bstardchild
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Jul 14, 2019 13:45:48 GMT
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A mates project car that I had a look this week  He wanted to do something different  |
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Jul 14, 2019 13:51:50 GMT
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MGB + K Series?
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Jul 14, 2019 13:53:08 GMT
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Definitely going for MGB .. not so hot at recognising engines outside of certain Japanese ones.
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Jul 14, 2019 13:53:27 GMT
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Mgb mx5 engine?
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bstardchild
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Jul 14, 2019 14:00:04 GMT
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Correct later vvt mx5 engine - 163 bhp out of the box and will be running emerald and TB's so maybe a little more in there |
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bstardchild
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Jul 14, 2019 14:04:44 GMT
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Seeing as I'm sharing and the competition ended quickly how about this test Sorry for the crappy low light phone camera shots  Guess the age of the owner who spent last 5 years restoring this from a bare shell uo |
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bstardchild
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Jul 14, 2019 14:06:06 GMT
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3.6 engine running emerald ECU and coilpack rather than dizzy  |
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bstardchild
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Jul 14, 2019 14:06:53 GMT
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Best shot I have - it's a Bentely Grey apparently  |
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Jul 14, 2019 14:11:35 GMT
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Seeing as I'm sharing and the competition ended quickly how about this test Sorry for the crappy low light phone camera shots Guess the age of the owner who spent last 5 years restoring this from a bare shell uo From the stance, i'm gonna guess at 21, meaning he started at 16 and the job took a bit longer than he expected! Either that or he's about my age (65) or more and the stance is a red herring. Since my own car sits proudly low and doesn't have the engine the factory put in it, but one twice as powerful from a different manufacturer, this would not surprise me much!
Steve
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Last Edit: Jul 14, 2019 14:18:56 GMT by carledo
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bstardchild
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Jul 14, 2019 14:24:14 GMT
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Steve your first guess is way closer than your second |
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Jul 14, 2019 14:45:10 GMT
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I'm going for 80
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bstardchild
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Jul 14, 2019 15:13:46 GMT
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ChasR
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Jul 14, 2019 15:28:07 GMT
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Correct later vvt mx5 engine - 163 bhp out of the box and will be running emerald and TB's so maybe a little more in there He's running a Mk2 MX-5 engine I take it? |
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bstardchild
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Jul 14, 2019 15:54:08 GMT
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Correct later vvt mx5 engine - 163 bhp out of the box and will be running emerald and TB's so maybe a little more in there He's running a Mk2 MX-5 engine I take it? yep |
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