Hi Kelvin,
Thanks, it looks like a pre 72 car is the way to go forward, presumably then I
could put a 1980/90's era V8 in and not worry about smog.
What's the concensus re for using an MGC as a starting point rather than a MGB?
I have heard the MGC is better "balanced" to take the weight of a V8?
Regards
Tony
Dodd, Kelvin wrote:
> Major problems if you try to convert a late model car and expect to pass
> smog.
>
>
> The later tub is the easiest one to work with, but you would want to be able
> to title it as a pre 73 to sneak it under the smog regs.
>
> There are legal ways to do this, as it is feasible to legally rebody an
> early car, at least that is what the state patrol told me had happened to
> one of my cars.
>
> Read between the lines, and you can figure out how when my 1965 MGB got
> smashed up, I was able to rebuild it using a 1978 shell. That made a V8
> conversion much more feasible.
>
>
>
> good luck
>
>
> Kelvin Dodd
> Ventura CA
>
>
>
>>Hi All,
>>I am new to this list so apologies if I am asking questions
>>that have been answered many times before. Having just
>>completed a ground up restoration of a 1963 Lotus Super Seven
>>Cosworth, I am getting "withdrawl" and am considerering a V8
>>MGB (maybe GT.
>>I live in California so I am wondering if there would be
>>issues regarding title and registration if I went for a
>>rubber bumper MG?
>>I live in San Jose, are there any MG V8's locally that I can
>>talk to to get advice etc?
>>Regards
>>Tony Bates
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