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The
V8 Register is the leading specialist group for
MGV8 enthusiasts covering the MGBGTV8 built at Abingdon
and the modern classic, the MG RV8. We also welcome
the rapidly growing number of MGBV8 conversions, the
earlier Costello MGBV8s, the latest V8 powered MG X80
- now the incredible 965bhp XPower MG SV - and the stunning
MG ZT 260 V8.
The key strengths of the V8 Register are twofold:
Technical
support
With two series of workshop
notes for the MGBV8 and for the MG RV8, and an active
bulletin board where technical queries and tips
are posted and discussed and a V8LIFELINE,
a listing of recommended V8 specialists in the
UK and overseas providing maintenance and spares services
for MG V8 enthusiasts.
Social events
We have a programme of V8 Gatherings, most at MG Car Club
events - see the Rolling
V8 Calendar for details.
V8
Register - part of the MG Car Club |
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What
is available on the V8 Website?
This panel provides a quick summary of what you can
find on
the V8 Website and how this website is arranged.
MGBGTV8
information and support
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Thinking
of getting an MGBGTV8?
MGBGTV8 profile
- an outline of this remarkable model which remains
an undiscovered, low cost classic.
MGBV8s for
sale - we have an active webpage with V8s for sale
from both members and specialist traders. |
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Good
technical information and support
V8 Workshop Notes
- see a summary of the series.
Full Contents - listing
with a summary of each note.
Detailed Index -
download a free copy. |
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Manuals
for the MGBGTV8
A useful checklist
of the manuals includes the Workshop Manual MGB AKD3259,
MGBGTV8 Supplement AKD8468, Parts Catalogue AKM0039, Students
Technical Notes AKD5188, Information on HIF SU Carburettors
AUC9940
AKD7521 and AUC9939A
AKD7902 and a Comprehensive Service Manual on AC Delco
alternators 071-200 12-74. |
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Spares
support
V8LIFELINE is a listing of
V8 spares and services specialists recommended by our
members.
Spares offers
from our V8 specialists. |
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V8
Bulletin Board has online postings of technical
queries and tips. It is very active and has become the
leading bulletin board for MGBV8 enthusiasts. Just click
the "Bulletin Board" button on the homepage. |
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V8
Spares for Sale |
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V8
Shop for online sales of V8 Publications, Books and
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MG
RV8 information and support
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Thinking
of getting an MG RV8?
MG RV8 profile
- an outline of this modern classic - the fastest
growing part of the V8 Register.
RV8s for
sale - we have an active webpage with RV8s
for sale from both members and specialist traders. |
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Good
technical information and support
RV8 Workshop Notes
- see a summary of the series.
Full Contents - listing
with a summary of each note.
Detailed Index -
download a free copy. |
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RV8
Technical Information CD
All the manuals for the RV8 are on this CD - RV8 Owner's
Handbook AKM7144ENG, RV8 Technical Reveal, RV8 Repair
Manual AKM7153ENG, V8 Engine Overhaul Manual AKM7154ENG,
R380 Gearbox Overhaul Manual AKM7154ENG, and LT77S Gearbox
Overhaul Manual AKM7155ENG. See a checklist
of the CD contents. |
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Spares
support
V8LIFELINE is a listing of
V8 spares and services specialists recommended by our
members.
Spares offers
from our V8 specialists. |
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V8
Bulletin Board has online postings of technical
queries and tips. It is very active and has become the
leading bulletin board for MGBV8 enthusiasts. Just click
the "Bulletin Board" button on the homepage. |
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V8
Spares for Sale |
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V8
Shop for online sales of V8 Publications, Books
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V8
Events and Gatherings
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Compact
calendar of events
Rolling V8 Calendar
sets out the events throughout the year including the
V8 Curry Night,
two Sunday lunchtimes at Hazeley
Heath and the MG Car Club's annual International MG
Meeting at Silverstone. The V8 Tours have proved a popular
annual event over a long weekend in late September or
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International
MG Meeting at Silverstone - this meeting is
the principal annual event put on by the MG Car Club.
The V8 Register has a large marquee alongside a dedicated
parking area where over 100 MGV8s gather on each day of
this popular long weekend meeting.
