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MG &Triumph Spares Day
Replacement Door Cards
I’ve known for a while that the door cards that came with the car were wrong for the cars age.…
MGB Trailer!!
Seems a waste of 2 MGBs …… but looks good. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2230917601/permalink/10158887421607602/
What is a ballast resistor… How do I know if my classic car has one?
A lot of MGBs have the resister or a resistor wire in the ignition circuit. Many have had them removed…
Putting down the MGB Soft top (Boot)
I have settled on this technique because it keeps the soft top up and out of the way from the…
Another ride MMGCC and a follow-up on the Vinyl repair
For those of you who don’t drive an MGB, that means no glaring high beams coming up from behind you…
Carpenters Arms Car Meet
Some of the classics today at the Carpenters Arms, Dale Abbey, Derbyshire
Engine buff up
The fresh up of the 18V581 engine out of the 1973 MGB GT (aka Mildred) is on a good track.…
What is a distributor… What does it do in my classic car?
A distributor is the key part of a classic car ignition system, tasked with controlling the output of the ignition…
MGB rear axle overhaul – Part 1 – disassembly
As I already wrote in an earlier post last November – my MGBs rear axle was in the paint-shop that…
Day 113 – Greasy but out…
So that was a fun couple of days. Over the last couple of days I’ve managed to remove everything that…
Parked next to a Celebrity MG Magnette
Parked up at a recent Carpenters Arms Classic Car Meet next to an MG Magnette. The very same MG Magnette…
Roll Bar Installation on MGB
The bottom line is that this roll bar is safer and will function better in the event of the unthinkable…
Buying an MGB?
If you are considering an MGB in your near future, watch this first. Check out the list of work I…
MGB Vinyl Top Repair
I did the quick fix, Gorilla Tape. Also, the strap that snaps over the frame on the passenger side, came…
IMCDb.org: Register of cars seen in movies and TV series
The Internet Movie Cars Database where you will find here the most complete list on the web about cars, bikes,…
Makeshift Oil Filter Removal Tool
Not tried it yet but quite an ingenious use of a spanner to adapt it for another use. https://www.facebook.com/reel/486387560011934?sfnsn=scwspmo&s=F5x8gs&fs=e
Roll Bar Installation on MGB
The bottom line is that this roll bar is safer and will function better in the event of the unthinkable…
MGB Brake Squeal – AGAIN! (Part 1 of 3)
Some friends say “forget about it” and that they had stopped chasing brake squeal years ago. I can’t do that.…
SU Carburetors – Send them out or rebuild them yourself?
SU carburetors have been popular since the end of World War II. Although they were used widely before the war,…
Classics Pollute Less than New Electric Cars!
Driving Old Cars is Better for the Environment Old cars pollute less than new ones! New cars are worse for…
Being There [Part One]
Symphony in B. Image: caradisiac National Treasure is a term which gets bandied about rather a lot in the media…
Boconnoc steam fair
Today Sam and I took a trip out in the convertible to the Boconnoc steam fair. Thus is held every…
MGB Brake Squeal – Solved
I found an old diagram about MG calipers and pistons and realized that the new calipers from Moss have the…
MGB Center Console – Elbow Pain
A gentleman from the United States named Michael Ruckman has done something GREAT to help with this elbow pain. MGB…
Day 121 – The Big Lift
So after several weeks, the big day finally arrived, time to take the engine and gearbox out of the car.…
MGB post trip maintenance and thoughts
Just a few days after I came home on April 1st, my son visited for a few days. He took…
Views: A 1978 MGB Electric ‘Car S.O.S.’ Conversion (UK)
Tim and Fuzz are taking on their 100th car: a 1978 MGB, which is also going to be their first…
Let’s Keep Her Cool – Revotec Fan
Before installing the top hose, I had to cut a ¾” section out of the straight part coming from the…
The RBW Roadster – Reinventing The MGB | Car & Classic Magazine
The Roadster certainly looks the part. It’s still very clearly an MGB, but the de-seamed shell, chunky MG RV8 bonnet…
MGB tips mods and maintenance 