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1 hour ago, HMC said:

Are we nearly there yet?

 

Hope so!

Sadly, I'm stuck in the office now, then heading to an appointment and won't be home until around 2pm.

My wife is home and will be sending through action shots as soon as the MGB arrives, which I shall share with you lovely people asap thereafter.

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Looks alright that does, and like you've said Peter, it looks good value as well.

I love the distinctive exhaust note on these, the kind of thing as a kid in the 70's/80's you could recognise from the next street. 

Looking forward to the updates.

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im hoping for the avoidance of chromed wire wheels, walnut dash, black and silver plates and etc

Has it still got the bomb crater empty grille that i think would have been there new? People cant resist the shiny chrome ones 

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I think this had a chrome grille being a 1971. '72-73 had the recessed grille. '74 (like mine) had the egg crate grille.

Posted
20 hours ago, chadders said:

I put stainless steel sill covers on mine about 40 years ago.

It was a very bad idea as I found out when I could move the bottom rear of the front wings by hand.

Pop rivetted over the top it was acceptable MOT repair at one point ..

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4 hours ago, Peter C said:

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Congrats! That is one shonky trailer 😂 

Posted
5 hours ago, SiC said:

I think this had a chrome grille being a 1971. '72-73 had the recessed grille. '74 (like mine) had the egg crate grille.

 

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The wooden door cappings are presumably some kind of aftermarket thing? The mystery object looks like a hammer crimper, usually for battery cables.

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The wood is aftermarket.

I would think before replacing the steering wheel, too small a one makes the steering very heavy. You can get camber adjustment plates though to reduce the effort. Running the front tyres at 24psi rather than 21 also helps, along with cutting down the understeer.

The chrome top sill covers are unlikely to be hiding anything in my opinion, mine certainly didn’t.

I think that the oil cooler might be standard.

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Mgb hive is not far from me. We've had a couple of bits from them, despite not owning anything mg, one unf bolt is much the same as another!

They've got a pretty good reputation iirc, certainly used to have a yard to die for!

Posted
15 minutes ago, grogee said:

 

What's the black thing in the last pic? 

Ignore that, I’ve deleted that photo.

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Looks like you have had a right result with that. Looking forward to seeing it being fettled.

There is one for sale just around the corner from me in Black looks worse than yours, no idea on price.

Posted
14 minutes ago, Peter C said:

Why?

because for 1970 its not very period for such a vehicle, Retroreflective plates where introduced in 1967, and became mandatory on most new vehicles first used from the 1st of Jan 1973 onwards

and thus  even before then, by 1970 not many vehicles had white/silver on black number plates, having retroreflective plates was seen as the newest/fashionable thing, so something like a new MGB would certainly have them 

you only found white/silver on black number plates this late, really on people who where properly penny pinching, or fleet vehicles and the such like

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but sadly people these days dont realise that and lots of really nice period retroreflective number plates have been binned off for awful quality cheap pressed silver and black plates on something that almost certainly would not of worn them new, that get fitted because "old car must have black plates"

I would highly recommend that regardless which sort you go for, that you get your plates from a good quality vintage number plate Supplier like Tippers Vintage plates or the such like, so that they are at least the correct font type and size for the period :) 

 

 

number plate ramblings aside, very nicely bought on the MGB! it looks really good, will make for a great companion to the Sierra :) 

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@LightBulbFun

Thank you for your very comprehensive response. All noted and I cannot deny that you have put forward a strong case for reflective yellow and white plates. Food for thought!

Until now I’ve never had a car that was eligible to wear black and white plates and I am excited at getting a pair. If I do, I will definitely make sure that they are the correct font.

 

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I don’t think you can grumble at all with that, especially at that price! Very well bought👍

Looks like a pretty good car in general, and once you’ve sorted the few rusty bits it’ll be spot on. Oh and removed and set fire to those god awful seats!😄

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looks like a good/ honest one. I restored this one but got bored once it was done. 

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The MGBHive are a few mins down the road from me, literally less than 5 miles, they can be very good for parts and advice (even if some of the staff can be a bit short on the phone when they are busy). I used them pretty much exclusively, bits are cheap (even panels) 

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Watch the rats nest of wires on the drivers side as they caused no end of problems for me until I cut them all out and re did them.

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@ianjobber87

Your B looks amazing but I don’t propose to take mine that far. I got my E46 to near perfect condition and was reluctant to use it in case it got dirty. Quite stupid really. I had to sell it because it became a garage ornament. 

I hope you won’t mind if I come to you for advice.

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Just now, Peter C said:

@ianjobber87

Your B looks amazing but I don’t propose to take mine that far. I got my E46 to near perfect condition and was reluctant to use it in case it got dirty. Quite stupid really. I had to sell it because it became a garage ornament. 

I hope you won’t mind if I come to you for advice.

Thanks, it was only ebay special paint but it did shine up nicely. 

Of course fire away! They are very simple cars really which makes them nice to work on. 

I wouldn't discount a standard vinyl type interior with refurbished seats as most of them have knackered foam which makes them uncomfortable. Changing the foam/ webbing made the single biggest difference to how nice mine was to drive. 

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That sill have been done but the back of the castle rail needs more investigation hopefully just surface rust that's not came away with the pressure washer. 

 

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Looks good though 

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