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

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ranger240
M Krzyzek

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06/13/2017 09:30AM

Main British Car:
1976 MGB

Hot Rod magazine article on a 1975 MGB 331 Ford V8 swap
Posted by: ranger240
Date: March 25, 2025 12:13PM

[www.hotrod.com]

The work was done by a shop in New Jersey, maybe that car will make a trip to Long Island for the V8 meet this year. My guess is everyone there would love to take a close look at it.

It seems like a sister car to Dan Master's BGT. Really like the dash and center console.
The flipped holley intake is a nice way to keep things symmetric and avoid the OEM style EFI intakes.
With a V8 B you have tons of filter room there when the stock heater is removed. Holley makes a "low ram" version of that intake that would probably clear the hood/firewall even better.

The only thing I'd do differently is add a suitable 3 or 4 point belt to keep my face away from the cut down windshield, which would probably get swapped for a full height screen.

Also posted the above over at MGExp:
[www.mgexp.com]
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