Just found the site

[Jim Stabe]

I have been a MetalMeet member for about 5 years and it seems to be having its technical troubles lately and fewer people are posting. I just ran across this site yesterday and a lot of the MM people seem to have come over here, nice to see everyone.

I got started hot rodding in La Habra, Ca. when I inherited my dad's '54 Ford and I put a 390 in it with a '49 Lincoln overdrive trans. I also had a Henry J which I never finished and sold to a friend who put a Hemi in it.

After I got out of the Navy in 1972 I built an MGB roadster with a 215 aluminum Buick V8, Muncie and a narrowed Jag independent rear. As far as I can tell I was the first to put this engine in an MGB, now there are thousands out there. The car was featured in the original Petersen Engine Swapping Guide. The Buick gave way to an Olds 215 Jetfire Turbocharged engine that I dropped the compression, raised the boost and put on a 2" SU carb from an XKE Jag. The thing would really pull from 2,000 rpm on up.

It was my only transportation for 8 years and then it got mildly crashed when a friend was driving (he's still a friend). I moved to San Diego and had no place to work on it so it sat for several years. I sold the engine to a dune buggy guy and the rest of the drivetrain to other MGB guys who wanted to do the swap.

In 2001 I decided to redo the car but this time I wanted to widen the car (11") to fit the suspension - C4 Corvette front and rear - instead of the other way around. I have a Z28 Camaro LT1 that has Advanced Induction heads and cam and should be around 430 fwhp. The thing still isn't done due to home remodel/maintenance projects but is getting closer. Here are a few Pics.

Jim