[Mgs] Saturday projects

[Steve]

>Lot's of dreams, not enough money or time

Sounds like me.

I think we should all move to some population city and open a British
car museum.  We could put the 'show' cars up, but even better is part
of your admission fee would allow you to come tour the outside of the
work shop where you can watch all of us wrench heads work on weird
cars/conversions behind glass partitions.

- Steve

On 7/30/07, Dodd, Kelvin <doddk at mossmotors.com> wrote:
> Let me see. I've got sitting around doing nothing:
>
> 3.5L V8 with transmission and fuel injection suitable to fit under an MGB
> bonnet.
>
> Block hugger headers
> MGB GT V8 stainless exhaust system
> Chrome bumper to V8 engine mount set
> New 77-80 between the fenders sheet metal
> Used 77-80 firewall steering shaft cup
> Used 75-80 front crossmember & rack
> 3.07 ring and pinion
>
>
> All surplus to my roadster V8 requirements.
>
>
> Since many of the conversion bits are now old school (3.5L V8, block huggers,
> single exhaust) they don't have much resale value, but would still work fine
> in an unstressed vehicle.
>
> I'm thinking that building a nice stock looking GT with automatic that would
> be along the lines of what the factory car could have been. All BL parts in a
> nice '73 black grille GT with period Special Tuning spoilers.
>
> Kelvin.    Lot's of dreams, not enough money or time
>
> ________________________________________
>
> They do make a nice package, Kelvin, and don't have the weakness of the
> otherwise nice Rover 5 speed (the internal oil pump that stops pumping but you
> don't find out about it until the trans is well and truly trashed).
>
> For some reason I always think of the GTs as being more suitable for an auto,
> but that's just me, I guess.
>
> Some people like to do this sort of thing to the MGC, and indeed a V8 powered
> MGC makes a very nice touring car, but I hate to see the existing number of
> original cars reduced by one. Besides, they are really better for a Ford V8
> conversion as weight isn't an issue.
>
> Of course you COULD sell the engine to pay for a nice 3.4 V6 and trans to use
> in the MGB, and wind up with a less expensive conversion, more room, no more
> weight and equal or better power.....:-)
>
> Bill Spohn
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