MGB GT Restoration

thought youd picked a bad un with the start of this project (how much rust) but its turning out awesome :cool: cant wait to see it finished.
 
vanpeebles said:
What's the plan for the interior? :)
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Refurbished the dash already, will take some photos when fitted as it looks odd out.

Mk1 MX5 seats which are cloth for the moment, black carpet and fittings. Removing the rear seats to give extra storage!
 
More updated!

Rear lights fitted
Tailgate painted and fitted
Tailgate screen fitted
Rear spoiler painted and fitted

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Side lights fitted
Bonnet fitted correctly along with seals
Bonnet pins fitted
Bonnet release cable fitted

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I also did a load of behind the scene's stuff;

Radiator fitted along with the majorly uprated cooling fans.

Wiring loom fitted back in and the loom for the rear re-ran inside the car rather than underneath. I hate running wiring under cars.

Dashboard fitted, need to modify the tach to take the 8cyl input not the 4 cyl. (twice as many pulses).

Managed to remove the steering wheel finally, with the help of a ridiculous hydraulic puller. It wasn't very "round" when I'd finished.

Windscreen was fitted but I need to fettle the fitting slightly, so more work required there.

Thanks for reading :)
 
Looking great there :) Are you fitting the silver trim back in the screen rubbers?

My steering wheel is stuck on as well :( I fitted the original back on and it's slightly off center and now stuck firm. Moss used to do a bolted plate where you clamp it to the back of the steering wheel then wind a nut down onto the top of the hub.

Good idea with the loom too, did you soldier the front and rear loom together or left it with the connectors? I spent the Sunday hand bashing a mini bulkhead sealing panel from a sheet of alu :)
 
I won't be fitting the silver bits for the moment as I don't have them! Might do in the future.

The steering wheel was really stuck on, I've seen people remove them by giving it a tug and smacking it with a hammer but that really wasn't going to work with this. I think the puller I used gives about 8 tonnes of force!

Loom is just plugged at the moment, brought it over the rear arch inside the cavity, drilled a hole to divert across the rear bulkhead then ran it up the side of the transmission tunnel and up into the engine bay, turns out it was just about the correct length!

That sounds like quite a cathartic process, any photos?
 
I didn't want to batter the steering column much on mine so I just left it for the moment. It's got a nice action, doesn't rock about and doesn't even shake when driving.

The previous owner had a small mountney wheel fitted but it was too small and spoilt how it drove. I went back to the original MGB wheel which looks spindly but drives very nice and has the red center for the LE.

When I rewire mine in another year or so I'll go for the internal option. Are you doing anything with the battery? Does it have a single or double box?

I'll sort a few photos when I get home tonight, it's just under 100 grams compared to 300 for the steel part. I'm going for a lightweight mini build so every little saving will count in the end :)
 
It has a single box, so other than fitting a battery cut-out switch I will probably leave it standard :)

I have no idea what wheel I'll end up with but I quite fancy a nice leather one!

That's a good weight saving, I wish I'd measured how much weight all my GRP panels have saved me. I get the feeling I'm going to need some lower springs for mine when I'm done.
 
I fitted Mk1 MX5 seats in my mine too, just used two steel strips, and created the brackets using the following:
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It used the original mounting points, and meant the floor plan needed no altering at all.
When done, it looked like this!
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It means you can always go back to original without any alterations being present, and if needed, can be adapted to other seats later. Seems to work very well on mine :D
 
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Malt_Vinegar said:
I fitted Mk1 MX5 seats in my mine too, just used two steel strips, and created the brackets using the following:
custom1.jpg

It used the original mounting points, and meant the floor plan needed no altering at all.
When done, it looked like this!
hidden1.jpg

It means you can always go back to original without any alterations being present, and if needed, can be adapted to other seats later. Seems to work very well on mine :D
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My mountings vanished when I changed the floor pans! I'll be drilling holes and bolting them through the floor from underneath :) No plans to change seat type but I do plan to perform a foam-removal on the seats to get them a bit lower. If I like the seats I'll hunt out a black leather pair to match the rest of the interior.
 
The black one is the original rover steel version and mine is the alu one. I've since found out all they do is cover the hole what the rotodip machine used to dip the shells at the factory. I should go into business making brass boxes :D
 
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