{"id":86621,"date":"2022-05-30T18:00:42","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T23:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=86621"},"modified":"2022-05-30T18:03:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T23:03:59","slug":"1979-mgb-with-a-rear-engine-chrysler-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=86621","title":{"rendered":"1979 MGB with a Rear-Engine Chrysler V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Devon West enjoys building really unique vehicles. Last year we shared his wild V12 powered Mail Jeep<\/a>. After that he wanted to build a rear-engine sports car. So Devon installed a 318 ci Chrysler V8<\/a> from a 1966 Dodge Charger in the trunk of a 1979 MG MGB. On top of the motor sits an Edelbrock 600 cfm four-barrel carburetor. A 727 three-speed automatic transmission sends power forward to a Humvee NGP 242 transfer case in the factory engine bay. The transfer case reroutes the power rearward to a flipped MGB axle under a Jeep CJ5 rear suspension. Devon also installed Dodge Neon disc brakes in front. <\/p>\n

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Devon West enjoys building really unique vehicles. Last year we shared his wild V12 powered Mail Jeep. After that he wanted to build a rear-engine sports car. So Devon installed a 318 ci Chrysler V8 from a 1966 Dodge Charger in the trunk of a 1979 MG MGB. 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