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Thanks, as always, to the guys at Moss Europe for their fantastic service. Our brand new MGB roadster windscreen has arrived along with a huge assortment of parts for various projects we have running.
The final primer before paint has now been applied to our 1975 MG B roadster. The body shell has now been seam sealed and is ready to see some green action. A Deep Brunswick Green high build mix has been…
Our 1975 MG B Roadster has now been treated with a Polyester filler coating. This treatment has a fantastic adhesion to steel and zinc-coated sheet steel and is carried out prior to the high build filler treatment. The body…
A stunning finish on our 1975 MG B air box. Restored and stored ready for the rebuild to commence.
Acrylic 2K mix anti corrosive direct to metal (DTM) paint is a high performance two pack compliant coating consisting of an acrylic modified pigmented base coupled with an isocyanate polymer based hardener. It provides a tough and durable mirror-like gloss finish with…
Brian is still busy working through the restoration of our smaller MGB components.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Work continues on the restoration of parts for our 1975 MGB Tundra Green project. Brian has been doing an amazing job restoring them to their glory. Here we have the dash, brake parts, windscreen, hood frame, filler etc. The dash…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Self-etching primer contains phosphoric acid and zinc, it is intended for fiberglass and metals. It will work on just about any metal, whether steel, die cast alloys, or others. and cures very quickly. The acid etches the surface and deposits the…
In order to repair the affect areas of the boot lid we have removed the outer skin, cleaned off the surface rust before repairing, treating, sealing. The outer skin has then been re-applied to complete the task. The boot lid…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our 1975 MGB and 1962 TVR Grantura dials have all been stripped, cleaned and polished ready for refit.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”26423,26438,26437,26436,26435,26434,26433,26432,26431,26430,26429,26428,26427,26426,26425,26424″ title=”1975 MGB Roadster Dials”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”26439,26440″ title=”1962 TVR Griffith Dials”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
A small piece of welding to complete and the car is now ready for Chris to take control in our paint room. Our 1975 MG B shell is ready and in position for body shaping and preparation to commence. It…
We begin on the next big stage of our 1975 MG B restoration tomorrow when work commences on the paint preparation. The welding has been completed and the car is now in the hands of Chris to prepare the shell…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It has been a huge task correcting the body of our 1975 MG B but Tommy is now on the very final stages of the welding work before he can hand the shell over to Chris to be prepared and…
Our 1975 MG B restoration is progressing nicely with the rear axle now stripped and ready for refurbishment. The brake drums and suspension components are also stripped and ready for media blasting. The metalwork from within the rubber bumpers are…
Our window mechanisms are now stripped, cleaned, galvanised and ready for paint.
A lot of work is required on our hood frame to get that back to an acceptable standard. We are looking to refurbish the original hood frame and once stripped and blasted the task should be relatively straight forward, albeit…
We have managed to salvage the original seat frames of our 1975 MGB. They were in quite a bad state but we have successfully repaired and re welding the frames before blasting and re-coating. With the frames now complete we…
The original steering column has now been removed of it’s wheel and clean down, treated and painted ready for refit.
With the engine and gearbox now completed Ady is able to reconnect the two.
The bodywork of our 1975 MGB is nearing completion. We are hoping to have the welding work wrapped up this week so we can then get the shell ready for paint preparation at the beginning of the new year.
The new MG B sills have arrived this morning from Rimmer Brothers. We are not yet ready to fit them on but they are here, on the shelf, ready for the day Tommy requires them.
Here we have the first photographs of our newly built MG B engine. The project is progressing very well now and once the carbs are complete we can marry them up to the engine to carry out our first test…
Having recently had the body sandblasted and primed, we are now preparing old repairs and cutting in new metal prior to re-fitting certain areas with new heritage panels. The wheels are away being refurbished so we should expect them returned…
Our trimmer is now ready for work to commence on our 1975 interior re-trim. The seats have been stripped for some time but due to other work commitments they have been safely stored away until now. We have everything now…
Our 1975 MG B is now fully stripped and ready for blasting early next week. The shell will be away from ours for a couple of weeks but once blasted we will have a better idea to what extend our…
Our 1975 MG B is now fully stripped bare and ready for the body shell issues to be addressed.
More images from the strip down of our 1975 MG B Roadster. As we say time and time again, it is very important to take lots of pictures which carrying out a restoration. What might seem simple to remember may…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Work has commenced on our 1975 MG B restoration. The images are not very clear but we have photographed lots of the areas prior to dismantling so we have a good point of reference for when it is time to…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We were recently commissioned to source and restore a matching number MG B in Tundra Green. Being a very rare colour originally, Tundra Green proved to be a very difficult find but having searched the country high and low we…