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January 2001     

Rally Rhybudd Racing / Team Paradox

SCCA ProRally #137, MGB GT

Phil and Dallas Smith at Susquehannock Trail ProRally 2000.
Phil and Dallas Smith at Susquehannock Trail ProRally 2000.
1968 MGBGT assembled from a junkyard body shell, a donor GT, and a garage attic of MG bits.

Body shell underwent the usual MGB rust repairs (sills, floors, wings, etc.) and dash conversion to Mk I metal dash. Shell strengthened and reinforced for skid plate, harness, and seat mountings

Interior — Corbeau Clubman seating. 5 point harnesses. Terratrip intercom. Halda Tripmaster or Twinmaster odometer. Roll cage built by Mark Keegan of Clyde, Ohio, and is welded to the structure of the car. Cr moly alloy.

Engine — standard B series block, overbored to accommodate J&E 83 mm pistons. APT VP14 cam with 1.6:1 roller rockers. Flywheel lightened. Rotating/Reciprocating bits fully balanced. High flow oil pump and heavy duty oil cooler. HS6 carbs, Peco Rally exhaust , K&N air filtration. Ron Davis aluminum radiator.

Driveline – stock MGB 4 syncrho OD gearbox (we’re looking for a set of CR straight-cuts, if you know of any…). Banjo diff fitted with limited slip, usually with 4.3:1 gears.

Electricals — modified Mk I wiring harness. All lighting fully relayed and fused. Hella 100w headlamps, installable night light rack with Hella driving lamps and IPF pencil beams, total forward wattage 640 watts. Delco 100 amp alternator.

Suspension – stock front end with heavy duty damper valving and "V8" fulcrum pin bushings. Rear leaf springs CAH21 (rally) springs, with additional half leaf added. Delrin rear shackle bushes. SPAX adjustable tube shocks, but this will likely soon be changed to heavy-duty valved lever arm dampers.

Brakes — standard front disc, rear drums. Mintex C-tech used in front, Cool Kevlar shoes in rear. Dual circuit.

Wheels/Tires — Michelin rally tires on 15" Compomotive ML; Blizzaks on 14" steel wheels; BFG R1s on MGB 14" alloys.

Phil and Dallas await the start at Lake Superior ProRally 2000. On the paved stage in downtown Rumford, Maine Forest ProRally 2000.
Phil and Dallas Smith await the start at Lake Superior ProRally 2000. On the paved stage in downtown Rumford, Maine Forest ProRally 2000.

Phil reports the following changes are being made to the Rally Rhybudd MG for the 2001 season, in part to comply with the new SCCA Historic ClubRally category. He writes:

  1. We ARE replacing the SPAX rear dampers with heavy-duty valved stock-type lever arm dampers.
  2. "Ignitor" in-distributor electronic ignition module will be replaced with points/condenser, quite likely a Mallory dual-point setup.
  3. Gearbox now has factory competition-mod close ratio / straight cut gear set.
  4. Addition of Hella fogs...brings total forward lighting to 840 watts.

"The car won't be ready for Sno*Drift, so we're working (radio / med). We've registered for Historic Class / ClubRallies at Cherokee Trails, and planned season includes STPR, Maine, Ojibwe, and LSPR."

For further information about
Rally Rhybudd Racing and Team Paradox,
check out our website at
www.rhybudd.com



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