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1971 MGB GT V8 Drift Car - Prospect D

minininjarob RR Helper The Swedes are Coming! Posts: 585	1971 MGB GT V8 Drift Car - Prospect D minininjarob @minininjarob
	Apr 16, 2014 21:51:24 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Blimey that's a scary video! That thing will eat Mx5's for breakfast. And maybe 911's for lunch....
	The Millenium Volcon "Get yourself a Volvo if that's what you really want, you might be dead next year. In the meantime, you could be going sideways in a gigantic land barge."

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luckygti Posted a lot I need to try harder! Posts: 4,912	1971 MGB GT V8 Drift Car - Prospect D luckygti @luckygti
	Apr 16, 2014 22:03:24 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Epic, looks and sounds fantastic. Gotta love a V8. My neighbour just a BGT and having had one in the past, I feel a massive need to have another! What's left to do now?
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task Part of things Posts: 374	1971 MGB GT V8 Drift Car - Prospect D task @task
	Apr 16, 2014 22:24:03 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Awesome! Looks proper mean and has the muscle to back up the looks. You're going to have some serious fun with this weapon I bet!
	1991 Range Rover CSK 1981 In Vogue Range Rover 2 Door 1979 MGB GT V8 1994 Range Rover Classic

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chin Part of things Posts: 96	1971 MGB GT V8 Drift Car - Prospect D chin @chin
	Apr 16, 2014 23:22:56 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Cheers for all the love! Fingers crossed she lives up to the comments. To get her "finished" or road legal she needs a decent tune up, light wired up, new fuse box. harness, brakes sorted, exhaust finished (headers done to under floor, pipes to side needed), boot straps fitted and a MOT man how will pass her with straight through side exits! Wiring is the hardest. It was stripped so long ago and I have no idea how the wiring fits together. Everything's been changed and there is two different looms there so the manual gets confusing. Also been trying to solve it by myself allot and continuity test wires by yourself is really time consuming... Also need to work out about where to wire fuses in as I want the box in the cockpit.


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flyingphil Posted a lot Posts: 2,452	1971 MGB GT V8 Drift Car - Prospect D flyingphil @flyingphil
	Apr 17, 2014 14:57:53 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Well done to get it running and moving under its own power - but wiring is a pain......


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chin Part of things Posts: 96	1971 MGB GT V8 Drift Car - Prospect D chin @chin
	May 7, 2014 22:26:34 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Harness in, half the exhaust done(ish). Basically tacked some of it together and have a firm plan for finishing it. Worked out a few wiring issues so now need to strip back the loom and remove all those useless wires. I've decided I need to brace the rear with this I also want to create a box section brace that joins both the rear front spring hangers. Then create a couple of adjustable bars that mount at the spring hangers on the axle and come in towards the tunnel. This should give me some anti tramp and axle location.


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chin Part of things Posts: 96	1971 MGB GT V8 Drift Car - Prospect D chin @chin
	May 15, 2014 22:17:24 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	One side tacked up: A little bit Bosozoku at the mo!


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chin Part of things Posts: 96	1971 MGB GT V8 Drift Car - Prospect D chin @chin
	May 19, 2014 7:13:11 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	It does burn outs pretty well!


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chin Part of things Posts: 96	1971 MGB GT V8 Drift Car - Prospect D chin @chin
	Jul 3, 2014 22:55:19 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Bits for building Panhard and Anti Tramp have arrived! Fabricating next week.


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sb Part of things Posts: 725	1971 MGB GT V8 Drift Car - Prospect D sb @sb
	Jul 4, 2014 9:45:40 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	This is exactly the type of build I want to do, but I'm thinking of going for a 13b engine. Just want to find a way to make the rear look more aggressive, as the front can look mean!
	1969 Datsun 521 Pick-Up / 1989 Mazda RX-7

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charliecroker Part of things Posts: 630	1971 MGB GT V8 Drift Car - Prospect D charliecroker @charliecroker
	Jul 4, 2014 10:03:26 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Bad to the bone. Now that's how you build an MG, top job.


