For Sale: 1966 MGB with a Ford V8

This 1966 MGB is for sale in Tennessee with an asking price of $21,500. The car is powered by a Ford 302 crate motor that produces 345 horsepower which is a lot more than the factory B-series inline-four made. The drivetrain consists of a Ford Racing T5 five-speed manual transmission and narrowed Chevy S-10 10-bolt rear end with a LSD and 3.42 gears. The engine and transmission were installed by Mantell Motorsports using one of their Ford V8 swap kits. Full stats included below.

Full Stats:
Model:

• 1966 MGB rebuilt on a 1980 body shell

Engine:

• Ford Boss 302 crate motor (345HP) with 4 bolt mains
• Aluminum GT40 heads
• hydraulic roller cam (E303)
• Edelbrock intake manifold
• Quick Fuel HR series 650 cfm carb
• Petronix flame thrower distributor
• MSD Blaster 2 ignition coil
• Ford Motorsport short neck water pump
• remote oil filter
• remote oil cooler
• V8 conversion by Mantell Motorsports

Drivetrain:

• Ford Racing Super Duty T5 5-speed
• Ford Motorsport Aluminum flywheel
• CNC pull type slave cylinder
• MGB master cylinder
• Modified shifter
• D&D fabrications driveshaft
• Chevy S-10 10 bolt rear end, narrowed by D&D Fabrications
• Auburn limited slip differential
• 3.42 final drive

Cooling:

• Mantell Motorsport aluminum radiator
• Flex-a-Lite low profile electric fan with shroud

Exhaust:

• Fast Cars through the fender headers with Jet Hot coating
• exiting into 2.5″ aluminized dual exhaust with crossover pipe and Jones performance mufflers

Front Suspension:

• Cross member modified to accommodate Ford oil pan
• Lever arm shock absorbers
• Red polyurethane bushings
• 7/8″ front sway bar

Rear Suspensions:

• 1980 MGB springs and sway bar
• Moss Motors (Monroe) tube shock conversion

Brakes:

• late model MGB master cylinder and power brake servo
• stock front disk brakes
• Chevy S-10 rear drum brakes
• D&D Fabrication parking brake assembly
• Braided stainless steel brake lines

Electrical:

• stock MGB wiring
• modified for V8 installation
• 100 amp Delco-Remy style alternator

Wheels:

• 14″ aluminum “Z Racing” wheels
• 185-70 LST touring tires

Source: MG Exp