| V8
Anniversary Day was packed with useful information for MG V8 enthusiasts
Alongside
Graham Brown (who purchased an MGBGTV8 in 2012) and Tony Lake (a
longstanding MGBGTV8 enthusiast) chat over coffee before the day began.
NEWS item on the V8
Anniversary Day. More
See our reports of each talk and the presenters' slides
alongside
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 | The
day was packed with eight presentations on a variety of topics of interest to
both MGBGTV8 and RV8 owners together with a talk by David Knowles at the launch
of his new MG V8 book. Here we have a series of reports on each presentation during
the day together with links to useful reference material.
A recording of the
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was made by Gavin Bailey and he is working to produce a DVD which will
be available to fellow V8 Register members who were unable to attend the main
event in the V8 Anniversary Year. Further news of the release of that DVD will
be made over the next few weeks. |  | V8
Anniversary Day
With eight presentations on a variety of topics, including
the MG V8 book launch, the day got underway punctually at 10am. Slides |  | MG
V8 presentation & book launch
What was behind his new book and the
additional material he has packed into his new book was covered by David Knowles
and then the launch of the book jointly by the V8 Register and the publisher,
Crowood Press. See our report |  | Ethanol
fuel and the RV8
What is ethanol, where does it come from, why do we have
to use it, are the myths true, what might be affected on a classic car like at
RV8, what can or must we do, where can we get replacement parts like fuel hose
and clips? These were the key questions Nic Houslip covered. See
our report |  | Air
conditioning installation in an MGBGTV8
Geoff Insley explained how
aircon works and then some of the key features in a car and particularly with
an installation in a classic car. Geoff referred to the installations in his own
MGBGTV8 and that for Gordon Hesketh-Jones. See
our report | | Ethanol
fuel and the MGBGTV8
The talk by Tony Lake aimed to bust some of
the E10 myths with data, look at why ethanol is used in motor fuel, discuss alternative
fuel hose materials and clamps, review water and ethanol issues and look at some
bench tests that have been carried out. See our
report |  | Best
RV8 & MGBGTV8 Mods Survey reports
Roger Aldridge and Victor
Smith gave reports on the results of the two surveys recently run on the V8
website and members' views on the top modifications.
Introduction
& RV8
report & MGBGTV8
report |  | MGV8s
and overheating
Is the engine overheating or just very hot and if it is
overheating, then why is it doing so? The talk from Nic Houslip aimed to
show how to understand the situation, one which is much discussed by MGV8 enthusiasts.
See slides |  | Alternators
Why
do we have them and how do we care for them? The talk from Nic Houslip
compared alternators with the earlier dynamos, reviewed how alternators work and
how to care for them.
See
slides |  | VED
exemption extension in April 2014
Victor Smith set out how
to find out whether your Factory chrome bumpered MGBGTV8 was "built"
in 1973, what authoritiative dating evidence you will need and how to make an
application to the DVLA in April 2014. Slides
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