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General Category => MG Sports Cars => Topic started by: ranger240 on March 25, 2025, 12:13:53 PM

Title: Hot Rod magazine article on a 1975 MGB 331 Ford V8 swap
Post by: ranger240 on March 25, 2025, 12:13:53 PM
https://www.hotrod.com/features/1975-mgb-roaster-ford-v-8-engine-swap-blue-sky-performance/photos/

The work was done by a shop in New Jersey, maybe that car will make a trip to Long Island for the V8 meet this year.  My guess is everyone there would love to take a close look at it.

It seems like a sister car to Dan Master's BGT. Really like the dash and center console.
The flipped holley intake is a nice way to keep things symmetric and avoid the OEM style EFI intakes.  
With a V8 B you have tons of filter room there when the stock heater is removed.  Holley makes a "low ram" version of that intake that would probably clear the hood/firewall even better.

The only thing I'd do differently is add a suitable 3 or 4 point belt to keep my face away from the cut down windshield, which would probably get swapped for a full height screen.

Also posted the above over at MGExp:
https://www.mgexp.com/forum/mg-engine-swaps-forum.40/hot-rod-magazine-article-on-a-1975-mgb-331.4912262/
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