Yeah, but think, it had 1800cc power to "fly" with. Remember, any of
these proposed rear axle ratio changes are going to hurt acceleration
with the stock TD motor. Sad if you wound up with a highway cruiser but
with such tepid acceleration it was no longer any fun in the "twisties".
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>Not strictly relevant to your question Bob but 2 weeks ago i had a short
>drive of Ian Penders TD which has all MGB running gear except for the
>rear end which is from a mustang (in preparation for V8 conversion which
>has since been shelved) - The car just FLEW - really nice to drive so i
>can attest to the mustang rear as a possibility!!
>Rich Liddick was in the car with me and apart from not being able to hear
>ourselves think (minimal muffling of the exhaust and no windscreen) we
>managed to survive and have a blast!
>
>mike robson
>69 roadster
>70 BGT
>53 Riley
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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