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22. Almost complete! Just
the wipers to fit and the protective coating to peel off the side
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23. The engine bay April
04. The first MOT for 20 years was passed first time! |
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24. A large proportion of
the parts were bought at the Stoneleigh spares days during the past
ten years. In 2005 the parts travelled back
for a visit.
One bonus
for turning up in a MG, indoor parking!
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25. The car ran
well during its first year back on the road but water loss was a problem
and more power would be better. The head turned out to be cracked. In
Summer05 I bought a second hand late head from MECH SPEC, here it gets
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26. The ports are much
smoother on the late heads and the combustion chamber shape is also
improved. A porting kit was used to remove any blips
on the casting and decoke / clean up. The
valves were then lapped in. *
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27. Donington Kit car show
2005. It was a great day, we were waved under the track with the kit
cars. The roll bar and stainless steel grill mesh may have
helped? |
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*Note: with a late head on an early block it
was necessary to remove some metal from the bores to prevent fouling of
the valves. |
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28. Engine bay Jan 2006. K&N air filters, Kenlow
cooling fan (The standard fan still needs removing) and oil catch tank
fitted. This prevents miss fire by preventing oil from the crank case
breather being fed into the carbs. The carb
needles have also been up-rated to suit the K&N's. |
29.
Feb 2006. PAZON electronic ignition system fitted.
www.pazon.com
Click here for
other useful links.
(Links Page)
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30.
Stoneleigh Feb 2006. It was a cold blast down the M69 with the hood down
but well worth the trip.
I got a good deal on
a few items including a set of two eared spinners. |
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March 2006, I won two separate bids on E-bay, one for a 15 inch
Moto-Lita wheel c/w a Jag boss and one for an MGB boss. Although the
wheel previously graced the cockpit of an XK150, I was fairly sure the
MG boss and wheel would be compatible but I wasn't sure about the boss
fitting the car. This was mainly due to the part number being correct
for a 1971 car, but my MGB was actually made in 1970. The boss fitted
well & lines up perfectly with the cowling behind. The only problem
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32.
The boss part number is B25C (as stated by the seller) but in
hindsight I probably needed a B25CH. The challenge was to add a slip
ring contact to the back of the hub, then wire from this to the horn
push button. I did this by removing the brass slip ring from the
standard wheel, then bending the brass tabs back flat, one tab was also
soldered onto the new wire. The ring was then bonded onto the hub with a
thick insulating layer of epoxy. The wire then passes through an
existing hole in the hub which I sleeved. *
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* After fitting the wheel I jacked
the front of the car up and checked the electrical continuity &
insulation resistance of the horn circuit along with the horn
functionality in all steering wheel positions. |
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33.
From Dec 06 to April 07. Performance Modifications include, a Panhard
Rod, SU HS8 Carb's, HDR Manifold c/w high temp bandage. High torque
light weight starter, 18 ACR alternator & Iridium spark plugs.
A bonnet
bulge has been added to clear the front carb.
Getting
those ex-race tuned HS8s working well on my car was hard work.
Was made possible thanks to Burlen fuel systems with their technical
support and quick delivery of new parts. (Manuals, Needles, Springs
etc). www.burlen.co.uk
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34. May 07 Cool Air feed added.
Most of
this kit was brought from the Revo-Tec. stand at the Stoneleigh Kit
car show. www.revotec.com
A hole
cutter and suitable grommet strip + fuel filter (right of photo) were
also purchased at the show. The air out-let was brought on-line from
Regal's Motor
sport
www.regals-motorsport.co.uk
To allow
space for this 76mm pipe to pass through the bulkhead, the oil catch
tank and fan stat were re-positioned. |
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| Donington
Classic Car & Bike Restoration Show 02/01/06
Photo by kind permission of
CLASSIC AND PERFORMANCE SHOWS http://www.classicshows.org |
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