Some of the TD MkII cars had a bulge built into the right side of the
bonnet to clear the air cleaner on the forward carb. This bulge was
similar to, though smaller than, the one on the left side that allows the
side to clear the dynamo. That would be an approach to consider.
Bob
On Tue, 10 Mar 1998 20:10:37 -0500 "jspeiser" <jspeiser@erols.com>
writes:
>Any listers out there have experience putting a 5-main '65-'66 MGB
>engine
>with OD trans into a '53 MGTD?
>I've modified the TD front engine mount and that seems OK. Had a bit
>of
>trouble fitting the original MGB exhaust manifold but found an
>aftermarket
>job that seems to fit with about 1/4 inch space between it and the
>steering
>column.
>Will the SU's fit? My estimate indicates that the vertical bonnet
>side
>won't close by about 1/2 inch even when I fit 1/2 size carb spacers
>(Moss
>catalog calls them "distance pieces") instead of the thicker
>originals.
>I'm not sure what else I can eliminate or shave down in order to gain
>a bit
>more room. I saw one of these conversions that simply had a hole cut
>into
>the bonnet to accommodate the carbs sticking out ... but ... Any other
>ideas?
>
>John Speiser
>Montclair, NJ
>
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