Well, this is my attempt to log the progress on the rebuild of my 1973 MGB. I have owned if since 1986 and have driven for 130,000 miles. I have enjoyed all my time with the car and last year it was going to fail the usual MOT as the sills were rotten. Anyone who knows the MGB will understand the terminal nature of this condition.
So I have engaged the help of a professional to cut open the current bodywork and repair. However the amount of work needed to restore the body work was going to cost too much. So I have chosen to buy a Heritage body shell and take that path to restore the car.
In this blog I aim to document the progress of rebuilding the shell so that it may be usefull to others who may choose to take this path. I hope to cover all my thoughts and the experience in the process.
So, yesterday we took delivery of the new shell and I will be visiting the workshops to inspect the shell. I will be looking for the things that may need to be done before it goes off to the paint shop. The objective is to do any metal bashing before it is painted.
I will be pre-fitting all the axle, bumpers, class door catches etc so that the paint is not going to be chipped during the rebuild and when the doors, bonnet close.
Now I'm giving thought to the project plan and the order that jobs should be done once it is painted. I'll be having the axle, transmition, engine and front cross member, brake hydraulics fitted professionally and the I'll be doing the rest myself due to budget constraints - quite looking forward to doing this. We will see !
So I have engaged the help of a professional to cut open the current bodywork and repair. However the amount of work needed to restore the body work was going to cost too much. So I have chosen to buy a Heritage body shell and take that path to restore the car.
In this blog I aim to document the progress of rebuilding the shell so that it may be usefull to others who may choose to take this path. I hope to cover all my thoughts and the experience in the process.
So, yesterday we took delivery of the new shell and I will be visiting the workshops to inspect the shell. I will be looking for the things that may need to be done before it goes off to the paint shop. The objective is to do any metal bashing before it is painted.
I will be pre-fitting all the axle, bumpers, class door catches etc so that the paint is not going to be chipped during the rebuild and when the doors, bonnet close.
Now I'm giving thought to the project plan and the order that jobs should be done once it is painted. I'll be having the axle, transmition, engine and front cross member, brake hydraulics fitted professionally and the I'll be doing the rest myself due to budget constraints - quite looking forward to doing this. We will see !
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