This webpage update log began on 30th August 2003. Many small detail changes and corrections are made which account for around two thirds of the changes to the V8 Website, so only the material webpage changes of interest to members are recorded on the log above.
Earlier postings have been archived.
Website update archive.

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Webpage changes in previous weeks

Monday 22nd June 2009
Exceptional RV8 Nightfire Red 0424 for sale
V8 Helpline launched

Saturday 20th June 2009
MGBGTV8 Black 1083 sold
Download an updated V8NOTES index

Friday 19th June 2009
V8NOTE403 on under bonnet felt cut outs
V8BBQ fully booked

Thursday 18th June 2009
MGLive! - don't miss reduced price tickets
RV8 spares for sale - pair of fog lights SOLD
Book your dyno session to secure a slot
Last few V8BBQ bookings available

Wednesday 17th June 2009
Bookings list for V8 Sulgrave Supper closed
RV8 spares for sale - set of Konis
RV8 spares for sale - pair of fog lights
RV8 spares for sale - propshaft
RV8 spares for sale - steering rack
RV8 BRG 2103 for sale

Tuesday 16th June 2009
RV8 back axle for sale
Dyno sessions at MGLive! on Club website
MGBGTV8 Aconite 1821 for sale
News of an SCCA race RV8 in the US

Monday 15th June 2009
Another V8 Idle Moment

Sunday 14th June 2009
MGBGTV8 built to US Vintage Race regs
Le Mans sees a Peugeot 1-2 finish

Saturday 13th June 2009
Colour photos needed for V8 Power reprint
Regular reports from le Mans

Friday 12th June 2009
Le Mans news update
Welcoming new members
Bookings for V8 Sulgrave Supper updated
V8BBQ bookings reach 90

Thursday 11th June 2009
Le Mans qualifying practice times
Peter Head comments on his overdrive
MGLive! 2009 dyno bookings are brisk
Factory records for early LHD MGBGTV8s

Wednesday 10th June 2009
RV8 on display at MGLive! 2009
Another V8 Idle Moment
Book a dyno session at MGLive! 2009

Tuesday 9th June 2009
Welcoming new members
Bio fuels response from Barrie Jones

Monday 8th June 2009
Useful links for 24 heures du Mans 2009
Bio fuels for classic cars update
V8 Tour 2009 bookings update
V8BBQ bookings reach 80
Bookings for V8 Sulgrave Supper updated
Welcoming new members

Saturday 6th June 2009
Biofuels articles in the Times newspaper
V8 Column for Safety Fast! June 2009
University Motors USA closing
Another V8 Idle Moment

Friday 5th June 2009
Historic rally MGBGTV8 remembered
Bookings for V8 Sulgrave Supper updated
Bookings for V8BBQ updated

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
Welcoming new members
RV8 Woodcote Green 2020 for sale

Monday 1st June 2009
RV8 at the Windsor MG Heritage Festival event

Saturday 30th May 2009
Welcoming new members

Friday 29th May 2009
Bookings for V8 Sulgrave Supper updated
Bookings for V8BBQ updated
Welcoming new members

Thursday 28th May 2009
Dyno likely to be at MGLive! this year

Wednesday 27th May 2009
Welcoming new members
V8 Sulgrave Supper bookings flow in
V8BBQ bookings flow in

Tuesday 26th May 2009
September Road Run - Midget Register
Sequel to news of two early MGBGTV8s

Wednesday 27th May 2009
Welcoming new members
V8 Sulgrave Supper bookings flow in
V8BBQ bookings flow in

Tuesday 26th May 2009
September Road Run - Midget Register
Sequel to news of two early MGBGTV8s

Monday 25th May 2009
Novatech Dyno - an addition to V8LIFELINE
V8 engine for sale
Novatech - dyno recommendation in Slough
News of two early MGBGTV8s

Sunday 24th May 2009
Another V8 Idle Moment
Caledonian Centre's Tour to Skye photos
Welcoming new members
Bookings for V8 Sulgrave Supper updated
Bookings for V8BBQ updated

Thursday 21st May 2009
MGBGTV8 Blaze 0964 for sale - photos

Wednesday 20th May 2009
Informal V8 Supper at Sulgrave booking form
Informal V8 Supper booking list
V8BBQat Silverstone booking form
V8BBQ at Silverstone booking list
RV8 on the recent Skye Tour

Tuesday 19th May 2008
MGBGTV8 Black 1083 for sale
V8 Shop open again
MGBGTV8 Blaze 0964 for sale

Monday 18th May 2009
RV8 special sold rapidly to an Irish enthusiast
V8 Glacier White 1353 sold to German enthusiast
Teal Blue 0496 has overdrive on third
Welcoming new members

Modern fuels with SU carburettors
Following his article in a recent issue of Safety Fast!, Gordon Hesketh-Jones has been doing some research into the constituent parts of modern petrols as he is concerned as to how they perform with SU carburettors. See his note and invitation to discuss this topic on the V8BB. (13.4.09) More


V8 Shop will be closed for a month
If you want to place an advert for a car for sale, buy workshop notes CDs or V8 merchandise, please note the online V8 Shop will be closed until 18th May 2009. The webmaster will be away on the mountains again. (13.4.09)

Saturday 11th April 2009
Caution over UK scrappage scheme
Motor racings legends on BBC4 update
RV8 conversion project is under offer
Will the UK have a scrappage scheme?

