We chiseled the remains of the old castle section off of the inner sill before fitting the new castle. We clamped the castle in place and made sure it lined up before welding into place. Some trimming of the membrane is necessary for fitting properly, and this is done with the castle welded in place…
The inner sill provides strength to the chassis as part of the double box section that makes up the rocker assembly on an MGB. The driver’s side inner rocker was fairly solid except for the front 10 inches or so and right at the jack mount brace. Rather than cut out the entire rocker and…
We knew there was significant rust in both rockers and opted to start on the driver’s side. After starting to cut damaged metal away we discovered a fairly common sin in MGBs – someone installed new rocker panels directly over old, rusty panels. It was a cheap fix but the rust quickly migrates to the…
This 1973 MGB from the Kalamazoo, MI area came to us with some severe rust in the floorboards and rockers. The owner had begun repairs and felt he was getting in over his head, so he’s passing it along to us to finish. He has provided the parts already, although we may need to source…
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The front suspension and brake system on this MGA was beyond worn out. Add in lots of surface rust, grease, grime, road grit, and cobwebs and that meant a complete rebuild of everything. The steering rack was disassembled and gone through, and ultimately we had to cannibalize two additional MGA racks to get enough good…
After a clean bill of health from the machine shop, which included new pistons, rings, camshaft, oil pump, bearings, water pump, timing chain, polished crankshaft, a reworked valvetrain, and the very difficult job of locating a replacement for a cracked 1622 cylinder head, the engine was thoroughly degreased again and prepped for primer and paint.…
The battery boxes on this MGA were in poor shape, but with the exception of one small rust spot, the arms were in great shape. We opted to repair the driver’s side inner arm and replace the battery boxes. We had arms on standby if we found more damage or were unable to save them,…
With the exception of the battery boxes, the chassis is in good shape. Rather than a full body-off chassis restoration, the owner has opted for a clean-up and repaint. We find that in these situations, painting with a brush is far superior to having to mask everything for spraypaint. We draped the car in plastic…
After a brief look-over of the engine, we decided that the best course of action was to pull it out of the car and have a thorough inspection done at a machine shop. With the large amounts of rust in the valvetrain, the poor condition of the coolant in the block, and the sludge evident…