The permanent crossmember is part of the unibody and is doubtless critical
to its integrity. While I suppose if you knew what you were about, you could
cut it out, reinforce the attachment points, and engineer a removable
replacement, I can see why Moss wouldn't want to take on this liability;
especially since this situation has existed since day one, and isn't widely
perceived as a problem.
--
Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
on 10/24/05 1:45 PM, Barrie Robinson at barrie@look.ca wrote:
> Having had fun contemplating renewing the oil pump bits in my SD1
> gearbox (connected to a Rover V8 - installed in a 1970 MGB GT shell) I
> was advised that the gearbox may have to come out. For 'gearbox' read the
> whole damn motor! Seems the integral cross member stops the box just
> dropping down - a painful design! So I asked Kelvin Dodd if Moss had
> ever contemplated making a kit to make the X-member removable. But alas
> no! Has anyone ever examined the possibility of doing this? I have to
> confess I have not been able to get under my MGB so maybe it just is not
> doable?
>
> I am happy to say my MGB GT V8 has been running fine - no splutters at
> all. Electric fan only comes on in heavy traffic or when I park - then
> only for a couple of minutes. So ceramic coatings live !!!.......as well
> as decent lbs from fuel pumps.
>
> Regards
>
> Barrie Robinson
>
> MGB GT V8
> Aston Martin DB 2/4 MkII
> 705-721-9060
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