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MGB V8 AWD conversion #1
Jim Lema Everett, WA, USA Sign in to contact 1967 MG MGB 1977 MG MGB	Topic Creator (OP) Feb 23, 2017 12:45 AM Top Contributor Joined 20 years ago 2,168 Posts

Saw this on the Amazon Prime series Grand Tour Season 1, episode 9 Land Rover Discovery 3.9 with the body of a 1980 MGB stuck on top. Who says that Jeremy Clarkson doesn't know how to do a MGB V8 conversion?

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Re: MGB V8 AWD conversion #2
Jim Blackwood * BlownMGB-V8 Gunpowder Rd, Florence, KY, USA Sign in to contact	Feb 23, 2017 09:27 AM Top Contributor Joined 17 years ago 7,998 Posts

"The conversion was done in 2 hours"
Yep, that right there's a quality job. You would think he could have put at least one bolt in between the body and chassis though. Down right comical the way the body rotated around the hood (engine). Yet for all that he was actually able to drive it. Amazing.

I think an AWD MGB could be done. I don't think it would be easy. I also don't think it makes a lot of sense. Unless you are going for the mini-monster-truck look.

Jim

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Re: MGB V8 AWD conversion #3
grogers1 Garry Rogers VISALIA, CA, USA Sign in to contact	Feb 23, 2017 10:46 AM Joined 8 years ago 55 Posts

That is funny!!

Looking for ideas for my 1980 MGB.

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Re: MGB V8 AWD conversion #4
Jim Lema Everett, WA, USA Sign in to contact 1967 MG MGB 1977 MG MGB	Topic Creator (OP) Feb 23, 2017 03:20 PM Top Contributor Joined 20 years ago 2,168 Posts

When Jeremy builds a car it's going to be a joke. That's the whole premise of the show. The sad part is that it appears they destroyed a fairly nice late model MGB.

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