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Arthur,

Thanks for the additional information. I've seen this IFS for a couple years now but never looked into it further since the modified MGB unit I'm building will be far more than I need for a fast street car.

Originally Posted by lal Naja

Jason, The angle of the Butler mounting plate is exactly the same angle of the MGB.

My bad You are correct. There's been a rumor for years that the Arntz/Butler front suspension mounting pad was tilted back 3 degrees to increase the castor to about 6-7 degrees. This was actually printed in Arntz technical literature and in a magazine article about the car. It seemed reasonable enough and I never bothered to check... until I just read a tech article on the Fast Cars IFS, then verified it a couple other places (including my car). Stock MGB castor is 6-7 degrees and remains that in the Arntz/Butler cars. The mounting plate is at 10 degrees to the frame.

Originally Posted by lal Naja

I cut the bottom corner off the engine bay bottom fiberglass cowl for a straight shot connection from the new rack to the existing MGB steering column. I did not want to have the intermediate steering shaft that the Butler has.

I'm not able to picture this... You need some sort of intermediate shaft and 2 u-joints to connect the rack to the column. The Butler only has one short intermediate but the MGB rack has a long shaft to start with. Are you just using one longer intermediate to reach all the way to the rack?

Originally Posted by lal Naja

I do not know anything about your wheels. Check all dimensions and then Check with Ted to see if he can obtain appropriate hubs.

The original pin drive wheels have 6 pins on the rear to locate and a knockoff. These are the wheels that Russ has (the reason I asked actually). They would require a special hub and probably some modifications to be fit to the Fast Cars IFS. They are not the same as the 5 pin that use bolt on adapters.

Originally Posted by lal Naja

I can send you pictures to your email if you want to see what I'm doing. I have not been able to upload them to this Forum site.

Certainly! I'll PM you for that. I'm pictureless too ever since the Club Cobra site came back up. And I have no avatar and no profile either Not sure what happened... at least I can post again.

Jason