MGB GT, Very pic heavy

[MGB Boy]

My bandwith with Photobucket has exceeded 10gb, Should reset in the 5th
(Some shall remain as I made a new account)

I've been lurking in this part of the forum for a while now, so I suppose I better start making a contribution
I'll do my best to add the work done so far...

Bought for £500 looking like this:









Strange apparently it had an interior, I don't remember that






I soon set to work and ended up with this:





Which is pretty much how its looked since that day.

Rust and rust repairs (so far):







(removing some of the excess weld)








Another BIG hole found





She has a misfire, although we've replaced all of the ignition parts, so the next port of call was carbs!
Visually they look a lot better and a lot cleaner inside!

Before



After



Of course now I have both wings off and the tank for painting.
Only got pics with one wing off. Both wings have the tin worm



Now painted to avoid more rust





Also been doing my impression of an artist, painting lots of bits and bobs.
Fuel tank, One headlight bowl, fan grill, stone grill and the air filter pots.











And then I actually put something back on!



Also whilst I was painting I attacked the boot floor





Also refurnished the seats. Rubbed down and painted the frames and replaced the base foams as the old ones were knackered.




Hopefully this is everything so far!
Now I've got this much posted I'll be able to keep you up to date.

I also have a big box of new interior parts, we've fitted new rear springs, the valve clearances need doing, the rest of the base needs hammeriting. Believe that's it (currently)

All pics here:
Rest of those pics here:
http://s125.photobucket.com/albums/p56/kkswat/MGB%...

EDIT:
Nearly forgot!
I've got a bonnet sat in the shed as the current is rotted to buggery.
Cost an extortionate 99p off of eBay!
Hopefully it wont want a full respray...

Also forgot, We've replaced the gearbox oil, filter and overdrive seal.

Edited by MGB Boy on Thursday 8th April 23:22

Edited by MGB Boy on Saturday 1st May 21:56

[barefoot]

Great job keep it up I did something similar always loved the GT had 4 all told this was the last...

Where you are nearly


To this after a fair bit of graft

[Pothole]

get the Rostyles back on!

[RB26DETT]

Pothole said:

get the Rostyles back on!

+1

Keep up the good work.

[Fruitcake]

Both Bs look ace

Always had a soft spot for the 'rubber' bumper B

[West4x4]

Wow the first one looks to be quite a project and the second wow that looks lovely now!!

[MGB Boy]

West4x4 said:

Wow the first one looks to be quite a project and the second wow that looks lovely now!!

It's not 'that much' work.

Well that's what I keep telling myself and I think I've convinced myself.
Once the wings are done should just be a case of putting it back together.

And then the dreaded paint work...

[soad]

Blimey, looks like a completely new car - good work there!

[militantmandy]

Fantastic work! Wheels look excellent too.

[MGB Boy]

Spent today rubbing down the passenger side wing.

Started with this:












(The other side of the main rust at the bottom of the wing)





Then the preliminary wire brush attack brought it to this:





Don't worry, It's not 'as bad' as I thought it was going to be

Got the trim off:



Then attacked it:



Then some of the front:



Rivets ay?



No challenge for cobalt steel drill bits!



This wants cleaning up though...



Then, I broke the drill (but it wasn't me)



Highlighted in yellow is a nice line in the paint where its been half painted at some point in time...



Finished with this:





The drivers side wing currently looks like this (was done with a different tool which I broke hence more paint rubbed off)

[mgtony]

Coming on well Kieren, done the same to my previous B, I replaced my wings with decent secondhand ones when mine looked liked that, but you look like you're going to be able to save them. You can buy a lower section front wing replacement panel for about £15 if you find that they're too far gone.
Did you find it fun trying to get to the 3 wing fixing bolts under the dash? I found a 1/4 inch socket drive set with a couple of fexible universal joints done the job,(although I think I only put 2 bolts back in on each wing!).
I completely reconstructed most of the rear arches upto the chrome strip from filler and mesh, when people used to ask if the ride height had been lowered, I used to tell them it was the weight of the filler!

[MGB Boy]

Still got the cuts on my hand from the sneaky under dash bolts.
Someone had also welded part of the front at one point and managed to weld the wing to the car

[oversteerxj12]

Nice project mate, good work so far, keep going!

[MGB Boy]

Update

More wing work!







Next step...



Anyone who's used this stuff before may know they use the term 'Brushable' lightly.
I found it much easier just to get a glove and slap it on by hand!





And then done!


Step 3...



This stuff is brushable (much easier to use with a brush, trust me)







Next work, TANK!
No I'm not building a tank.

The fuel gauge float had a hole in, filled with petrol and therefore read empty (even with the 28ltrs that was in the tank )

Stuff



Stuff on (My beautifully painted tank)

Edited by MGB Boy on Wednesday 14th April 17:16

Edited by MGB Boy on Wednesday 14th April 17:19

[MGB Boy]

Nothing to strenuous today, Fitted the new bump stops as the old ones were completely disintegrated and fitted the tank.
Still has a slight misfire, Carbs need balancing next me thinks

[MGB Boy]

Not too much recently replaced the disc brake backing plates, Couple of seals in the front suspension, cleaned up the engine bay a bit and painted the back of the wings.









Before:









After:





(Flinched a bit)








And the wings!

[RetroCosworth]

Keep the good work up Kieren.

[MGB Boy]

Started getting it ready for it's trip to see the MOT man as the MOT runs out on the 7th.

Put some paint on the wings to stop them going rusty (One has a top coat but then the paint ran out)





Mostly fitted, the worst fking job going on MGBs.... Still not completely fitted





Spot the difference





Put the tax in to make it road legal



The small jobs also included refitting the fixed drivers door mirror and refitting the radiator fan grill. Forgot to picture both of these though

Also ordered some new used chrome trim, as mine is completely shagged. Even with polishing it seems to get a white hazy layer over it. These cost me a staggering £30 delivered



Next jobs included refitting headlights, front bumper and the seats for the MOT man!

[v1paul]

You weren't joking when you said pic heavy was you . Anyway great build, I'm looking forward to seeing it when its done.

[supersingle]

You are brave taking on that level of rust. Brings we out in a cold sweat.

Nice results too.