Rebuilding a Vintage Car Engine Step by Step: 1800cc B series BMC
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 มี.ค. 2020
- Here’s a step by step engine tear down of a 1800cc B series BMC engine. We’re ordering parts now and tracking down a machine shop. Hope you all enjoy this type of video. Hope everyone is being careful, staying safe and healthy. You all and your close ones are in our thoughts and prayers.
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Michael;
I was lucky enough to have a couple of retired Offenhauser racing mechanics, who also raced MGB's in the 70's and 80's, help me with my engine rebuild and upgrade. One pro tip they had for me was that after hot tanking the engine, ensure all the water gallery plugs and oil gallery plugs are removed, and then take a hammer and start lightly tapping the block while it is mounted on an engine stand. Go all around the water jacket areas and keep tapping until you see no more casting sand come out of the cooling galleries. Evidently, MG's block casting division was notorious for not thoroughly cleaning the casting sand out of the galleries prior to sending the blocks off for final machining. We collected a Mason jar full of casting sand from my block prior to starting the machining on it.
Wow! Thanks for the info!
It's a shame for today's British workers that they're predecessors forgot that they're best leverage is a well produced car. Now, their children and grandchildren are suffering the service economy consequences.
I'm a Brit now living in Romania but when in England I always lived within ten miles of the MG factory in Abingdon. Needless to say MG cars were pretty common in the area and were well catered for with MG specialists. I have owned two MGBs, first one was a '77 GT which I bought in 2003 from two brothers who ran an MG servicing and repair shop just south of Abingdon. It had a bored out and tuned engine of nearly two litres so was quicker than the average BGT! I sold it after two years to a fellow member of the MG Car Club and bought a '75 BGT V8 which was a beauty having been a full nut and bolt restoration in the late 1990s. I sold it in 2009 when planning the move to Romania as it wouldn't have been a practical car for the rough country roads in the area I was moving to. Both my MGBs had modified suspension which vastly improved the handling.
Thoroughly enjoyed your videos on the B.
Thanks for taking our minds off everything going on in the world, even just for a short time. Keep up the great work.
Thank you! I hope all is well!
Love the videos, bud! Hope the MG hasn't been abandoned, waiting to see more of this build. Keep 'em coming!
love seeing the MG build, I daily drive my 1980 MGB LE and my 67' MGB GT both cars with overdrive, if you plan on driving this car long distance at all or just driving it everyday I highly recommend swaping out that transmission for an overdrive one. keep up the good work!
Awesome! I don’t think this is the type of car to drive very far haha but I’ll definitely keep that in mind, thanks!
I plan on getting one to revive as a daily driver, I will keep that in mind, thank you
I love your videos on the MGs. Thanks for uploading this great step-by-step video! Can't wait to do this to my little GT too as soon as she has new MOT 😍
Glad you’re enjoying! That’ll be awesome!
Thanks for the video. Nothing says calm like an awesome engine rebuild. Keep up the good work
Good stuff. Thank you for the break from the current global freakout.
Thank you and may you and your family stay healthy too. Also thanks for another great and informative video.
Appreciate the prayers. Your videos are awesome. Your channel is growing so fast. It's great to see content creators like yourself doing this kind of work. Stay safe
Glad you’re enjoying 😊 thanks so much!
Awesome Vid! Gonna have to follow it when it's my turn. Just purchased a 1974 MGB GT Can't wait to start rebuilding.
Hope to see more on this project! I'm thinking of tackling one and seeing your process would be great!
This reminded me of my 998cc Mini Cooper engine rebuild back in 1969! Keep up the great work!
Sweet! Thank you!
Thank you for the video! I’m about to do a tear down of my B and this was super helpful. Excellent video my man!
Yes please I'd love a step by step build. Thanks for letting is watch
Just about to start tearing my B series down, this was a great help, much appreciated.
Sweet! Glad it helped!
Dude! You are FREAKING AMAZING! I’m SO jealous of your skills! This is a perfect time though, with what’s going on in the world, and being on (or about to be on) lockdown, to be making, and watching such videos, and learning this stuff! Can’t wait for the next one! Bravo!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
...[... P.S.: Some audio/video sync issues, but still a FANTASTIC video! ...]...
Thanks so much! Glad you’re enjoying! Stay safe! I’ll keep them coming!! 😊 Sorry, I’ve got to get a new laptop b/c my phone just continues to fight me and makes the videos weird! Hopefully something local will be open this week and I’ll get one! 🙂
Thanks so much for this video! I have three ''Bs' just like this and a Midget that will all need some degree of tear down to get them back on the road. I've got lots of manuals but seeing you do this in a video makes it feel a lot more possible. Keep up the great vids!
