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mate you need the ubiquitous milk crate to sit on.

wrong you imagineered extra hrs 100 of them

1mm cutting disc in an angle grinder is the way to go when removing panels like this inner wheel arch. Takes minutes instead of hours with that spot weld drill. Aim to get a half inch overlap with the old remaining panel. You can run 1 inch welding seams on both sides of the arch where access is good inside the car. Make sure within 300 mm of that seat belt mounting is seam welded both sides though. Looking at the amount of rust in your car, did you ever consider a BL Heritage shell ?

I took on a 73 roadster that has become a rustoration project. Your videos have been an inspiration to me, as well as very helpful! Thank you so much for taking the time!

Apologies if I missed it but did you add the cost of the original car into your calculations or the electricity for welding, heating the garage for painting etc? I have restored 8 barn finds in my time and thoroughly enjoyed the process but none of them were worthwhile doing on a financial basis. For me, the pleasure was in bringing a crusty old wreck back to life. All my cars, except 2 that were exported , can be found on the DVLA website as being still on the road. I don’t particularly enjoy driving old cars, so every time I finished one, I sold it to finance the next one. My last, a 1968 Citroen ID19 was bought for 4000€, I spent a year in time and about 5000€ in parts/ paint, then sold it for 13,900€. Who works for 4,900€ a year? Several of my cars were either bought by dealers or later sold onto them. If you want a classic car, then best value for money is to buy one restored by a competent DIYer- the restoration costs of a professional would be £30-40,000 on top of the car cost for any car, so not viable for a car only worth £10 or £20k restored

Hello! Great series and very well documented! My question. What is the amperage you are using for welding. Specifically the rear frame legs. I need replace my rear frame leg on my BGT passenger side, I’m looking to get a 145amp welder on 120 volt. Which should handle any welding needs for the MG, I’m just looking for a head not I’m heading in the right direction. Thanks again and I’m enjoying the series

Many thanks for this breakdown of expenditure, can't wait to to see the video of prepping for paint 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

I would be too scared to add up what I have spent on my MG's, however I don't drink, gamble and or smoke. I now have grand kids and also a very understanding wife similar to yours by the sounds of things, admire the honesty in your video, good on ya. Well done, carry on, just make sure you get the family balance right. Don't worry about the cost too much it's a journey with no real destination, your enjoying yourself. What you have learnt has been amazing, and the satisfaction of driving the MG at the end will be so worthwhile. I'm in retirement, you just have to keep the mind active and this is one way of doing it. Your 363 hours will be very very conservative.

Thank you.

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The market is all over the place and £10k is a very optomistic valuation . As l tell everyone , a cars only worth get what someone will pay ! My '66 "-e"type was guaranteed to be a £100k car.....that was 2 years ago . I've just been offered £55k.......think l'll wait a while .......

Absolutely - vintage vehicles should be restored, and done properly. You can do all your sums before you start but remember the golden rules - it will always take longer than you thought, and, it will always cost more than you thought. Allow 50% more than you have calculated on both counts and then get on with it.

You don't restore a classic car to make money, the secret is to pretend you never spent very much 😂😂😂

You failed to take your energy costs,

Made a comment on your series about halfway through about how enjoyable it was to watch your progress and found it very refreshing that you have shown the ups and the downs during your journey. This video is it worth it ? My answer to that is in monetary terms definitely not but in therapy terms a definate yes. I'm in my seventies still popping down to my workshop most days just going out now to put a new floor in a 34 Ford van I've been restoring from the ground up and already thinking of my next project and fancy taking on a B. Can't wait for your future videos on the trials and tribulations of the paint process, keep em coming young man most enjoyable.

Is it worth it doing up a classic car, if you are on the floor hurting your body at thirty years of age . When one gets older, working on the floor will tell on you in pains . JC 12/11/24

Excellent and very inspirational project, enjoyed every video, just about to start a 1275cc round wheelarch mg midget,

Very good presentation. I like restoring cars and hate selling them. You can only make money as a hobby if you keep them a very long time and keep them nice, but I prefer to just enjoy driving them. There is no better satisfaction for me than fixing things properly. Well done sir.

I think we all know that classics are expensive to restore and most of us do it for love not money. Just finished a 68 GT and I stopped counting at 10,000 but the smile on my face is worth it. You’re doing a cracking job, I really enjoy your videos. How many times have you said “who the hell designed that like this”😂. Someone else on here mentioned leaving glass trim alone. Best piece of advice I’ve heard. The rear screen is a real bugger to do but the windscreen is worse. I still haven’t fitted the lower piece of trim to my windscreen😂.

Restore a classic and save vintage heritage . Simples .

i am 71 years old and am doing a 1989 mini done cars most of my life doing this one for some thing to do it was just a shell a rotten one at that it has cost me a small fortune it did not have an engine spent over 2 grand on it so in my opinion no not worth doing should have gone to scrap yard but as i said it keeps me going and keeps another mini on the road oh and thats not including building a garage to do it in as we have just moved house

Hi, I've been following you since the start of your journey with MGBGT, and you are to be commended for the standard of workmanship, don't lose heart, your doing great. My build experiences are with assisting in 2 MGBGT's and mostly motorbikes. I take my hat of to you. Cheers and keep up the work.

Whatever you do, try not to remove the rear glass. You will find that most rubbers you find are not correct, and even if you find the correct one, you will never get the chrome trim in. Ask me how i know!

