Here is a little bit about my car:
RWA 1974 Body Shell. Deep Burgandy Paint. Custom body work includes shaved door handles, emblems removed, back-up lights removed, trunk handle removed and fuel filler relocated into luggage compartment. Split rear bumper with over-riders removed, 1971 license plate lights and electric remote trunk latch.
Powertrain
is a stock 1275 A-series engine with 1980 48 state Lucas
MGB electronic ignition, Weber 40 DCOE carb, LCB headers
flowing through 2 Jaguar XKE silencers, aluminum valve
cover, 3 core radiator, GM alternator conversion. Transmission is a 1978 Datsun
B210 5 speed gearbox (not a later 210 box, yes, it can be
done). Rear gearing is from a 1979 Midget 3.73:1 axle.
Front Suspension modifications include 5/8" anti-roll bar, stiffer springs, offset camber upper link bushings, camber plates under the lever shocks, and lowering spacers, and frame rail chassis reinforcement.
Rear Suspension modifications include 1" lower springs, Spax adjustable tube shocks, 3/4" anti-sway bar, and chassis stiffening plate.
Tires are 175-60R/13 on chrome wire wheels.
Cherry wood instrument cluster
with 1979 Midget and MGB guages. Left to right: Choke
control, Tachometer, Electric Temperature Gauge, Fuel
Gauge, Mechanical Oil Pressure Gauge, Speedometer, MGB Heat and Defrost Controls.
Nardi Steering wheel.
Pioneer AM/FM Cassette Stereo w/ trunk mounted 6 disc CD changer, 320 watt power amplifier, Pioneer 5' dual range front speakers and an 8" subwoofer.
Seats are upgraded with MGB seat foams and cloth two-tone upholstery.
The convertable top and full tonneau cover are premium cloth, and incorporate a zip out rear window not originally available from the factory. The top was purchaced from Little British Car Co.
I have owned this car in one form or another since 1984. Future upgrades planned for the car include:
Aluminum cylinder head
lower end rebuild to .60 over pistons
cooper S spec cam
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