Off my head ?

[colr6]

Thought I'd share this with you lot so you don't go down the same road !! Bought this a few years ago thought it might be worth a pun and hopefully make a few quid.....yeah right!  Long and short of it all from a quick turn around turned into a major rebuild. Full shell replacement / engine rebuild and paying for a holiday for the mg bits suppliers. Decided to try and get it finished to make a bit of room for poss another project and no it won't be another MG. remembered how much I hated working on these the first time round, glutton for punishment me  ! Anyway hopefully get it in for MOT next week even though it doesn't require one then move it on. If you like MGBs then it it will be a bloody good car for someone with very little tinkering left to do. My next project will be a FORD so don't eject me just yet for my Vauxhall and MG connections by the way still UP the Redtops ! Won't get me Zetec converted. A few pics for you snigger at ?

PS. Did manage to get a bit of Ford into it ! The cooling fan is a butchered transit connect fan fits and works very well at the cost of only £15

[Vista]

Looks very tidy Col. Any reason you chose a GT over a roadster?

[katana]

Really ............................... COL 4 PAM ! ! !.........................MG underbonnet, much to shiney - needs oil leaks - marking its territory LOL!

[colr6]

20 minutes ago, Vista said:

Looks very tidy Col. Any reason you chose a GT over a roadster?

It was cheap !.....well was to start with !!!!

[colr6]

14 minutes ago, katana said:

Really ............................... COL 4 PAM ! ! !.........................MG underbonnet, much to shiney - needs oil leaks - marking its territory LOL!

You like that one don't you I can tell ? Lol

 Nearly got Col & PAM but the deal on the new car was to good to miss so didn't get an 18 plate

[Rally Pack 2000]

I loved MG Midgets. I swore I would own one some day. Saw a brilliant one at a dealership and checked my bank balance and proceeded to initiate a purchase. Dealer handed me the keys for a test drive and then I tried to get in it, and then a tried to get in it from a different angle, and then a third. Finally I had to hold my own knees up close to my chest to get my leg in. Dream shattered.

[DT36]

I actually like it. 

Nice job, fair play. 

[Ray]

that's a lovely little beast Colin, don't part with that

[PeteRS8084]

As always with you Col very clean and tidy!

[katana]

On 15/09/2018 at 12:59, colr6 said:

I been racking my brains as to why the front end looks odd.........................................then 'lightbulb' moment!

Grille - no chrome grille! Looks all the better for it (and i'm not a 'B GT' fan!) IMO

[colr6]

It's the original recessed grill they had fitted which a lot of people chucked away, now of course people are trying to go back to them ! It's like putting an RS logo on  if its a good one ££££

[Ray]

rightly or wrongly, and you probably cant do it, I would turn the over riders up the other way

still looks the nuts as it is mate

[Vista]

3 hours ago, colr6 said:

It's the original recessed grill they had fitted which a lot of people chucked away, now of course people are trying to go back to them ! It's like putting an RS logo on  if its a good one ££££

What are these worth now in that sort of Nick Col?

[colr6]

Prices have quite a wide range from 4 to 9k the v8s and the mgc are the more sought after.

[stephens_xpack]

Very nice Col, one of my good mates had a white bgt and had it sorted back in the day when I had the Crapi, cool little motor. does your one have the overdrive?

Not long after that we both went 50/50 on an Interceptor that needed and fair amount of work, we just used to start it up and listen to the 7.2 v8...

[colr6]

30 minutes ago, stephens_xpack said:

Very nice Col, one of my good mates had a white bgt and had it sorted back in the day when I had the Crapi, cool little motor. does your one have the overdrive?

Not long after that we both went 50/50 on an Interceptor that needed and fair amount of work, we just used to start it up and listen to the 7.2 v8...

Yes does have that option, be trying it soon as it's not been on the road since 1980.