Yes Sir my Mustang felt real light on the rear wheels and I only had a 302 270° .512 lift sitting at about 3,500 lbs That must be like having your own private roller coaster 🎢 ride 👍 have fun
Years ago a friend of mine had a MGBGT with an Oldsmobile 217, aluminum, supercharged V8. A real sleeper that still drove like a sports care because the engine was slightly lighter than the cast iron 4.
I had a 68 Triumph GT6 in my younger days. Fun car I think it 1900CC. I can only imagine what it would have been like with a modern V8 302/351 and drive train. I wouldn't have lived past 25. Haha. Excellent build. Beautiful vehicle.
Beautiful build!!! The mechanical engineers in the Ford sponsored autocross club of my youth, 19in 1972, built these. This is a true poor man's Cobra. I wish you many years of exciting miles this this wonderful take on the heavily modded MG! I smiled all the way.
This is much nicer than most hot rods and a lot of thinking, design and fabrication went into this build. Just imagine what an aluminum block and heads would do for the weight and handling in this mid engine car.
I really love it!!! When I was working for British Miles in Morrisville PA in the early 90’s. I always had a dream of doing up something like this. One day a Sunbeam Alpine came in and I almost bought it to put a 351 CJ Cleveland C6 trans and a 9 inch Ford 3:50-1 traction lock I had laying around but then I had a really bad car accident and broke my neck and crushed two vertebrae in my T-Spine and that was the end for me… Spent over 5 years in physical therapy… A really beautiful job well done…
My first car when I was a junior(11th grade)in high school was a 1964 MGB roadster that I bought for $600. The red paint was completely oxidized, the synchro on second gear was blown(learned to double-clutch the 3rd to 2nd downshift), and it steered like a truck. However, I'm a Ford fan and my second car was a 1964.5 289 4-speed, 4-bbl Mustang coupe. So seeing this just gives me all kinds of feel goods. Oh and my current car is a 1991 Mazda Miata that as of watching this video is now gonna get a V-8😊
COO-ELL! Nice work. B.T.W. The Ford 351 Windsor is a wonderful Domestic Legacy V-8 Engine. Pretty much a large 289. And we all know the legend of the 289 through the years! Reliable and powerful for its size.
Neat. A small convertible, two seat, European roadster with a Ford V8 shoehorned in. It’s like a parallel universe version of the Cobra by a guy named Shalby.
Nicely done, I've put many 289 and 327 in mg s putting a frame and all that goes into it and mods and electric rewiring and brake upgrades is a lot of work, keep it, don't be talked into selling it
There are two fixes for the ignition control module on the Duraspark electronic ignition control module. First is that these control units fail in hot environments. For most of the US moving the module out of the engine compartment, near the radiator will help keep it cool and last longer. I had one in a Mustang II that would heat up and stop working. I kept a cup of ice water in the car to pour on the module when it failed, cooling it down for the remainder of the trip. the best thing I found was to replace it with a module made by Sorensen. Their units were much more robust and I never had one come back during 20 years in the Auto Parts industry. When I finally saved up to replace the module in my Mustang II I mounted it on the radiator cross member out side of the engine compartment and had no further problems. The car was still a pile of shit, but it ran consistently after that.
Beautiful job ! Well executed in every respect and I must say whatever budget you originally had in mind, I have a feeling you came in under which means the wife is also very pleased !
Hi from the UK. I have had a few MGB's many years ago. Still dabbling after all that time. Like you cannot leave anything alone. Doing a TVR Chimaera on my channel at moment. That is a lovely car The jewel in the crown. Given you a sub. Hope you do a drive out in it on the channel. Steve.
HERO!!! They all shouted! I have always wanted to do what you have shown me here. I don’t think I ever will now. I’ll just have to be content with my stroked 70’ Le Mans convertible.
I'm loving this car built like a race car rather than a trailer queen gutsy and serviceable!!! I'd rather have had a top loader or a 5 speed manual tho, but that's just me.
Very Nice, Ditto to what g0fvt said, not much I would change. I'm 62 years old, much of the work you've done is exactly what my friends and I would have done (only maybe not such as nice of job as you've done). I hope you can show us some road footage of this rolling piece of resourceful and repurposed artwork.