Absolutely! Hope it helps! Thanks so much! 😊
Good job man! eager to see this cleaned and put back together again, it's video's like this that give me the courage to take this sort of stuff on myself. thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much! Do it! 😊
Thank you for the great video can't wait for the next one
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Great, good job!! From Alicante (España/Spain) 💪💪💪 😷😷😷
I don't usually enjoy watching engine tear downs but yours was entertaining and informative hope you and your family stay well 😁
Really glad you enjoyed! 😊 thank you!
Sure enjoyed this and all of your videos. The pace of the tear down just right. I do like the step by step of these videos. Gives a nice sense of progress. Keep up the good work and of course stay safe.
Really glad you enjoyed! Can’t wait to get it back together for you all! 😊
Man that is so awesome! You guy's are saving some automotive history there! Nice!👌😎👍
Good old fashioned engineering , designed to be simple to work on and repair , whilst being tough and reliable . I miss those days , so thanks for doing this .
You’re right about that! Absolutely!
Great job on the sound! Great video. Really enjoyed seeing the insides of a B-series motor.
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed!
Amazing work thanks for the content
Another great video keep up the good work, you always look like your having fun doing this work. Carry on have fun and hope you and your family are safe
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed! Definitely having fun!
Great vid! I love my Rigid impact drivers and drills!👍🏽👍🏽
Like your cheerful, relaxed style of presentation. Very nice to watch
Thank you Michael ! I got a 1972 Mgb roadster in need of a engine refurbishment, just what I was looking for.
Awesome! Hope this helps!
Michael, again nice work and thanks for keeping us involved in the process! I am a firm believer that unless your car will bring high-end money keeping it's stock originality, then it should be customized or hot rodded!
I say the "Go big or go home" phrase hits the nail on the head with this engine build!
Thanks again!!
Sounds like a good plan Shane! Glad you’re enjoying!
I enjoyed this. I have a spare 1800 engine that I want to rebuild and this is very helpful. Can't wait to see your step by step rebuild.
Glad you enjoyed! Awesome!
Another great vid, thank you for some decent entertainment on my tv via the tube :)
Yes! Build that motor! Of course everyone wants to see the Porsche but these are great videos too. Loving it!
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Just finished my B engine rebuild, I decided to go with a 30 thou overbore , mild cam, unleaded polished and ported head , Weber 45 DCOE and LCB manifold . Started it for the first time last week and the Weber sounds Awesome ,so purely for sound I would highly recommend, I know you like your Webers!! You take care too Dude!!
Sweet man!! I’ll definitely keep all that in mind as we build ours! Sure do! 😃
Great video👍🏻.
1:40 Thank you Sir, we kinda need it at the moment👍🏻🇿🇦
Stay strong
Agree, nice to see a fellow SAfrican 🇿🇦
Very cool I enjoyed watching thanks for sharing prayers to you and your family
Glad you enjoyed! You as well! 😊
Yes, want to see the rebuild! Found a 70 green MGB in a field in Birmingham about 2 years ago. Dragged it back to New Orleans. Wanted it for the overdrive trans for my 71. Its actually much more solid than your find. Started the project going again as this social isolating. Is getting to me. Great job on your presentations. Enjoy the hell outta them.
Sweet! That’ll be a great build!
Great video! Can’t wait for another
Thanks!
Bravo! Considerando la tua giovane età dimostri di avere molta capacità e competenza.
Translation: Bravo! Considering your young age, you show that you have a lot of ability and competence.
These kind of videos are awesome and entertaining to watch.
Really glad you enjoyed!
This was a great video, keep them coming
Glad you enjoyed! Will do!
Thank you so much! Used this video as a guide to completely strip my MGB engine (first time!)
I have a 79 MGB in the garage for 18 years. Has about 95k on it. It has a cracked exhaust manifold, needs a catalytic converter and the carb is shit. Was just talking with my son today about getting it on the road. Would love to know how things have worked out for you. This would be uncharted waters for me.
@@johnleonard3806 This was actually my first engine rebuild, it's a great simple engine to learn on. Use this video as a guide but do extensive research online and on the MG Experience forms for all the info and questions you have. There should be plenty of material regarding disassembling the engine. Make sure when you're taking it apart you take pictures, bag and label everything. Your engine might need to be reconditioned at a machine shop at that high mileage, including regrinding the crankshaft, boring the cylinder walls, redoing the cylinder head, etc. BPnorthwest.com is my resource for any parts
i found your channel a couple months ago. really digging what you do! keep doing it!
