I always thought the rear from the AWD Buick Rendezvous, Pontiac
Montana, Aztek would be a good candidate for use in the MGB-V8.
Aluminum cross member, SLA independent suspension. Should be cheap.
Now we just need someone with welding talent, time and ambition. I only
have one of the three.
Carl Floyd wrote:
> This guy had a great start on a GT with Miata suspension front & rear:
>
> http://www.pbase.com/speedmonkey/mgb_gt_project
>
> It was for sale unfinished awhile back.
>
> Carl
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barrie Robinson" <barrie@look.ca>
> To: "Murray Arundell" <arundell@ghs.com.au>; "Steve"
> <temporarilyoffline@gmail.com>
> Cc: <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 12:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [Mgb-v8] [Mgs] Miata rear end
>
>
>> Murray,
>>
>> The off the shelf is around $8.4k including freight
>> A used Miata set up can be got from breakers for $200-300 and $10 for
>> petrol to go get it
>>
>> So that is a pretty good reason
>>
>>
>> At 11:10 PM 1/9/2009, Murray Arundell wrote:
>>> Why bother to reinvent the wheel? In off the shelf IRS rear end is
>>> available off the shelf in the UK.
>>>
>>> Murray Arundell
>>> Brisbane Australia
>>>
>>> On 11/01/2009, at 2:47 AM, Steve wrote:
>>>
>>>> There are two guys that have started it, neither are finished.
>>>> Keith Tanner
>>>> is on MGExperience.net and has a blog site with details of his
>>>> project MGB
>>>> GT and links to the other guy. I can't remember Keith's site or I'd
>>>> post it
>>>> direct. If you can't find it Barrie, let me know and I'll go and
>>>> dig on
>>>> MGE.
>>>>
>>>> Anything can be done, go for it.
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Barrie Robinson <barrie@look.ca>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Do you know of anyone who has put a Miata rear suspension set up in
>>>>> an MGB?
>>>>>
>>>>> I am toying with the idea as I have a demon of a mechanic who does
>>>>> all
>>>>> sorts of mods to rice burners, swapping suspensions, upgrading
>>>>> engines (he
>>>>> is getting 400 bhp out of a small rotary). He says he would love
>>>>> to do the
>>>>> transplant and already has some rear ends for other projects.
>>>>>
>>>>> So anyone been there, done that?
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards
>>>>> Barrie
>>>>>
>>>>> Barrie Robinson
>>>>> (705) 721-9060
>>>>> http://www.britishv8.org/MG/BarrieRobinson.htm
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>> Barrie
>>
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