MGB GT Unfinished Project - Worst case scenario?

[KingRichard]

Just been chatting to a guy with a 1971 GT for sale, that's just had a load of welding done with new floors, new wings and new sills.

It's had a full respray, uprated suspension and reconditioned brakes. A newly refurbished interior and a brand new set of minilites on low profile tyres.

It looks like a great usable car but it needs a couple of things for the MOT. Pregnancy forces sale

Apparently the lights need wiring up. What's the worst case scenario on one of these? Surely they can't be that tricky to wire up? raying:

Also, the overdrive isn't connected and as such remains untested. Now, clearly it would be lovely for that to work with no problems but I don't want to walk into a potential gearbox rebuild. It's the dash mounted type of overdrive.

Once I know what's what, I can head up and make him an offer. Thanks in advance

Here's the advert...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...

[ARH]

go for it, you should have that sorted in hours. I believe the overdrive gearbox switches can be a pig to get to. but it doesn't need to work for an MOT. so you can do that whenever you have time.

[Pigeon]

Overdrive wiring is a doddle...

Wire from ignition-controlled live to a relay, connected both to one of the relay coil terminals and to the moving contact terminal.

Wire from the other relay coil terminal to the overdrive switch.

Wire from the other side of the overdrive switch to the inhibitor switch on the box.

Wire from the other side of the inhibitor switch to earth.

Wire from the normally-open relay contact terminal to the overdrive solenoid.


Even if the overdrive doesn't work it's unlikely to be any kind of a big deal unless someone's reversed with it engaged. They are easier to work on than gearboxes and there's a chap in Sheffield who has all the bits.

[KingRichard]

This is very encouraging. Looks like a great base for a few tweaks too