Friday 10th April 2009
Notice of V8 AGM on 12.7.09 at Silverstone
RV8NOTE299 check connecting pipe
Pair of lightly used rear Koni shocks for sale

Thursday 9th April 2009
Book your MGLive! 2009 tickets in advance
New Club subscription rates from 1st May

Wednesday 8th April 2009
Welcoming new members
And another V8 Idle Moment
Another V8 Idle Moment

Tuesday 7th April 2009
V8 bodyshell assembly at BMH Witney

Monday 6th April 2009
MGBGTV8 Damask 1494 for sale
RV8 conversion project for sale

Sunday 5th April 2009
MGBGTV8 review in Classic Cars for Sale
Another V8 Idle Moment
Welcoming new members


Saturday 4th April 2009
RV8 Woodcote Green 1544 for sale

Friday 3rd April 2009
Quickchange video clip relaunched
V8 Roadster Midnight Blue 5561 for sale
Set of four used Pirelli P6000s for sale
News from the market on MGV8 sales

Thursday 2nd April 2009
Another V8 Idle Moment
RV8 BRG 0426 sold - Spring is here!

Wednesday 1st April 2009
V8 Tour 2009 based at Buxton
Carcoon sold to fellow V8 enthusiast

Tuesday 31st March 2009
Motor fuel duty rise on 1st April is no joke!

Monday 30th March 2009
Motor racings legends on BBC Four

Saturday 28th March 2009
Welcoming new members

Friday 27th March 2009
MGBGTV8 Glacier White 1353 reduced
MGBGTV8 engine number location
Carcoon for sale

Thursday 26th March 2009
Tax or SORN renewals online or by phone

Wednesday 25th March 2009
Beech Hill Garage join the V8 servo scheme
opJöck- intrepid travels in an MGBGTV8

Thursday 19th March 2009
RV8NOTE298 tyre sealants
RV8NOTE297 space saver tyre for an RV8

Tuesday 17th March 2009
Welcoming new members
RV8 Woodcote Green 1676 for sale

Monday 16th March 2009
Welcoming new members
Classics on the Common 29th July 2009
MG AUCTIONWATCH website improved

Sunday 15th March 2009
Welcoming new members

Friday 13th March 2009
RV8 key fob for sale on eBay

Thursday 12th March 2009
Update on UK car scrappage scheme
Another V8 Idle Moment

Wednesday 11th March 2009
Another V8 Idle Moment
RV8 rear/front dual braking system

Tuesday 10th March 2009
Another V8 Idle Moment

Monday 9th March 2009
Rolling V8 Calendar updated
RV8 Woodcote Green 0757 sold at auction
Another V8 Idle Moment
Costello V8 MGBGT for sale
Welcoming new members

Saturday 7th March 2009
BCA pulls plug on classic car division
Hands-free in car phone caution
Five day Highland tour in August

Friday 6th March 2009
Welcoming new members

Thursday 5th March 2009
Another V8 Idle Moment

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
Set of photos of a full tonneau on an RV8
Black RB V8 Roadster Conversion for sale
Get your V8 brake servo checked!
Another V8 Idle Moment

Monday 2nd March 2009
MGBGTV8 Glacier White 1353 for sale
Piers Hubbard in a V8 in New Zealand
Welcoming new members

Sunday 1st March 2009
RV8 Woodcote Green 1229 sold

Thursday 26th February 2009
Welcoming new members
MGBGTV8 Citron 1232 has no OD on third

Wednesday 25th February 2009
And another V8 Idle Moment
Another V8 Idle Moment

Tuesday 24th February 2009
Welcoming new members
Yet another V8 Idle Moment
And another V8 Idle Moment
Another V8 Idle Moment

Monday 23rd February 2009
Another V8 Idle Moment
New Costello MGV8 webpages launched

Friday 20th February 2009
Welcoming new members
Two coat epoxy primer note
Replacement panel quality concerns
Teal Blue 0437 no longer has OD on third
Another V8 Idle Moment

Thursday 19th February 2009
Hall's Garage open day video
18th rebuild report of Damask 0450
DVLA photocard licence comment

Wednesday 18th February 2009
Another V8 Idle Moment

Monday 16th February 2009
More concern over DVLA photocard licences
Costello V8 MGBGT for sale
Welcoming new members

