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Steve,
We have a member of our club here in WV with the S-10 drivetrain in his Spitfire. It's still a 2.8 and an automatic, but he drives it all over the place with his wife, going to car shows every weekend.  Here is a picture:  http://wvbcc.com/index.php?mact=Gallery,m6e73e,default,1&m6e73edir=Club-Cars%2F&m6e73ereturnid=59&page=59

Dan B.

Welcome Steve.

Thanks guys.

This car must have lived a pampered life in a garage, because all the panels are solid, with just a few bubbles overall and the floors and rear roll pan have some very light surface rust in a few places.

The yellow spitfire is very nice. I like the cowl induction hood. I'm hoping I can get the engine far enough back and low enough to be able to weld the existing hole in the hood back up. I may use second hand motorcycle cv carbs hanging over the valve covers and / or cut the pan and rework the rails to get the hieght down.

Hello! I'm out of Minnesota. curenly building an off topic 1930 Ford Model A with an Oldsmobile 215. There is a lot of great info and write ups here. A well educated bunch.

Thanks! I look forward to picking some brains.

Steve, have you thought about fuel injection?

Have I thought about it? Of course! I already have a Moates Ostrich, burner, and wide band o2 for tuning. I like to use modified spark plug antifoulers as wide band bungs to weld into the exhaust at about $5 a pair in the HELP section of the local parts store.

I picked up the s10 bits yesterday. It is a 1985 or older s10 with a vacuum/centrifugal/ 2 wire small cap HEI with remote coil and a varajet rochester 2 barrel, that should flow up to around 375 cfm from what I've read. The rear main is leaking. I hope it is a one piece rather than two.

I'm meeting a fellow parting out a 78 spitfire this weekend. I hope it has complete seats with decent foam for recovering. Triumph really made best use of the space for seating, as nothing else offers as much headroom, adjustability, and access. If I can't find a decent set for a decent price, I'll make my own.

I should start a project topic, so as to stop clogging up the introduction topic.

My name is Bobby and I have just acquired a 1974 TR6.  Any ideas on improving the brakes on this car would be appreciated.  I'm glad I found this forum.

Welcome to the forum, Bobby, and congratulations on the TR6.

You'll want to ask your brake system questions in either in the Triumph or the "handling issues" sections. More specific questions often get more interesting answers. Stock brakes really aren't "bad" - do you want advice on getting them tuned up and working like new? Or are you looking for something fancier? Help us help you. If this is your first British sports car, you're really in for a treat!

By the way, the little "Google" box in the corner of our header works pretty well for searching within our website.

Hi All name is Glenn
 I am the current custodian of a 1973 triumph stagibrought it as a unfinnished project
 it is now signal red the best colour to make chrome ping
mostly standard but have a 390cfm holley & a custom air filter.
 Essex ford v6 external waterpump (stagdad) plus a pacett electric fan
current on going projects a zf4 hp22 4 speed gearbox conversion (now has been stripped and rebuilt) awating to be fitted after garage modifications (strutural) also looking forward to fitting rear disc brakes many thanks to don watson for info

Welcome to the British V8 forums Glen

Hi there, my name is Jason, new to the forum, I am presently shoe horning an 1UZFE (lexus ls 400 v8) into a 1971 vauxhall firenza. Going old skool with it, no fuel injection! It will be running two holley 350 and an msd ignition it will be mated to a r154 (toyota supra) manual gearbox. It will be road legal but i will be using it for track days.

This is my first project like this, thats why i am here, i have lots of questions!!

cheers for now Jason

Welcome to the forum, Jason! I'm excited to have a Vauxhall enthusiast in our midst, and will look for your posts with keen curiosity. I hope you'll consider starting a thread in our Project Journal section.

It is also one of the very few UZ engine swaps so we're keen for details. We know the engine will fit a TR-7 for instance,  but how about an MGB? Obviously we would like to see photos and details like dimensions and weights.
Jim

hi im eric scott you can call me eric or scott just call me whatever you like, im a car enthusiast so finding this forum is a great achievement for me because i want to learn more about british cars and get some good ideas, Thanks to the administrator that created this great forum.

Hi , everyone...im from ireland and currently doing some bit of work on my mgb gt.i got my first mgb about three years ago.since then is the fourth one.had two gt's and two roadsters.the gt was in a bad shape from bulkhead backwards.so need a lot of work.im not a purist and love to do something different.thats way i love mg.my english is not the greatest sorry for that.
thanks to all and good luck.

Hi all,

We share a couple of things in common, crazy power to weight ratios, and I have a British rear end, a Jag IRS. I came across this forum researching for a friend just how much you can squeeze out of a turbo 2.3 L Ford 4 banger, and liked what I saw here. If my ride isn't a "fit" here, that is OK, just let me know. I've been into hot rods for 40 years and currently have stopped fighting the Laws of Physics by trying to make a 4500 lb box on wheels perform at a high level. My ride tips the scales at 1790 lb, and the sbc I built for torque, lots as low as possible. Mounted the engine and trans so low in the frame that a stock oil pan would only have 3/4" clearance to the road. CG is around spindle height, so no moment-arm to cause leaning in turns. Gave up around 120 hp on 383 sbc stroker build on the high end to have 516 lb/ft a just 2800 rpm feeding a Tremec TKO 600 5 speed 0.64 OD manual, into that Jag 3.54 IRS and 31" tires. Makes for a tall top cog, turning 1700 rpm at 70 mph. At 65~70 mph on a flat highway, has managed to break 30 mpg, yet at Sacramento Raceway ran a 10.8 @ 132. I generally just short shift on the street with that low rpm torque, 1700, shift, drops to 1200 and again.

