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MG Sports Cars

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

ex-tyke Graham Creswick Chatham, Ontario, Canada (1165 posts) Registered: 10/25/2007 11:17AM Main British Car: 1976 MGB Ford 302

Re: Did a short test drive today Posted by: ex-tyke Date: February 14, 2011 10:09PM Quote: I rarely drag on anything Had a bad experience once when I ran over a dead raccoon at night - made a helluva mess underneath. So, I now know that a dead raccoon is larger than my 4-1/2" min clearance. Gotta have lots of roadkill in Tennessee, Carl.

danmas Dan Masters Alcoa, Tennessee (578 posts) Registered: 10/28/2007 12:11AM Main British Car: 1974 MGBGT Ford 302

Re: Did a short test drive today Posted by: danmas Date: February 14, 2011 11:11PM Quote: ex-tyke Gotta have lots of roadkill in Tennessee, Carl I've shredded two ground hogs so far. They were alive when I hit them, not so much so afterwards.

cgill Chris Gill Salmon Arm, British Columbia (129 posts) Registered: 08/13/2009 12:06AM Main British Car: 1979 MGB roadster Buick 300 stroker with EFI

Re: Did a short test drive today Posted by: cgill Date: February 15, 2011 12:11AM WOHOOOOOO!!! Looks fantastic Rob. I love the stance of the car as it is right now. Great work.

rficalora Rob Ficalora Willis, TX (2764 posts) Registered: 10/24/2007 02:46PM Main British Car: '76 MGB w/CB front, Sebring rear, early metal dash Ford 302

Re: Did a short test drive today Posted by: rficalora Date: February 15, 2011 12:18AM I'm a little lower than I thought... I measured from center of hubs to the bend where the top of the chrome would be... Probably an extra 1/2" lower than I'd noted earlier based on that. Easy to adjust so that's what I'm going to do 1st.

ex-tyke Graham Creswick Chatham, Ontario, Canada (1165 posts) Registered: 10/25/2007 11:17AM Main British Car: 1976 MGB Ford 302

Re: Did a short test drive today Posted by: ex-tyke Date: February 15, 2011 09:54AM Quote: ...Easy to adjust so that's what I'm going to do 1st. Rob, height adjustment is a good thing to have.....new suspensions tend to do some settling over the years. I fact this Winter while I had my ' 1" lower coil springs' out, I happen to measure them vs new - they had settled over 3/8" which translates into a 1/2" to 5/8" drop in ride height.

mgb260 Jim Nichols Sequim,WA (2465 posts) Registered: 02/29/2008 08:29PM Main British Car: 1973 MGB roadster 260 Ford V8

Re: Did a short test drive today Posted by: mgb260 Date: February 15, 2011 01:48PM Rob, have you thought about leaving the bumpers off and putting a rubber strip in front and small quick jack Cobra style bumperettes front and back. I'm thinking about making some to fit the MGB if there is any interest. Picture of Cobra "quick jack" bumperettes: Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/15/2011 03:26PM by mgb260.

MGBV8 Carl Floyd Kingsport, TN (4514 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 11:32PM Main British Car: 1979 MGB Buick 215

Re: Did a short test drive today Posted by: MGBV8 Date: February 15, 2011 05:51PM Graham, Hit 'em with the tires. That way you go over instead of them getting stuck under the car. :-)

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: Did a short test drive today Posted by: britcars Date: February 15, 2011 08:00PM Rob, great looking car! Paint, tires, wheels,flare all come together. Hope to see you and your car in Townsend.

74ls1tr6 Calvin Grannis Elk Grove,CA (1151 posts) Registered: 11/10/2007 10:05AM Main British Car: 74 TR6 / 71 MGB GT TR6/Ls1 71 MGB GT/Ls1

Re: Did a short test drive today Posted by: 74ls1tr6 Date: February 16, 2011 07:22AM Rob, I had to raise the front of my 6 after intalling 1" lowering springs. The first time going down the curb, my tires rubbed so hard that the car almost wouldn't move. Installed 3/4" spacers, the car sits level now + rolled the fender lip in for more clearance. I'm running 245 tires so that is alot of my problem. As for your ride! "The stance couldn't look any better". I would try to get the clearance in the exhaust worked out. Post some photos after you raise your ride for us all to see! After the meet you can deal with the exhaust later if you like where it is now! You may want to just keep a higher ride for less worries as Bill stated. "Looking real good Rob"

rficalora Rob Ficalora Willis, TX (2764 posts) Registered: 10/24/2007 02:46PM Main British Car: '76 MGB w/CB front, Sebring rear, early metal dash Ford 302

Re: Did a short test drive today Posted by: rficalora Date: February 16, 2011 08:04AM Thanks guys. I raised the car up a bit. Will ultimately need to adjust the exhaust to get it tighter. I wanted to avoid that because I had the entire exhaust coated... modifying will likely mean having to redo it. It didn't look like it was hanging too low at the time but it must not have been at ride height at the exhaust shop. Anyway, for now I have about 4" of clearance & will deal with it. Gonna focus on the brake master so I can drive it.

mgb260 Jim Nichols Sequim,WA (2465 posts) Registered: 02/29/2008 08:29PM Main British Car: 1973 MGB roadster 260 Ford V8

Re: Did a short test drive today Posted by: mgb260 Date: February 16, 2011 02:18PM Hey John, I plan on 3/8" flat bar through the bumper slots and just copying the Cobra shape and size,also 3/8". Rear would be slotted like front and flat bar also. Top part would be a bit shorter,wider,no angle. Mounting with 2 5/8" grade 8 bolts and nuts straight through flat bar. Here are some good photos of Stainless Steel ones. Notice these are mounted backwards from the other one, I think it looks better this way. Would also look good just painted black or silver. Edited 5 time(s). Last edit at 02/16/2011 08:16PM by mgb260.

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