Keith: (and other V8 enthusiasts)
Not enough time to play, and too many other projects to take care of at
the moment. The workshop is up, wired, has air and lift, but now I need
to work on the wife's side of the shop. Priorities, priorities.
V8 project status:
MGB V8 Project: Needs trans tunnel massage, engine trial fit so header
holes can be cut, then some dog leg repair, and paint before assembly.
Rover SD1: Gotta change out the Holley secondary springs and replace
the pump diaphragm. The cam probably has some flat lobes, but the car
is drivable and being used as backup daily driver.
TR8: Swap in the new starter, then reassemble and check out the fuel
injection. Gotta check to see if the car has fallen off the DMV records
before getting the title changed to my name. The car has been off the
road since 95 and CA hits you with a wammy if you don't Non-Op register
it. No rush on this, as the B has priority.
68 Morgan +8: Have to install the front suspension crossmember and
radiator to the new frame and figure out where the engine mounts set.
Once that is done, then it's time to drop in a core powertrain so the
firewall can be trimmed and the gearbox mounts fabricated.
And if this isn't enough, I have to find the time to part out: two SD1s,
a TR8, a 3500S and an MGB GT. The partridge in the pear tree is
optional.
Anyone want to come out to California for the holidays and help out?
Very interested in the Mega Squirt and Hot Wire setup, lemme know how it
goes together. I've been collecting Hot Wire parts and some time want
to pull the 4bbl off the Rover SD1 and go with the updated fuel
injection.
All the best
Kelvin.
We won't even discuss the MGC GTS or MGA/Miata Twincam
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgb-v8@Autox.Team.Net [mailto:owner-mgb-v8@Autox.Team.Net]
On Behalf Of kmwheeler@ualr.edu
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 6:44 AM
To: mgb-v8@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: V8 crowd slowing down?
Been kind of quiet here...just wondering if there's been a slow down in
the
the number of conversion projects. It seems quite a few parts on e-bay
that
would've been "way cool" to have a year or two ago are now only getting
lackluster bids.
Just wondering if we've reached saturation. It seems the supply of used
engines
and such has overshot the demand.
I'm still plodding along with my conversion and working on my wife's
TR8. A
mechanic buddy of mine is building a test stand for a 3.9 he has and I'm
building
a "megasquirt" ECU to run it. If all goes well we'll use that on my 'B
and the wife's 8.
Anyone else to anything fun? And who here has a "hotwire" system in
their 'B? What
upper radiator hose did you use?
-Keith Wheeler
Team Sanctuary
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