@@section8motorpool466 @section8motorpool466 Yup, lots of the same influences and experiences growing up in the '60s, '70s, and to a certain extent the '80s (however, even today I don't especially view myself as a "Grown-up"). A couple close friends had MGB's that we'd done various mods too, however nothing to compare to the blood, sweat, tears and time you have into your little beauty. All I remember is that back in High School a close friend had a late '60s MG with the little 4 cylinder, and even with only that small engine the car's small size would make driving anywhere from exciting to terrifying (in a good way). You've really kind of "Cobra-ized" your MG in the most beautiful of ways. Yes to the mud, I live in Northern Michigan, far off the beaten path, the beauty of living in a deep rural setting is always a love/hate trade off (but still my first/best choice). I've an old Military Blazer that's never seen snow and I won't drive it until I'm sure it's rained enough to clear the salt off the roads (mid to late May). Count me as Subscriber 175. 👍😉
My dad had a man give him a 1964 Austin Healy in 70 or 71 in excellent condition it's a long story, but that thing wouldn't spin the tires and it wouldn't slide them on the corners either. He owed my aunt some money so he traded it for 400 and a 59 Ford me and my brother cried it was a sad day I was only 9 but I knew that was stupid.
I am pleased to see your creation. There is a rich selection of parts and materials showing your varied background. Great patience packaging this power train and chassis. Take us for a ride. Go somewhere remote for filming this cars workout! .
Nice car, very creative! Not sure what part of the country you're in but you should go to a British V8 Meet. It's in Springdale, Arkansas this year. Reach out to me if you might be interested. A lot of the guys would be very interested in seeing what you've done.
Nice build. It's worth noting that you did the suspension right. Many don't realize the Windsor V8 is a heavier engine than the 1800 and stuffing them in without redoing the suspension it can cause handling issues. One reason the MGC didn't sell well.
Back in the early 70s I bought a 62 MG B that had a Ford 260 v8 had the old Ford 3 speed non sync 1st gear and the MG rear end no cooling fan, needless to say it left a lot to be desired.,but it sounded good.yours is very impressive.
Interesting, I like the way you have build it. Interiorwise I would go another way (classic black leather or all in the brown color; and not this weird wooden thing on the steering wheel), but alone the mechanic of the hood is ingenious.
@section8motorpool466 I'm not a fan of the AOD gear ratios. Check out a 4R70W from a v6 mustang. Same bell as the SBF and overdrive and a great gear ratio.
Wow, that's a thing I wouldn't have guessed you could have done. Back in the day putting a RX-7 engine in a MG-B was a thing, but that's a much smaller sized engine. I've got a B that I've had since about 82, but it's just a boring standard model :)
Great work, I like your style. My Uncle had a BRG '64 MGB, I've always liked them. For a while I have been thinking about buying a ln MGBGT from a local junkyard or one of the derelict MGB roadsters my neighbor has. A friend of mine is a huge Buick V8 nut named Dallas Brown(MrRodders Neighborhood channel) he owns the AHRA, I saw a mean build he did, we spent a lot of time talking about the amazing potential and the various attributes of small Buicks so, I was thinking of either doing a Rover 4.6, a stroker 300 or 340 with aluminum heads and intake or a Buick 350. However, I have a '97 351w roller engine in my front yard from an F250 that go wrecked, seems like that's working quite well for you, I am surprised you didn't go with Aluminum heads to save the weight, however I can understand using the iron since the cheaper aluminum heads might not be the best quality and most are very small chamber, require a dished piston and you really don't need to go too crazy with the power, it's such a light car. I don't think I caught what the trans and rear are that you used. It looks like an auto and an IRS. Is it a Jag rear or 8.8 Ford? It's really cool you did the one piece hood, I had been thinking that would be the way to do it, it's really cool to see you did it that way. It's very refreshing to see a guy use his mind, figure out interesting solutions that work and make it happen than just doing things with pure money. $6,000 all in is totally achievable for a regular guy over a periord of a few years, of course these days new car parts have gone crazy since 2020. I am very glad your video popped up randomly in my feed, you earned a sub for sure. I like your XJ6 too, very cool. Can't wait to see more cool stuff you do.
Dont bother with the Buick, useless econo engine. IF you must use a V8 use a 302,, 5 litre late model roller cam engine, toss the efi and fit a carby. Simple, light ish and very small. 351W is a far heavier engine with more torque, something you do not need
I love it. I've been a mustang guy my whole life, 53 now, and I have MGs too. Currently have a 65 mustang convertible that had a 200 I6, now a 302. I also have a MGB and a Midget. The Midget engine is out and I've been toying with the idea (wondering really if I should do it) of putting a 200 in the Midget. What did you do with all your 200 parts?
I still have the 200, it had a 7 year run but the thowout bearing mount I made was a little to long and put extra wear on the thrust bearing. So I went ahead with my plans for this. The engine still is very good just needs a thrust bearing replacement.
Did you require an engineer to certify the car as safe for registration and legal road use after you'd finished reconstructing the MGB. Either way a fascinating build.
It's not Australia, if you build a pre-emissions regulation car in most of the USA there is no questions as long as it has basic working safety equipment, lights and a horn.
