Tony Andrews' 1979 MGB with Rover 3.9L V8
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Photo: BritishV8: the site for enthusiasts of modified British sports carsTony Andrews' 1979 MGB fitted with a Rover 3.9L V8
This is a photo gallery entry documenting Tony Andrews' 1979 MGB, converted by the owner to run a Rover 3.9 litre V8. The captioned photos, taken at the British V8 2008 meet in Port Washington, Wisconsin, highlight a handful of detail items such as anti-tramp bars, an inertia fuel cutoff switch, and lightweight fiberglass bumpers.
Specs
As stated in the original write-up.
- Engine
- Rover 3.9L V8
- Conversion by
- Owner
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.
Suspension & Steering 1
- Anti-tramp bars
Added to prevent leafspring wind-up under power
In the shops
Anti-Tramp Bar Kits ↗
Moss Motors – Triumph TR6/TR250· $409.00 USDBracket Kit, anti tramp bar ↗Moss Europe (UK)· £60.00 GBP
Anti-Tramp Bar, with bushes ↗Moss Europe (UK)· £106.50 GBP
Body & Trim 1
- Morspeed fiberglass bumpersMorspeed
Lightweight fiberglass bumpers fitted in place of the original rubber bumpers
Electrical 1
- Inertia switch
Cuts off the fuel pump in the event of an accident
Photos
23 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
Photo gallery overview
This page is a British V8 photo gallery feature on Tony Andrews' 1979 MGB, showing the car as photographed at the British V8 2008 meet in Port Washington, Wisconsin. The car has a Rover 3.9L V8 conversion carried out by the owner. Rather than a build narrative, the page presents a series of captioned detail photos of the engine bay, suspension, interior and exterior.
Noted modifications
Captions call out anti-tramp bars added to control leafspring wind-up under power, an inertia switch wired to cut off the fuel pump in a crash, and lightweight fiberglass Morspeed bumpers fitted in place of the original heavier rubber bumpers. Other photos show engine, cooling, exhaust and interior details without further explanation.
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 ↗