More details of Teal Blue 3068

Teal Blue 3068 - one of the most attractive MGBGTV8 conversions

Head on, Teal Blue 3068 is very neat and looks just right! (Photo: David Duquette)

David Duquette in NJ USA has sent in some details of this very good looking MGBGTV8 conversion.

Motor: Rover 4.2 litre with a Carter AFB 400 carburettor, big-valve ported heads, Erson fast road cam, ~1/2 inch lift with double valve springs, and Edelbrock Performer intake. The engine is in the normal V8 conversion position.

Ignition: MSD 6AL box, rev-limited to 6,000, triggered by a Mallory Unilite distributor (the one for the Buick 215s) with vacuum advance.

Exhaust: Block-hugger headers (mild steel, Jet-Hotted) and a single 2.5 inch stainless steel silncer system.

Gearbox: Rover 5=speed box from a TR8.

Body: Externally stock except for an RV8 style bulge in an aluminium MGB hood which has a very slightly wider bulge than the RV8 to clear the 14 inch air cleaners. The crossmember is stock chrome bumper.

Rear suspension: An MGC 3.07 rear end with a Quaife limited-slip differential, custom British Automotive rear suspension set up consisting of leaf springs (139#.inch), traction bars (bolted into reinforced floors behind the seats), with special coil over tube shock absorbers (25#/inch springs give a litttle more stiffness). The car has a Hopkinson sway bar set, BA fabricated special spring perch plates to serve as both the rear traction bar attachment and simultaneously hold the ends of the rea sway bar. Having tried various combinations on the rear, I really like this setup.

Tyres/wheels: 195/60/15 Yokohama tyres on Panasport 15x6 wheels.

Externally Teal Blue 3068 looks very much standard MGBGTV8 but the specification is mouthwatering! (Photo: David Duquette)

Brakes: Stock MGB with drilled & slotted rotors, Greenstuff pads, and braided stainless steel hoses with a stock non-servo dual-loop system.

Fuel pump: Mallory Comp 70 electric pump, soft mounted on a metal web in front of the battery box on the right hand side.

Steering: A 3.5 turn late rubber bumper steering rack running back to a shortened chrome bumper steering column, rubber bumper style "steering cone" welded into the bulkhead and an LE steering wheel.

The RV8 style bulge can be clearly seen in this overhead shot. (Photo: david Duquette)

Cooling: A four core, with staggered and dimpled tubes, radiator, 2 inches deeper than standard (looks like the Wheatley design), waterpump driven plastic Triumph fan plus two thermostatically controlled 8 inch Perma-Cool pushers on the front. Short nose water pump. No oil cooler. Aluminim tray seals the front radiator to valance.

Electrics. An 80A alterantor in the conventional V8 position, modern blade-style fuse box and relays on all the heavy-draw circuits.

Instruments: Stock instrumenttaion with Factory tachometer and a re-geared MGC 140mph speedometer, air/fuel meter and vacuum guage inside the glove box.

Interior: Stock.

Audio system: The exhaust pipe!