MGB GT It's not finished yet :(

MG Man · Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 1:24 pm Post subject:

I have it in red
when I ordered it from the MG Owners Club, the citron was out of stock Sad

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X2Board · Rebel Zorce Ossifah Joined: 28 Sep 2005 Posts: 138

Aye MG ..
stumbled upon this MG drag car on the net ..

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more info here
http://www.britishracecar.com/PhilipHerrick-MG-MGBGTV8.htm
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Red Dawg · Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 8:39 am Post subject:

Rear suspension needs some work. The car is wasting power by twisting itself on the launch.
Diagnosis: too much engine, not enough car...
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MG Man · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 12:35 am Post subject:

this is what happens when u try to run with a 40 year old shell
those cars need extensive work for any kind of power
Mine is structurally sound, but if u raise it on one of those tyre changing beds by Mileage Mack to change tyres and open a door, the door won't close until you lower the car back onto its wheels.............which is normal............makes you wonder about the guy who crashed the 240z locally on the 1320
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Spec S · Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 5:33 pm Post subject:

10.5 seconds on the 1320, no roll cage, driver still has stock internals Very Happy

..........but Mg Man, you had a drink with him already Smile

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MG Man · Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 11:53 am Post subject:

you say it like you proud
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Red Dawg · Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 12:28 pm Post subject:

Typical Trini Indestructible mentality.
I can tell you one thing, that shite not happening on my track.
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Spec S · Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:42 pm Post subject:

Several parties are to blame in cases like these. The owner, mainly for building a race car and not installing the safety components necessary for walking out of a high speed crash. Secondly, the organization at large, that being track officials / safety officers for allowing such a vehicle to participate at the event. And I say it with some smiles above, since it was my uncle who crashed the 240z. Glad to have him around and lesson learnt by many after the accident. Its not about criticizing folks, its about learning from the mistakes.
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MG Man · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 11:36 pm Post subject:

so..............due to a cancellation of plans today, I had a whole day free!
Decided to do some work on the old girl. Seeing as she's dusty inside and out, I decided to put back in the door windows...
Started by cleaning up the brightwork using autosol, cloth and dremel to put on the final shine
Did the left one first......you can see the difference already

The whole assembly includes the triangular vent window, chrome trim for top edge of the door, as well as the forward window channel. The other channel is fixed inside the door. ONce dropped in, the trim at the top of the door was riveted into place before the door glass was dropped in.

I ran out of sunlight before getting the door winder mechanism fitted properly tho

The right side piece was not installed as I discovered that I had two left-side vent window rubbers, which were ordered since 2005 Sad

They are side specific because of how the windows swivel.....at least it's clean and shiny tho..........just that little bit of work and the car is already starting to look better!
More pics to follow later Smile

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MG Man is...

...working... on his... car...

Wow. Hear Ye

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MG Man · Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:21 pm Post subject:

did a bit today.............got the passenger door winder mechanism wirking so the glass goes up and down now.....also put on some more of the chrome trim
needed an extension cord to drill some rivet holes where the straightener had filled them in, but the dog ate it, so I kicked back and had an english Ale with Zodiaque Cool

I think my mom gonna throw me off the balcony for using her new table

dad's work in progress, complete with tilapia

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What is it you and Zodi have with dogs - where your cars are concerned?????

MG Man · Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 6:46 pm Post subject:

so what did your dog do to your estate?????? Laughing

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MG Man · Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 6:51 pm Post subject:

oh yeah, there's other reasons work doesn't get done sometimes.................

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