{"id":7268,"date":"2015-08-11T21:55:37","date_gmt":"2015-08-12T01:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=7268"},"modified":"2015-08-11T21:58:32","modified_gmt":"2015-08-12T01:58:32","slug":"update-on-the-wildest-mgb-on-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=7268","title":{"rendered":"Update on the Wildest MGB on Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MGB<\/a><\/p>\n

Since we last wrote<\/a> about Jason Shalders and APS Motorsports’ 1966 MGB GT GT3 race car they have continued to post progress on their Facebook page<\/a>. The hood is now all one piece and most of the body seems complete with a coating of yellow paint. <\/p>\n

\"MGB<\/a><\/p>\n

\"MGB<\/a><\/p>\n

Race Engine Digest wrote a very detailed article on the twin-turbocharged 4.0 L Rover V8 which you can read in a Facebook post by Westwood Cylinder Liners<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"twin-turbo<\/a><\/p>\n

\"twin-turbo<\/a><\/p>\n

\"twin-turbo<\/a><\/p>\n

The team is still has a lot of work left on internal components. They just recently were working on installing the custom fuel tank and modifying the engine cam carriers. <\/p>\n

\"MGB<\/a><\/p>\n

\"twin-turbo<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: APS Motorsports Facebook page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Since we last wrote about Jason Shalders and APS Motorsports’ 1966 MGB GT GT3 race car they have continued to post progress on their Facebook page. The hood is now all one piece and most of the body seems complete with a coating of yellow paint. Race Engine Digest wrote a very detailed article on… Read More »Update on the Wildest MGB on Earth<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7269,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","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,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[200],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mg"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":116803,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=116803","url_meta":{"origin":7268,"position":0},"title":"1967 MGB GT with a 3.4 L Chevy V6","author":"swaptastic","date":"June 11, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1967 MGB GT rolled into BMC British Automobile in Isanti, Minnesota for a makeover. 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