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MGB racer

larrym

ASE Master Tech - 35 yrs

Join Date: May 2001

Location: Sierra foothills, CA-usa

Posts: 1,093

Garage

General Information

Vehicle Name	MGB racer
Year	1963
Make	MG
Model	B Roadster
Color	black
History	fully prepped vintage racer - VARA logbook - original black-plate California car, street registered & driven BMC Heritage Certificate also has been AX'd .

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Modifications

Exterior

body stripped to bare metal for resto to original factory Black in SS-urethane; seam-welded chassis

Factory hardtop original to the car as-new, plus new late style soft-top & frame modified to fit over roll bar,

Interior

SCCA approved rollbar, Kirkey Racing Seat, 5-point belts/harness, fire bottle onboard system, oem passenger seat & oem rubber floor mats; pedals modified for long-leg driver
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Interior Images

Performance Upgrades

conversion to 5-main 18v engine and 5-speed "xxx71B";
3.89 GT rear axle;

spare rebuilt 4-speed 4-synchro transmission for CSRG racing club rules

Engine / Under the Hood

Blueprinted 1798 5-main engine, 9.3 CR, ported head, Butch Gilbert cross-drilled crank, light 4340 H-beam rods, extended 7qt oil pan, hi-vol oil pump, 280* J-15 cam with Vernier sprocket & 15-tooth drive spindles for durability to 7500 rpm , recurved Lucas 25d distributor with Pertronix & rev lmiter, uprated deep-core desert radiator, 19-row oil cooler, 2" exh with jet-hot ceramic Peco header, SuperTrapp muffler; alloy backplate; custom "hemi" core plugs that can't pop out
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Borg&Beck heavy duty clutch, lightened oem flywheel, HiTorq starter

Weber DCOE 45 on Cannon 801, (spare 1-3/4 SU's with Huffaker manifold for '67 GCR club rules)
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. runs on 91 pump gas
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Engine / Under the Hood Images

Suspension

Jackson Racing panhard bar, BMC rallye springs, 550 lb front springs; Koni-reds rear tube-shox; uprated 7/8" front swaybar; roll center corrected per Butch Gilbert (Vintage Garage) components
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Wheels and Tires

"NA" 14x6 alloys (240Z) - 2 sets;

PLUS set of 14x5.5 alloys for 1967 GCR-spec venues (CSRG)

185-60x14 Khumo V-710
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185-60x14 BFG street tires
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Wheels and Tires Images

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