1973 MGB GT- A little rust 30/08

Mmmmm they should look rather swish on it, interested to see how they look with the hayooj tyres. Can't wait to see them fitted

Aye, its probably high time I spent some money on the suspension as I'm not entirely sure when any new bits were last fitted to it, aside from the new front springs I've put on



In other news, just one more wheel to finish off!

Well the big day has arrived, the wheels are finally all done and ready to go!

So start off with some finished alloys..







Some tyres, plus steels which I shall be getting rid of..



Go to the tyre place and come back with something like this



So here's the starting point



Add some of these



And some of these, slip on spacers definitely not needed



And you end up with something like this











My offset calcs seemed to have worked out fine, was worrying about having to do a little bit of arch rolling at the back



Drift Spec YO!





Small issue at the front whereby the spacers don't seem to sit flat on the hub face



Looks as though some sort of grinding has happened on the hub in the past(probably to make the minilites fit)





Tried on the minilite again and the same gap seemed to be there



But when tightened up the gap mostly went, gonna have lunch then go back and see if the same happens when I tighten up the spacer to the hub, then should be able to get the fronts on no issue

Yes! They have transformed the look of the car. They really suit it, and go with the colour beautifully. Get those fronts on and some pictures up!

And indeed I shall











(note to self, should have asked for a camera for christmas)

I'm really happy with how its looking Just want to get in and drive it but going to have to wait until I space the wheels a bit more tomorrow

Now I think with some negative camber wishbones up front and a bit more low at the front and I could be on to a winner

Also debating painting the letters on the Uniroyals...

That's made this B look 100% more interesting than when it was sat on the minilights.

Always enjoy reading your trials and tribulations with this car.

Ha cheers, the minilites were way too much of a safe bet for the MG so I'm glad to get something a little different on there

Oh there will be more trials and tribulations to come soon I'm sure, changing the wheels has made me realise that the rear suspension is in a bit of a state

Yes! I was talking with a mate about this at a local meet, loads of VW/Audi/Seat stuff with generic BBS crosspoke style wheels which made them look boring, yet on the B they look a bit different. Same would probably apply if you put a golf on minilights (not that I particularly like golfs much..)

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Those wheels look ace, I wasn't sold on them until you put them on the car and took photographs but they really, really sit well.