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MGB tips mods and maintenance

information about the MGB and MGB GT classic cars including news and reviews, techs and specs – also updates on repairs, servicing and diy modifications I do on my own MGB Roadster. I am no expert on these cars – just a keen enthusiast – but I hope these posts will be of interest to others with a similar interest

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Month: Feb 2021

Track rod Ends with Grease Nipple!

I recently was making some adjustments to the tracking after fitting some castor correction wedges and noticed that on one … More

grease nipples, mgb, Track rod ends

Classic Car & Restoration Show – 2021 to 2022

More info at …… https://www.necrestorationshow.com/

car show, classic cars

Electric Fan Installation

Bouyed up by the recent breakthrough on the brakes, I today installed the electric fan from Revotec. I am expecting … More

electric fan, mgb

A tale of two bolts

It’s a story with a happy ending today as I have just witnessed big Mark releasing the two calliper bolts … More

Brakes

MGB Hood Bracket Repair

When I removed the soft top and frame to put the hardtop on for the winter months I noticed that … More

mgb, softtop

Converting “Toe In” mm to deg

A handy chart to convert degrees and mm for toe in readings. All the MGB measurements I could find were … More

classic cars, Steering, toe in

RBW Roadster: taking classic to the future

The idea looks as simple as cool, taking an ultra classic british car and transforming it in a sophisticated and … More

electric, mgb

How to tune your MGB – Classic Car How To Guides and Articles | Classic Motoring Magazine

The MGB may be the most popular classic sports car ever made, but for some people that only serves to … More

mgb, Tuning

The Final Curtain : MGB Sebring is No More

So, where was I last time? Ah yes! Speaking about the MGB and the chassis changes I had done. What … More

mgb, sebring

Gunsons Trakrite

It’s years since I bought this Trakrite – must be in the 80s or 90s and so out it came … More

gunsons trakrite

MGB Hardtop Tidy Up

I renovated a hardtop I bought a couple of years ago (see previous posts) but the gutters never looked too … More

hardtop, mgb

MGB Castor Correction Kit – Part 2

The half nuts arrived so i could continue with the job. After fitting them a few threads i dropped the … More

castor correction wedges, mgb

More info …… http://mgandtriumphsparesday.co.uk/home/4594427214

mg.triumph, show

MGB Coolant Drains Discovered

I recently removed the radiator to do another job so had to drain it down. The first time I did … More

mgb, radiator drain

MGB Castor Correction Kit – Part 1

I have read mixed reports on the effectiveness of these castor correction wedges but I decided that seeing as I … More

castor correction wedges, mgb

Spare Wheel Valve Extension

To improve the accessibility to be able to check the tyre pressure of your spare wheel The spare wheel of … More

classic car, tyre valve extender

Red Rubber Grease

I’ve had the radiator out the car whilst doing another job and although the last time i took it off … More

Maintenance, red rubber grease

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