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Frontline Cars<\/a> built this MGB “LE60<\/a>” at their company in the UK. In the engine bay is a built 4.8 L Rover V8 producing 375 hp and 312 lb-ft of torque. It features a balanced crankshaft, forged pistons, h-beam rods, and custom intake and exhaust manifolds. Behind the motor is a Tremec TKO five-speed manual transmission sending power to a Quaife limited-slip differential with upgraded axles. The coupe rides on a double wishbone front suspension and six-link rear suspension with Frontline\/Nitron coilovers on each corner. Behind the 16-inch wheels and Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tires are six-piston calipers with 310 mm rotors in front and two-piston calipers with 265 mm rotors in back. Frontline Cars states the car has a top speed of 160 mph and reached 0-60 mph in 3.6 seconds. <\/p>\n

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Source: Frontline Developments FB page<\/a> via Hemmings<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Frontline Cars built this MGB “LE60” at their company in the UK. In the engine bay is a built 4.8 L Rover V8 producing 375 hp and 312 lb-ft of torque. It features a balanced crankshaft, forged pistons, h-beam rods, and custom intake and exhaust manifolds. Behind the motor is a Tremec TKO five-speed manual… Read More »Frontline Cars’ MGB with a 4.8L Rover V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":105387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[421],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mgb"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Frontline-Cars-MGB-with-a-4.8L-Rover-V8-01.jpg?fit=1440%2C1440&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":122175,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=122175","url_meta":{"origin":105382,"position":0},"title":"Jay Leno Drives an MGB with a 4.8 L Rover V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"October 21, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Tim Fenna from Frontline Cars visited Jay Leno's Garage to show off the company's \"LE60\" MGB GT. 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