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MG MGB Technical - MGB GT Restoration Progress Report


It has been some time since I posted anything regarding my GT restoration and given the great information available here, I would like to contribute something back from time to time. My technical prowress, falls far short of what my peers contribute here, so I thought that I would provide some tactile images with a short explanation of what I am up to.

I started this restoration back in February 2021, and because I wasn't in a rush to complete, I am slowly working my way through a long rebuild. This classic MG, had been terribly neglected and I am determined to restore it to as beautiful condition, as I can humanly make it.

The images shown are when I finall got to start on the rust and corrosion repairs. This has taken a long time and the car is ready now for final painting, however there were plenty of images taken so I will post a few up and hopefully, members can get to see what we get up to in the Antipodes.

Cheers, Maurie Prior





R M Prior

Goodonyer Maurie!- as a fellow BGT owner, I shall follow with interest. Enjoy your work - there's not much else to enjoy these days!
John.
J P Hall

Thanks John,

Rather than start a new steering column thread, what did you finally use as the sacrificial medium in between the collapsible sections of your collapsible steering column shaft? Mine are shattered and needs replacing and I thought of using Araldite? Are there other opinions on this method or a suitable alternative that does not require drilling more holes and fitting steel pins etc?
R M Prior

I can't find the photos just now Maurie, but mine being a '73, it has what I believe is termed the "semi-collapsible" column to distinguish it from the fully-collapsible ones which featured the metal netting-like arrangement and which would I think be much harder to salvage. With mine, it was a simple disassemble, clean out old detritus including the sheared pins in the holes; I used a 2-part epoxy with a mixer nozzle and force-fed it through the holes and around the circumference (the collar), effectively copying the original setup; let it set for a day for good measure, and then put everything back. Worked perfectly.
I even remembered to put the lower column bearing in place before the above.
Hope this helps.
Yours,
John.
J P Hall

Classic sill/wing corrosion in the very small gap between the two. A PO had sprayed Waxoyl from above which just bridges that gap and nothing gets between. Although I've had wing panels go the sills have been sound. Use Dinitrol ML which is very runny when first sprayed.

I had no fears in drilling holes in the inner shaft to take a pop-rivet pin then Aralditing it in, it's way over-engineered and wasn't hard to drill. I left the original injection-moulding plastic in-situ and drilled with the two halves assembled using the hole in the outer as a guide, noting the assembled positions first, of course. Mine has the expanded mesh outer so I just worked through that, didn't take the inner out as it was going to be a lot more work to get the upper bearing out.

The fun job was getting the circlip back on at the end, I cut a hole in the cream plate small enough to compress the washer against the spring but large enough and shaped to fit over the circlip once that was fitted.





paulh4

Here are just two images of the original parts that I have refurbished during my restoration project. I don't want to overload this great website with my images, so,if any one is interested, I have been posting up lots of restoration progress images on my own,and my MG Car Club's Facebook pages............my FB page is

Robert (Maurie) Prior

and my club.....

Hunter Region MG Car Club

Naturally I am more than happy to accept anyone here as my new best Facebook "friends" (smiles)

Maurie




R M Prior

Nice rocker cover, I've been tossing up satin or gloss and have just painted mine it satin black, Think I'll start again now-
Cheers
willy
William Revit

When i refurbished everything under the bonnet 4 years ago i had my rocker cover powder coated in gloss black (as per attached) . Very tough finish showing no signs of rust & still looking as it did today as when i refitted it to the cylinder head.
Cheers,
Charles




Charles9

Charles,

Very nice finish. Like almost all of my under bonnet components, I painted them in 2 pack gloss, which is nothing close to anything the factory put out. It is a small indulgence that helps the engine bay to look smart and is much easier to keep clean.

Here are two images of the engine bay and the boot - both done in 2 pack gloss.

Maurie




R M Prior

Maurie,

They look very impressive with a very rich finish.
When i replaced all the under bonnet components i used Stainless Steel nuts & bolts etc. wherever they were not used in a stress / safety situation as here in the U.K. the climate is not kind to the standard zinc originals which rust very quickly & spoil the overall appearance.
Good luck with getting everything back in the engine compartment without scratching that lovely paint work!

Cheers,

Charles
Charles9

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