MGB Sebring Wings/Arches - looking for some

[jimbob82]

the arches I have don't fit the front wings and they're not anywhere near enough to "make" them fit.

Anyone got a pair of front sebring wings or a kit they haven't used?

I would prefer to make them out of steel but that means buying a wheel and plan hammer setup, which isn't cheap.

TIA...

[midgeman]

Have you tried MG Motorsport for metal? The fiberglass ones don't fit well I believe, I'v never done any myself but most people seem to say they need a fair bit of fettling to line everything up right.

[jimbob82]

thanks midgeman, i'll give them a shout.

i got someone coming in to my place on monday (friend of a friend) to have a look and see if he can do anything for me.

If I can't find anything in the near future I'll probably go the wheel and hammer route and make them in steel. they'll be alot stronger in steel but it'll mean more time,

[v8bloke]

I used Gilf Mk 1 arches and grafted them on to my Sebring trackday car.
What do u think, here is a pic.

[jimbob82]

that looks very nice indeed. I think my wheels will sit out more than yours do though

[v8bloke]

I am using 7J x 15 on the front and 6J x 15 rear. The fronts could do with 10mm spacers to properly fill the arches.
Front and rear offsets are about ET +3mm.
Here it is in action.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpoou0GOJt8

[jimbob82]

i think yours is the same car that i saw a few years back you were pushing 303HP at the time. the thing that sticks in my mind from the first vid is the car steaming up toward the chicane and almost pushing an evo out the way it was a good watch as is the one you posted

We need to chat sometime about how your suspension is setup

[v8bloke]

Sorry typo rears are 8J x 15.
Cheers

[v8bloke]

Here is a better shot with the sister car that has sebring fibreglass arches.

[jimbob82]

did you fit the rear wing because it was slopy at speed or was it fitted from the start, (before you drove it)?

are you running standard rear diff or LSD?

[v8bloke]

Rear wing recently fitted. Made my own DRS system using springs and a linkage.
here is the car in action fron last saturday 27/04/2013
It taked a couple of laps to warm the tyres and get up to speed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqNfmSKs9YU

[jimbob82]

fair play that's -



quick

is it standard back axle or LSD?

[v8bloke]

MG rear axle with 3.07:1 gears and quaife LSD. Composite leaf springs, anti tramps, panhard rod and custom ARB

[jimbob82]

Did you use the 3 door rear arches? I'm assuming you did because they have a nicer curvature to graft on. Looks like I'm gonna do it the same way

[v8bloke]

The rear arches are fibreglass sebring replicas from Honeybourne mouldings. For the fronts I bought 2 new golf Mk 1 wings (cant remember exact model) and cut out the arches then grafted them onto the MG ones with a bit of fiddling they fit really well.
Cheers

[jimbob82]

v8bloke said:

The rear arches are fibreglass sebring replicas from Honeybourne mouldings. For the fronts I bought 2 new golf Mk 1 wings (cant remember exact model) and cut out the arches then grafted them onto the MG ones with a bit of fiddling they fit really well.
Cheers

nice one, thanks very much. i'll be ordering these monday. Got the car up on stands now so work can progress (hopefully at a fair pace). August is looking promising, gives me a month for "testing" before going to a few shows in september to coincide with my 31st bday