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engine swaps and other performance upgrades, plus "factory" and Costello V8s

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Curtis Jacobson
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added to the gallery... finely crafted MGB GT V8 race car
Posted by: Moderator
Date: December 09, 2009 10:57AM

Do you guys look at the "race car" section when new threads pop up there? (If not, you're messin' up.)

In case you missed it, here's a cross-post for you:

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I know you guys will love this one!

click here: Storm Field's MGB GT V8 Race Car (59 photos plus write-up)

preview:
http://www.britishracecar.com/StormField-MGBGTV8/StormField-MGBGTV8-BA.jpg



Mr. T
Tony Andrews
Kent Island, Maryland
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'75 mgb, '74 grille, morspeed bumpers Rover 3.9

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Re: added to the gallery... finely crafted MGB GT V8 race car
Posted by: Mr. T
Date: December 09, 2009 04:54PM

1) Very clean installation.
2) At what point are front sway bar pillow blocks required, if at all?
3) Appears to be no additional strengthening at front springs mounts for anti-tramp bars (beefed-up mounts/u-channel) or not needed due to rollcage or other strengthening.
4) Thought the performer intake becomes asthmatic @ 5500 - 5800?
5) Curious as to rear ratio or range of ratios?


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Re: added to the gallery... finely crafted MGB GT V8 race car
Posted by: pcmenten
Date: December 10, 2009 04:35PM

Intensely clean vehicle. Nice choice of engine ancillaries, like the breather. I like that the builder didn't get over-fancy with the choices of parts - solid, basic stuff that will really hold up well. The detail on the body is very easy on the eyes, too.

I notice that a lot of the links are in single shear, although, on the rear axle, one end of a control arm is single-shear, the other is double shear. One of the tramp bars (in single shear) looks like it has bent its mounting bolt. Also, wonder if the owner is having trouble with the rear u-joint. Looks like the driveshaft is nearly straight with the axle.

I'll bet that is a gas to race.
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mindseye
John Csuhany
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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11/18/2009 11:40AM

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1980 MGB 1962 Buick 215 cu. in.

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Re: added to the gallery... finely crafted MGB GT V8 race car
Posted by: mindseye
Date: December 11, 2009 01:01AM

that car looks fast just sitting there!!


chimes
david chimes
Reading, UK
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12/13/2009 08:40AM

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JaguarXJ8 & XK8 Original GT V8 (just s 2ltr

Re: added to the gallery... finely crafted MGB GT V8 race car
Posted by: chimes
Date: December 13, 2009 09:11AM

Great car, Those lowering blocks aren't doing any lowering,I guess they are there to give a lower position for the anti tramp. I agree about single and double shear on bolt locations, if possible should always be double shear.


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Curtis Jacobson
Portland Oregon
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Re: added to the gallery... finely crafted MGB GT V8 race car
Posted by: Moderator
Date: December 13, 2009 08:33PM

My guess is that the "lowering blocks" are there to suit the working length of the shock absorbers. (In other words, I'm thinking someone realized that the Koni shocks were about an inch too long once they lowered the car.)

The anti-tramp bars and the rear sway bar are both from Fab-Tek. Single shear mounting of the forward end of the anti-tramp bars really bugs me too - but the really weird thing is that Fab-Tek's original design had those particular Heim joints mounted properly, in double shear. Here you can see the earlier design on the Marcus Jones / Don Munoz MGB roadster:

http://www.britishracecar.com/DonMunoz-MGB/DonMunoz-MGB-DE.jpg


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Curtis Jacobson
Portland Oregon
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71 MGBGT, Buick 215

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Re: added to the gallery... finely crafted MGB GT V8 race car
Posted by: Moderator
Date: December 18, 2009 02:10PM

We added another MG to the race car gallery this morning.

But this one is a little different from Storm's GT:
Dan Leonard's 1949 MG TC Special Race Car, Number 409

http://www.britishracecar.com/DanLeonard-MGTC/DanLeonard-MGTC-BJ.jpg



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