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MG Sports Cars

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

burner1 Gary W (212 posts) Registered: 09/24/2011 09:59AM Main British Car:

Re: Engine Bay Trim Posted by: burner1 Date: November 03, 2011 04:30PM I think it;s Willwood 5/8. I'll look at it tonight. Here is a coil bracket I made which is going on the left shelf:

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: Engine Bay Trim Posted by: cgill Date: November 03, 2011 05:06PM Thanks Gary. That coil holder is a work of art. Maybe you should start producing small runs of your parts and give them to your good friends on this site! ;)

burner1 Gary W (212 posts) Registered: 09/24/2011 09:59AM Main British Car:

Re: Engine Bay Trim Posted by: burner1 Date: November 03, 2011 05:42PM I just checked and it is the 5/8. Well I am mulling over product. They have to be things I can make with quality yet make it worth while spending my time on. If there are not of quality there is no use trying to sell them. If they are not proffitable it only takes away form what we do otherwise in the laser shop. I would also have to be able to support the product. Some times I make a part for my car but I don't entirely know what model or year specifically the parts might fit. Here are some things I have been cutting to check fitment: Here is the coil on the deck:

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: Engine Bay Trim Posted by: cgill Date: November 04, 2011 12:37PM Gary, your attention to detail is very impressive. I would love to have half of your fabrication skills!

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: Engine Bay Trim Posted by: kstevusa Date: November 04, 2011 04:55PM The fabrication skills are to be admired, but perhaps a better choice would be the Capital involved in the equipment? One could hire a considerable amount of work for the price of Gary's equipment. :)

BMC Brian Mc Cullough Forest Lake, Minnesota, USA (383 posts) Registered: 10/30/2007 02:27AM Main British Car: 1980 MGB '95 3.4L 'L32' SFI V6, GM V6T5 & 3.42 Limi

Re: Engine Bay Trim Posted by: BMC Date: November 19, 2011 09:56PM Gary, That Tank is Amazing! Now if we could have only started you at SFI instead of TBI you would still be FI and not carb. LOL!

burner1 Gary W (212 posts) Registered: 09/24/2011 09:59AM Main British Car:

Re: Engine Bay Trim Posted by: burner1 Date: November 20, 2011 05:13PM I had it tuned preyty good under the TBI. I have absolutely no complaints about how it ran. Being a 64 with much of the 64 style, I like the minimum wire and carb combination. I am also trying to do a better job with the front valance around the radiator. I will duct the intake through one side. I have cut some test pieces to get fitment. Waiting for a chance to get the updated panels cut on the laser:

burner1 Gary W (212 posts) Registered: 09/24/2011 09:59AM Main British Car:

Re: Engine Bay Trim Posted by: burner1 Date: November 20, 2011 05:16PM Here is the tophat cut down for the carb. It was different then the one I had:

burner1 Gary W (212 posts) Registered: 09/24/2011 09:59AM Main British Car:

Re: Engine Bay Trim Posted by: burner1 Date: January 14, 2012 01:58PM I cleaned up the heater lines. They were just tubes floping through the bay and over the engine. I solderd connections to coper tubing, sand blasted and powdercoated the tubing black in high heat powder. It's a much beter looking run to the servo water heater valve. I threw the other intake with short top hat, FI, distrib and other on ebay.

Bill Young Bill Young Kansas City, MO (1337 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 09:23AM Main British Car: '73 MG Midget V6 , '59 MGA I6 2.8 GM, 4.0 Jeep

Re: Engine Bay Trim Posted by: Bill Young Date: January 14, 2012 07:04PM Angela, as if any car is ever really finished here's Garys MGB as it was at the Indy British V8 meet two years ago. [www.britishv8.org]

burner1 Gary W (212 posts) Registered: 09/24/2011 09:59AM Main British Car:

Re: Engine Bay Trim Posted by: burner1 Date: January 23, 2012 09:19AM I got the front shroud cut for the radiator but I am going to re-draw it and do it again. The openings have blank plates (not seen) which rivet/bolt in. The right side will be used to run the air intake through. I wanted an O2 gauge but I didn't want it in view. I added a vacume gauge and put it behind the radio delete plate. It's hard to see in the photo but I used an ajustable bolt with magent on the end to hold the readio delete plate on: Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/23/2012 09:20AM by burner1.

burner1 Gary W (212 posts) Registered: 09/24/2011 09:59AM Main British Car:

Re: Engine Bay Trim Posted by: burner1 Date: February 09, 2012 03:22PM Need some trim pieces to seal the shroud and finish the intake duct but it's coming together:

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: Engine Bay Trim Posted by: BlownMGB-V8 Date: February 15, 2012 05:48PM The wiring is a real challenge, especially if sequential as each injector has it's own circuit. If you can make that look neat the plumbing isn't all that bad. Jim

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