V8
Technical Day
Saturday 1st June 2019
How do
I join the V8 Technical Day?
Bookings for this event can be made directly with the event organiser
Victor Smith - just send him an email with your name and current MG
Car Club membership number. The event is open to members of the V8
Register - MG Car Club. Please note the maximum number of places
at this event is 40. Bookings from fellow members are set out
below. More
Refreshments include tea and coffee on arrival, a buffet lunch and
tea and coffee with homemade cakes in the afternoon.
Event Organiser
Victor Smith
0208 292 9434
Email
Where will
the event be held?
Study Centre
Views Farm
Windmill Hill
Great Milton
Oxfordshire OX44 7NW
How do I find Views Farm?
The location is conveniently just west of the M40. From the north
leave the M40 at J8A then travel a few miles south on country lanes
to reach Views Farm which is up on a ridge known as Windmill Hill.
From the south leave the M40 at J7 and go west on the B4009
towards Watlington and then turn right (north) on the B480 to Stadhampton,
then right again on the A329 to Great Milton. See guide
maps from the M40 to the Study Centre.
Report on V8 Technical
Day 2016
Report
on V8 Technical Day 2015
Posted: 190221 & 190530
Update: 190222 - see
update
Many thanks to fellow RV8 member Charles Peers for the use of the
study centre on his farm.
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The
V8 Technical Day 2019 for V8 members is to be held at the Study
Centre, Views Farm, Great Milton with refreshments on arrival
and a prompt start at 1015. The aim of the day is to
provide a compact series of presentations on topics which will
be interesting and topical for fellow MGV8 members. Programme
covers:
Are waterless coolants a worthwhile
option for an MGV8?
What waterless coolants are and their claimed benefits, then
an assessment of waterless coolant products ending with a recommended
choice of coolant for an MGV8.
Trackers help secure your MGV8 and
aid a successful recovery if it is stolen
What trackers can do by monitoring a classic car, by notifying
you of any disturbance to the vehicle, how a tracker can help
recover the car if were to be stolen, the available tracker
options, how they are installed, what 24/7 monitoring services
are available and what are the costs of the kit, installation
and monitoring services.
Replacement 5-speed Mazda gearbox
for an MGBGTV8
The kit and how it performs in an MGV8, what is involved with
an installation and any necessary modifications, who can supply
and install the kit, and what are the costs.
MGV8 market report and price guide
update
An update on the 6 monthly market review and price guide released
in May 2019 on the V8 Website, followed by a short Q&A session.
Tyre ageing effects and timing prudent
replacement
An update following the articles in the V8 Newsletter published
in the April 2019 issue of Safety Fast!
Additional topics proopsed by members
Members' questions on the presentations and also questions on
an additional topics will be discussed with a panel. The session
will take the form of a Q&A session. See the Additional
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