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MG MGB GT V8 Factory Originals Technical - Extra cross-member!

Looking for more rigidity in my GT body I came up with an easy modification of welding another cross-member under the front of each floor plan parallel to the existing one, connecting the sill section to the middle chassis rail. The cross-member repair sections are available for a few pounds and require only shortening.

This area has always concerned since I saw a MGBV8 in which the driver’s legs had been crushed after a particularly bad accident. The only resistance to the sill entering the foot well is the floor pan. This modification makes the foot-well a box, and has the double effect of increasing body rigidly and increasing driver/passenger safety.

I have a Jpeg of my modification if anyone would like it Emailed to them

Nick
Nick Smallwood

Yes please Nick. Great idea!
robert pulleyblank

Can I have a copy also
regards
mark
markmathiesen

Me too, please.
Paul Joly

Please send me a copy , thanks
George DeLong

Yes Nick, If you have the time, I would like to see a picture of your modifications.
Thanks....Dana
Dana

I would like to see this mod. as well, but wouldn't it be easier to send the jpeg to Mike at barnes2@arkansas.net? He could add it to the V8 conversion web page for all to see.
Carl

Carl I have sent the JPeg to Mike, with a covering letter. Lets see whats happens.

I will add it to my website shortly which is still under development.

Nick
Nick Smallwood

I have just added the picture that Nick sent me to the V8 site.

Thanks to Nick for the picture and information.

http://www.mgcars.org.uk/v8_conversions/body/floor/strengthening.html

Cheers

Mike
MikeB

I have now added this mod to my website also, although it is still under development.

http://www.v8mgbgt.demon.co.uk/crossmember.htm

Nick
Nick Smallwood

Nick:

Nice job. But what is that suspension I see up there? Ball joints and coil overs? Is it the factory new stuff or did you engineer it?

Pete 67gt
peter plouf

Its Jaguar wishbone fully independant suspension front and rear, not tested yet though.

See Website
http://www.v8mgbgt.demon.co.uk/

I don't have any close-up photos yet as the suspension has not been powder coated yet.

Nick

Nick Smallwood

Nick:

Quit your job and get back to work on your website!!! As older jags are quite cheap in Canada (sedans)
I am curious what model jag you chose? I can see where the Sebring flares would come in handy with those tires. Keep up the good work and keep posting

Pete 67gt.
peter plouf

Hi Pete,

I would love to fiddle with my MG all day, but it doesn't pay the bills. In fact the even when I do work the bills don't get paid because of it.

Both ends are XJ6 4.2, the front is 1976 and the rear 1974. I had all the front carriers and rear sub-frame shortening engineered professionally. I may be able to road test it next March, and then give an opinion as the whether it is a viable way to go. Hopefully by then I will have a digital camera and can report on ot in more detail.

Nick
Nick Smallwood

This thread was discussed between 30/10/1999 and 07/11/1999

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