You did forget to mention the cost of the power you were using. All your tools are power hungry and at 25 pence PKWh your usage would have cost a fair bit. Great job though. Next time get an E-Type.

My thoughts are however much you think it's going to cost double it as there's always unforseen costs. 👍

We love it just done mine mgb gt 1971 nut and bolt bare mettle resto loved every minute…..well done mate 👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

Bravo mate heck of a job you are doing , im so glad you mentioned car restoration tv shows , so true they only show what they want you to see , and not the complete job , I am a qualified and licensed mechanic and have restored my share of cars so i appreciate all your efforts , keep up the good work and all the best

Yep i think it's true. it is not only about money or profit, but the journey i think. I recently restored two of my daily cars, a 2005 vw golf van and a 1996 fiat ducato. Cost wise makes no sense at all because they are worth so little. But the joy of having built your car yourself (and the compliment of the MOT guy) outweigh the financial "loss" and the struggles you have on the way to finishing. If you are in to it 🙂

My wife of 50 years, back in our younger years, was always happy to find me working in my workshop. Where some of her friends always had to go find their husbands in the pub or gambling. There's always a "balancing act" with your relationships, get that right everything will be good. Some good points made H!

Well evaluated, and very true. But DIY on these car projects are great to do. I started such games when I was 16 and at 72 still going albeit a bit slower to get things done. It is a great hobby, becomes a way of life, and you can get far more out of it! I've enjoyed your efforts (I've done an MGB GT some decades ago), and a '73 Porsche 911 is far more of a burden to do, did mine 34 years ago, still have it and it has been a great experience.

Just binged watched all your videos!! Well done 🎉

what an inspirational journey and a great example to share with your family, even though it’s not been an easy project. you will always take great pride in the end result . i’m still working on mine but fortunately not as intensive as your project 😅

Thank you for sharing. I sort of felt your emotions and the journey has been fulsome and interesting. I love the cars but my sort of project has been our house. Lived here since 1978. 2 bedroom bungalow with no proper bathroom or kitchen then. 4 double bed/2 bathroom/huge kitchen now and still not totaly finished. Never will be. And a garage now.

I don’t know where you get your energy from.👍👏🏻

Great video 👍 The reason of DIY restoration is either just as a hobby or to make money.But as a golden rule always buy the best you can afford 😊

Calculate the cost of frivolous and crappy pursuits like beers at the pub into savings. Also sleeping well and having a sense of achievement. Suddenly it makes sense. Maintain it and over time, it will be a better investment than your house. Thank you so much for taking the time to share.

You never go into a restoration for yourself thinking you will make money on it. It is more gratification and satisfaction. This way, you know what is under that nice shiny paint surface and be happy in knowing that all the rust and other problems have been dealt with.

To do a full off frame restoration by a Pro here in the states you better plan on 50k plus! I have a friend that restores cars and he won't take less that 50k and it would be close to a year to get it done. I have less than 6k with no paint on my Spitfire. The car would be worth with a full restoration maybe 12k so I am doing pretty good.

My first MGB resto cost me 2 relationships, so yeah it does take up a lot of free time..

As it’s a MGB GT are you welding in proper seatbelt mounts for inertia belts front and rear? I know the rear seats are technically token seats but kids fit. Gives an even better excuse to keep it apart from the fact it’s a true MG .

Interesting altho I ignored the "hours" as I'm now retired and would probably extend the hours by at least to or three times. I think you have worked very hard though, and have really enjoyed watching you work. I haven't got a garage otherwise I would allteady have a B having had three as a teenager in the 70s.

You seem to forget that you also have a relatively cheap hobby that has also taught you an awful lot of skills. As they say "priceless" - I'm too old to do that sort of thing now but in my time I have spent hours lying on garage floors at night so you have made me very happy, albeit a bit jealous!

I’m £20 grand into a ford 100e rebuild, its still in bits and needs another 5 grand to finish it…as long as the wife doesn’t find out i should be fine…

I have to agree 100% with your comments. My ground up restoration of my 1966 MGB, with many high performance modifications, produced a beautiful car and I wouldn't trade it for anything. I put over 400 hours of my own time into disassembly and re-assembly of the car and paid for professionals to do the body work and paint (I am terrible at body work and paint) along with rebuild of the engine (I lucked out and found some retired racing engine mechanics from Offenhauser Racing who were willing to modify and rebuild the engine). If I am lucky, I will recover about 50% of what I have invested in the car when I decide to sell it. This is a labor of love and the joy of doing the work myself (well, most of the work). Good on you for what you are doing and looking forward to more videos.

Interesting when you see the costs in black and white isn’t it ? At least you know how much work and materials have gone into it 👍🏻

It's coming along nicely. Mgb wings can be a real pain to line up. I still need to fettle mine more to get the gaps right and mine were the ones already fitted to it. Nice to see another fishmouth grill too like my 1970 gt. 👍👍

I feel your pain! I started mine ten years ago when I was a much younger man 😂 I’m 64 now and still haven’t got the wings on. Your video has been an inspiration, as well as a great source of information. Many thanks!

Just recently found your channel and ploughing through your videos.....Im just about to start on my MGB GT that Ive owned since 1987....these videos are so useful...cheers..

I feel your pain. Some repro panels need more fettling but you got there. 😊

This is what happens with crap copy parts by inferior makers.