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Re: [Mgb-v8] [Mgs] Miata rear end

To: Murray Arundell <arundell@ghs.com.au>, Steve <temporarilyoffline@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Mgb-v8] [Mgs] Miata rear end
From: Barrie Robinson <barrie@look.ca>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 12:18:44 -0500
Murray,

The off the shelf is around $8.4k including freight
A used Miata set up can be got from breakers for $200-300 and $10 for 
petrol to go get it

So that is a pretty good reason


At 11:10 PM 1/9/2009, Murray Arundell wrote:
>Why bother to reinvent the wheel?  In off the shelf IRS rear end is
>available off the shelf in the UK.
>
>Murray Arundell
>Brisbane Australia
>
>On 11/01/2009, at 2:47 AM, Steve wrote:
>
>>There are two guys that have started it, neither are finished.
>>Keith Tanner
>>is on MGExperience.net and has a blog site with details of his
>>project MGB
>>GT and links to the other guy.  I can't remember Keith's site or I'd
>>post it
>>direct.  If you can't find it Barrie, let me know and I'll go and
>>dig on
>>MGE.
>>
>>Anything can be done, go for it.
>>
>>On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Barrie Robinson <barrie@look.ca>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>Do you know of anyone who has put a Miata rear suspension set up in
>>>an MGB?
>>>
>>>I am toying with the idea as I have a demon of a mechanic who does
>>>all
>>>sorts of mods to rice burners, swapping suspensions, upgrading
>>>engines (he
>>>is getting 400 bhp out of a small rotary).   He says he would love
>>>to do the
>>>transplant and already has some rear ends for other projects.
>>>
>>>So anyone been there, done that?
>>>
>>>Regards
>>>Barrie
>>>
>>>Barrie Robinson
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Regards
Barrie

Barrie Robinson
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