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Using his wealth of hands-on experience combined with input from many amateur restorers, and aided by the top TR specialists, Roger Williams explains in great detail how to increase the performance and improve the handling and braking of the six-cylinder TR sports cars for fast road use, track days or more serious motorsport. Contents include expert advice about chassis strengthening, roll cages, hubs, wheels & tyres, gearbox, clutch, overdrive, ignition, camshaft, carburettors, fuel injection (original and replacement systems), engine (including transplants), body & trim, electrics, weight reduction, and information about clubs and specialists.This updated edition has been reprinted as part of Veloce's Classic Reprint series.
This title covers all aspects of improving these cars for today's conditions, and for higher performance generally; in the areas of power, braking, appearance and comfort. This updated and revised edition includes information on numerous new subjects such as V6 engines, air-conditioning, ignition improvements, engine management, and weight reduction. There is also an individual chapter on the various engines involved, and, in particular, some original and unique research on (four cylinder) cylinder head performance and comparisons. New updated and revised second edition applies to hundreds of thousands of MGBs, MGCs and MGB V8s. This title discusses how to improve performance, braking, handling, reliability, appearance and comfort. The author is a production engineer with real practical experience of improving these cars. This title features step-by-step illustrated procedures.
Available again after a long absence! Using his wealth of hands-on experience combined with input from many amateur restorers, and aided by the top TR specialists, Roger Williams explains in great detail how to increase the performance and improve the handling and braking of the six-cylinder TR sports cars for fast road use, track days or more serious motorsport. Contents include expert advice about chassis strengthening, roll cages, hubs, wheels & tyres, gearbox, clutch, overdrive, ignition, camshaft, carburettors, fuel injection (original and replacement systems), engine (including transplants), body & trim, electrics, weight reduction, and information about clubs and specialists.This updated edition has been reprinted as part of Veloce's Classic Reprint series.
Aided by top racing and high-performance TR specialists, his own experiences and those of other amateur restorers, the author explains in some detail how to increase the performance and handling of the four-cylinder TR sports cars for fast road, track days or more serious motorsport.
From the beginning of TR7 development, British Leyland saw North America as a primary destination for its new sportscar. The car was to be the first of a new line of Triumph cars that was tailored for the American markets. Launched during one of the darkest times in British Automotive History, the car was Triumph's biggest seller. The author explains in great detail how to increase the performance of these four and eight-cylinder sports cars and how to select and transplant higher-performance engines. Contents include aesthetic changes, body strengthening, roll-cages, brake upgrades, performance wheel changes, gearbox, clutch, four-cylinder engine upgrades, selecting and fitting a V8 engine, improving the suspension and upgrading the rear axle, ignition, carburetor selection and fitting, improving existing and retro-fitting Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI), engine transplants, electrical reliability upgrades, weight reduction and more. Covering the whole car with over 500 color illustrations, step-by-step instructions, 23 clear line drawings and useful club and supplier listings, this book is a must have for any TR7/8 owner.
This book provides all the information needed to build a V8-powered MGB roadster or GT. Whether converting an existing four-cylinder car, or building a car based on a new bodyshell, it contains all the knowledge and experience you need to build the car of your dreams for the smallest cost. No one contemplating an MGB V8 engine conversion should start the project without reading this book, which is written by a leading MGB expert and based on the real world experience of owners and specialists who have re-engined MGBs in the past.
Using his own wealth of hands-on experience, combined with input from many owners and aided by the top TR7 & TR7 V8 specialists on both sides of the Atlantic, Roger Williams explains, in great detail, how to increase the performance, improve the aesthetics, handling and braking of the TR7. He also describes existing TR7-V8 conversions, plus the original TR7 V8.Balanced improvements for fast road, ultra fast road/rally, track-day or even more serious motorsport are all explored.