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The cars transformed by a new engine

An interesting article well worth a read at …… https://www.autocar.co.uk/slideshow/cars-transformed-new-engine-1#image=20

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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

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Buying Your First MGB : How-To Library : The MG Experience

Well, only you can answer that question. They are simple cars and if you have some basic car knowlege you … More

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How to Make an MGB Three Seconds Quicker in Six Steps | Articles | Classic Motorsports

Oh, how progress marches on. In their day, British sports cars were seen as quick and nimble. After all, the … More

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Points and Condenser classic car ignition… What is it and how does it work?

How does a points and condenser ignition system work, and what are the pitfalls? The points are a mechanical switch … More

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MGB Windscreen (blocker) & Seat Belt Guides (solution)

my stereo volume setting prior to the windscreen on the highway was 27 to 30 and now it is 17 … More

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History of the American MGB Association

by Frank Ochal The American MGB Association is a nonprofit organization founded in 1975 in New York. From the club’s … More

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MGB Trailer!!

Seems a waste of 2 MGBs …… but looks good. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2230917601/permalink/10158887421607602/

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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 … More

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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 … More

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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 … More

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Engine buff up

The fresh up of the 18V581 engine out of the 1973 MGB GT (aka Mildred) is on a good track. … More

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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 … More

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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 … More

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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 … More

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Buying an MGB?

If you are considering an MGB in your near future, watch this first. Check out the list of work I … More

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MGB Vinyl Top Repair

I did the quick fix, Gorilla Tape. Also, the strap that snaps over the frame on the passenger side, came … More

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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

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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 … More

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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. … More

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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, … More

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Being There [Part One]

Symphony in B. Image: caradisiac National Treasure is a term which gets bandied about rather a lot in the media … More

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MGB Brake Squeal – Solved

I found an old diagram about MG calipers and pistons and realized that the new calipers from Moss have the … More

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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 … More

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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. … More

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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 … More

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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 … More

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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 … More

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Day 99 – Nearly…

So nearly 100 days into the strip down and some real progress. Nearly ready to remove the engine and gearbox. … More

Engine, mgb

20 March 2022 Oil in the wrong places

Oil is vital stuff, finding its way between all those rapidly moving metal bits that make the engine go vroom … More

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