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

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Keith
Keith Tanner
Grand Junction, Colorado
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10/31/2008 01:45AM

Main British Car:
For the purpose of this forum, 1972 MGB GT 5.7l Chevrolet LS1

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A look underneath an LS1-powered GT
Posted by: Keith
Date: January 04, 2011 12:31PM

Here's how the LS1 and T56 fit under the car. I've never really down a rundown on the build on this forum when I think about it - any interest? Hopefully Curtis will be interested in doing a feature when the bodywork's done.

Other than the alignment a few weeks ago, this is the first time the car's been on a lift! Definitely not a bead-blasted rotisserie build. That would have been nice...
http://www.slowcarfast.com/MG/images_lrg/img_7195.jpg

http://www.slowcarfast.com/MG/images_lrg/img_7191.jpg


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Curtis Jacobson
Portland Oregon
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Registered:
10/12/2007 02:16AM

Main British Car:
71 MGBGT, Buick 215

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Re: A look underneath an LS1-powered GT
Posted by: Moderator
Date: January 04, 2011 02:52PM

Interested? Certainly!

-Curtis


MGBV8
Carl Floyd
Kingsport, TN
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Registered:
10/23/2007 11:32PM

Main British Car:
1979 MGB Buick 215

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Re: A look underneath an LS1-powered GT
Posted by: MGBV8
Date: January 05, 2011 06:08PM

Duh!


Phillip G
Phillip Leonard
Kansas City
(395 posts)

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02/03/2008 04:12PM

Main British Car:
1992 MG RV8 Rover 3.5

Re: A look underneath an LS1-powered GT
Posted by: Phillip G
Date: January 05, 2011 07:05PM

Keith,

That is an incredible bottom view !

Please add some build photos and body shots.

I would love to see the top view of the engine compartment.

Fantastic effort. Must be years of work.

Keep them on the track,

phillip g


danmas
Dan Masters
Alcoa, Tennessee
(578 posts)

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10/28/2007 12:11AM

Main British Car:
1974 MGBGT Ford 302

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Re: A look underneath an LS1-powered GT
Posted by: danmas
Date: January 05, 2011 08:45PM

Would we like to see more? Does a pig have a pork ass?

You bet we do.

We want to see it at the V8 meet in Townsend in May.


Keith
Keith Tanner
Grand Junction, Colorado
(92 posts)

Registered:
10/31/2008 01:45AM

Main British Car:
For the purpose of this forum, 1972 MGB GT 5.7l Chevrolet LS1

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Re: A look underneath an LS1-powered GT
Posted by: Keith
Date: January 06, 2011 12:07AM

Okay, I'm gonna have to remember the "pork ass" line, that's good! Dan, I have a bunch of high-rez photos of your car on my hard drive (Curtis might have shared a little bit) and it was a lot of help. You'll recognize the rear end design and some of the reinforcements, for example. So, thank you for documenting that car so well.

I'll start another thread with the full build.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/06/2011 12:46PM by Keith.


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