This custom 1974 MG MGB GT is powered by a first-generation

　　5.0-liter Coyote engine paired with an MT-82 6-speed manual

　　transmission with a dual-friction McLeod clutch and a custom Barton

　　short-throw adjustable shifter. It is equipped with a 9-quart

　　baffled and trap-doored oil pan, remote oil filter topped with

　　Borla 8-stack, custom-built headers and side pipes by Motofab with

　　AEM electronics handling the engine management - all fed by a

　　Rick's Tanks stainless-steel fuel tank equipped with an Aeromotive

　　in-tank fuel pump and cooled by DeWitts radiator. It has a Ford 8.8

　　rear end with 4.30 gears and a Whiteline rear differential cover

　　with carrier bearing supports. The chassis is a unibody design with

　　front factory frame members, added doublers at stress points and

　　factory-looking extensions running all the way back to the rear

　　suspension pickup points. The engine is used as a stressed member,

　　picking up the front suspension points and using the firewall as a

　　mid-motor plate connecting to a heavy wall trans tunnel running

　　from the mid-motor plate to the rear suspension points. The car's

　　weight is 2,347 pounds full of all fluids and close to a 50/50

　　weight distribution. The front suspension is a Fast Cars Inc.

　　tubular front crossmember and arms with Delrin bushings, QA1

　　coilovers, 27mm anti-sway bar and Stiletto 20:1 aluminum steering

　　rack. The adjustable 4-link rear suspension has a Whiteline rear

　　differential cover with integrated watts link and custom-built

　　cantilever pushrod-style suspension with double adjustable QA1

　　coilovers. There are Wilwood brakes are on all four corners,

　　including parking brakes (cables not hooked up) controlled with a

　　full Wilwood pedal assembly. The body was widened 6 inches with a

　　Preform Resources body kit and the front and rear bumpers were

　　widened to match the body. It features a frenched-in euro plate,

　　shaved emblems and reverse lights, vortex generator inlaid into the

　　top of the shaved hatch, drip rails cut and narrowed, custom-built

　　functional roof scoop that feeds helmet coolers, custom-built rear

　　diffuser and flush-mounted glass. This car is finished in a 2001

　　BMW M3 Phoenix Gold with trim done in black chrome. It has all LED

　　lighting with KC headlights and driving lights, as well as Jong

　　Bloed lightweight racing wheels wrapped with Nitto NT05 tires. The

　　interior has a riveted aluminum floor and tunnel, gated switches,

　　Kirkey adjustable seats that are narrowed and wrapped and feature a

　　diamond-pleat design with yellow stitching, Schroth four-point seat

　　belts, leather-wrapped roll bar with yellow stitching,

　　wrinkle-finished dash, LED lit Classic Instruments custom gauges,

　　Ididit Prolite steering column with removable wheel, suede

　　headliner and door panels, Alpine stereo with front 6-inch

　　components and powered 8-inch sub in the rear, and dual batteries.

　　It also has a Ron Francis builder kit with push-button start. This

　　car was featured at the 2018 SEMA Show and voted among the Top 10

　　cars at SEMA by Gas Monkey Garage. It was also featured on the "My

　　Classic Car" TV show, episode "One Bad B" in 2020. Awards include

　　Best Engineered at St. Ignace, MI, in 2020 and Mayor's Choice at

　　Royal Oak, MI, in 2023 (home of the Woodward Dream Cruise). The car

　　was also the subject of an interview by Tim Bearden at Hot Rod

　　Madness during the 2018 HRPT and was a special invite to Riyadh in

　　Saudi Arabia for the first-ever Specialist Car Show in 2019.