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For
the man with the Octagon Spirit...
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I
came across my MGB GT
through a fellow classic car fanatic from Krefeld,
Germany. He knew I was after a GT and reported that there
was a car for sale at his favorite gas station, and so he sent me
the picture shown above. The MG looked good (from a distance...)
and all seemed fated somehow, so I bought it. That was 1991.
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Finally
home
after 400 km on the Autobahn with no tail- or brakelights
working and a long list of faults. Anyway, I thought,
I always wanted a restoration project. Call me totally mad
and insane, but I was quite happy and felt destined to buy and save
it. Little did I know of the horrors lurking beneath...
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What
a great dash
with full instrumentation and no cracks, despite being
an ex-US car. I like the looks of the Abingdon-pillow
dash, introduced on 1 January 1968 due to american
safety regulations, because of the neater instrumentation layout.
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Engine
bay
was every bit as bad as it looks. The engine was willing but
not quick. It will be overhauled & tuned anyway. Much
to restore and to improve under this bonnet... Find out
more about power tuning etc. in [future
plans]
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My
car came with brand-new 60-spoke chrome wire wheels. I'll
need 72-spoke wheels after all that tuning.
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Closer
inspection revealed
more and more bodges. But I wanted a restoration project,
so I set to work...
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A
host of horrors.
After stripping the car to a bare shell, I found out why
the doors needed some lifting to close properly... See the [restoration]
for the full story!
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