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: 1st Drive complete MGB 5.0 Ford with T5
Congrats Keith on your first drive. The first drive is always an adrenalin rush! Did your hands shake some and have a big grin on your face :-).
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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: 1st Drive complete MGB 5.0 Ford with T5
Congrats! If it were me, I'd put the door and windshield on and drive/tune it while the weather's nice. You'll have all winter to fi ish the body.
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Jim Stabe Jim Stabe San Diego, Ca (829 posts) Registered: 02/28/2009 10:01AM Main British Car: 1966 MGB Roadster 350 LT1 Chevy |
Re: 1st Drive complete MGB 5.0 Ford with T5
I know how good it feels after all the work. I just had mine a couple months ago. The sorting work can now begin, good luck.
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Re: 1st Drive complete MGB 5.0 Ford with T5
OK, door and windsheld are back on and I continue to sort the car. I made my 1st high speed run. The Hurricane run because it was done to the Scorpions song "Rock me Like a Hurricane (Not that you can hear the stereo at WOT). I ran the car from about 15MPH in 2nd up to 100MPH in 4th. WOW it got their fast! The motor runs better at WOT than it does driving around town, probably running a little rich at part throttle. The car tracks flat, no shakes or vibrations and handles nicely. It still wants to run a little hot and wont hold temperature but there are lots of ideas on this forum for solving that.
Was all the work, sweat, cussing cuts, burns re-dos etc, worth it? HECK YES! |
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: 1st Drive complete MGB 5.0 Ford with T5
Congrats Keith. As we say around here, it's "the most fun you can have with your boots on."
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Re: 1st Drive complete MGB 5.0 Ford with T5
Well done !!!
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Charles Charles Long McDonald, TN (177 posts) Registered: 09/15/2013 08:54AM Main British Car: 1966 MGB V6 1994 Camaro 3.4L 60V6 |
Re: 1st Drive complete MGB 5.0 Ford with T5
Just from your description I can almost feel the wind and hear the rumble. "Kick the fires and lite the tires" and come on over to Townsend. I bet we won't even notice the paint work.
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