1970camaroRS

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Not going to start a build thread until I have more work done, but last night I was bored and tried out how well the engine fits. Firewall is pushed back, trans tunnel enlarged. Engine is a 6.0L LQ4 that I'm selling. Want to put in a L33 5.3L aluminum engine with a small turbo. A large saucepan plays the part of the turbo in this image.

sierrac3_s2000

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That's going to be fun. I originally was planning on doing an LS in my 66 Datsun Roadster but decided on the turbo Ecotec engine for easier packaging. There is also a TR250 Triumph on here with an LS motor. It's a lot to stuff into these small cars. Looking forward to seeing it come together.

bmxmon

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I like your Turbo! Extra points for using a nice camera with a good white balance setting.

1970camaroRS

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I do photography as a side gig, so I try to at least do a half-way decent job with my daily snap-shots. The white-balance is hard because it's mixed light. 1/2 tungsten and 1/2 florescent. Should have bounced a flash, but I'm lazy.

The turbo is a bit small, but it should boil some water really well.

bczee

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It looks like you will only be using an Alternator (not AC or PS). Have you mocked that up yet ?..

Wanter inlet and heater hoses are looking tight...

should be a fun one....

BC

chevnut55

I love these cars. I had a 78 mgb, my uncle has a 80. There is a mgb in my area with a nasty big block. I always wanted to put a turbo chevy 4 in one but a ls sounds much better.

1970camaroRS

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Yes, no AC or PS, it has a manual rack. No heater either, so the heater inlet/outlet are going to be capped. The thermostat housing will have to be replaced with a straight one. I'm also going to switch from the truck water pump and crank pulley to a Camaro pump and under drive crank pulley.

The alternator...that will be fun. Without the turbo, it fits on the passenger side no problem. If I front mount the turbo between the engine and the radiator, same deal, but then the down-pipe routing will be interesting. It will probably be a reverse mount with a custom bracket. Dunno, maybe I will just do a head/cam 5.3L and be happy with that for a while.

1970camaroRS

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ALMOST bought a Thunderbird Turbo Coupe to grab the 2.3L Turbo 4 cylinder and the T-5 transmission from it. But, the MG is already modified to accept a V8 swap.

bczee

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I also had a 68 MGB-GT... was a fun car... Blew the engine twice and the trans once. Had a Huffaker cam, pulled pertty good. But I figured I better get rid of it before I broke it in half !.. LOL

BC

HioSSilver

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I've been wanting to do a British car swap.

TopNotchLSX

That first picture is seriously one of my new favorites! Going to be a fun but difficult project for sure. Good luck!

SpeedyMerrickan

LOL. Love that turbo.

zuffen

I had a 63 MGB fitted with a Mazda 12A Rotary engine out of a written off race car in 1970.

It had 130hp at the the wheels.

Fun car but chopped out rear axles all the time until I swapped to a Salisbury.

vazfx16

This is a very nice idea. I would love to build something like this.

mgbgts

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I've been planning a swap into a 71 MGBGT, got a low mileage LS-1/T-56 from an 02' Trans-Am, but I just haven't been able to make enough room in my shop to get started on it. Looks like I need to get moving on it, by the time I get it done it will be "just another LS-MG" with all the ones I've been coming across in the works. Except I plan on a LOT more metal work than I've seen on any so far, while keeping it as factory in appearance as I can.

1970camaroRS

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I've been cutting on the trans tunnel and am working on gathering parts for a 4-link rear suspension so I can run tires wider than 275mm in the rear. I will start an official build thread when I get more real actual work done. I've been too damn busy getting my 1966 Thunderbird back into working order so I can sell it as a 'runner'.

billymgb1000

Took a while but worth it

1970camaroRS

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That looks nice. I did another test fit of mine, this time with the transmission attached and it will all fit nicely with the engine set back into the firewall a fair amount. I will start a build thread today.