Glad to have you! Glad you’re enjoying! 😊
I'm doing 2 MGB engines. this is very helpful. Thanks
Great! Can’t wait to get a video of it being reassembled back up!
Tidy biscuits, another great video, would love to see this engine rebuilt part by part. Can't wait to see more on this and the Porsche. Stay safe brother 😷👍🏴🏴
Thank you! More of both coming! 😊 you as well!
Great job on the MGB so far! Keep the videos coming! Want to see what you do with it.
Thank you! Will do!
PRAYING for you and your family to love your videos God Bless
Thanks! You as well!
Just found your page, nice videos. Looking forward to more MG videos.
Hi Michael 👍 🇬🇧 glad to see you got your parcel flag looks awesome and thanks for the shout out made my day 🙂🇬🇧🇺🇸 look after yourself and family in these crazy times keep up with the the great work 👍
Thanks so much man! It really is awesome!
Love to see the whole rebuild. One mod I have seen is to get a kit that allows the oil filter to sit pointing down the way, means oil is in it all the time = better.
Thanks, I’ll check into that! Definitely a good modification towards a healthy, longer lasting engine!
Great work, keep it coming😁😁
Be safe and helthy everyone😁😁❤️❤️
Thank you! You as well!
Thank you:)
Hi again Michael, I just had to tell you how much I really enjoyed this video, so completely nostalgic for me having worked on many engines of this same type in my younger days-------not by any stretch of the imagination as a mechanic but as a self-taught DIY repairer by pure necessity (we never could afford garage fees). I even found myself telling you the correct socket sizes! Good luck from that geriatric old Yorkshire fart in Ireland.
Really glad you enjoyed! 😊 Thats awesome! Thank you!
I’ve scoured You Tube for an engine strip down and yours is the only one I could find....not something I’d ever dare do but really interesting and informative.
Hope you enjoyed 🙂
Good job, good video. It is looking good and a video of it being put back together would be cool.
Morning Mike. Hope all of your family are keeping safe 👍🏻 Love that your working on a classics British over in America 🤣 Good seeing how well it was put tougher all those years ago 😃 Great channel with fantastic content as always 😄 Cheers Stevie 😎🇬🇧
Hey Stevie! Doing good, thanks. Y’all as well! Thanks so much, really glad you’re enjoying! 😊
Step by step sounds good
Great Video. Carry on
An MGB is always worth spending time on it. Good to see a piece of old British engineering being taken apart carefully as well.
Just me but I wouldn't do anything too outrageous with it. Think I have said it before but in old classic circles originality is everything to keep value. But its your build mate ... go have some fun.
Cool video buddy! Stay safe!
Thanks! You too!
A step by step rebuild process including machining the block, regrinding the cam. Put some larger SU carbs ceramic coated header. Maybe a cross flow head too🏁
Sounds like a plan!
Brand new to your channel and lovin' it! Anything MG gets my vote. Almost ready to tear in to my TC that I inherited a few years ago that dad was going to restore. I'd love to see you do a step by step.
Really glad to have you! Glad you’re enjoying! 😊 that’ll be a great build!
Great content love the videos
Thanks! Glad you enjoy!
Is the audio occasionally faster than the video?
Or is this really good weed messing with me?🤣
I thought the same lol
At first I thought it was a foreign video and dubbed into English.
Yes, & if you don't have enough for the whole class, don't tell us about it. :)
Yes
He seems to have that problem on a few of his videos. Good thing it's good enough content to be able to ignore that problem. 😆
I take it the motor is assembled and running by this time. On those motors, as with and BMC motor you have to use chrome top, scraper 2nd and solid oil rings. Iskanderian used to make cams for them and the valve springs are a bit of a weak point on them, so upgrade them.
The SU carbs are straight forward and depending on the size of the ones you have, you can perhaps go bigger on them.
As an aside if you want to get more out of a 1275 motor you bore it out to accept 1500 Hillman Imp pistons, flow the head, Isky cam and fit 2 X 1 1/2 inch SU carbs, with a nice branch and free flow system. In a Mini they used to do faster lap times than some V8's on shorter race tracks.
Very good explication
Definitely want to see the rebuild
Hell yeah we want to see the full rebuild. Lets do this!!
😃😃
awesome content
Enjoy the videos man, thanks
Glad you’re enjoying! 😊
Great again! 👍
Thank you!
Great breakdown video Thankyou! I have a 72 GT that’s in the middle of a body restoration. Once I’ve finished that I’ll be picking up another engine to rebuild so thanks for this. I would really like to see how you’ve progressed, any machine work etc. If you’ve already done it I can’t find the vids. Keep up the good work
Thanks so much! Very nice! I will be posting up the reassembly video soon!
