britcars Phil Ossinger New Brunswick, Canada (346 posts) Registered: 02/02/2009 07:58PM Main British Car: 1977 MGB Roadster, Rover 3.5 ADVENTURE BEFORE DEMENTIA! |
Project Update - On the Road Finally!!!
Well, the car has finally seen the light of day for the first time in 4 1/2 years! Moved a lot of gear including a Pulmax, two engines, a large TIG machine and another car to get the B out into the sunlight. Worked through a few electrical gremlins over the weekend, checked caster and camber and set the toe-in. Took a short drive up the road and everything but the tach is working, got a pulse from the coil and good voltage so got to dig behind the dash. Not looking forward to that. The carb has to be looked at as well.......running way too rich right across the board. Going to check the floats again, changed the jets (smaller) to D & D's recommendations for this engine when it went in 2 years ago. Looking forward to a longer drive in a couple of days. May be able to get the car to our club meeting on Wednesday evening.
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kstevusa kelly stevenson Southern Middle Tennessee (985 posts) Registered: 10/25/2007 09:37AM Main British Car: 2003 Jaguar XK8 Coupe 4.2L DOHC/ VVT / 6sp. AT |
Re: Project Update - On the Road Finally!!!
Phil, don't forget to waterproof the boot (trunk) so you can haul the Moosehead next year! Really, it is a great looking car and I know the build quality is excellent. BTY, we'd like to send you some of our 100's F.in exchange for some of your 70's F.
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pspeaks Paul Speaks Dallas, Texas (698 posts) Registered: 07/20/2009 06:40PM Main British Car: 1972 MGB-GT 1979 Ford 302 |
Re: Project Update - On the Road Finally!!!
I’m so envious; the more I work on mine it seems the further the road is away. It looks great Phil.
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ex-tyke Graham Creswick Chatham, Ontario, Canada (1165 posts) Registered: 10/25/2007 11:17AM Main British Car: 1976 MGB Ford 302 |
Re: Project Update - On the Road Finally!!!
Another Canuck conversion hits the road.......I'm going to celebrate by hoisting an extra pint tonight.
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pspeaks Paul Speaks Dallas, Texas (698 posts) Registered: 07/20/2009 06:40PM Main British Car: 1972 MGB-GT 1979 Ford 302 |
Re: Project Update - On the Road Finally!!!
Phil, I was looking at your pictures and wandering what radiator you used. I just installed a 65’ Mustang six cylinder radiator in my project about an hour ago and while it barely clears the hood the bottom is only about four or five inches off the driveway. It’s a mock-up radiator a friend gave me and I was going to buy a new one to actually use, but now I’m not so sure. I may have to go back to the drawing board.
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Dan B Dan Blackwood South Charleston, WV (1007 posts) Registered: 11/06/2007 01:55PM Main British Car: 1966 TR4A, 1980 TR7 Multiport EFI MegaSquirt on the TR4A. Lexus V8 pl |
Re: Project Update - On the Road Finally!!!
Looking forward to seeing it in Tennessee!! Congratulations!
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britcars Phil Ossinger New Brunswick, Canada (346 posts) Registered: 02/02/2009 07:58PM Main British Car: 1977 MGB Roadster, Rover 3.5 ADVENTURE BEFORE DEMENTIA! |
Re: Project Update - On the Road Finally!!!
Hi Paul M and Paul S:
The remote air filter and carb box are both custom made from flat sheet aluminum. The ends for the air filter canister were spun on a lathe. The hoses are silicone rubber from an aircraft heater system. The air intake is behind the grill in the custom aluminum radiator support panel. The small box with the knob in the third photo is the controller for the electric puller fan. Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/18/2010 07:17AM by britcars. |
BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6470 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: Project Update - On the Road Finally!!!
Very nice work on the air filter canister Phil. Not too may people around who do metal spinning. Also looking forward to seeing you car in Townsend.
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pspeaks Paul Speaks Dallas, Texas (698 posts) Registered: 07/20/2009 06:40PM Main British Car: 1972 MGB-GT 1979 Ford 302 |
Re: Project Update - On the Road Finally!!!
Thanks Phil, as I do most of the lathe and mill work in our shop I know how diffacult it is to spin, at least how diffacult it would be for me to do it. You are a fabricator and a craftsman; good work and a great looking car.
What radiator did you use? Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/18/2010 09:34AM by pspeaks. |
britcars Phil Ossinger New Brunswick, Canada (346 posts) Registered: 02/02/2009 07:58PM Main British Car: 1977 MGB Roadster, Rover 3.5 ADVENTURE BEFORE DEMENTIA! |
Re: Project Update - On the Road Finally!!!
Paul....the rad is from a 1966 Mustang, 289 v8. Quite a few of the conversions use this radiator. It fits nicely between the frame rails of a B.
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mgb260 Jim Nichols Sequim,WA (2465 posts) Registered: 02/29/2008 08:29PM Main British Car: 1973 MGB roadster 260 Ford V8 |
Re: Project Update - On the Road Finally!!!
Paul, It is the same dimensions as the 6 cyl radiator but the lower hose is on the other side. You would have to use an early 289 water pump(inlet opposite from newer Ford) and that would change your front cover, pulleys and belts. They both hang down about 5" from the road. Most people build a guard out of channel(skid plate) and avoid speed bumps.I prefer the cross flow 19"H X 22"W where you notch the frame members. Look in the "How it was Done" articles on this site. Specifically Ford V8.
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pspeaks Paul Speaks Dallas, Texas (698 posts) Registered: 07/20/2009 06:40PM Main British Car: 1972 MGB-GT 1979 Ford 302 |
Re: Project Update - On the Road Finally!!!
Thanks Jim, this radiator thing is more diffacult than I thought. If a radiator shop can change tanks, could they shorten the core a little? Probably a dumb idea, but just a thought.
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ex-tyke Graham Creswick Chatham, Ontario, Canada (1165 posts) Registered: 10/25/2007 11:17AM Main British Car: 1976 MGB Ford 302 |
Re: Project Update - On the Road Finally!!!
In a downflow type radiator the width of the rad is fixed, but you can certaiinly specify how tall to make the core. It follows that a crossflow rad has a fixed height but one can vary the core width.
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Phillip G Phillip Leonard Kansas City (395 posts) Registered: 02/03/2008 04:12PM Main British Car: 1992 MG RV8 Rover 3.5 |
Re: Project Update - On the Road Finally!!!
Phil,
Beautiful V8 MGB ! Craftsmanship personified. keep them on the track, phillip g |