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Aye Rich i bought the Fiberglass one as it was miles cheaper i regret it like as it feels so flimsy and easy breakable but it will do for now gonna have a go at fitting it tomorrow as well as the rear spoiler ive seen a few debumpered cars with the st style front lip i really like so hopefully mine looks good. any tips for fitting the rear spoiler? Cheers Rich Cheers Alex Does the rear spoiler have studs or captive nuts? I drilled the wrong place first of all because mine has studs on. Suffice to say it's just a game of eyeing it up, checking, checking again and carefully drilling the holes in the rightish place. I went a bit oversize and used 'repair' washers to give a few mm of adjustment, and put a strip of double sided foam trim tape along the top edge where it touches the body to stop water running under it, and throughly sealed the back of the studs/nuts with copious amounts of seam sealer. My front spoiler is held onto the valance with A2 stainless cap-head bolts. Start fitting in the middle when you are happy with the fit, and work round to the sides Mine has Bolts with the captive nuts being part of the spoiler and mine was supplied with some rubber seal to put along the top edge. and thanks for the info about the valance I'm unsure whether I'm going chrome Bumper or debumpered yet . i will get some stainless bolts as the ones that are on there now are just basicly dust Thankyou for the Info Rich Cheers Alex
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Looks Awesome that Adam can i ask how you fitted it did you just drill the spoiler and bolt it on? and it looks low like just how i like it cars looking splendid by the way Cheers Alex Thanks Yeah some holes along the top edge of the spoiler, fitted to the same mounting holes as the standard valance. It also needed a couple of holes cutting out to get around the bumper mounting brackets but its all pretty well hidden by the bumper when its fitted Ahh Okay Cheers for the info Dude i appreciate it Cheers Alex
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Oct 30, 2015 23:45:54 GMT
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Well i thought i would try my latest addition on the car today with the intention of fitting it tomorrow i think it looks absloutley amazing and will match my new St style front spoiler perfectly i apologize for the poor photos was using my old phone . Cheers Alex I look forward to seeing the ST spoiler fitted, I don't ever recall actually seeing one fitting and noticing it if that makes sense. Mine is an LE rubber bumper one. It had a horribly botched glass fibre one on when we bought it but I replaced it with a ABS plastic one which stands up to knocks and scrapes better. Mgb GT touring car (style) spoiler, I have one on mine as well. Aye Rich i bought the Fiberglass one as it was miles cheaper i regret it like as it feels so flimsy and easy breakable but it will do for now gonna have a go at fitting it tomorrow as well as the rear spoiler ive seen a few debumpered cars with the st style front lip i really like so hopefully mine looks good. any tips for fitting the rear spoiler? Cheers Rich Cheers Alex
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Oct 30, 2015 23:39:22 GMT
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I'm a fan of the ST spoiler (albeit biased ) It looked a bit like there was a huge void beneath the bumper before I fitted it, but now the space is filled in. Being quite a fair bit lower than standard has meant its suffered on speed bumps though.. Looks Awesome that Adam can i ask how you fitted it did you just drill the spoiler and bolt it on? and it looks low like just how i like it cars looking splendid by the way Cheers Alex
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Oct 30, 2015 20:07:28 GMT
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Well i thought i would try my latest addition on the car today with the intention of fitting it tomorrow i think it looks absloutley amazing and will match my new St style front spoiler perfectly i apologize for the poor photos was using my old phone . Cheers Alex
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Oct 30, 2015 19:26:02 GMT
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Best of luck Dude
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Oct 30, 2015 17:35:36 GMT
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If you are after A 2.7 Watch for the Cats as they crack and need to be sleeved which involves taking them off which guarantees the bolts into the turbo will snap Cheers Alex Take cats off, weigh them in, replace with straight pipe. *n That's what i would personally do
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Oct 29, 2015 21:49:01 GMT
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Thats Gorgeous Dude absolutely beautiful i wish mine looked anywhere near as clean as this I'm really interested to see where this goes and its looks a cracking car. Cheers Alex
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Oct 29, 2015 12:45:00 GMT
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Yeah the petrols are a lot nicer don't go wrong as much to
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Oct 29, 2015 12:15:58 GMT
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If you are after A 2.7 Watch for the Cats as they crack and need to be sleeved which involves taking them off which guarantees the bolts into the turbo will snap Cheers Alex
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Guess I have a soft spot for MGB GTs. I restored this one way back in 1978 when I was about your age. The only panel in this picture that was not replaced is the roof panel. Still have the car. Stunning Work mate thats gorgeous
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right then. The good news is that repairing a little bit of rust or a whole load of rust in an MGB is pretty much the same deal. Remember step #1 where you cut the square out of the front of the castle rail? Well mother nature has done that for you already. Not a big deal to make a patch panel to fill in whatever you need in the front of the foorwell. What does the rear wheel-tub looking in to the sills look like? And while you are there, take a picture of the rear spring mounts both front and at the shackles. Also, how are the main frame rails that run from under the car into the engine compartment? Another tip: If you ever get to needing to remove the rear rebound limiter straps, don't even dream of trying to undo the nut. You are going to snap the mounts off. Get a nut spliter and break the nut. The thing is a pain to fix after you snap it off. Thanks matey The frame rails look okay ill get some pics of them and also of the Rear wheel tub and the condition of the spring hangers and there mounts i really appreciate your help and the time you put into the posts its amazing mate thankyou Cheers Alex
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Oct 26, 2015 23:21:08 GMT
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Well some progress I went out to work on Vanessa with the goal of removing the bumpers i didn't accomplish this haha basically it got dark and i wanted a pizza so anyway here's how far i got First Bolt i tried to remove with my impact gun wouldnt budge so i tried by hand and oh oh SNAP!! straight in half Didnt even realize my own strength (Note the quality Aldi socket set ) Then it got dark Then when i had the wheel off i decide to look at the drivers side sill and i don't think your supposed to be able to see inside the sill from the wheel arch Mmmmm How lovely if you look on the first images you can see the drivers carpet yey so not a great deal done unfortunately hopefully i can get the bumpers off tomorrow and get it sorted also does anyone know the thread bolt needed for an Su Carb airfilter bolt as i need some shorter ones for my trumpets. Cheers Alex
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Oct 26, 2015 11:38:54 GMT
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That looks so nice :thumbup:
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Oct 25, 2015 21:23:31 GMT
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I will wait for you to catch up. Looking forward to seeing progress. i will be a while i need to order the sills and get the car in my garage i appreciate the excellent info and the time you have put into it thankyou Cheers Alex
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Oct 25, 2015 14:07:40 GMT
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Don't really want to change much on it as I'm not sure how long il keep it. Think il just enjoy it as it is for the time being. That's a good idea if you don't want to keep it long nice car though dude:)
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Oct 24, 2015 23:53:06 GMT
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Aye it dosnet seem to bad on fuel like it will probably sound class with the resonator removed but it might give extra NVH like as you say. Any plans for mods for her? Cheers Alex
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Oct 24, 2015 23:18:06 GMT
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Thats a nice car Dude i can imagine what the induction sounds like haha whats it like on fuel?
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Oct 24, 2015 23:12:52 GMT
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Thankyou so much for the Write ups so far mate they are amazingly helpfull
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Oct 24, 2015 14:42:10 GMT
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Thanks so much dude this is really really helpfull
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