Another great mag for the auto sport enthusiast is Sports Car, the official
publication of the SCCA. They are also doing a mazda swap into a spitfire,
but theirs is a 1.8 litre 6 cyl. There is a great how to make your own dry
sump oil pump in the August 1998 issue. Just thought I'd add another
magazine to the list.
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> From: Lar Kaufman <lark@world.std.com>
> To: buick-rover-v8@Autox.Team.Net; Curt and Amy <amy_curt@pacbell.net>
> Subject: Re: Rover/Buick V8 reciepient autos
> Date: Friday, September 04, 1998 8:36 AM
>
> Curt says:
> > What about a GT6 or a Spitfire?? I have one of both and a couple spare
> > Rover V8s, and I think I would only tackle the GT6.
> > Any suggestions, experience, or hell nos, are all wellcome.
>
> I subscribed to Grass Roots Motorsports magazine in part because of a
> superb series they are currently running on fitting a Mazda rotary engine
> to a Spitfire for racing. Their attention to the detail of the mods
> required is most instructive, and full of tossed-off track lore that
> I expect to use myself. For example, their car will use a BMW 320i "fuel
> pack", a compact unit with high pressure fuel pump and built-in fuel
> filter housing, to minimize weight and facilitate servicability, at a
> cost (used) of $75. The series would also guide a reader through all
> the issues involved in fitting a Rover V8 into a Spitfire or similar
> vehicle.
>
> Grass Roots Motorsports is also where I read a pretty good article about
> a competition racer MGB GT V8, complete with sources and interesting
> asides. (The MGB GT V8 was a production model, and now the U.S. federal
> emissions restrictions on it are expiring, allowing unrestricted mods...)
>
> -lar
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