Frank-
Just my opinion, but don't move the engine forward as the book suggests. It will
create more problems than it solves, if in fact it solves any.
In fairness, there are a few helpful ideas in the book, & it does give a good
overview of the conversion process. Some of the brackets are well done.
Jim
frank wrote:
> Thanks Jim,
>
> I've had some advice that lowering the cross-member makes life easier - AND
> I've been reading a Speedpro book complete with inaccurate info! To be fair,
> the book does mention the option of using the original cross-member... I'm
> reconsidering.
>
> Frank
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>
> To: frank <F.vanDalen@lr.tudelft.nl>
> Cc: mgb-v8@autox.team.net <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>
> Date: vrijdag 27 augustus 1999 2:39
> Subject: Re: Chrome bumper conversion
>
> >Frank-
> >
> >Why do you need to lower your crossmember? Many conversions have been done
> on CB
> >cars with the original crossmember in place. Have you been reading a
> Speedpro
> >book complete with inaccurate info, or have you actually tried to install
> the
> >engine?
> >
> >Jim Stuart
> >
> >frank wrote:
> >
> >> I've just subscribed to this list since I have started cutting up my '68
> US
> >> spec MGB to make room
> >> for a Rover 3500 with the SDI 5-speed gearbox. I would appreciate your
> ideas
> >> on the following:
> >>
> >> - I certainly wish to retain the original '68 dash, which I believe does
> not
> >> match with a rubber
> >> bumper steering column
> >> - I would like to use my current steering rack, since the steering on my
> car
> >> is unusually light &
> >> precise and the rack is almost new
> >> - I need to drop the cross-member by an inch or so to make room for the
> >> engine.
> >>
> >> The solution I'm thinking of is: use a rubber bumper cross-member and cut
> >> off the brackets for the
> >> steering rack. Mount the cross-member under the car, and weld the chrome
> >> bumper rack (with
> >> its brackets) in position on the cross-member. The idea here is that the
> >> brackets on the later
> >> cross-members locate the rack further forward, meaning that the chrome
> >> bumber column would
> >> be too short.
> >>
> >> Alternatively, I guess you might drop the original cross-member using
> spacer
> >> blocks but then
> >> you'd still need to adjust the brackets to make the column line up again.
> >> Has anyone tried either
> >> way? What do you recommend? Any ideas are welcome.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Frank van Dalen
> >>
> >> '68 MGB
> >> '87 Citroen AX 14
> >
> >
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