Sunday 15th February 2009
RV8NOTES Index updated
Welcoming new members

Saturday 14th February 2009
V8NOTE401 throttle cable clip?
RV8NOTE296 replacement ignition keys
RV8NOTE295 cooling hoses layout
Another V8 Idle Moment

Friday 13th February 2009
Yet another V8 Idle Moment
BMH plans a bodyshell run for 2009
And another V8 Idle Moment
Another V8 Idle Moment
Complete guide to buying or selling an MGV8
V8NOTES Index updated

Wednesday 11th February 2009
17th rebuild report of Damask 0450
Yet another V8 Idle Moment
And another V8 Idle Moment
Another V8 Idle Moment
RV8 Oxford Blue 1614 sold

Tuesday 10th February 2009
Factory and Costello MGBGTV8 adverts

Monday 9th February 2009
Tour de Silverstone routes briefing

Saturday 7th February 2009
And another V8 Idle Moment
Another V8 Idle Moment
ZT260V8 Register updated
RV8s reduced at Clive Wheatley mgv8parts
Welcoming new members

Thursday 5th February 2009
V8 throttle cable clip - member's query
Solving a V8 misfire - V8NOTE400
Tamar Valley Motor Centre - V8LIFELINE
Tax disc fading caution
Welcoming new members

Wednesday 4th February 2009
Upgraded radiator report - V8NOTE399
MGLive! Silverstone 10-12th July confirmed
Welcoming new members

Monday 2nd February 2009
Another MGBGTV8 at risk on eBay

Sunday 1st February 2009
Insurance disclosure - Radio 4 Moneybox

Friday 30th January 2009
And another V8 Idle Moment
Another V8 Idle Moment - Hudson crash

Tuesday 27th January 2009
More on cash for old cars proposals
So you want to buy an MG? - buying guide
Welcoming new members

Monday 26th January 2009
Another V8 Idle Moment

Sunday 25th January 2009
RV8 Le Mans Green 0254 sold
RV8NOTES Index updated
V8NOTES Index updated
MGZT260V8SE for sale on eBay
Welcoming new members

Friday 23rd January 2009
Which brake fluid? - article from Bob Owen
And another V8 Idle Moment
MGBGTV8 Red 1725 has no OD on third
MGBGTV8 Tahiti Blue 2470 has OD on third
Another V8 Idle Moment
News of the Club's new General Manager

Thursday 22nd January 2009
V8 Curry oversubscribed
Next Club Council meeting on 21st March
DfT consultation on SORN/insurance

Wednesday 21st January 2009
ZT260V8 Register updated
Welcoming new members

Tuesday 20th January 2009
V8NOTES Index updated
V8NOTE397- V8 wiring colour codes
Hardy Engineering added to V8LIFELINE

Monday 19th January 2009
RV8NOTES Index updated
V8NOTES Index updated
Welcoming new members
How does a V8 servo work?

Sunday 18th January 2009
Another V8 Idle Moment

Saturday 17th January 2009
And another V8 Idle Moment
Another V8 Idle Moment

Friday 16th January 2009
Welcoming new members
MGBGTV8 Citron 1628 sold
16th rebuild report of Damask 0450
Another V8 Idle Moment

Thursday 14th January 2009
Another RV8 sold at Brown & Gammons
Welcoming new members

Wednesday 14th January 2009
Another V8 Idle Moment

Monday 12th January 2009
RV8s for sale from Clive Wheatley
RV8 wire wheel conversion
And another V8 Idle Moment
Another V8 Idle Moment
V8 Curry bookings update
Welcoming new members

Sunday 11th January 2009
MGBGTV8 BRG 1830 has no OD on third
Another V8 Idle Moment

Friday 9th January 2009
RV8 Nightfire Red 0018 sold at Baldock
Where are they now? - a new series
Bruce Cox's V8 Roadster

Thursday 8th January 2009
V8 Gathering at Snetterton October 2009
RV8 Woodcote Green 1229 reduced to sell
V8 Curry bookings update
Another V8 Idle Moment

Wednesday 7th January 2009
MGs on Track, a passenger's view
Another V8 Idle Moment
Fourth Memorable MG Route
New General Manager at Club Office
V8 Curry bookings update
Restoration of Damask 0558 underway

Tuesday 6th January 2009
New Update Exchange CD service
MGBGTV8 Blaze 1170 has OD on third
V8 Curry bookings

Monday 5th January 2009
Geiranger EEOY 2009 update
Lockheed brake fluid sensor kit found

Sunday 4th January 2009
15th rebuild report of Damask 0450

Saturday 3rd January 2009
MGBGTV8 Citron 1628 reduced to sell

Thursday 1st January 2009
Welcoming new members


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Website changes prior to 31st December 2008
Earlier website update log archive