Rick's MGB Pages - '72 Restoration Page 3

1972 Roadster Restoration - The continuation of the restoration process. Click the thumbnails for a larger photo!

The engine has been rebuilt by Glenn's MG Repair and readied for installation. Black is the correct color for the '72 year. I highly recommend Glenn for any work you might need for your MG! We have the overdrive transmission mated up and we're set to lift the assembly into the car. We got it into into the engine bay without a single scratch! Our plan was to get the engine into the bay so we can bolt up the wings, doors, and bonnet and it was much easier to do this without having to reach over the front wings.

I decided to use the original carbs, which ran pretty well. They are shown here before a clean-up and gasket replacement. The bushings all look pretty good so we'll leave those alone right now. Thirty years of varnish build up in the float bowls. A little elbow grease and these cleaned up nicely. After replacing all possible gaskets, cleaning the float bowls, and a little cleaning and polishing on the carb body and dashpot, it looks great. Left one is done, now the other...

Here, we've repositioned the doors and wings and a new valence. I needed a new LH side wing and the one you see mounted here is an OE version from Moss. Earlier, I purchased an aftermarket wing that just did not fit. Lesson learned - you get what you pay for. The labor required to make the aftermarket version fit would exceed the purchase of the OE version. Save your energy and buy the British Heritage Approved panels. You won't be sorry.

Another coat of primer and wet sanded with 400 grit. We will spray the finish paint this weekend, August 24, 2002. Only four years since I brought it home!