See the Silverstone
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24
heures du Mans - each year a party of V8 Register
enthusiasts attends this extraordinary event. We have
a useful note on planning a trip to
le Mans and details of the contacts for the event
can be found on the Rolling V8 Calendar.
Rolling V8 Calendar. |
How
can I join the V8 Register?
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V8
Register is part of the MG Car Club - the original
club for MG enthusiasts. It's a true members' motor club
run without commercial interests in spares trading, insurance
broking or vehicle servicing. The Club Office is at Abingdon
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Joining
the V8 Register could not be easier - we have
a user friendly online registration form. Just fill in
the registration form and
then press the "Send" button, and your form
is sent to the V8 Registrar as an automated email via
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Benefits
of membership of the V8 Register are free
to members of the MG Car Club. The annual
subscription rates are modest and there is no joining
fee! More
Joining is very easy - you can join online or
call the Club Office on 01235 555552. Join
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Members'
benefits package includes a monthly colour
magazine, good insurance deals through recommended MG
insurers, local monthly meetings of MG enthusiasts around
the country, registers supporting each MG model, a successful
motor racing programme, and rebuild seminars. See back
copies of the monthly V8 Columns.
V8 Columns & V8 Newsletters
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V8
Photo Galleries
We have two galleries - photos of members'
cars
and photos of members.
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Photos
of members' V8s
MGBGTV8s, Costello V8s, MGBV8 Conversions and MG RV8s.
Photos of members' V8s
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Photos
of V8 members
The late Geoff Allen, the V8 Register Historian and Archivist,
who was at the Abingdon Plant for over 27 years, much
of the time in Rectifications Department. Many of the
MGBGTV8s went through his hands before leaving Abingdon.
Photos of V8 members
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How
is the V8 Website organised for easy navigation and information
retrieval?
The
Homepage is set up with three panels rather like a
tabloid newspaper with a centre panel and two smaller panels
to the left and right. The aim is to enable visitors to reach
most information needs within two clicks.
NEWS
NEWS
NEWS
Topical news items are posted in the centre panel which is
updated regularly. More
From time to time, the NEWS
postings are archived.
Navigation buttons
There are large navigation buttons on the lefthand
side which take you in one click to the popular areas of the
V8 Website. Across the top and at the bottom of the core webpages
there are grey navigation buttons to the key areas
and reference sections of the website like Registration, V8
Bulletin Board, Links, Contacts and Spares and Service which
takes you to the V8LIFELINE (a listing of V8 specialists).
Convenient Search box
On the righthand side of the Homepage you will find a Search
box where you simply type in the key words of an enquiry
- for example RV8 tool roll or overheating - and then press
Search when a list of links to webpages on the V8 Website
with that key word is produced. This is a really powerful
facility which will help you find information and answer many
of your queries.
V8 Website Search
Tips
So please do give it a try.
Quicklinks
The Homepage has been designed to make access to key areas
of the website very easy - you will find in the left hand
panel there is a series of convenient quicklinks which
take you straight to detailed information pages. So if for
example you are looking to get an RV8, simply scan down the
quicklinks and you will find a section of quicklinks on the
RV8 - what to pay for an RV8, information on RV8 reimports,
how the auction system works in Japan, regular reports from
the auctions, price trends, RV8s for Sale, and much more.
Similar information is also in the quicklinks panel for MGBGTV8s
and MGBV8 Conversions. On the right hand panel we have topical
photos and beneath those an update on where the two workshop
notes series have got to in terms of the arrival and addition
of new notes.
What's new on the website?
As
the V8 Website has become so "content rich", we
have introduced a convenient facility for regular users of
the website - we have a website update log so you can
check what has changed recently. You can reach the log from
the grey "Recent changes" button on the lefthand
side of the homepage.
Recent Changes
Feedback welcome
All comments from visitors and users of this website will
be very welcome so we can try and ensure it is both interesting
in style and content, and conveninet to use both for first
time and regular users. Please send any comments to the V8
Webmaster.
V8 Webmaster
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V8
Register
PO
Box 888
London SW14 7YT
Tel: 0208 392 9434
Fax: 0208 392 9673
Skype: fosterwyatt
Email
V8 Webmaster
MG Car Club
PO
Box 251
Abingdon-on-Thames
Oxfordshire OX14 1FF
Tel: 01235 555552
Fax: 01235 533755
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