MG's aka "It's like the bloody Mary Celeste...!"

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Where are you MG'ers these days? It really is like the bloody Mary Celeste in here. Incredible to think the owners of the most common of classic car marques don't communicate. For sure, there are other sites but they're predominantly US contributors. So, apart from Kentish and Sam's projects, Simon's V8, Phil's V12 and my V8...what else is happening?

And for some news...roads pretty filthy yesterday, a good friend arrives at home grinning like a Cheshire cat. He's in his white GT and he's had his wires powder coated in a great manifold grey colour and re-shoe'd with Vredestein rubber. They look superb in this colour and make an enormous change to plain boring standard grey, or even worse...chrome[!] wire wheels.

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Gents, this is splendid...these cars/projects are superb. Keep them coming...

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dryden said:

Always check the forum, and appreciate photos....

Here is my project, the pic is last summer, it has come on quite a bit since, mostly front wheelarch extensions and fibreglass repairs, but I will keep posting as I progress.

Dryden, am not too up on Midgets...is that a Lenham bonnet and hardtop you have there?

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dryden said:

It is an original Ashley GT kit from Ashley Laminates dating from around 1965, I believe it to be quite rare. The headlamp appetures are E Type, ( I am looking for a pair of plexiglass covers if anyone has any? )

Of course, it's an Ashley GT kit. 1965's a splendid year...year I was born! As for rarity, we are Re' E-Type covers, a number of the main Jaguar parts people have these readily available, and/or, you may like to contact ACW in Bristol who specialize in lexan poly components and windows for motorsport.

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take a look here, lots of good links to similar problems https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=blue+mgb+roadste...

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CrutyRammers said:

Ta.
Yeah I think someone's made a right hash of refitting the wing Might be I can just replace the bottom section and get it somewhere close to good.

Post some pics so we can take a look. It's sometimes possible to 'balance' a door to a slightly off cock body...if only to get a better door/panel fit and the door seals to seal.

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Like your indoor style there. Knew a fellow years ago who used to strip motorcycles in his dining room. He was newly'ish married. He didn't stay married for too long[!] Last heard of he was still enjoying an indoor engine rebuilding bachelor lifestyle...

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ChilliWhizz said:

My 4th B, (three GT's before, last was a factory V8) bought in '09 as a rolling restoration... she stopped rolling after a couple of years of great fun, and she's now waiting for me to get off my fat ar*e and start the resto

I'm just re-reading Don Hayter's MGB book and remembered your two tone 'B. According to Don, no B's were produced in two tone colours...which is a shame as have seen a few over the years and can look quite smart.

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Interloper, some nice surgery going on there and proper repair work...putting in a complete new floor and not a patch. Look forward to seeing the end result.