{"id":25509,"date":"2018-07-10T16:36:14","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T21:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=25509"},"modified":"2021-04-07T23:09:20","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T04:09:20","slug":"for-sale-1977-mgb-gt-with-a-4-0-l-rover-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=25509","title":{"rendered":"For Sale: 1977 MGB GT with a 4.0 L Rover V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1977-MGB-GT-with-a-4.0-L-Rover-V8-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25512\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=25512\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1977-MGB-GT-with-a-4.0-L-Rover-V8-01.jpg?fit=1800%2C1201&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1201\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1977 MGB GT with a 4.0 L Rover V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1977 MGB GT with a 4.0 L Rover V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1977-MGB-GT-with-a-4.0-L-Rover-V8-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1977-MGB-GT-with-a-4.0-L-Rover-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1977 MGB GT with a 4.0 L Rover V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-25512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1977-MGB-GT-with-a-4.0-L-Rover-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1977-MGB-GT-with-a-4.0-L-Rover-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1977-MGB-GT-with-a-4.0-L-Rover-V8-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1977-MGB-GT-with-a-4.0-L-Rover-V8-01.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This 1977 MGB GT V8 is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.co.uk\/itm\/MGB-not-Ferrari-Porsche-TRV-Jaguar-etc\/323338317096?mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&#038;siteid=3&#038;mkcid=1&#038;campid=5337186835&#038;toolid=20004&#038;mkevt=1\">for sale on eBay<\/a> in Four Marks, United Kingdom with an asking price of \u00a319,995 or about $26,531. The sports car took five years to build and cost \u00a330,000 ($39,807). Under the hood sits a 4.0 L Range Rover\/Discovery V8 from Turner Engineering that features custom ductile iron flanged liners, Real Steel high performance camshaft, Merlin big valve cylinder heads, John Earles cross over inlet manifold, Jenvey throttle bodies and injectors. The transmission is a Land Rover LT-series five-speed manual connected to a rebuilt rear end. The MGB rides on a Frontline Developments coilover suspension with a 5-link rear.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1977-MGB-GT-with-a-4.0-L-Rover-V8-02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25513\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=25513\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1977-MGB-GT-with-a-4.0-L-Rover-V8-02.jpg?fit=1800%2C1201&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1201\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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wp-image-25513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1977-MGB-GT-with-a-4.0-L-Rover-V8-02.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1977-MGB-GT-with-a-4.0-L-Rover-V8-02.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1977-MGB-GT-with-a-4.0-L-Rover-V8-02.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1977-MGB-GT-with-a-4.0-L-Rover-V8-02.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1977-MGB-GT-with-a-4.0-L-Rover-V8-03.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25514\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=25514\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.co.uk\/itm\/MGB-not-Ferrari-Porsche-TRV-Jaguar-etc\/323338317096?mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&#038;siteid=3&#038;mkcid=1&#038;campid=5337186835&#038;toolid=20004&#038;mkevt=1\">eBay<\/a> (ESD may earn commisions when a product is purchased from this link) via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mgexp.com\/phorum\/read.php?40,3770295,3770295#msg-3770295\">MG Experience<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This 1977 MGB GT V8 is for sale on eBay in Four Marks, United Kingdom with an asking price of \u00a319,995 or about $26,531. The sports car took five years to build and cost \u00a330,000 ($39,807). Under the hood sits a 4.0 L Range Rover\/Discovery V8 from Turner Engineering that features custom ductile iron flanged&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=25509\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">For Sale: 1977 MGB GT with a 4.0 L Rover V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25512,"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":0,"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_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[771],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gt-v8"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1977-MGB-GT-with-a-4.0-L-Rover-V8-01.jpg?fit=1800%2C1201&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":122175,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=122175","url_meta":{"origin":25509,"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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We also want to thank the owners and builders who shared their projects with us. We look forward to another year of filled with wonderful engine swaps. Below are the top 25 posts from 2024. 25. 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