Seth Gundersen's 1977 MGB-T Ford 2.3 Turbo (New Pics 3-31-10)

Started by stag15m4, February 26, 2010, 11:06:04 PM

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New Exterior.jpg
(Completed with Rollbar and Miata Seats)

Owner: Seth Gundersen
City: Raleigh, NC
Car Model: MGB
Engine: Ford 2.3 (2300cc) Turbo

Cooling:1965 Mustang Radiator/Electric Fan

Exhaust: Homegrown 2 1/8" stainless with a Magnaflow Turbo Muffler

Transmission: Borg & Warner T-5 (World Class)

Rear Axle: Stock

Front Susp.: Stock with new red Polyurethane bushings all around

Rear Susp.: Homegrown Shock Mounting Bracket conversion

Brakes: Stock

Wheels/Tires: Stock

Body Mods: Shaved side marker lights and door locks, Removed chrome trim strips, Chrome bumper conversion - painted those red too, Plugged stock fuel fill hole (Currently a direct-fill to the fuel cell in the trunk. Much cheaper than a replacement MG tank), Fiberglass MGC hood, S.T. air dam, "Fleet Red" paint from Car Quest Paint Shop, Black Snugtop hardtop... More to come

Interior (In Progress): Leather Miata seats (with headrest speakers... re-upholstery coming soon), New carpet, Homegrown rollbar, '68 dash conversion with Autometer Ultra-lite gauges, Removed center console section to clean up the appearance, made a radio/gauge enclosure

Electrical/EFI: EDIS 4, Megasquirt II EFI controller connected to a homemade wiring harness (No more Lucas)

**Original 2.3 L conversion done by previous owner, Mike Shultz**

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Rollbar Finished Attach.jpg     Rollbar Under Roof.jpg
Attachement Points.......                                 Yoo hoo! It Fits!

Small Rollbar-rear.jpg     ToplessSeatsBack.jpg
Roll bar made with black steel sprinkler system pipe.......     From the backside (Car and Dog)

RollbarMiataSeats.jpg     ToplessSeats.jpg
From under the hardtop......                          Topless

Unfinished Engine small.jpg     The Mess.jpg

Piecing Pipes Together.jpg     Finished Turbo.jpg

Now I am working to get the tune right on my computer. I am using a Mega Squirt EFI Computer and the TunerStudio software on my laptop. I am still learning how to do this, so it might.... WILL take a while.

<a href="http://ncmgcarclub.org/">NC MG Car Club</a href>
<a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/registry/GHN5UH424047G">MG Experience Page</a href>

Thanks for looking
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