Project Journals

Owner: NB
City: Kansas City
Car Model: 1963 CB MGB

Build Plans
Engine:1990 302 V8 EFI out of a 1990 Lincoln MK VII
Heads: Aluminium AFR 185, Scorpion roller rockers
Cooling: Champion 3 core Aluminium Radiator (66-67 Mustang)
Exhaust: Custom headers, Dual flowmasters
Transmission: 1990 T-5 Borg-Warner
Rear Axle: Shorten 8.8 with 4.10 gears
Front Susp.: Stock
Rear Susp.: Custom Fabricated 4 link coil over suspension
Master Cylinder: 1989 Toyota camry
Front Brakes: 65-67 Mustang 5 lug, 11.7 Drilled and Slotted Rotors, Toyota 4 pot calipers
Rear Brakes: 99 mustang Disc Brakes and calipers
Wheels: 17" Mustang oem torq thrust wheels
Tires: 245/45R17 Kuhmo
Body Mods: Rabbit Fender Flares
Interior: Custom
Electrical: E-Z 12 Circuit Wiring Harness

Interesting story on how I decided to convert the MGB to a V8. This MGB was originally my dads' that he bought after he got out of the service in california. This car made it's way across the country until one day it stopped running (I have never heard why) and ended up in a his garage until he passed away. My brother took the car and then put it in his garage where it remained. This car to my knowledge has not been touched. Fast Forward I was at working talking cars with a friend and I was telling him I would like to redo an old car and we where talking about different options and engines and somehow the MGB came up and he Jokingly said you could put a V8 in that! I asked if it could be done? Well obviously it had and that is how I ended up finding this site (thanks!), and looks like I am way behind on the curve. And here is the car after I recieved it. It was in pretty good shape. Interior was rough and very little rust looks like mostly surface rust but will have to look at it more carefully as I get things torn apart. If you are wondering what the white primed section is, the car got backed out of a driveway and somebody forgot to close the door and bent the door back into the fender and was fixed at a dealership but never repainted. I will have to look at that to, I already know I need to replace hinges door doesn't close very good.





3/31/12
I am starting this journal late, I have already done alot of work but I will try and go back in time and post some pictures with what I have done and some of the things I have run into

Well first thing is first, out with the old


12/20/12
I have done alot since my last post, well it seems like alot. I was going through my pictures and I am rather disappointed with myself and how many pictures I had taken to document my process. It is funny as I was going through them and thinking about all the work that I have done I could have sworn I have taken alot more pictures. So where am I at on my build you ask? Currently I have the car completely stripped and made the necessary tunnel and fire wall modifcations, rebuilt the front suspension, fabricated my rear suspension, fitted the engine and transmission for proper clearance and other odd and ends.

Firewall Mods- Just one thing to note for all these modifications I am not using any special tools. Using a SawZaw, 4 1/2 Grinder/Cutting wheel, 120V Flux Core welder and a Cordless drill. I know my welding could use alot of work







Transmission Tunnel Mods




When I took this car apart and uncovered the shifter cover it was cut into two pieces and the tunnel had been cut further back, turns out they replaced the original transmission with a 3 synchro mesh transmission and it must have sat further back


Front Suspension
- I completely took front crossmember and suspension apart and sandblasted and repainted. installed new poly bushings




Front Disc Brakes and Rotors
-I decided to use the 66-67 Mustang 5 Lug Hub, 11.7 Intrepid Rotor, and toyota Calipers. However, it looks like my calipers and rotors are not working together and I am going to have to make a new caliper bracket. As of now I am going to leave this and will look at it later.



Engine Placement and Clearances
- I went ahead and put the money out for the Mock 302 Shortblock. It turns out the company that sells these is local so i was able to pick up a block without the shipping charges and got a pretty decent deal on one. It has been well worth the money. I recommend them to any body who is doing a conversion

-Crossmember clearance and modification

-Motor Clearances and test fitting

Rear Suspension
-Once again out with the old

-New rear end out of a 1999 mustang with 4.10 gears

-Rear-end and axles back from the machine shop and shortened to 42 inches and and ready to be put back together with new seals


-Picked a set of alden eagle coil-over shocks for the rear end


-Rear-end put back together and painted, trail fitting the new rear end


-Other odds and ends that I have been working on when I can't use a grinder or welder, or it is to cold to work outside

Steering Wheel- Cut existing steering wheel to fit to a 15 inch steering wheel that i got of craiglist for 5$, i really thought I was doing something new, but was reading a couple of weeks ago and I saw that geoff did the same thing to his


Started making the new interior for the car, the old had alot of water warpage to them and didn't go with what I had I had a plan on doing. The door panels have changed some and I still need to cover them, right now they just have headliner padding on them



Custom made LED tail lights
- Started a thread on this earlier, Search homemade LED taillights in the search tool bar


Coverting the old MGB Seats to BMW cushions ans seats
Old

New


Cutting Hood and making new hood scoop






MGB back down on all four wheels, These are not the wheels I will be using on the car, but the spares to my daily driver( a mustang of course). I am working out of a one car garage so don't mind all the crap on top of the car I have to make the most of my space



Started playing with the fender flares for the car, I think they really are a good fit with very little cutting




Edited 28 time(s). Last edit at 12/21/2012 04:56AM by 63BlueMGB.

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