Jim Stuart's 1966 MGB with Rover 4.0L EFI V8

Owner: Jim Stuart
City: Montgomery Village, MD
Model: 1966 MGB roadster
Engine: Rover V8
Conversion performed by: Owner

Note:	This car was first converted to Buick 215 power with Edelbrock 500CFM carburetor. In this form, it was "completed" in about 2001. Later, it was upgraded to Rover hot-wire EFI, and then the engine was replaced with a 4.0L Rover.
Cam:	Slightly lumpy.
Cooling:	D&D copper/brass radiator.
Exhaust:	Dual exhaust with mufflers and resonators. The gas tank was centered to facilitate symmetrical construction.
Transmission:	Chevy T-5, with 0.63:1 5th gear. Custom driveshaft.
Clutch:	McLeod HTOB, Chevy (Goodwrench) S-10 clutch.
Rear axle:	Ford 8" / MGB hybrid axle with positraction and 3.55:1 gears. (Note: I originally fitted a 3.07:1 MGC differential.)
Front susp.:	Rebuilt stock MGB, with polyurethane bushings, and M&G aftermarket sway bars.
Rear susp.:	Rebuilt stock MGB.
Brakes:	Stock.
Wheels/Tires:	Factory 15" steel wheels (1966 vintage by 6" wide. Very hard to find!) Original hub caps.
Electrical:	I completed a major rewire of the entire car. There are now 22 circuits, and all feature printed wires for easy troubleshooting and future modifications.
Other:	Air conditioning. Color-matched hard top.
Comments:	Like most conversions, this was and is an evolving project. I started with a pretty clean 1978 body, and decided to back date it to a 1966 with a metal dash, 2 wipers, 1966 interior/door handles, and A/C hidden in the dash using the original heater controls. This was, of course, mega times more work than anticipated. I took the car in the original mechanical form to the V8 meet in Sebring with the hood in primer, paint & pinstripes per the original car owner, the interior mostly done. It was several years later that the car was finally painted, then more time went by and I got bored and changed over to hot-wire Rover fuel injection. A bit more time went by and a rebuilt 4.0 Rover came along.

"How It Was Done"

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