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Old 08-27-2018, 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by heinke View Post
Great job on the car Jim!

The body work and clean look are fantastic. What I also appreciate is that you strengthened up the frame as well.

I had a Triumph TR6 that I swapped a 351 Cleveland in without modifying the sheet metal frame. It was a beautiful car, appeared to handle decent enough and accelerated like a rocket. Give it a bit too much throttle in a turn and/or if the turn had an uneven surface, the car rewarded you with a quick 360 view of your surroundings. I didn't realize it at the time but that TR6 frame had enough give to cause this phenomenon. After the first couple of spins, I learned to keep a light pedal on the street. On the autocross course, the car was sideways more than straight.

My fix was to sell it and build a Cobra (which is still my daily driver 20+ years later). My only regret in making this change is that I lost the "sleeper" British car look. Nobody's surprised when a Cobra blows then away but they are shocked when a TR6 does it. I bet your's is fun that way
I didn't want the car to flex (and it doesn't) but the result is that it is a little heavier than I had hoped. Any reduction in weight would probably be accompanied with a reduction in traction. I haven't raced anyone on the street yet although there have been a lot of cars trying to get me to. I guess I'm just getting conservative in my old age.
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MGB roadster widened 11.5", Corvette C-4 suspension, 535 hp supercharged LT1 V8, T-56 6 speed.
Pictures here: It goes to Part 6 now
Part 1
http://forum.britishv8.org/read.php?13,7581
Part 2
http://forum.britishv8.org/read.php?13,22422
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