MGB GT Restoration
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Im doing a very slow resto/upgrade on my mgbgt too 
Hence my interest!
Its had a new interior so far, usual service and cleanup. I did the clutch slave cylinder as it was sticking.
Next jobs are to re-hang the doors, fit the front skirt, reskin the seats and change the rostlyes to superlites (reps!)
Hence my interest!Its had a new interior so far, usual service and cleanup. I did the clutch slave cylinder as it was sticking.
Next jobs are to re-hang the doors, fit the front skirt, reskin the seats and change the rostlyes to superlites (reps!)
It's bolted to the bumper mounts, when turned on one side it sits just high enough to allow the bottom of the car to face slightly up;
So the top height on the side is the width of the car plus 1.5" or so.
It would certainly take the weight of a moggy without engine/box and if you wanted to reduce weight further you could remove the axles too.
If I were building one again I would construct it differently but the A-frames were recycled from a jig we built to hang a chain block from when we pulled the engine from the Interceptor early this year.
The weight/size of a body shell would dictate how wide and tall you required the A-frames and you'd need to create custom jigs for each car you fitted.
A weekends work was better than spending around £300+ for one though, I'm sure it will get used again too
It will certainly make the process easier for me, no bending down and laying underneath the car to weld etc will be a good bonus!
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It's bolted to the bumper mounts, when turned on one side it sits just high enough to allow the bottom of the car to face slightly up;
So the top height on the side is the width of the car plus 1.5" or so.
It would certainly take the weight of a moggy without engine/box and if you wanted to reduce weight further you could remove the axles too.
If I were building one again I would construct it differently but the A-frames were recycled from a jig we built to hang a chain block from when we pulled the engine from the Interceptor early this year.
The weight/size of a body shell would dictate how wide and tall you required the A-frames and you'd need to create custom jigs for each car you fitted.
A weekends work was better than spending around £300+ for one though, I'm sure it will get used again too
It will certainly make the process easier for me, no bending down and laying underneath the car to weld etc will be a good bonus!
Awesome, thanks a lot will pass that on to him
Im doing a very slow resto/upgrade on my mgbgt too
Its had a new interior so far, usual service and cleanup. I did the clutch slave cylinder as it was sticking.
Next jobs are to re-hang the doors, fit the front skirt, reskin the seats and change the rostlyes to superlites (reps!)
Any photos of you MGB? I'd love to see pics of the new interior too as I'm gathering ideas on what to do with mine.
Got a little further with the strip down and uncovered some more awesome lack of metal.
Dropped the front subframe and back axle off;
The stripped the rest of the items from the shell like loom/steering/brakes pipes/master cylinders/heater etc
Finally I refitted the doors and stripped them down so when I start to replace panels I can make sure the shut-lines are good. You can also see my "helper" checking that the car was ok from the inside
I'm going to pick up two new rear wing sections this week and possibly a sill kit if it's the right price.
I collected my auto-shifter last week and started checking the engines out to see what I'm going to build. I now have an action plan and might start work next weekend if it's raining. If it's not raining I might start cutting panels off!
This is pretty much the low point of the build for me, everything is stripped but it's all still a mess and all the work is ahead of you.
Up hill from here though!
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Are you going to keep the webasto roof?
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Good grief! The Webasto roof is the only bit that isn't rusty!
Restoring = Using what's left of the original vehicle to make templates to craft a new one IMO.
Very impressive once it's done, and I am glad people do, especially old aircraft, tanks and historic vehicles.
Rubber bumpered MG?
Labour of love, but at least it is productive and you will have something to be proud of at the end.
Good luck with the project.
Restoring = Using what's left of the original vehicle to make templates to craft a new one IMO.
Very impressive once it's done, and I am glad people do, especially old aircraft, tanks and historic vehicles.
Rubber bumpered MG?
Labour of love, but at least it is productive and you will have something to be proud of at the end.
Good luck with the project.
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I can spot the same cheapy electric fuel pump that mine has. A previous owner had crimped the connections and they came loose while I was on the way to work!
Yes, I'm going to keep it, it's a nice period feature. It also lets a lot of light into the cabin.
Yeah, it didn't look amazing! There is some real top class wiring bodges in places. Most of the loom looks stock though and hasn't been messed with so I can probably re-use it.
I'm not sure I could even use that fuel pump, I need to figure out some way of fuelling the EFI, probably a low pressure pump to a swirlpot to a EFI in-line pump.
A long way off though.
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That pump wouldn't blow the froth off a sody pop. After I soldered the connectors up instead of the crap crimping it over fuelled so I had to turn the mixture down. Once the funds build back up I'll be getting a proper SU one
Over the past month I've been collecting panels for the BGT, found a genuine pair of complete rear wings and some sill sections on ebay
the rest of the panels I ordered from MOSS.
Started with the N/S and cut off the old outer sill to get a good idea of what lay beneath;
That would apparently be not much.
Added a bracing bar from the A post to the B post and cut the rot out, including a large chunk of floor
With the car living in one corner of the yard and the tools/welder/electric being in the garage I decided to add some wheels to the spit-jig
Inner sill was then offered into place, trimmed and welded up
The rest of the rotten floor at the front was removed, the replacement panel trimmed to fit and then offered into place
I've ordered the middle cross member which should arrive in time for the next weldathon and finish the floor off nicely on that side.
I also ordered two new doors in fibreglass which should be ready by the end of the week
the rest of the panels I ordered from MOSS.
Started with the N/S and cut off the old outer sill to get a good idea of what lay beneath;
That would apparently be not much.
Added a bracing bar from the A post to the B post and cut the rot out, including a large chunk of floor
With the car living in one corner of the yard and the tools/welder/electric being in the garage I decided to add some wheels to the spit-jig
Inner sill was then offered into place, trimmed and welded up
The rest of the rotten floor at the front was removed, the replacement panel trimmed to fit and then offered into place
I've ordered the middle cross member which should arrive in time for the next weldathon and finish the floor off nicely on that side.
I also ordered two new doors in fibreglass which should be ready by the end of the week
Fair play mate, I don't think many would both with that amount of work on a rubber bumper GT.. But I think its worth it, excellent work so far, having been at the point you are at before it is daunting. But then again, you already done it with the Range Rover 
Fair play mate, I don't think many would both with that amount of work on a rubber bumper GT.. But I think its worth it, excellent work so far, having been at the point you are at before it is daunting. But then again, you already done it with the Range Rover
I get where you're coming from, it's far from the most desirable model. That does mean I will feel no guilt in building it far from standard
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Top work! I think enough years have passed now that rubber bumper MGBs are better than nothing. It's more than possible to fit chrome bumpers or sebring panels.
Other than the raised suspension (how many RBs will be on the original setup?) the build quality of the RBs is very good and they are perfect for a V8 conversion having V8 panels in places.
I think enough years have passed now that rubber bumper MGBs are better than nothing. It's more than possible to fit chrome bumpers or sebring panels. Other than the raised suspension (how many RBs will be on the original setup?) the build quality of the RBs is very good and they are perfect for a V8 conversion having V8 panels in places.
Top work!
Other than the raised suspension (how many RBs will be on the original setup?) the build quality of the RBs is very good and they are perfect for a V8 conversion having V8 panels in places.
Which was exactly the reason I chose a RB GT, I plan to V8 it and Sebring kit will hide any RB heritage.