- 1. TR6 V8 Conversion (score: 1)
- Author: "Deikis, John" <John.Deikis@med.va.gov>
- Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 08:02:08 -0500
- I've got this dilemma. I'm sort of a monogomous MG guy and have been looking at various B-V8s for about a year now. (Racing a 1275 Midget just doesn't satisfy my need for street grunting and muffler
- /html/mgb-v8/2004-05/msg00019.html (9,324 bytes)
- 2. Re: TR6 V8 Conversion (score: 1)
- Author: "T. S. White" <tswrace@pacbell.net>
- Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 07:03:27 -0700
- Hi John, I cannot speak to the TR6 as a platform for a V8. I do have a TR3A with a 302 in it. I also owned an MGBGT at one time. The TR3A handles very well with the V8 in it and I haven't balanced th
- /html/mgb-v8/2004-05/msg00020.html (8,718 bytes)
- 3. Re: TR6 V8 Conversion (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Willoughby" <paulwillou@socal.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 08:12:09 -0700
- I'm also working on a TR3 V8. Although I haven't driven it since I put disk brakes and rack and pinion steering in it, my guess is that the poor "feel" of the TR3 is due to a worn non-rack&pinion ste
- /html/mgb-v8/2004-05/msg00022.html (10,269 bytes)
- 4. Re: TR6 V8 Conversion (score: 1)
- Author: "Carl Floyd" <cmfloyd@chartertn.net>
- Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 12:15:40 -0400
- <<The small block ford weighs more than the Triumph straight six, but not Or not. A Ford 302 with aluminum heads will be lighter than the Triumph straight six iron engine. It's a great swap. Go to ht
- /html/mgb-v8/2004-05/msg00023.html (11,859 bytes)
- 5. Re: TR6 V8 Conversion (score: 1)
- Author: DANMAS@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 14:57:09 EDT
- In a message dated 5/17/2004 11:13:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time, paulwillou@socal.rr.com writes: The small block ford weighs more than the Triumph straight six, but not substantially. I would guess th
- /html/mgb-v8/2004-05/msg00025.html (8,024 bytes)
- 6. Re: TR6 V8 Conversion (score: 1)
- Author: DANMAS@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 15:01:39 EDT
- In a message dated 5/17/2004 12:33:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, cmfloyd@chartertn.net writes: I personally have 6-7 hours of driving time in this machine. I can't even entertain the notion of a stock
- /html/mgb-v8/2004-05/msg00026.html (8,004 bytes)
- 7. RE: TR6 V8 Conversion (score: 1)
- Author: "Susan and Jack Brooks" <tr3a@att.net>
- Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 19:47:18 -0700
- The TR6 (& MGB) have a much more sophisticated steering/suspension systems than a TR3. The TR3 has cam and peg steering, with non-adjustable 00camber and 00caster, with only adjustment for toe-in. Th
- /html/mgb-v8/2004-05/msg00028.html (11,273 bytes)
- 8. Re: TR6 V8 Conversion (score: 1)
- Author: DANMAS@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 22:57:12 EDT
- With regard to the TR6's IRS, the weakness is not the IRS itself, but the diff mounting brackets. If I remember correctly, The Triumph racing dept. ran the stock IRS differential in their race cars w
- /html/mgb-v8/2004-05/msg00029.html (8,053 bytes)
- 9. Re: TR6 V8 Conversion (score: 1)
- Author: "Wayne" <wayne@brazinski.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 22:28:24 -0500
- Thanks for the info here regards the TR3. I have installed the British Auto Restorations Rack and Pinion kit and am very happy with it on my TR3. You mention that there are a lot of other things tha
- /html/mgb-v8/2004-05/msg00030.html (12,426 bytes)
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