MGB Register Forum

Hi, I have a 1967 MGB GT which has been converted to Negative earth however the rev counter has never worked very well since I have had the car and is now not working at all. I wanted to check if it is possible to simply replace the positive earth unit which has the loop on the outside for a negativ...

Hi, Just wanted to update on the progress of the Sills.
All the old rusty metal has been removed and new sills welded into place, treated, Filled and primed ready for re-spray.

Thanks for your responses. I did think this looked a bit odd but was hoping that maybe the Mk1's had a different still sill which maybe did not have the squared castle section but it sounds like it has just been bodged instead. I have removed most on the outer sill which seems to have just been fitt...

Hi, I have just removed my wing to replace the sills as I found a rust hole which needed to be fixed. However after removing the wing it seems that the sills has completely rusted away but also now looks like there was never any castle section. I have taken some pictures of the front sill section wh...

Hi Peter, Thanks for you reply. The tire shops i have gone to don't seem to stock 175 14's i'm assuming this is an old style of tire which is why they are suggesting 175/75/14 instead. So ideal option sounds like replacing all four with 175/75/14's Would that be better then 175/80/14's which some ot...

Hi, I need to replace 2 of the tires on my 1967 wirewheel MGB GT. The problem I have is that the current tires do not state the size of the sidewall and only have the number 175HR14 88H I have contacted a few tires places to try and find out what the equivalent modern day size would be with some tel...

Hi, i am currently trying to restore a 1967 Mk1 MGB GT which is giving me a few issues with starting. it seems to have an intermittent fault where it sometimes seems like it's pulling to much power and acts like the battery is week, i know it's not the battery as i have tied multiple batteries and a...

Hi, I have a 67 Mk1 B GT which has had the headling removed. i was offered a second hand headline and side panels from a rubber bumper model and wanted to know if this would fit as the mk1 seems to have the edgeing as part of the metal frame with just a plastic type wrap.