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My friend has recently had his engine rebuilt after boring to +0.06", its still running in, but its not performing as well as he expected. Its a bitzer really but is closest in specification to 18V581/582/583 with the larger inlet valve head and HS4 carbs with No 5 needles. It aslo has a fast r...

My friend and I had cause to compare dipsticks recently (* ye not missus). He has a 68 and I have a 71. I'm pretty sure if you have a gaiter like he does then the dipstick is intended rest on the botton of the sump. Mine has a register half way up and a bung that goes inside the tube. When we compar...

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A bit of advice please. Following Pete Cresswell’s post on the MGB forum regarding brake pads. I recently fitted V8 pads to my MGB but noticed that the backing plate is asymmetric which begs the question of which way up should they be fitted. I took a stab at it, the brakes work fine and the car rec...