Some background: 26 years ago, my dad gave me a low km 5.3 litre Jag V12 to do whatever I wanted with it. Many ideas have been considered, such as a replica 1962 F1 racecar or a Rat Rod but after going to the SCCA Nationals and seeing the crazy crations in E-Mod, I found my project. I am stuffing it into a 1967 MGB-GT using the MGB front suspension and an AE86 rear end with 4 link/panhard. An MGB-GT weighs 2100 lbs as delivered and the V12 and T56 trans weigh approximately 216 lbs more than the MGB engine/trans. With a gutted interior, no glass and extreme attention paid to weight, I'm hoping for a car in the 1850 lb region. The engine makes somewhere between 274 and 312 hp, depending where you look. I know I could make more hp with less weight with an LS1 but there's something really cool about V12's and a British engine in a British car has charm as well.

Front suspension removed

Here's the engine and yes, it will fit

I built the frame rails and notched them for the front crossmember-an unbelievable amount of work with a grinder and welder. Here's one frame rail right after I sliced it:

And after I welded it up and put it in the car:

The frame rail extends back and replaces the very rusty box section which forms part of the MGB frame structure.

Very nice!

Check this build out: http://www.solobc.com/phpBB3/viewto...0&t=27

This guy and his partner hold the door slammer records at our BC hillclimb, the Knox Mountain Hillclimb. The car is really a work of art and might serve to give you some ideas for yours.

Cheers,

Mark

Added a roll hoop and parallel bars-lots of measuring, bending, cutting, trimming, measuring, notching, measuring, fitting, notching, welding went on-but it looks great.

Very cool! One question, tho... is there any reason to use the MG front suspension and not a more custom dbl a-arm, coil-over set-up?

Funny you should ask that. I had another double a-arm suspension all ready to go but an experienced racer and Mod builder pointed out that the brakes were too big to fit inside the desireable 13" wheels and that the MGB suspension is actually pretty good once the necessary changes are made. What are those changes? The lever shocks and upper control arms are ditched for coilovers and adjustable arms. It looks antiquated now but once I start on the front suspension, it will look more racey.

It's a Mod car... put smaller brakes on it.

Ran into my first big hurdle, the exhaust exits right onto the frame rail. There's plenty of room for headers so I'm not worried, it just there's one more big project before I can start the car.

Sometimes it's easier to cut away all the old stuff and start fresh, thank goodness for plasma cutters ;)

The pile of metal I cut out today

Honestly, I am enjoying the build so much that I didn't even think about competing at Nats this year. The rules are pretty open so it comes down to: creativity+fabrication skills X $$$ and in my case, 2 out of 3 ain't bad ;) The car doesn't even need to be the quickest, it just needs to look cool and sound awesome.

What an amazing project. Hope you have it at Nats next year. No one could ever accuse you of choosing an easy class given Keisel's green Sprite kicking everyone's butt in EM.

My son and I enjoyed talking to you and your wife at the test and tune. We were driving the black STX MINI JCW.

David

Thanks :) My wife missed the CSL championship by .001 seconds so she's all hyped up to run the Boxster again next year, so my EMod plans may be on hold until 2012.