[Mgs] Interesting BGT....

[Barrie Robinson]

..............and thus the MGB GT V8 !!  The Rover V8 when installed 
is only a few pounds more. I had my one weighed and is it was 50./50 
distribution

At 01:27 PM 1/18/2011, Max Heim wrote:
>You could never use a Mopar small block V8 in an MG for the same reason that
>Chrysler killed the Sunbeam Tiger -- the distributor is mounted at the
>center back of the block, and would never fit under the cowl (or if it did,
>it would be totally inaccessible). When Chrysler bought Rootes, they
>naturally wouldn't continue using the Ford V8, and when they realized their
>V8 could never be made to fit, they dropped the model.
>
>Which is too bad, because if the 273 would have fit, so would a 340, which
>would have kicked some serious tail...
>
>
>--
>
>Max Heim
>'66 MGB GHN3L76149
>If you're near Mountain View, CA,
>it's the primer red one with chrome wires
>
>
>on 1/18/11 9:37 AM, WSpohn4 at aol.com at WSpohn4 at aol.com wrote:
>
> > Ford, yes, GM possibly, but I can't think of a Mopar V8 that doesn't weigh
> > too much (and I own a couple).
> >
> > No doubt that the execution is very well done.  One does have to  question
> > the conception of this project though.  For more proof that  conception and
> > quality of execution don't always latch see
> > _http://www.flyinmiata.com/images/misc_images/MGA/IMG_3831.jpg_
> > (http://www.flyinmiata.com/images/misc_images/MGA/IMG_3831.jpg)
> >
> > Wait until I get the lifts for my MGA low rider, though.....
> >
> > BIll
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 1/18/2011 9:28:44 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> > Aeseeyou at aol.com writes:
> >
> > Well I  guess since the owner wasn't too concerned about restoring
> > the  GT  back to it's original appearance, adding a couple hundred HP might
> >
> > actually be considered a plus. Especially if the engine is a GM, FOMOCO or
> > even  Mopar item.
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Regards

Barrie
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