Once such a plate existed. It has not been produced in 15 years or longer,
was originally made in England. This was a poor set up, in that the MG
transmission is not correctly geared to use the additional power of a V8.
The original factory V8's did use the MGB overdrive gearbox, but the
overdrive was marginal regards the engine power.
The adapter plate you speak of requires cutting off one corner of the
Buick/Rover block so the MG starter can be used with the MG transmission,
rendering the block useless for a TR8 or other bell housing & transmission
at a later date. I do know a fellow in Georgia, USA, that converted 2 cars
using the plate, but he was a very gentle driver.
If you insist on this route, I suggest you contact the MGV8 Co or Clive
Wheatly, both in England.
One other budget idea would be to obtain a 3 speed Buick bell housing in the
States. These are relatively cheap, as a GM 5 speed will not bolt up, an
then have a plate made to adapt a Sherpa, Toyota, or other gearbox.
I would think that if you are on a very tight budget, that there are other
upgrades to pursue, rather than doing a very marginal V8 conversion.
Sorry if I sound like a wet blanket, but you will never be proud of, or
enjoy a poorly done project.
Jim Stuart
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of DANMAS@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 11:57 AM
To: MLuton@miceinternational.com; mgb-v8@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Please help me!
Can any of you guys help Martin?
In a message dated 12/11/2001 11:06:55 AM Eastern Standard Time,
MLuton@miceinternational.com writes:
> Dear Sir,
>
> I'm an aerospace engineering student in the uk, on a 1 year hiatus from
> college and have an MGB GT. I'm converting it to a low end V8 (150 bhp or
> so) and to keep costs within my budget I need an adapter plate to adapt
the
> back of the rover v8 to fit the front of the MG gearbox. There is nowhere
> in the UK that will sell me this plate and no-one has drawings of it ( I
> can have one made up by some engineer friends of mine).
> Is there anywhere in the States that has either the plate or the drawings?
> If you're not sure, I'd really appreciate this appeal going out on your
> newsletter.
>
> Thanks
>
> Martin Luton.
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