Leons MGB 215 V8
New Headers – No More Hugging
After over 20 years with the original hugger headers made by Mike The Pipe in England I had to get new headers –
Trip Around the Country – 41 days – 12,000 miles
The story behind our 41 day 12,000 mile trip around the U.S. The good, the bad and the damn it!
Trip Around The Country PICS
Here are some pictures we took while on our 41 day 12,000 mile trip around the country. We had a blast, met some great people and had a wonderful time.
2011 – Rebuild
Tim Warner did the body work and did a great job. Floors were worse than I thought they would be – the hole in the top leaked much more than I thought so, new floors on both sides, rockers, and more.
Oil Filter Placement
Where and how my oil filter is located. It is a MOCAL remote oil filter head using the side inlet/outlets –
First 300 Mile – a review with 23 years later comments
And now with my comments 23 years later –
Transmission, McCleod Bearing, Rear End
Current transmission is a Borg Warner T5 – not world class. Originally I used the tranny Mike picked out – a T50-5. It was from a 1975 Pontiac Sunbird V6 with a 231ci engine.
Hyperspark
First the TBI – In 2018 I put on the Holley Sniper EFI. I love it, works great. I know a lot of the Youtube Carb vs EFI run dyno test
Battery Charger Multiplexer
Living in the North East if you have an older car or a boat, or lawn mower or other vehicle that starts with a battery that you don’t drive or use in bad weather