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We here at B3ta love it when a plan comes together. Tell us about incredible projects and stuff you've built by your own hand. Go on, gloat away.

Thanks to A Vagabond for the suggestion

(, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 13:12)
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Not really.
Well, you might on a post-75 car, but they never bothered with the GT V8. Rover V8 is an alloy block so actually weighs less than the B-series. Although, it's a fucking rubbish V8 and you'll be lucky to get 50 more horses over the boggo B series. Handling is OK, for an MGB definition of "OK". Still preferred my more-or-less standard B though (see profile). They never uprated the brakes either for the V8s to my knowledge. Well, they servo-assisted them, but it's standard practice to dump the servo assist on Bs as it's shite, and just man up and have some right leg strength.
(, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 11:31, 1 reply)
Yeah, I reackon as far as adding much to the
car goes, it's a bit of a waste of time. Also unless I do an extraordinarly good job (which won't happen), the sum of the two parts will be worth precisely fuck-all.

It's just my own little fetish. I like the B roadster, my Mum had one when I was a kid, and I always had a soft spot for it. I also always liked the noise the Rover 3.5 made.

I wouldn't be going for anything that would please anyone else - I'm going to ruin a perfectly good car doing it. I'd expect to be sneered at if I turn up at an MG owners rally.
(, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 12:52, closed)
The trick is to not turn at any owners rally.
Mine ran minilites, totally non-standard interior, 300W power amp in the boot and a concealed iPod dock in the centre armrest. The MGOC would have needed a little sit down if I'd taken it to a meet.
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