[Mgs] Stock ground clearance?

[Max Heim]

Well, it isn't too far out, at any rate. I think mine is at least 3 inches
below as of now, maybe more like 4. But if the weld was tight it would be
higher -- I used to have it tucked up pretty nicely. But it's just swiveling
at the joint and swinging low. I am undecided whether to go to the muffler
shop or just do some kludge with baling wire, which would be more in keeping
with the rest of the car. I am kind of digging the sound, too.

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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires

on 9/28/09 7:33 PM, Frank P. Marrone at itswonderful at comcast.net wrote:

> Hmmm, well it looks like what I have is almost 2-3/4" below the frame rail
> reference I mentioned.  Is this within the norm?
> 
> Frank
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mgs-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:mgs-bounces at autox.team.net] On
>> Behalf Of Norm
>> Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 7:06 PM
>> To: MG Digest
>> Subject: Re: [Mgs] Stock ground clearance?
>> 
>> "It looks like it hangs down too far to me."
>> 
>> Frank:
>> 
>> It's an MGB!  Drooping MGB exhaust systems were my bane for years -- on my
>> brand new '65 (back when) up to my late '66.
>> 
>> Even Kyosho, when they made a 1:18 scale MGB, made the exhaust droopy.
>> Now,
>> that's attention to detail.
>> 
>> Seriously. you CAN work it to be higher.  But, then you run the risk of it
>> hitting somewhere.  My last B, the '66, was lowered a lot for racing.
>> Because I also used it as my daily driver, I tucked the exhaust up as far
>> as
>> I could.  Always had an annoying rumble from where it was hitting
>> something.
>> But, with a 2" Peco system, I could only do so much.
>> 
>> Norm