevy quotes
the power at 400 bhp with 406 lbs./ft. of torque in their application which
weighs nearly 1000 lbs more than our completed car. The price of this package
is $35,000 for 1974 & later +8's Rover 4 or 5 speed gearboxes, a bit
more for the Moss box cars as it is necessary to replace the fenders to
accommodate the wheel & tire width.
More
on Bill Fink and his Isis Morgan car dealership at www.morgancars-usa.com