Yes I think it is from an SD1, I refer to why this was fitted in the first vid I did about the MG, talking about its early life with BL as a development car/test hack.
Don't you just love it when something old is working good...I say the same every morning when I look in the mirror...joking aside well done beautifull car,thanks the video Sir.
Hi 👋 I haven't seen this video until now. Like Harley when i was his age , i would wash and clean my father's Rover 2000 in the mid 1970s. I would vacuum the inside even. That MG is cool. It's a left hand drive too. It has the big rubber bumpers instead of chrome. I like the green color.
Give your Dad a pat on the back for getting her running quite well. I think it would be worth just checking the wiring under the bonnet, clean a few connectors and so on. The horn may just have a bad connection but worth checking to see it doesn't have water in it or just moisture though with the extremely warm weather we have had this summer water is probably not an issue. Thanks for the update Rick I think the road beckons. 👍👍
Sounds good! I recondtioned the HiFs on my '78 MGB and it goes really well. They don't seem to have the idle speed problems that the HS4s have on my TR7, although you are correct, you can strip, clean and reassemble the float chambers on the HS4 in a jiffy with the carbs still on the car.
You have everything well sorted OJ, Dad modding your MG and Son washing your Standard, I rather like the steering wheel in the MG by the way. Nice work by both.
Picked up a 79 that had not run in 30 years. My ace mechanic got it running, buy it idled too high like this one. Leads to overheating in my case. Easily fixed, but be careful if you go far. May overheat.
I was curious about the steering wheel. My 1977 Mallard green MGB must have been built before that wheel was put into production. Mine also had wire wheels and a large silver stripe on the lower part of the door.
Hi Graham, I may have done one ages back but not recently and there have been a few changes over the last year or so (including the MGB going) so maybe I should do an update for more recent watchers/subscribers etc, thanks for your thoughts.
Hi, no it'll be staying as it is. We're only changing the carbs as when I bought it, the original wheezy Stromberg had already been replaced by SUs. Had it still been on the Strommy I'd have been tempted to keep it as-is, even though it wouldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding. If you go chrome bumper on a rubber bumper car, they stand out a mile away as being wrong, plus you really need to lower the suspension to get the right "chrome car" look otherwise they can look like they're on tip-toes. Thanks for watching!
Having owned several MGs over the years, that is a fine example you have there, but I must say, that Toyota-esk steering wheel has to go.....it appears to block the view of instruments and just looks so wrong....but not to be all negative, it is a very nice car, enjoy it for years to come!
I agree it's not easy on the eye, but if you watch the intro vid I did on this development car you'll understand why that wheel is an important part of its (documented) history. Thanks for watching.
It's like an entirely different car! I guess sometimes you've just got to say "To hell with it, replace it!" and save yourself a lot of time and hassle.
Although I think being based at Abingdon away from the rest of the BL empire, things might have been screwed together better than the contemporary Marinas and Minis. But yes, reliability could have been better on all these cars.
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Looks like a Rover SD1 steering wheel???? Top job Dad. Hubnut would love those triple wipers. 😆
Yes I think it is from an SD1, I refer to why this was fitted in the first vid I did about the MG, talking about its early life with BL as a development car/test hack.
Don't you just love it when something old is working good...I say the same every morning when I look in the mirror...joking aside well done beautifull car,thanks the video Sir.
Two and a half car experts, it runs in the family. 👍
A long family tradition going back decades indeed :) thanks for watching
Your Dad looks very comfortable in the MG, he has done a nice job on those carbs.
Running very nicely.
Hi 👋 I haven't seen this video until now. Like Harley when i was his age , i would wash and clean my father's Rover 2000 in the mid 1970s. I would vacuum the inside even. That MG is cool. It's a left hand drive too. It has the big rubber bumpers instead of chrome. I like the green color.
Sounds absolutely wonderful
Thanks!
Very nice indeed!
Thanks Gryf
Give your Dad a pat on the back for getting her running quite well. I think it would be worth just checking the wiring under the bonnet, clean a few connectors and so on. The horn may just have a bad connection but worth checking to see it doesn't have water in it or just moisture though with the extremely warm weather we have had this summer water is probably not an issue. Thanks for the update Rick I think the road beckons. 👍👍
Great progress. The 'B' does sound good. It will be great to see it on the road this year.
Sounds good! I recondtioned the HiFs on my '78 MGB and it goes really well. They don't seem to have the idle speed problems that the HS4s have on my TR7, although you are correct, you can strip, clean and reassemble the float chambers on the HS4 in a jiffy with the carbs still on the car.
Great video i had the same car in red in the 80s You can’t beat a pair of twin S U carbs
You have everything well sorted OJ, Dad modding your MG and Son washing your Standard, I rather like the steering wheel in the MG by the way. Nice work by both.
Thanks, I think junior has ulterior motives mind you ...!
Groovy…hoping to see a report from your top team at the Southport classic and speed event on 10/11 September
Wouldn't mind getting to that one, I think it clashes with a couple of things around here but I'll check
Picked up a 79 that had not run in 30 years. My ace mechanic got it running, buy it idled too high like this one. Leads to overheating in my case. Easily fixed, but be careful if you go far. May overheat.
Nice set of refurb carbs. Amazing what a well tune carb setup can do for a cat. Sadly younger mechanics cannot tune twin carbs these days.
your mgb sounds great my 75 sounded so much better when i got rid of the stromberg and put a weber on it .love my 75 have fun with your B randy.
I was curious about the steering wheel. My 1977 Mallard green MGB must have been built before that wheel was put into production. Mine also had wire wheels and a large silver stripe on the lower part of the door.
I mention the wheel in the other vid I did about the MGB, it was a BL/MG development car and this wheel was fitted as a one-off trial c1977.
Have you done a walk round of your vehicles video that I could find?
Hi Graham, I may have done one ages back but not recently and there have been a few changes over the last year or so (including the MGB going) so maybe I should do an update for more recent watchers/subscribers etc, thanks for your thoughts.
I know you were going to keep the MGB original, but now that you have changed the carbs would you consider chrome bumpers ?
Hi, no it'll be staying as it is. We're only changing the carbs as when I bought it, the original wheezy Stromberg had already been replaced by SUs. Had it still been on the Strommy I'd have been tempted to keep it as-is, even though it wouldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding. If you go chrome bumper on a rubber bumper car, they stand out a mile away as being wrong, plus you really need to lower the suspension to get the right "chrome car" look otherwise they can look like they're on tip-toes. Thanks for watching!
Having owned several MGs over the years, that is a fine example you have there, but I must say, that Toyota-esk steering wheel has to go.....it appears to block the view of instruments and just looks so wrong....but not to be all negative, it is a very nice car, enjoy it for years to come!
I agree it's not easy on the eye, but if you watch the intro vid I did on this development car you'll understand why that wheel is an important part of its (documented) history. Thanks for watching.
Would you take the smog equipment off? Now it's disconnected , less weight ! It's not even visually nice 😁
I might just leave it as a nod to its past, it doesn't weigh much and the air pump is disconnected anyway so doesn't affect the engine's running.
It's like an entirely different car! I guess sometimes you've just got to say "To hell with it, replace it!" and save yourself a lot of time and hassle.
You can hear the engine is very low mileage too.
Reliability was not high on their list of attributes :)
Although I think being based at Abingdon away from the rest of the BL empire, things might have been screwed together better than the contemporary Marinas and Minis. But yes, reliability could have been better on all these cars.
That steering wheel is really awful.
It certainly is - but a key part of its history