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Just done this job on my Mk 7.5 Fiesta. Few tips if you’re attempting it. 1) Replace the Cam Cover gasket. after doing this job. It’s only c.£13 and your cam cover will leak oil down the back of the engine if you don’t. 2) It took me 4 attempts to get the plugs to seat properly so buy extras when picking them up. They’re only £1.25+vat each. Part No. 167490. 3) Instead of removing the wiper blades and cowling etc. just use a shallow socket and short extension. It allows for more room when chapping the plug down. 4) if using a chrome socket go for a 17mm. An 18mm socket will hit the sides and not seat the plug all the way. 4) Don’t drill the old plugs to release them. Chap down one of the sides and the old plug will spin until vertical. Then grab with a pair of needle nose and yank it out. Be careful not to push the plug all the way into the head. It’s a ball ache to get out. (Ask me how I know). 5) Change the spark plugs after doing the job to prevent misfires. I’m a pretty handy DIY mechanic but this job is heartbreaking. If the plugs aren’t completely seated they will leak. Even if it looks watertight when the coolant system is pressurised and the head expands when hot it will Leak. Just keep trying until you get a good seal. As above it took me 4 attempts. Some folk say to use Tigerseal around the mating surface between the plug and the head but the time I got it to seat properly I didn’t use any sealant. 6) Good luck. Hopefully you fare better than me.

After mine stuck on a Mk2 ST, I found that keeping a little outward pressure on the fuel cap when pressing the unlock button on the key, would release it. Eventually that stopped working too. Great video, I'll be trying this shortly.

Sorry, not for me

Glad to see you're still sticking with ypur TR7 projects, Henry. Can't wait to see them when they're done, no matter how long it takes you. I onow it'll be worth it! Great little car that, sadly, i was too young to have/drive at the time they were on the road! Keep it up! 😊

OK, thanks anyway.... I'm just thinking of upgrading mine.

Can you please tell me what make of brake master cylinder was re-fitted to the car? Thanks a lot.

The best video talking to the highway use of the MGB, good and bad. Kind of you good sir.

The only thing I did differently was to assemble all of the parts on the car instead of preassembling. You've really gone over the top with cleaning and paint with the crossmember still on the car, Bravo

Originally from Paisley?

Thanks Henry, never seen dampers serviced. Fortunately, mine seem sufficient

I like your logo. I'm about to change my '80's bushings to poly, but with engine out, I read that a restraint under the floor jack and over the shock can provide the necessary influence to undo the control arms and free the spring, any thoughts?

Nice one Henry.

Thank you for this series. I wish this episode had been around when I first bought my tr7.

Hi Henry, nice to see you back on the 7. Appreciate the efforts etc being in Scotland I'd expect some delay between takes, but always worth watching. Hope you & yours are well.

Where have you been Henry, back from your holidays?

I would renew the themostat and put the tester in expansion bottle it needs to be air tight seal it mesure rxhaust gasses in the coolant

Buy a new rad that’s only a temp fix 😩😊

Your mpg cost are out by a factor of 10 ! lol.. its only £1400-1500 to do 6000 miles at 25mpg. assuming fuel is 1.35 a litre !! :D .. not to mention classic insurance is very cheap.. and devaluation is 0% on the MGB.. on the BMW its probably 5%+ a year ? btw, good video !

Great vid. I had had the auto in mine in and out many times from 93 to 2004, as was a high mileage car then (from 93 to 99 my only car) but converted the car to manual, and usually did the auto from underneath/using a pit. Installed the manual in 2004 ish, again using pit, but don't have pit anymore. Had engine out about 8 years ago, had manual box and clutch off then. Have a noise at front of Gbox, so about to possibly have to remove box again. Don't have a pit, so tossing up whether to do under car (remove box only) or whether to remove engine and gbox. Former I need someone to help lift box (getting old), but remove engine seems more work, but seeing I have engine hoist, I can do that on my own/with no help, (put it in on my own), so probably do that. But great vid. Even though I have done it a few times (had car since 93/done 330,000 kms in it), always handy to watch a vid and revisit/jog memory. Thanks!!!!!

I wouldn't put radweld in 😱You also need a raised expansion tank,New rad and electric fans i would think.

Hi Henry, at 16:47 there's a view of the exhaust clamp holding the centre and rear sections, mine just has a bog standard clamp holding those sections together and I have never been able to get the exhaust to pass centrally through the circular holes in the subframe. I've had to resort to packing out the holes with fireproof material to stop the exhaust knocking on the subframe. I see from the Rimmer's diagram that your clamps are the correct type with a whole host of washers and spacers. Do these clamps do anything other than clamp the exhaust sections together or do they in some way steady the exhaust? Congratulations on getting the job done, mine has a noisy bearing rattle that goes away when the clutch is depressed, one of those jobs to tackle when it finally gives up completely.