Yeah I absolutely wore out my 18 volt impact couple years ago rigid would not replace it so I just keep it and has a problem big time but I got a lot of good use out of it. They don't build tools the way they used to that is for sure
Just keep up the good work good luck.
Thanks
Excellent video, I would make sure the block is good before boring over.
Another great video 👍👍🇨🇱
Thanks! 😊
New subscriber love your videos.
Glad to have you!! Really glad you’re enjoying!
I enjoy your videos. Very down to earth, not those impossible to afford $100k builds. Please consider posting your videos on Rumble also, where you can earn some money too! Thanks!
Well done on rebuilding one of these engines. They were a good, easy engine to work on. BUT, when you are starting work on any engine that`s out of the car, jet wash it FIRST! That stops the outside dirt getting inside!
I`m a Brit who has worked on a few of the BMC engines over my 63 years. Always found them to be reliable and economic on fuel. At about 70 to 80k miles they start smoking. Thats normal for these engines. I`ve not bothered to find out why but was told it might be piston ring wear. Later engines did`nt suffer so much though so were probably better quality.
Thanks, definitely could’ve! Everything will be thoroughly cleaned before reassembly. Just didn’t want to make a muddy mess because a lot of what’s on the engine is mud. Thanks for the info! Our little 1275 is a little Smokey but does great!
Thank you for the new video👍👋
Hope you enjoy! 😊
@@BudgetBuildz yes of course👍😀
Great job, I used to have quite a few British cars when I was younger. Can't wait to see it go back together again.
Great keep it up
Thank you!
best TH-cam videos🇨🇦
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I enjoyed watching , lets see the rest . 😉👍👍🇺🇸
Glad you enjoyed! 😊
Yes, would love to see a step by step rebuild with mods...!!!!! Probably should replace that oil pan...just sayin..!!👍
Probably a good idea!
Nice! Another video :) This is tough times, but at least it gives a lot of time to tinkering in the garages... :)
Thank you! Very true!
We need a part 2!
Reminds me of the 390 Ford starter's. You have to use a lot of extensions to get that back bolt.
Yessir, it’s not much smaller than a 390 starter lol
Loving the content here in the UK, Would love to see you shot blast the outside of the block to make it look purdy with some new paint, Im a big fan of dressed engines.
Keep the videos coming mate, god bless and stay safe
Really glad you’re enjoying! Definitely going to dress it up! 🙂
Hi Michael you'll have to know that as long as I stay subscribed to your channel you will hear from me when I am watching the videos. I always enjoy your videos as I have done all this stuff in the past. It's always interesting how another young guy goes about it if you know what I mean anyway great video and you and your family and your father please stay safe and God bless
Very glad to have you and hear from you! Really glad you enjoy! You as well, thanks so much!
Great content keep it up! I think doing some minor performance upgrades would be awesome can’t wait for the rebuild episode ( just kidding ;) ) episodes!!
Really glad you’re enjoying! Definitely some upgrades! Haha yeah, I’ll do my best to keep it short and sweet! 😊
Buen trabajo! Like!
Watching that engine swing back and forth makes me nervous. Be careful, Michael. Great progress, keep it up.
Little nerve racking for sure! Thank you!
If you dont have a good machine shop near you, I use Doug's machine shop in Columbia South Carolina. They are really good people!
Awesome video!
Thanks for the info! I’ll keep them in mind! Glad you enjoyed!
I found on the 2 B-Series engines I had the thermostat housing studs where bent, every single one
Man I wish I knew how to do that stuff. It looks fun
Watch TH-cam videos and find a engine to mess around with 😁
Big giant starter for all of that compression
Just had mine overbored to 1950cc with a mild can and flowed head. Putting a Sebring Kit on it at the same time.
Sweet! How’d it do?
@@BudgetBuildz I paid someone to build the engine, its not in yet
Nice job. The front pulley bolt is a 3/4 Whitworth size. As are the front hub nuts.
Thanks for the info!
Looks like this will be a great rebuild series :-) For sure while it is being rebuilt, a slight overbore, some higher compression pistons, twin weber sidedraft carbs, fast road cam and don't forget to give the gearbox some lovin' too! BTW, officially rebuilt and guaranteed engines back in the day were painted silver or gold to show the level of rebuild (gold full engine, silver short block only) - would be good to see this one in gold! Look up "Goldseal" for examples. Finally MOWOG stands for MOrris WOlseley mG ;-)
Awesome! Thanks for all the suggestions! Sweet, this one is silver! Thanks for the info! 😃