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chin Part of things Posts: 96	1971 MGB GT V8 Drift Car - Prospect D chin @chin
	Jan 6, 2015 23:04:59 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	So things have been quiet of late on this front as I've been working on my 200SX and BMW E46 323 missile car. Its all go now tho! The car is pretty much running and driving and I've found a bunch of the faults. which I've sorted. Found the clutch slave cylinder was not in properly as the bolts were the wrong thread which ended up stripping them. Sorted that and some wiring issues like a new brake light switch. Put a sort of dash in. Strengthened the chassi by tying the spring hangers in with the chassi. Been making some angled anti tramp bars to hold the axle in place. Also need to shorten my steering arms and flip them so I can get more lock. Anyway enough chat, heres some pics: Dash Brake light switch Chassi and tramp bars


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chin Part of things Posts: 96	1971 MGB GT V8 Drift Car - Prospect D chin @chin
	Jan 8, 2015 23:26:19 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Tramp bars done! Welded around the end and also drilled a hole straight through so I could plug weld for extra man strength! 3 end went well but one I managed to slightly melt some threads. Thought I could just tap it but its left thread... Some careful grinding and a good bit of luck and its sorted. Before weld Welded Complete Both fitted


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dutchman Europe Posts: 81	1971 MGB GT V8 Drift Car - Prospect D dutchman @dutchman
	Jan 9, 2015 21:12:21 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	really like the way the car looks! also inspired by the tramp bars, can i ask where you got the rose joint kit?


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chin Part of things Posts: 96	1971 MGB GT V8 Drift Car - Prospect D chin @chin
	Jan 9, 2015 22:38:54 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Hi Dutchman. Got them from www.facebook.com/McGillMotorsports. Great to here they were some inspiration. Its a pretty easy and cheap thing to make. If it works however might be a different matter! Hoping to get a proper test run at Driftland before the end of Jan!


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dutchman Europe Posts: 81	1971 MGB GT V8 Drift Car - Prospect D dutchman @dutchman
	Jan 9, 2015 23:11:54 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jan 9, 2015 22:38:54 GMT chin said: Hi Dutchman. Got them from www.facebook.com/McGillMotorsports. Great to here they were some inspiration. Its a pretty easy and cheap thing to make. If it works however might be a different matter! Hoping to get a proper test run at Driftland before the end of Jan! thanks i'll look into it. i was thinking of something along those lines so it's nice to see it done.


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chin Part of things Posts: 96	1971 MGB GT V8 Drift Car - Prospect D chin @chin
	Jan 27, 2015 9:06:01 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	So theres a difference of opinion on bonnets... What do you recon? Matt black or Rusty


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Nathan Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 5,649 Club RR Member Number: 1	1971 MGB GT V8 Drift Car - Prospect D Nathan @bgtmidget7476 Club Retro Rides Member 1
	Jan 27, 2015 9:14:18 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Humm tough one, I would say rusty but I know if it was mine I'd get bored of it quickly.
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adam73bgt Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 4,939 Club RR Member Number: 58	1971 MGB GT V8 Drift Car - Prospect D adam73bgt @adam73bgt Club Retro Rides Member 58
	Jan 27, 2015 9:27:06 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Hmm I think I'd go matt black, unless you'd have other rusty/ratty bits to tie in with the rusty bonnet?
	1973 MG BGT - First car, Long Term Project 2003 Chrysler Crossfire - "Daily Driver" 1979 Kawasaki KZ400 - Bike Resto Project 2001 Nissan Almera - Daily Driver

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niwid Posted a lot Posts: 1,744	1971 MGB GT V8 Drift Car - Prospect D niwid @timbaker
	Jan 27, 2015 12:27:07 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Definately matt black for me. The rusty bonnet thing looks cool but seems to be done by every 17 year old with a 90's VW these days. Loving the build btw


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