I am retired Merchant Marine, and need fun rides to compensate my 12 mph to 20 mph in one hour type of performance. Engine output 65,000 hp @ 115 rpm for that performance.



This gives a good idea as to how tall I'm geared, heading down I-5 to LA.


But this is how I drive 99% of the time.

You are welcome here Bob. No doubt there are things we can learn from you.

Jim

Welcome! Yep, this ride definitely qualifies as "British Enough" to fit in fine around here. I'm very curious to know how you cool that engine, but perhaps that's a topic for a thread of its own... maybe for the Other British Cars section?

Bugs on the windshield - I love it!

Welcome!

Thanks guys, nice welcome, so I'll pull up a chair and hang with you good folks. The ride started with only 3" of original 1923 Ford Model T frame, but it was the important 3" that had the VIN #. Reg'ed in California as a 1923, so no smog, horn, turn signals, well you get the idea, easy to keep light. I am accepted into the T-bucket groups and I enjoy on a social level those folks, but there interest is bling, billet, chrome, and engines that are built with components that make them look powerful, but in reality hinders their street performance such as tunnel rams and 2 stroke diesel refuge blowers.

I'm hoping with this group more of an emphasis on pure performance, not show and shine as in the T-bucket groups. Any gatherings in the 7 western states that might have auto cross, rodeos, or other events that test the car and driver?

As to cooling, yes, that has been a bit of an issue. Currently running a 2 core AND 3 core together (common tank) and a fabbed shroud to pull as much air through as possible.

Bob

I found this site via surfing for Formula 5000 and came across the terrific piece on Bob McRae's cars, and was impressed by the writing and photography.  

I spectated at British club racing from about 1960 on, before emigrating to Canada in 1977.  Although I made foot-and-bus pilgrimages to Silverstone and Mallory, some of my happiest days were at the stock cars, speedway, karts, and at the first Santa Pod drag races.  Nowadays I do the announcing at my local drag races, and my favourit race track is in Washington State: a banked 1/3 mile clay oval that is blindingly fast --- the 410 sprint cars lap it in less than 11 seconds --- 99mph average speed.

I maintain a website devoted to the history of British stock-car racing.  Don't snigger --- there were and are some brilliant drivers and mechanics.  Remember Vanwall?  One of their mechanics starred on British oval tracks, using an Olds Rocket V-8 mated to a Ferrari Superamerica gearbox!  And of course F1 racers Derek Daley and Derek Warwick started their careers in stock cars.
www.oldstox.com

Nowadays I risk my 66-year old neck once a year by taking out a full-race kart, which gives me a rude awakening, or attempt to get Turn One just right in a little Honda at a track day.  Regrettably I am no mechanic!

Hello I am from Brampton Ontario Canada, about 20 minutes northwest of Toronto. I have what I believe according the serial number is a 1975 MG B. I am a retired automotive mechanic of over 37 years. I say mechanic because what the are training "techs" today is just to change parts, not to fix or repair. I offer my assistance to anyone who wishes to ask, not that I am an expert. I'm sure there are a lot of people on this forum that have forgotten more than I know . I plan to install a 5.0 ford and T5 into the B and doing my research here. I wiil probably ask a lot of questions that have already been answered, I ask for your patience.
Thank you and hope that every day is GREAT.

Hello, my names Mark. My wife and I have a 1980 MGB, which we bought and drove into the ground over the last 20 years. It's now slated for a complete rebuild.
We also have attained the 1958 Hillman Minx convertible that was my first car to drive in 1972 after my mom and older siblings were done with it. It also needs a lot of work.
I was just getting ready to start on the B, when I shattered my ankle helping my brother erect a carport. I'm disabled for the next few months, so maybe we'll have another mild winter here in Kansas and I can get started then.
Glad to have found this forum.

Hi, I'm John and I live in wet Derbyshire in the UK. This is my '67 GT V8 that I've just put back on the road and driven to Le Mans Classic. I've done a few unusual things to the rear suspension, which I'll write up for the 'How it was done' section.

Hi. Well I have already posted a couple things, so I guess I should introduce myself. My Name is Rodney Hoover, I live in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, between Sacramento, Ca. and Lake Tahoe. I have come back to this site because of a request from forum members to know more about the 7 series BMW diff in my V8 Spitfire MK3 Thant is currently for sale on ebay. I'll try to write up a build story and send in a disc later. I also have a 1969 BSA Rocket 3 , BSA A65 Trackmaster 1/2 mile dirt track bike .An Alta Trials bike & a Triumph Sprint. I have several american classic cars and trucks, along with an all steel home made Roadster Royale that is 20 feet long and looks like a 29 Deusenberg, with a 464CI Cummins Diesel and Allison 6 speed automatic. Just a little 2 seat sports car that weighs 6000LBS. that I use it to tow my Vintage 26ft. Airstream travel trailer/(caravan) for those in England. I also own a vintage ski boat with a 215 Aluminum Olds and Velvet Drive inboard. Among way too many othe vehicles to list. Rodney