1973 MGB GT- A little rust 30/08

Cheers Still got a long way to go on it but I'll get there, my other automotive distractions aren't entirely helping mind haha

Nice to see this getting a proper refresh I can see you've moved in with Trev then! Haha, as if. The previous occupier was a friend of mine who recently gave up on his Rover 200 BRM project. I have spent a fair few oily sweaty and sweary hours in that shed. Our Acty's first load lugging action was clearing out the tools and car parts he left there. Looks a lot tidier than when Jason was there though!

Looking forward to seeing your progress

looking forward to seeing the supercharger fitted!

I'll be in sat and Sunday mate if your about .

I'll get the engine crane ready for you if you need it . Big strong lad like you could pick that little engine up me thinks

Wow has it really been since October since I last updated this??

Anyway with daily driver distractions mostly out of the way and a week off work, its time to make some proper progress on the B

Today saw the engine finally removed







Which revealed an engine bay which is in pretty good nick apart from being completely filthy. The engine has been leaking oil for many years it would seem and has been busy spreading most of it around the engine bay haha



Mmm nice..

With the engine out of the way I carried on with removing the remaining few items left, such as the brake lines and 4 way splitter thing (I'll make new lines later on)



The brake servo got removed as well, I'm planning on getting rid of this altogether to create a bit more room in the bay. From a bit of research it seems the early pedal and master cylinder was the same with or without this optional servo so the car should still be pretty easy to stop



Then the heater box came out with a fair bit of persuasion. Some foam stuff seemed to be holding it in, can't quite tell if this is factory or just perished with age but if its meant to be there it'll get replaced. The heater box itself will be getting a bit of a refurb as its a bit grotty inside, although the matrix itself looks to be leak free which is nice





Then the last bit to remove was the pedal box assembly with the master cylinders, the holes on the pushrods for these are quite elongated and the pins (clevis pins?) are quite grooved so a few bits to replace there. The masters are also a bit old and tatty and so they'll get replaced too. I'll try and clean up the box though and reuse that



So I'm left with an entirely empty engine bay! (ignore the steering column..)



Next job will be to clean all the gunk off this and prep any rusty bits to stop them getting worse, the bay will probably get painted at a later date but I'll just get it looking tidy for now.

Other jobs on the list for tomorrow are the beginning of the front suspension strip which will see the front crossmember come off and I may also take the head off the engine to have a poke about inside.

Current plans for the engine may be changing so a lot of thinking needs to be done there

Good to be back working on the B in any case!

Aye the consensus on the internet seems to be that the brake pedal feel is pretty similar with or without the servo so I doubt I'll miss it too much

I see you've sold yours now and the Hyundai is going too? Having a bit of a shake up?

Alfa Romeo Busso V6? Get on from the rare early Alfa 90 and it'll have carbs for ease of fitting

Yay glad to see you on this chap.

I've been requested by a mate on the MG forums to Supercharge his B-Series, so I'll be going through the same hoops you are very soon (Then again my own MX Powered version is still not finished).
To get his ball rolling I've had all the ignition bits delivered, ditching the Dizzy for a NODIZ setup from Motorsport Electronics.

Adding yours to my "Watch closely list" ;-)

Yup. New project arriving Thursday. Keep your eyes out for a thread. Just need to be back at 2 cars ideally.