MGB Rover V8

tetlow · Post by **tetlow** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 2:24 pm

It's looking more like a car now.

dave

tetlow · Post by **tetlow** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:17 pm

Back now finished.

JC. · Post by **JC.** » Fri May 09, 2008 10:20 pm

Looks lovely.
The third brake light is a nice touch.

tetlow · Post by **tetlow** » Sat May 10, 2008 8:51 pm

Just about there now.

She will be MOT'd on Monday.

What a relief. I just hope the bugger runs!!

Went for a short run (100 yds) and when I braked, grinding noise and she stalled. Bugger.

Found that I had raised the anti-roll bar about 2 mm and the front pully nuts were hitting. Turned bolts around and it seems to have worked.

Dave

ian.stewart · Post by **ian.stewart** » Sat May 10, 2008 8:57 pm

Thats pretty, even from a person who is not a lover of sports cars, I like that

CastleMGBV8 · Post by **CastleMGBV8** » Sun May 11, 2008 5:55 pm

Looks great Dave, a credit to you.

Kevin.

Monster V8 · Post by **Monster V8** » Sun May 11, 2008 6:14 pm

that looks great

canzus · Post by **canzus** » Wed May 14, 2008 10:50 pm

One day, my GT will look that good, but it'll be Ford powered...

tetlow · Post by **tetlow** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:17 pm

She is in a garage in Baltimore now waiting for us to arrive to drive her around for a few weeks.

This may be the last time she is in one piece.

Dave

tetlow · Post by **tetlow** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:44 pm

My B with various V8's at Road America Raceway in Wisconsin. The TR6 was very nice.

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tetlow · Post by **tetlow** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:11 am

Gearbox broke the day before the wedding in Ottawa.

Wedding was fantastic and as our witnesses were the Ottawa MG Club they pointed me in the direction of an ex-Brummy (very nice man) to kindly gave me his LT77+parts (to be used to build his MGRV8) to use.

For 3 days after the wedding we removed the engine and rebuilt the 5th gear that had fallen apart due to the wrong Cir-clip being fitted

and she survived the next 2000 miles back to Baltimore.

The new wife was fantastic about it, one of the many reasons why we have been together for over 15 years.

I returned the box back to the MGOC when the car returned from the US and they sent it back to Holland where it had been built for check over.

The engine/box went back in yesterday. I have fitted vents now in the inner wings to give a bit of extra cooling.

She should be running before the holidays are over.

Dave

tetlow · Post by **tetlow** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:39 am

Back on the road again, at last

New vents seem to be keeping the running temp down but we will see what happens when the hot weather comes.

At last we can go to a few events. 3 so far booked including the Retro Show so we are looking forward to meeting some of you guy's in July.

Dave and Terry

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:05 am

Well done mate.
Will be good to see you and Terry again..

Perry