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So last winter I was planning on tearing down the spare MGB engine (18V) that I got for free from a friend. Didn't make it all that far, been sitting on my engine stand ever since.
https://www.britishcarforum.com/bcf...Follow-along-as-Drew-tears-down-an-MGB-engine!
Well, I've decided to try my hand at building an engine for myself this winter. Had a nice chat with Hap today (thanks!) so I'm going to dive in again and get this engine torn down so I can see what I have to work with. I've also got a line on a spare 18GB block of unknown condition and completeness. Hopefully between the two and what I can scrounge locally I'll have enough of the crucial bits to pull this off.
The plan is to build a mildly warmed up engine, nothing extreme, but no corners cut either. I still want to do a supercharged engine but the funds just aren't around right now. This way I'll have a nice solid engine for the next few years while I save up the resources for something more special (and that new Bugeye's got some needs as well).
I've never rebuilt an engine before, so this will be a fun learning experience. I'm going to revive my old tear-down thread and document the whole process. Going to get cold soon here, so it'll give me something to do inside. :grin:
https://www.britishcarforum.com/bcf...Follow-along-as-Drew-tears-down-an-MGB-engine!
Well, I've decided to try my hand at building an engine for myself this winter. Had a nice chat with Hap today (thanks!) so I'm going to dive in again and get this engine torn down so I can see what I have to work with. I've also got a line on a spare 18GB block of unknown condition and completeness. Hopefully between the two and what I can scrounge locally I'll have enough of the crucial bits to pull this off.
The plan is to build a mildly warmed up engine, nothing extreme, but no corners cut either. I still want to do a supercharged engine but the funds just aren't around right now. This way I'll have a nice solid engine for the next few years while I save up the resources for something more special (and that new Bugeye's got some needs as well).
I've never rebuilt an engine before, so this will be a fun learning experience. I'm going to revive my old tear-down thread and document the whole process. Going to get cold soon here, so it'll give me something to do inside. :grin: