Scot Abbott

Member ID: scotabbott

Member Status: Free Member
Pittsburgh, Pa 15216, USA

Member Since: 2005-10-01
Home Site: The MG Experience

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Last Login: 2012-02-07 07:00:55
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I'm a retired technical professional who is 'taken' by Certain British Cars, and has a few of each : MGB(3), Spitfire(3) , E-type Jag (4). A recent car passion has been making nice MGBV6's. I've built 2 spitfires on gt6 chassis, restored E types, and added fuel injection to MGB and GT6. I am presently exploring routes to effectively and inexpensively fuel inject cars with were originally fitted with SU's and Zenith Stromberg Carbs.

Scot Abbott's Vehicle Registry

1974 MG MGB
"Bee"
GHN5UE345216

1 Vehicles -- Total mileage: 75,845 mi (122,061 km) -- Average age: 1974

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TPS For SU And Zenith Stromberg TB's

Posted on: Sunday February 14, 2010

Carb body with adapter TPS and pieces below

Throttle position information is obtained from the GM TPS sensor mounted to an adapter on the end of the throttle shaft. This information is used by the ECU to make adjustments to account for strong acceleration and deceleration. The whole setup consists of the TPS itself, a few nuts and bolts, a couple of small pieces of flat stock, and an adapter so the throttle shaft turns the inside portion of the TPS. The adapter is a simple bolt with: 1. a hole drilled axially into it so ...

Hood Bonnet Release

Posted on: Thursday December 10, 2009

I have had and repaired many MGB's. IMHO, the cable release setup for MGB's is lousy. The reasons: They are hard to operate They eventually fail. Causes PITA They are located in the wrong place I have made and used a simple setup to fix the problem setup permanently. Anyone can make one with simple tools and a morning of effort. The pieces can be made of many materials, ones available at a Home Depot type of place. I got mine from my project scrap pile. ...

Air Filter And Air Box For MGB

Posted on: Tuesday December 8, 2009

I wanted to have a much neater, more efficient and suitable air filter setup for my MGBV6. The K&N conical filters look so ugly to me-a kludge-and they do not bring in cold air. This costs about 5% or so of horsepower. I made an air box of flat sheet steel, and built it to hold a modern high effieiency accordian style filter. I chose an inexpensive one that is readily available at any common auto parts place. The strategy is to use the volume alongside the motor and behind the radiator wh...

Modifying Zenith Stromberg Carb Bodies

Posted on: Thursday November 12, 2009

Disclaimer: read and use this information at your own risk. This is a report of my experiences. Previously I described how I modified carbs using only the simplest tools. In this procedure I used a hole saw in a drill press. In this case I modified a 1.75 inch ZS carb body and I used a 1 3/4 inch hole saw from harbor freight. It gives an attractive result immediately. This is the procedure I used: Step 1 clamp (or affix in some fashion) carb body in drill press Step ...

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