Great road trip Henry, My Mother was what we call over here a WarBride, She came from a large family in a small town, Calderbank close to Glasgow. I have been close to where your trip went but never that far north, Debbie and I did the Scotch Whiskey trail back in 1989..the last time I visited Scotland..I will have to come over again and do this trip...

I have to replace the left regulator on my Tr8, after watching your video, I am now scared to attempt it. LOL

very nice colour scheme

Hey Henry, I too have just dismantled my (older type master cylinder according to Rimmer's diagram) and I was scratching my head as the spring came out before the primary seal and was the other way around as you found. With the cylinder off the car, and prior to dismantling, I was surprised to find that with the cylinder depressed I could 'blow' through the feed hole to the reservoir, I would have thought this should not be possible. I ordered a set of 'old type' seals including the primary 'cup' seal from Robsport and they sent the new seals despite their website image showing the early type. Their response was that the image needs updating and, what arrived, is all they now supply and the new seals work fine in the older cylinder. After complaining they refunded the cost of the seals but not their extortionate postage charge. Now waiting for the correct type to arrive from an eBay seller. Anyway thanks for your video, luckily my spring is OK so I'll see what happens when I put it back together as per the Rimmer's and Haynes diagrams.

Hi Henry, Amazing trip with jaw dropping scenery....😮 Thanks for sharing.

Henry, I also suffer from a big foot bridging the accelerator and brake in my MGB, as recently as Saturday on my way to a car show. While downshifting and braking my size twelves (US) have a tendency to hit both pedals. I try to quickly lift off and move to just the brake without fumbling with the clutch as well. Even though I make an effort to pick the narrowest shoes in the closet, I still miss the mark once in a while. Looks like a great drive with your Dad to boot.

What a fantastic trip, it's a must to have ago. Very much like the passes in the Lake District which I have driven, Well done you. Thanks for sharing some great views and driving roads. All the best Bob. (the Stag seemed to perform very well)

So nice you were able to share a road trip with your father in a lovely classic.

Great Henry, really enjoyed that. I have driven around the Mallaig area years ago but in a hire car on holiday. Thank you for taking us along these cars are well suited and robust enough for such tours! Recently did the Bicester run from Plymouth in TR7 and it was quite comfortable cruising. Not such good views for content though!

Hi Henry, did you ever solve this? (I’m having the same issue 😂 thanks!

Interesting video, I've fancied getting one and possibly fitting a small turbo diesel with some reasonably long gears for B roads and motorway runs. Btw, I was amazed when you said 57mpg on the motorway, my mum's Golf TDI gets 56 and that's without being a quick car.

Crazy to see all the rust on UK vehicles, I just bought a 76 TR7 for parts here in California. It's been sitting for 40 years and totally rust free, No oxidation anywhere either.

Just found your link and subscribed. Most informative indeed. I'm a long MGB fan from the 1980s, but over the years have owned many other Brit classics etc and only recently have bought another MGB GT after 36 odd years. It's a 1967 model I owned 36 years ago - yes it's the very same GT I sold in 1988. I found it purely by chance on an online site 4 sale last April, and its still in lovely condition. Your vid will help with its maintenance.

Nice to see you back enjoy your videos

Hi Henry, nice update, shame about the handbrake handle. I was wondering a few times how yu were getting on. Did the MG sell?

Looking good Henry. Take care Mate. Kind regards, Chris Robinson.

Hi Henry,have you taken the car off ebay

Ahh. I hope she goes to a good home. This series has helped me so much in rebuilding my MG and was a massive inspiration in getting her done. I look forward to the next episodes on the TR7 and he4 life as the daily.

Hey Henry, I didn't realise you were so close. I'm just up the road in Llantwit Major. If my wife would let me have another B I'd snap your arm off for this one. But she's put her foot down. Your videos have been massively helpful getting mine running though especially the Overdrive and suspension ones.

Are you for real with that guy behind you with a blower, did you not hear him ,lol well why did you not give us a ball part fig-er

"Doris i went out in the guise of blowing some leaves. Yes that blokes talking to himself again!..."

Honest nice guy you are Henry

Yup, if I lived closer I would come and load it up....

Good luck with the sale Henry. Looking forward to more on the TR7.

New chrome is junk in my experience. Though rechroming is eyewateringly expensive I’m discovering! Hope it goes to a good home.

Henry, take her out for a last driving video. I'd love to see that. Take care. Chris Robinson.

Good luck with the sale Henry I’ve enjoyed following this journey 👍

Shame you can't sell your noisy neighbour!

Henry, where have you gone?