John Hubbard's 1957 MGA with Rover 3.9L V8 conversion
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Photo: BritishV8: the site for enthusiasts of modified British sports carsA 1957 MGA converted with a Rover 3.9 litre aluminium V8
John Hubbard of Wasco, Illinois converted his 1957 MGA to run a Rover 3.9L aluminium V8 paired with a Borg-Warner T5 five-speed gearbox, doing the conversion himself. The write-up is a brief project listing rather than a full build story, giving only the basic specification and a few photos of the finished car.
Specs
As stated in the original write-up.
- Engine
- Rover 3.9L aluminium V8
- Gearbox
- Borg-Warner T5 5-speed
Parts used
Parts named as used in the original write-up, grouped the way the Parts page groups them. Where one of the shops we index lists the same thing for this car, it is shown underneath with a link to the shop.
Engine 1
- Rover 3.9L aluminium V8Rover
Installed in place of the original MGA engine
Gearbox & Drivetrain 1
- Borg-Warner T5 5-speed gearboxBorg-Warner
Paired with the Rover V8 as the transmission
In the shops
Borg & Beck Clutch Kit ↗
Moss Motors – Triumph TR6/TR250· $529.25 USD
Cover, clutch, Borg & Beck ↗Moss Europe (UK)· £273.25 GBP
Borg & Beck Pressure Plate, 8" ↗Moss Motors – Triumph TR6/TR250· $263.00 USD
Interior 1
- Mazda Miata seats
Fitted into the MGA interior
Photos
5 pictures collected from the write-up, in the order they were posted, shown from BritishV8: the site for enthusiasts of modified British sports cars. A picture opens larger here, with the way through to the page it is on.
How it was done
Conversion summary
John Hubbard converted his 1957 MGA by fitting a Rover 3.9 litre aluminium V8 engine along with a Borg-Warner T5 five-speed gearbox. He performed the conversion himself. No further detail on the mechanical, body or trim work is given in the listing.
A summary in our own words. The full account, with all its detail, is in the original write-up: read it at BritishV8: the site for enthusiasts of modified British sports cars ↗