The BritishV8 Pub

Good day, I Sorry I do not own a British sports car but do recall helping my Father restore an MGB for a customer decades ago, and I'm sure it's still showing today. I mostly joined to gain and share knowledge of the 215 V8. I have and Oldsmobile Jetfire version of the 215 motor my dad acquired back in the 70's sans turbo system. We ran it in stock form with 2bbl heads in a jet boat back in the 80's till the heads cracked during a tough Michigan winter. Fast forward a few decades and my Dad and I decided to rebuild the motor using original high compression heads so we can fit it into 1990 Miata. Thanks for having me,

Richard

Welcome, Richard!

I always thought that the Buick/Olds/Rover V8 made the most sense for a Miata. Years ago, I ran across a website that detailed a Rover 4.6L swap into a Miata. I do hope he finished it.

Please start a Project Journal on this site so that we can follow along.

What a great website! My first modified British sportscar was a Mk2 Sprite that I fitted a "B" series motor to.That was in the early 70s.I then produced a transverse mid-engine (RoverV8 mated to BMC 1800 gearbox) kitcar that earned me enough money to go to England in the 80s where I worked initially on kitcars but led to work in UK and Scandinavia on Group B Rallycross (Ford RS200 and Quattro S1). back home in NZ I made a mid-engine 4WD hillclimb car using the last of my kitcar bodyshells.That car went on to win over 30 hillclimbs and rallysprints. Other builds include replica 1998 Porsche GT1, replica 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C2900, spaceframe Speedway racecar,a couple of original motorcycles,my current racecar which is a spaceframe , carbonfibre body Jag XK120 powered by quadturbo V12, under construction is a replica Broadspeed XJC and replica Alfa Romeo T33 Stradale.My daily driver is a 1955 DeSoto pickup truck powered by....TaDaaaaaa...ROVER V8! I am slowly working on my Triumph GT6 with 2.5 P.I. engine
Numerous other projects/builds along the way






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Good morning, I live in southern Kentucky and have owned numerous British cars in my liftime. Today I own a '80 MGB LE rust free project for sale, Am building a 5.0 ford v8 in a '71 MGB GT, A '60 Morris Minor 1000 convertible and I am waiting on a '70 Morris Minor Traveler being shipped from England hopefully this Thursday. Love this site,


Ronald Ford
Woodburn, KY.

Hello,
I am (Forrest) Lee Erickson
I have a 1972 MGB on which, when I was younger and more flexable, I started trying to fit a small block Chevy into the engine bay but stalled. I am no longer working and considering restarting the conversion and willing to consider other engines. I would like advise on what might be emerging as a standard recipe.

I see some 3.4 V6 conversions about which I would like to learn more.

Will try to post photos some time soon.

Forest,
Please study this link:

[www.mgexp.com]

Jim

Hi, just thought I'd drop a few lines here. I have a 74 Triumph TR6 that I specifically bought for a V8 conversion. It'll be all aluminum from the LS family of engines. Transmission will be an AR5 manual using a Fabbot adapter kit. Rear diff from a Nissan Z350.
I am going to try to lose the flexy flyer chassis behavior and put some effort into strengthening and stiffening.
I will likely be in touch with some of you who have been where I am now for some details. Thank you in advance for your help!

Howdy! I'm from the MGEXP forum.

Doing a Buick 300 swap in a 79 MGB LE (In the US some 79's -were- in fact true limited editions due to import laws)

Here and there for all the expert advice all ya'll have hoarded over the years!

I am (Forrest) Lee Erickson. Currently 64 years old and getting stiffer and stiffer.

I have a 1972 MGB Roadster, wire wheels.
I would like to finish a conversion to V8 or V6.
I started in 1984 with a SMC (283) as a proof of concept that did not look like success.
I live in Maryville TN not to far from Towensend where there is an annual British Car get together I have from time to time attended.

I have concluded that if I am to succeed I need to start with a more modern donor car but do not know much about cars after 1970s technology.

I have also concluded that I had best purchase more than fabricate as I am feeling less and less able and want to enjoy a drive in the car before I can no longer climb down into it and up out of it.

Hello all,

I'm Erik. I have owned my 1971 TR-6 since 1998. About a year ago I decide to RestoMod it.

Instead of going V8, we have put a Honda JDM K24A with a Haltech Elite 1500 ECU in it. Custom headers. With almost no ECU tweaking we anticipate around 225+ HP. But one of the reasons of going with the K24 is it is super tunable. Even without forced induction we can probably get nearly 300 HP. And if we decide we need more power, there are a lot of bolt on turbo and supercharger kits for that engine. The transmission is a 6 speed out of a Mazda RX-8. The differential is an R200B out of a 350Z. We did the CV rear axle swap. Wilwood brakes. Gas shock conversion. All poly bushings.

The goal here was to greatly increase the HP, AND lose a bunch of weight. Another goal was to make the car look entirely stock. We're anticipating the car ending up around under 2000 pounds.

We anticipate being on the road by August. Right now we're doing engine bay cosmetics and reassembling. MotoResto in Portland Maine has been doing the work. I attached a photo from a few hundred hours of work ago when we were still mocking up.

Welcome to the forum Erik.
I have often thought that the K20 or K24 would be an excellent swap for any old British sportscar.
In my opinion going this route is quite easy with lots of upside without having to butcher the firewall and extensive frame modifications.
I put a 2003 GM 300 v6 in my 76 TR6 with a T5 transmission and a Nissan R200 diff. Mine also is stock looking in the interior and exterior.
My car still sounds like a six. The only downside of your swap is the sound of a 4 cylinder; but who cares when you can have 300hp!
Keep us posted with lots of photos.

Byron