The BritishV8 Pub

My name is Dave. When I joined this site, I owned a 1991 Marcos Mantula Spyder. I have since sold that car and purchased a 1995 MG RV8. The RV8 is still in England and won't ship for another week or so. Then it will be on the water for 36 days, so I won't actually get the car until late February. I am looking forward to getting to know the car. I hope it is a keeper.

Sweet. I hope you enjoy it!

Very nice. We're all jealous of course. ;

Jim

Hello to all of our American friends. Yes I'm a Brit but please don't hold that against me. I only came across this particular forum today when I was looking for TR3s that had undergone an engine swap for something more modern. That said I found a great example carried out by Randy Shultz who fitted a Nissan twin cam into his much modified TR3. I would very much like to include a photo of his car in my forthcoming book on the TR2-3B so if anyone could put me in touch with him I would appreciate it as I wouldn't like to infringe his copyright.

Regards,

Paul Hogan.

PS. for the record I own 3 TRs, a 1959 Le Mans TR3m a 1963 GTR4A coupe and an all Alloy bodied TR4 sprint car.

Gorgeous cars

[www.britishv8.org]

Sweet build. Hope you noticed that the body was widened by 4 inches to accommodate the TR6 frame.

Curtis Jacobson may be able to put you in touch with Randy.

Another article:

[driving.ca]

Apparently, he is a teacher at BCIT.

[www.bcit.ca]

Howdy from Central Texas!
Found this 1980 MGB on Facebook Marketplace only $250! (need to apply for a bonded title)
Last year license plate tags are 1988 - 32 years!
I got it running on Carb & Choke cleaner spray... the petrol tank sounds like concrete inside when thumped on.
Considering all the leaves and rain - the floor is much better than anticipated!

Hey all! I just picked up a 59 Hillman Minx convertible as a rebuild project here in Houston Texas. It is a very, very cool car.. I love the look and the feel behind the wheel. I've done a few complete restorations, but this is my first British car. It's pretty much rust free, but needs an interior, paint, a top and some wiring work. The original engine starts and runs well, but I will be upgrading to modern power. Thinking GM Ecotec if I can score a Solstice or Saturn Sky, but I might use a 2.2 from an S10. Anyway, I was research how to manage the steering linkage and found this wonderful website. Glad to meet all of you and I'll be proud to share some pics of the project in the Rootes group folder when I get going.






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Welcome Tom! I'm just up the road from you on Willis (North of The Woodlands and Conroe). Sounds like a fun project!

Pretty cool. I've never seen one of those cars. Apparently very rare in the US and looks to be in great shape. Congratulations on your find and welcome to the British car world.

Hey Everyone,
I'm a newbie to the swap scene, but I've been working on MGBs since I was 15 and always dreamed of a V8 swap. Finally decided to go for it with a 1977 MGB, 302 SBF/T5 and Pete Mantell's install kit.

This forum has already been a huge help in getting me prepared (mentally and emotionally). With any luck, I might even be of some help to others one day. Although given the general level of expertise in the threads I've read, that day may be a ways off.

Looking forward to sharing the journey. Let me know if my questions get too annoying :D

- Aaron

Welcome,
Feel free to start a Project Journal. That way we can all watch your progress.

Aaron - and interested others,
I suggest looking into the options to shorten the overall length of your engine. Ford had a collection of damper/pulley combinations.
I found that the front dress from an Explorer 5.0 was as short as can be found. I believe the distance from the front machined timing cover face
on the block to the outer edge of the damper/serpentine belt pulley is 5 3/8" That was the major reason I chose the Explorer engine for my TR6.
Well, that and I wanted the roller cam block and fuel injection.
I'm not as familiar with the MG, but I would assume the available interior real estate is not generous, and reducing engine encroachment into the interior
is an advantage. I believe the limitation on changing to the Explorer timing cover etc would be the current location of the dipstick (cue the little girl in the commercial giggling at her Dad), which requires a side of the block entry, and the external balance of 50oz.
Do some checking to satisfy yourself. Also, ask others what they think about T5 transmission first gear ratio vs. rear axle ratio on a light car.
I have a 2510# TR6 with a 3.35 1st gear, and a 3.45 R200 differential, and 1st gear is pretty low. I have an early shift out of 1st gear - although
it does lessen the chance of stalling the car when the traffic light goes green!
Dennis

Aaron, An Oops from me, as I didn't see your other post about the engine being an '88 flat tappet.
I find in my information that all Ford 302 engines after 1982 were 50 oz. balance. Also, beginning
in 1985, all blocks were roller cam equipped. Have you verified this? also, I was overlooking the variation
in firing order between the non-HO engines and the later model 302 HO. Non HO engines use a 1,5,4,2,6,3,7,8 firing order,
and the HO engine uses the 351 Windsor firing order of 1,3,7,2,6,5,4,8
The fun begins!
Dennis

Hello everyone! My name is John, I love cars. Due to the fact that I have no one to communicate with about them, I decided to register on the forum, I duplicate the greeting here on the advice of rficalora;)

Welcome, John!

Hello forum! I'm new here! ':D



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Welcome Fiona, Jack, Aaron, and Lincoln.

Lincoln, where in Central TX? I'm in Willis (N. of Houston). There are a few of us in the areas around Houston, Dallas, Austin, and Waco.

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Date: March 29, 2021 04:32AM

Hello all! New member. Thanks for the add.

I have a 1967 Triumph Spitfire that has a modified frame, a 2V 318ci V8 and automatic transmission installed with a Ford rear end. It is an exciting ride!

It needs paint and I’m looking for seats, but I love driving it!

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Howdy! My name is Ilace ("Eye-less"). I live in SW Missouri and am preparing to offer my late husband's 11th TR6 for sale. It's a '76 that he was in the middle of swapping engines (Chrysler V8?) when he died rather suddenly last summer. He found lots on inspiration and practical info on this site and I wish he had been able to complete the project. Watch for an ad later this month. Thanks!
ilace Mears