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MG MGB GT V8 Factory Originals Technical - engine steady bar

Can anyone suggest a engine steady bar front fitting if poss, either off the shelf or out another motor, that will stop my engine rubbing against the steering column. mine is a converted 1970 chrome bumper (nearly finished!).
james

James,

An inellegant solution is to chain the left side of the engine down. I've done this on engines that tended to torque over. Chain is flexible, strong and easily installed. It also extends the life of the motor mount.

George B.
George B.

I fabricated a bar to stop my manifolds from touching the steering column on acceleration. I can't remember what it was originally but it did the trick.
If you would like a picture of it fitted, send an e-mail.
Regards,
Murray
:-)
Murray

The option adopted by many owners of factory V8s in the UK, including the Police, was to insert an additional spacer under the RH engine mount (RHD car), about 3/32" thick (the Police used two old pennies, that is 'old' as in 'pre-decimalisation'). This is what my V8 had when I bought it. I subsequently replaced the engine mounts but left the extra spacer in. There is also a considerable amount of engine 'twist' available due to the slotted holes in the chassis brackets of the factory car, which are necessary to get the second rubber installed. I set the final position of the engine so that it was mid-way between the two extremeties of twist.

PaulH.
Paul Hunt

For what its worth, when I did my first V8 conversion in Long Island, using a Rover 3500s engine, the Rover came with a steady bar, bushes and brackets which could possibly be adapted,
bob pulleyblank

I have seen the upper mounts that look like dog bones from a 90-94 Chevy Lumina 3.1l(v-6)
used as a steady rod. Mount goes to bracket welded to frame on the passenger side, and to another bracked bolted
to the motor where the trans bolts up. This is what I can remember of a local V8 Sebring car.
Brian Kraus

Further to Bob P 's comments, the P6B Rover had an engine steady bar which is just the right length. But you can't mount it a la Rover fashion, because it will steer your car to the right every time you accelerate. Don't ask me how I know.It can easily be adapted with a bit of cutting & welding so it fits between the LH head & the chassis rail.
Barrie E
Barrie Egerton

Dave Vale at the conversion factory sell a steady bar that bolts to the left head and the left wheelarch area.
Robert

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