I took mine off a while ago - put some pictures on my blog at
https://mgb.tips/2019/09/04/hood-fixings-bracket-mod/
Hope it helps
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- Mon Apr 27, 2020 9:01 am
- Forum: MGB Technical
- Topic: Rear hood bar retainer removal
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9573
- Mon Mar 09, 2020 11:13 pm
- Forum: MGB General
- Topic: Height of mg factory hardtop (inside) 640mm ???
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12794
Re: Height of mg factory hardtop (inside) 640mm ???
That's one awesome roll cage !!!! Think next you want to tidy up that garage.
- Thu Feb 13, 2020 6:03 am
- Forum: MGB General
- Topic: MGB multiple previous owners
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8301
Re: MGB multiple previous owners
Thanks for the comments and info Peter I'll do that.
Glad you both found my blog interesting - keeps me busy in evenings whilst wife watching boring stuff on tv ..... or am I a sad old git!!
Glad you both found my blog interesting - keeps me busy in evenings whilst wife watching boring stuff on tv ..... or am I a sad old git!!
- Sun Feb 09, 2020 5:45 am
- Forum: MGB General
- Topic: MGB multiple previous owners
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8301
Re: MGB multiple previous owners
I'm the 14th owner off my 1975 MGB Roadster LST74P. I have tracked back to owner no 8 who bought the car in 2001 and got quite a bit of history prior to that. At some stage it was used for racing - I suspect sometime 2011-14 as it covered nearly 2000 miles whilst being sorned and MOTed each year! I ...
- Sat Dec 21, 2019 4:40 am
- Forum: MGB Technical
- Topic: Windscreen pillar seals
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9588
Re: Windscreen pillar seals
Replaced my pillar seals earlier this year and left the strips out and thought the same - that if there were a problem I would fit them later.
So far so good!
So far so good!
- Tue Dec 17, 2019 3:01 pm
- Forum: MGB Technical
- Topic: Tappet Adjuster
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6164
Re: Tappet Adjuster
David I think that shape of thermostat housing was common on the earlier MGBs up to 1976 when the rad was moved forward. The thermostat changed shape too accommodate an emissions air pump for the N.American markets
- Sun Dec 15, 2019 4:10 am
- Forum: MGB Technical
- Topic: Tappet Adjuster
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6164
Tappet Adjuster
Used my trusty old tappet adjuster yesterday for the first time in years. Never realised you can still get them and how expensive they are! It seems to have done the job and quietened a couple of noisy tappets - more on my blog at https://mgbtips.wordpress.com/2019/12/14/clik-adjust-rocker-gap-setti...
- Mon Dec 02, 2019 5:50 am
- Forum: MGB Technical
- Topic: K&N Filter Mod
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4783
K&N Filter Mod
Fed up with the fiddly fitting of trying to align 4 bolts and holding filters in place at same time decided time for a change so replaced the bolts with 5/16"UNC studs. Pics on my blog at https://mgbtips.wordpress.com/2019/11/3 ... eview=true
- Fri Nov 08, 2019 11:41 pm
- Forum: MGB Technical
- Topic: Vacuum advance misfire
- Replies: 33
- Views: 37888
Re: Vacuum advance misfire
I found some good info about vac advance and added a link to it on my blog at https://mgbtips.wordpress.com/2019/11/0 ... uum-gauge/
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
- Thu Oct 31, 2019 11:59 pm
- Forum: MGB General
- Topic: Parking sensors on a classic car!!!!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4277
Parking sensors on a classic car!!!!
Added some parking sensors to my MGB and tested them out today .....am pleased with the results. More pics and an explanation ....why? Is on my blog at [url]https://mgbtips.wordpress.com/2019/10/2 ... on-an-mgb/[/url]
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