A few pictures, including the finished product.

Hi fellow enthusiasts:

I noticed an oil leak coming from the hat appears to be the oil filter on the MgTC. When car is idling, reminiscence of thick oil is underneath the orange filter.

Is this an easy fix, could it just be a loose gasket from the filter? How crucial is it that I fix this? Thanks

And my boss said I wouldn’t.

MG  B Year: 1967 Convertible 1800 cc Petrol Gear box: Manual

Owner story:

I bought my car way back in 1994. Back then I used it as my daily driver, through wind and rain, snow and ice. Then in 1999 life took over and it got parked in my mums garage. Fast forward 23years (my car was still parked in my mums garage) and although she made it through Covid, my mum died. I then had a big decision to make as my MG was looking a little tired. Do I sell it or do I start on the long journey of bringing it back to life? I chose the latter.

Day one

With the help of my nephews and a big hammer we managed to free up the wheels and drag it out of the garage. On first inspection I found that it had been a home to many families of mice, who had feasted well on my carpets. We managed to get it onto a trailer and transport it to its new home in my garage down south. So begins the long journey.

Strip down and respray

After many weeks in the garage it was stripped down, flatted and ready to be sent off for a new coat of paint 🥳

Upholstering

Whilst my car was getting a new coat of paint I decided to teach myself how to upholster car seats. They were originally black with white piping and looked past their best. I decided to go bold and change this to red with white piping.

All red

With my seats now transformed from black to red it was time to do the rest of the interior. Go big or go home, so I put red everything to do with the interior, carpets, door cards etc.

Many a long night under the bonnet

With the body work now in fine fettle I set about teaching myself home car mechanics. Tidying up the engine bay, tuning and balancing carbs.

Undo stick/ fitting new wheels

I discovered that my tyres were a little past their sell by date. My right rear tire was made by a company called India tire company back in 1988 !! They were also the original wire wheels that back in 1967 had inner tubes and so weren’t easy to repair if I got a puncture. After long deliberation I decided to change these for a more modern variant by MWS. MWS wheels are made to the original spec but can be fitted without inner tubes. I put on new rubber from a company called Brockley which makes period correct tread tires with a modern rubber compound.

After putting new chrome wire wheels on I noticed that my locking nuts had taken a good hammering over the years and so I replaced those too. With lead hammers not easy to come by (a lead hammer was what was needed to tighten the nuts up ) I decided to go down a rabbit hole of how to tighten up my wheel nuts without damaging them or using a hammer. I found a man in America who produced a device called a “undo stick”. This is an amazing piece of kit and well worth the $90 I paid for it.

https://undostick.com/

Does this engine sound ok? It’s a 1977 mgb and we just adjusted the valves and I am worried about the valve tick. I just want a second opinion. It’s sounded like that since we got it.

Hello all. Buying a 72 MGB Convertible this weekend and there is no key for the trunk lock. It’s currently unlocked and I can access the inside. Can anyone recommend (link) a good brand and lock mechanism that would be compatible? Thanks!

- A converting 60s Mustang Guy

This past Sunday was the annual British auto faire, hosted by Mad Dogs & Englishmen at the Gilmore Car Museum in Michigan. I look forward to it every year!

Hey y’all

So.. another question for the novice MGTC driver. I have yet to drive up a hill. And I’m a little fearful of how to go about it. I grew up learning how to drive manual transmission and the art of balancing the clutch w/ emergency brake was learned. But to do this in an MG? With the hand brake??

I’d probably get better the more I do it but I’d appreciate any wisdom, to not be afraid.

Thanks

Video is recent ride.

I have purchased mg hector diesel car in 2021 and I have changed my car clutch plate 4 time for the total running KM of 77000. and spend around Rs 280 k. it’s work out almost rs 4.00 per km I have to spend for every km. I the diesel consumption is so bad that it works out 7-8 km per lit . I am totally fed up because of this clutch problem .

New driver here. I’m driving a newly restored mGTc.
I know to check for: oil in carbs, engine oil, air in tires, gas gauge, anything else people recommend before going out? I’d like to get more confidence with driving it.

I would buy it.. but I don't have a garage.. and that would be tragic. Garaged since the 70s, he had just gotten the engine all tuned and began prepping it for paint when he died. A lot of parts were off. I THINK we found most? Hood is just resting on it, as it had been removed.

Hello all I've always loved classic MGs and am thinking of buying an MGB GT. How would your cars do as daily drivers? Are they as unreliable as my friends say? Thanks

Hey again, got another query, this time about my MGB's overdrive system. I'm told from the seller it works but just needs a replacement solenoid as seen here. Is it really as simple as taking the 4 bolts off the cover and switching on a new one (on the assumption it is just that that's needing fixed)? Or is there more to it i should know before giving it a go? Thanks again

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From what I know, the only current problems on this car are non-functional windshield wipers and a cracked windshield.

Hey there, recent 1972 MBG GT owner. Super happy with it so far, just wondering what would be the best way to cover up a few paint chips like this wee one left of the licence plate? Would a paint pen in old english white do the trick or something else? It's not at a point of a full 5 grand respray or anything just checking my options. Thanks!

As the title says, I'm in need for a new fuel pump for my 59 MGA. Moss Motors has one for a LOT of money, and "drivepurepower.com" has the same one for ridiculously cheap, but I'm not sure that I believe that is a real seller. Looking on ebay, it seems like it'll be the same price as Moss Motors. Is there anywhere else I can look to find one of these? I don't see a way to get the engine started without one!

EDIT: Ended up deciding to go with one from British Parts Northwest. Hopefully, that will have been the right call!

1980 B, bought this car recently and just realized one of the bolts was missing from the manifolds, i take a closer look and all the threads are gone, could i fix this with a helicoil? or is there a better solution