New to the Gallery: Howard Fitzcharles' Green Dragon

Moderator · January 18, 2014, 02:17:40 PM

You'll enjoy this latest How It Was Done article!

<a href="http://www.britishv8.org/MG/HowardFitzcharles.htm">Howard Fitzcharles' 1970 MGB GT with Oldsmobile 215 V8</a>

Front-tilting MGB bonnet? Air starter? Quad Webers on custom manifolds? Direct ignition? Eight megaphone mufflers? BMW water pump, located off of the timing cover? Let's hear your comments.

tbo · January 18, 2014, 08:08:11 PM

Wow that;s some wild engineering.That;s a hot rod for sure. Way to go

rficalora · January 18, 2014, 10:31:41 PM

That is some AMAZING engineering!

DiDueColpi · January 20, 2014, 06:09:46 PM

Very cool.
I like that vintage fighter aircraft vibe.
Would love to hear it start-up.
That's gotta sound unique.
Let alone how those 8 individual exhaust pipes must sound.
Cheers
Fred

tbo · January 23, 2014, 09:59:11 PM

Everybody must be on vacation in Cuba Costa Rica or Somewheres. I thought the wires would be burning up on comments from this build.I guess we gotta wait for Everybody to get back.

BlownMGB-V8 · January 23, 2014, 10:18:53 PM

Pretty sweet ride.

Jim

pspeaks · January 24, 2014, 01:58:13 AM

I know nothing about Oldsmobile motors, but I know outstanding engineering when I see it. I'm impressed!

Paul

88v8 · January 24, 2014, 05:33:45 AM

Unnnnbelievable to have the vision and the sheer persistence - and the ability. These throwaway comments about designing and making an inlet manifold, drilling out the Webers, the extensive mods to the cooling system, and the air start; now that is seriously mind-boggling. I heard of Daimler fitting one to the double-six sleeve valve, but a V8

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Unnnnbelievable.

Hope you actually get it to the point where it can be driven.

Ivor