Chrome bumper conversion
Wire wheel conversion
New rear wing
Full engine rebuild with porting and high lift cam
Headlamp relays
Full rewire
Electric fan
Electric window winders
Full respray
Lowered suspension
We took the 1975 rubber bumper MGB GT which had been in the family for over 20 years to be our demonstrator car. Oh that wonderful feeling of throwing the rubber bumpers into the skip. They were tired and rusted. and are suprisingly heavy. But before then there was an awful lot to do!
MGB GT restoration to be our demonstrator
The car was fully stripped down and the engine removed. The rear wing had rotted at the top of the wheelarch. We thought of making up a repair panel, but such a complex curve is difficult to achieve and so we decided to bite the bullet and cut the whole panel out and replace it. The Heritage panel fitted beautifully. Next the body was filled and primed with several coats of 2 pack primer. We mix a little colour with each coat to show where we are when we are cutting back.
With the cellulose on and buffed up, the chrome strips and finishers were put back.We did lots of boring jobs, such as renew the bronze washers in the differential, hoping to get rid of the clunking sound as we move off and lowering the suspension, using a lowering kit.
The chrome bumper conversion needs some cutting and welding before any painting
Smaller springs and spacer blocks lower the suspension to the original height
After 30 odd years the wiring becomes unreliable, mainly because the connectors corrode and so a new harness was fitted and connected up. To ensure that the headlights are really bright, relays were fitted in the radiator diaphragm with a heavy fused feed from the back of the starter motor. An electric cooling fan was bolted onto the radiator. Electric windows had been fitted some time ago using parts for an Astra but they were a little dodgy and so we invested in a Moss electric window kit. Very nice Italian parts but the instructions were lamentable.
