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by SiC
Mon May 13, 2019 12:30 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: That awful colour MGB GT
Replies: 754
Views: 265194

Re: That awful colour MGB GT

I've generally shyed away from some of these single owner clubs! I always had noticed that the stands at autojumbles with the commercial suppliers, the MGB bits had the most people with many pushing you out of the way to get to the front. That put me off a bit joining the MG clubs. Saying that if yo...
by SiC
Mon May 13, 2019 9:33 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: That awful colour MGB GT
Replies: 754
Views: 265194

Re: That awful colour MGB GT

Any suggestions on how to remove the wheel? I tried the John Twist method and gave it many good lumps with the hammer but no budging. Also given a vigorous wiggle side to side - no movement either. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190513/74fba25ed5d1bc454ec9c72c765c5d6e.jpg I'm thinking maybe putt...
by SiC
Sun May 12, 2019 11:33 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: The autojumble, or, I should've stayed in bed, thread.
Replies: 46
Views: 27640

Re: The autojumble, or, I should've stayed in bed, thread.

I went to Beaulieu autojumble two years ago. Absolutely pissed it down and I got soaked through. Probably clouded my view on it. However when I did escape the rain, I just thought it was full a load of old overpriced tat. I also hate having to ask for prices on everything. Especially as when I open ...
by SiC
Sun May 12, 2019 11:30 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: That awful colour MGB GT
Replies: 754
Views: 265194

Re: That awful colour MGB GT

Junkman wrote: Sun May 12, 2019 11:23 pm
SiC wrote: Sun May 12, 2019 11:12 pm How the hell did he manage that? Surely the BGT doesn't suffer tuck under like the shoddily/penny pinched design, early Triumph sports* car products? Especially a race prepped one.
He actually drove it spirited.
That explains the pictures of him in a pub on that video.
by SiC
Sun May 12, 2019 11:29 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: That awful colour MGB GT
Replies: 754
Views: 265194

Re: That awful colour MGB GT

Get rid of it and put the money into the 1100. That only has a warning light. The 1100 needs time, not money, throwing at it. Almost got the BGT in working order now and it's running much happier. However I can't let it take too much of my spare time away from finishing the 1100. Hence why I'm prob...
by SiC
Sun May 12, 2019 11:12 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: That awful colour MGB GT
Replies: 754
Views: 265194

Re: That awful colour MGB GT

How the hell did he manage that? Surely the BGT doesn't suffer tuck under like the shoddily/penny pinched design, early Triumph sports* car products? Especially a race prepped one.
by SiC
Sun May 12, 2019 10:32 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: That awful colour MGB GT
Replies: 754
Views: 265194

This brings it up to date. The engine runs the best I've ever had it running. Way quieter with less tapping and an idle that I can trust. At the moment it appears the brakes may need some work next. Front discs were reading ~160C on the IR thermometer and the back drums were at 95C and 60C on the dr...
by SiC
Sun May 12, 2019 10:30 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: That awful colour MGB GT
Replies: 754
Views: 265194

Then I went for a good blitz. Made a short video of part of the route. Sorry for the shakiness, that's down to the fact I'm just using a standard mobile phone windscreen mount. Also the clanking on corners is my tools flying around the boot. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rd_5-0C2bo[/yout...
by SiC
Sun May 12, 2019 10:25 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: That awful colour MGB GT
Replies: 754
Views: 265194

This brings us up to today. First job of today was to get the oil changed. This was for a number of reasons. Firstly I put Granvill 20w-50 stuff in - apparently this is cheap crap. Secondly that oil had no indication it had any ZDDP in. Thirdly my oil pressure dropped a good 5-10psi since I put that...
by SiC
Sun May 12, 2019 10:18 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: That awful colour MGB GT
Replies: 754
Views: 265194

Then it was time to take her for a drive. I took a quick photo at a local church. Unfortantly the moderns were polluting the scenery. https://autoshite.com/uploads/monthly_2019_05/20190510_203624.thumb.jpg.3069772d36a9c0c1d170a57585f51fc5.jpg https://autoshite.com/uploads/monthly_2019_05/20190510_20...