1979 MGB GT abandoned for 28 years! Can I get it home and running?

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ธ.ค. 2024

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  • @helenmartin8051
    @helenmartin8051 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Thanks again for taking my dads car, hopefully you can restore it.I have great memories of my dad blasting Paul Simon and Sultans of Swing on full blast.Fingers crossed it gets back on the road.Huge thanks to you and M Symonds 👍

  • @jeffmee763
    @jeffmee763 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The B1800 cc engine is a good one the only trouble I had in my younger days was the head they can crack on the valve seat got a s/hand one and it was the same.

  • @frankboff8185
    @frankboff8185 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Good job, quite incredible how these old abandoned vehicles spring back to life.

  • @charlesfoster141
    @charlesfoster141 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have two MGBs sitting just as that one has that both need the same action. Both were running when parked. My best of the two seems to have the clutch stuck together so I need to get the wheels off the ground to attempt a start.

  • @leeshaw8923
    @leeshaw8923 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This vid, and the next episode, are a brilliant step by step guide to bringing an old car back to life!
    Excellent engineering skills, I look forward to watching the restoration of this MG, hopefully that's the plan. Would like to see you do an MG Midget too.

  • @Roger.Coleman1949
    @Roger.Coleman1949 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing really - good old rugged cast-iron engineering with that quiet ' tick-over ' and the radio was the gilding on the lilley !.I know of a pristine black late model with the black ' plastic ' bumpers and it looks really ' sharp ' and always attracts plenty of attention.She deserves to live again but get the Wolseley done first !.Great content .

  • @tambrath
    @tambrath 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Lovely cars . Only downside British leyland build quality and lack of rust proofing

  • @leuvenlife
    @leuvenlife 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    totally awesome video. Nice, Thanks!

  • @iandeumayne-jones1557
    @iandeumayne-jones1557 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great vid. You're a brave man. I'll be interested to see how much the rust has got to it.

  • @TopGLPD1987
    @TopGLPD1987 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nothing more English than starting an old MGB and the first song to play is Oasis! 😂

  • @stevenfletcher8302
    @stevenfletcher8302 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love these cars. I've always wanted one there better with the earlier chrome bumpers ❤

  • @jamestidd7707
    @jamestidd7707 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Probably the worst job in the car world is getting twin carbs correct.

  • @Polecat54941
    @Polecat54941 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You have the same seats as my 78 Mini!

  • @jeremytoms5163
    @jeremytoms5163 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Joys of a ‘B’ series engine, same as the old ‘A’ series. As long as they have oil and petrol , they’ll run. Might pump half the oil out the exhaust but they’re damn near immortal. 😂😂😂

  • @robertwalker1742
    @robertwalker1742 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You might have to gap the plugs to 35 thou, they were known to run on after switched off.

  • @ipanemabeach2266
    @ipanemabeach2266 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    British cars are the best!

  • @RedsGarageUK
    @RedsGarageUK 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very nice! What are your plans for it now?

    • @whatsintheworkshop4478
      @whatsintheworkshop4478  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good question! I think I need to get it over the pit and make a proper assessment of how bad it is.

  • @raybloxham9631
    @raybloxham9631 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    WOW!

  • @colinevans39
    @colinevans39 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Didn't see you check the oil lol 🤔

  • @karter5351
    @karter5351 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good old B Series Engine.

  • @delukxy
    @delukxy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Everyone's wondering why it got parked in the first place. Rust and the cost of fixing it?

    • @whatsintheworkshop4478
      @whatsintheworkshop4478  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ill health from what I understand, then just got forgotten sadly.

    • @helenmartin8051
      @helenmartin8051 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      My dad had it restored a while back 2009? Ish, but unfortunately my dad was very poorly.Im just glad its being looked after.

  • @cosso114
    @cosso114 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice job.now you’ll be able to drive it to the scrapyard!

  • @SimonWallwork
    @SimonWallwork 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That's a very late model GT.

  • @North49191
    @North49191 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Did you ask your wife first this time?

    • @whatsintheworkshop4478
      @whatsintheworkshop4478  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It took some persuasion!

    • @leslieaustin151
      @leslieaustin151 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh, this is going to be good! Is it a prototype LDT weapon? But that’s better on two wheels (sometimes..). Looking out for future videos on this one. Thanks. Les

    • @whatsintheworkshop4478
      @whatsintheworkshop4478  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Now there's an idea!

    • @leuvenlife
      @leuvenlife 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ...that your wife will agree to?@@whatsintheworkshop4478

    • @Wig-mp7pf
      @Wig-mp7pf 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Did he heck! 😂