simonr Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 Very, very nice!!!...Could you post closer picture of the engine, specially the SU carbs? Simón P. Rivera Torres
Harold Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 (edited) I almost feel as though I'm looking at my 1:1 Sprite- especially the engine. Great work on both. Edited October 28, 2009 by Harold
Harold Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 ... ex-wives... I'd trade my ex- wife for the real MGB...
Peter Lombardo Posted October 28, 2009 Author Posted October 28, 2009 Ok Simon, here are some more shots of the engine and the SU’s. I hope these will help you. There is a wonderful forum for MG enthusiasts that will have many more pictures if you want them. You may have to search around a little but it be interesting at the very least. It is right here http://www.mgexperience.net/ Oh, again, thanks guys for the kind words on both cars....I really do appreciate it.
MrObsessive Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 Aaaaah yes! The 'ol SU carbs! Spent many a time trying to keep those things in sync..............Ran very well though when they were!
jbwelda Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 heres my 40 year project, finally on its way to a new home driving around a lake in michigan evidently: loaded up and down the road: and heres a shot of the motor and SU's...I am pretty sure these arent the same style as on a B... that was a nice car from the time i bought it as a teenager to the day it left my possession, i still miss it. i had gone through it more than once in those years and it was more or less 100% reliable even on 200 mile trips, believe it or not. a new cloth wiring harness from rhode island wiring made all the difference in the world. that motor never even had the head removed and it still started first time every time and ran like a clock.
Foxer Posted October 29, 2009 Posted October 29, 2009 Aaaaah yes! The 'ol SU carbs! Spent many a time trying to keep those things in sync..............Ran very well though when they were! I was lucky for 3 weeks on my TR4A before the SU Sync Started going South .. before that, beware Mustangs!
Nick F40 Posted October 29, 2009 Posted October 29, 2009 (edited) Aaaaah yes! The 'ol SU carbs! Spent many a time trying to keep those things in sync..............Ran very well though when they were! ahhh yes, I know all about them, how many 18 year olds you know could tell you that they even know what they are? huh? Between the MGB, fantstic! , Harold's Sprite and that TF? All of them, love em! Edited October 29, 2009 by Nick F40
Harry P. Posted October 29, 2009 Posted October 29, 2009 heres my 40 year project, finally on its way to a new home driving around a lake in michigan evidently: That is one good looking car...
simonr Posted October 29, 2009 Posted October 29, 2009 (edited) Great pictures indeed!...Sorry to bother you so much, but, the SU carbs and engine close up pics I requested are from the model. If you can take it, I will appreciate it a lot. Thanks a lot Simón P. Rivera Torres Edited October 29, 2009 by simonr
jbwelda Posted October 29, 2009 Posted October 29, 2009 i really love how you opened up everything and did such a super job on the engine compartment. the whole thing looks way beyond the call! are you going to take this to any model shows? i would advise you to...esp to IPMS shows, they really get off on the recreation aspect. really sharp model. and with photos of the real thing (or the real thing out in the parking lot) its a real crowd attracter!
Peter Lombardo Posted October 29, 2009 Author Posted October 29, 2009 Simone, I am sorry, I thought you wanted pictures of the real carbs. I will take a few shots closer of the engine, assuming that I can, and post them in a day or two. Billy, I know what you mean about the sync. on the carbs...It took a little doing, but once I got them working together, thay run great. I have an MGA that has a circa 1976 MGB engine in it, so they are basically the same, but the engine in the MGA has a Weber downdraft carb on it (prior owner installed) and it does not perform as well as the SU's, in fact, not even close to it, so down the road I will have to switch it out. Joe, I love that car...looks to be an MG TF, which is my favorite of the "T" cars. The SU's on it look like the SU H4's, I have SU HIF's on my MGB. The biggest difference in the carbs is that the H4"s have an external "bowl" with the float and the HIF's (mine) have an internal bowl and float. If i understand what you are saying, you no longer own that car, if that is so, what a shame....the "Open" fender MG's are so cool. One day I want to add one to my little collection...we'll see if that happens. Again...thanks for the input and kind words.
jbwelda Posted October 30, 2009 Posted October 30, 2009 my name is bill, not joe, but yeah i sold the car back in about 2002 or 2003 to a guy who then did a frame up resto and like i mentioned he drives it and keeps it on a lake in michigan somewhere. im happy my teenage years car found a good home because to be honest much of the time i owned it it languished in the garage and only got driven occasionally. and yes it was a MGTF, 54 so pre-1500 which made it a much stronger runner than the 1500. it was widely reviled when it was offered by MG when the public was waiting for a new style from MG, the MGA design had been leaked and everyone was tired of the "wing" look of the separate fenders. to my eye it was always the sleekest, most balanced of the T series and thats what led me to buy it when i was a kid. at one point i was that close to putting a chevy small block into it to keep up with my friend with the healy with the 327 corvette FI engine in it but somehow sanity prevailed if only for a short time. great MGB again there...
Peter Lombardo Posted November 3, 2009 Author Posted November 3, 2009 Well, Bill, I am sorry that I got your name wrong…I was having one of my all too frequent “Senior Momentsâ€. Anyway, I always look lovingly at the MG-TF’s when I go to a British car show. They really had the look perfected just before the “modern, sleek MGA†entered the market. The MGA really was a very well designed car and truly was a major step forward from the open wheel “T†series. But that doesn’t stop me from appreciating the beauty of the TF. Simon, I did the best I could in shooting the engine and the carb area of the car. The engine bay is dark and tight and it was not very sunny for the 5th weekend in a row here in NJ. I also included a shot of the license plate on the back. I think it looks great. It is a replica of the actual plate on the car. My brother created it on the computer so the plate number is correct. If you look closely at the plate, you can read the “Garden State†and the tiny “historic†on the bottom. His printer is amazing. He prints huge banners 40 feet long by up to 4 feet high on that printer and it can still turn out a 1/25 license plate that is perfect….ah, technology, ain’t great? Sorry to keep resurrecting this thread…this should be the last of it.
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