It’s years since I bought this Trakrite – must be in the 80s or 90s and so out it came…
MGB Hardtop Tidy Up
I renovated a hardtop I bought a couple of years ago (see previous posts) but the gutters never looked too…
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…
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MGB Coolant Drains Discovered
I recently removed the radiator to do another job so had to drain it down. The first time I did…
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…
Spare Wheel Valve Extension
To improve the accessibility to be able to check the tyre pressure of your spare wheel The spare wheel of…
Red Rubber Grease
I’ve had the radiator out the car whilst doing another job and although the last time i took it off…
MGB Stainless Steel Fuel Tank Fitted
Job done and tank fitted back under the car. It looks good from under the car and also from the…
MGB Timing Cover Reinforcing Straps
Had the radiator off today to get ready to do another job which made an ideal opportunity to check how…
Cars Made In Britain | AA
Originally posted on MG ZT info mods and maintenance:
Our automotive industry turned over more than £71 billion pre covid and employs more than 800,000…
MGB Spare Wheel Storage
The standard method of clamping the spare wheel onto the boot floor leaves little scope of storing items within the…
FBHVC National Historic Vehicle Survey reveals significant contribution to UK economy
The results of the 2020 National Historic Vehicle Survey have been announced by the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs.…
Historic Vehicles Survey 2020
Some interesting results – looks like the demand for classics is expanding. See …… https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:7e1b309e-ce3e-4641-babe-72ca52f1332a
Clutch Pedal Slop
After some suggestions on the MGOC forum as to my the clutch bite point seems very close to the floor…
What’s so bad about rubber bumpers?
I’ve been pondering this very issue for some time. It seems that a fair number of MG enthusiasts have taken…
Setting up ignition timing for modified engines – MG Parts
If the engine has been modified, its requirements for ignition timing will probably be different from standard. Also, the distributor…
Scalextric MGB Slot Cars
I happened to be looking through a few of my slot cars from way back in the 60’s and 70’s…
Repair Hood Fastening Screws
Getting the car ready for the hardtop I have to repair a stripped thread on one of the fastening captive…
Best British cars: Top 50 all-time greatest British-built cars revealed | Auto Express
From the original Mini to the best modern day offerings from the likes of Land Rover, Rolls-Royce and McLaren, the…
’69 B-GT of Bob and Anita Dortenzo
An American MGB Assocation Queen B is the ’69 Primrose yellow B-GT of Bob and Anita Dortenzo from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.…
Under Boot Floor
Got the diff sorted out whilst the tank was out but before putting the stainless tank in I needed to…
Spotlights
I fitted the switch and wiring for the spotlights a while ago but have only just got round to adding…
Diff Cover Repair
When putting the diff back together i was aware that i had to do a better job of sealing the…
MG & Triumph Spares Day 2021
A great show but double the distance for me to get there. Hope it goes well. Read more at ………
Redoing the interior and door cards in my MGB GT
Another winter job I’ve started working on is redoing the interior door cards and other areas that are covered in…
Classic Car Starter Motors
The body of the starter is attached to the bell housing on the crankcase or transmission side by a flange with…
Testing Classic Vacuum Advance
A vacuum modulator was introduced to later cars as emission controls became tighter. I will write about these separately and…
Euro Car Parts – Discounted
Euro Car Parts is the UK’s leading retailer of parts for all makes of cars and light commercial vehicles.We have…
