Description
1975 original factory V8. The completely rust-free body has been re-built in the style of the works Sebring MGs. The bonnet, doors and front valance are all aluminium. Rover engine is now 3. 9 litres producing 178bhp ( according to a recent rolling road test).
The body is freshly painted in BRG. Stainless steel exhaust system.
New parts include:
Interior re-trimmed, including carpets and seats and new headlining fitted
8x15 Minilite wheels and 225/ 15 tyres
Motalita steering wheel
All rubber (glass)seals
Side drop glassx2
Sebring style petrol filler cap
Alternator, Battery
Heater matrix
Twin cooling fans
Front grille
Headlamps and perspex covers
Spot lights
Wiring loom
Five auxiliary Smiths instruments
Door and tailgate lock set
Dashboard recovered
Front wings- steel
Plug lead set
Also:
4 pot Wilwood front calipers and ventilated discs.
Limited slip differential. Having got up close to one of the two factory works cars I knew that I wanted to build a similar one. But I had previously had a MGC GT and discovered that the very heavy engine did nothing for the handling. So a V8 GT was the better way to go. The car had previously been stripped to bare metal and welded where necessary so I knew it was rot free. The taught suspension is poly-bushed, uprated dampers, RV8 thicker front anti-roll bar and LSD improve the handling significantly.
