As the owner of 4 British cars, plus having made my living keeping them going, I must say I really enjoy your videos. Look fwd to some of your road trip vids...and you're right, Harry's Garage is awesome! Keep up the great work! I've got to say though, in this video I just couldn't look away from those 'way-too-long' bolts holding the strg wheel and hub together! Pls fix them or move the camera angle...😂
Yes! More than one comment about the bolts! One of those jobs that never comes to the top of the list 😂 Thanks very much for watching and for the comment, looking forward to bringing out some good stuff this year so thanks for the encouragement 😊👍
Hey just found your videos after a newfound MGB GT obsession has taken hold. Really enjoying what I've seen of them so far. I was shocked to see your car right need Cockfosters tube station in that photo. I'm only in Hertfordshire so not a million miles away. I've been wanting to meet people who know MGs who are close to me to see what events and meets might happen. I'm all about the old Vespa's and Lambretta's, want an MGB GT to have as a daily instead of my far too reliable modern car, haha.
Hi Ben, just catching up on comments! Yes I broke down near Cockfosters on the way back from visiting friends, I’m actually located in Surrey though…. The best thing I can recommend is getting yourself over to one of the Bicester Heritage Scramble events where there are all types of classics including several MGBs with their owners always willing to talk car-stuff! 🤣👍
Great work on your car, I'm very impressed that you did the work yourself. As you say the car is now 50 years old so problems are to be expected, but your wife must be very understanding! Thanks for the videos, as an ex owner of some MGBs your videos bring back memories.
Thanks! Yeah I only did the interior part of it but still quite a lot of work but satisfying to see the end result. Yes I have a very understanding wife haha! Glad you’re enjoying the videos, more coming soon!
Great video again. I had similar problem on receiving my restored MGA . It rained on the way home and with lights and wipers the ignition light was on. I managed to get home and only had to replace the dynamo bushes. The other issue I had was the car would go for 7 miles and then die. After changing all the coil, condenser, leads distributor cap and a couple of years later I discovered it was the rotor arm. But this is Classic car motoring fun. You've done a lot of work on this car, but now it looks brilliant. They are a solid vehicle. Very safe in a high speed collision as I can confirm.
@@granblogismo Tootling down the A1 heading south in steady traffic at 70mph, I was passenger and a car came out of the side road and attempted to go across the central reservation (no Armco at that time) to go north, clipped the car in front, all span and it was a 4 car pileup. Every panel on the BGT was damaged , windscreen cracked, roof creased and the driver had a cut elbow, that's all.
@@granblogismo February was a bad time to be making plans :) If you come to Devon make sure you get up on Exmoor. There's some great roads. The A396 twists up the Exe Valley from Tiverton. There's a couple of toll roads (one like a hill climb) at Porlock. A balcony road up a gorge called 'Little Switzerland' near Lynton. And the B3227 from Black Cat Garage on A396 to the A361 is a great road. Looking forward to seeing some roadtrip videos when this Covid thing is over.
Great video mate, always had a soft spot for GTs and your's looks great. Finally old enough to get insured on my dad's 100-4 with a newly rebuilt engine (by necessity), should be an absolute blast this summer. Keep up the videos, you're a natural on camera.
Thanks very much for watching and for the comment! A 100-4 would be great, love those old ‘Healeys! It really doesn’t feel very natural for me to be on camera, took me ages to do my first video!!! Slightly easier now after a bit of practice but definitely doesn’t come easily for me, cheers for the kind words, definitely encourages me to make more of these videos!
Another fascinating video. Subscribed. It's always interesting to hear about the issues and experiences that other MGB and BGT owners have. I see that you were out in your BGT on a day of wet roads. Generally speaking my 1976 MGB Tourer is a dry day car only (of course there are times when you get caught out). But on the whole mine's a fair weather friend. I need to sort out the motor unit for the windscreen wipers (it runs them VERY slowly) and look into an annoying 'bump' sound I'm getting from the rear of the car when I come off roundabouts or change direction quickly. I also managed to scratch the three quarter windows on my hood on the Seat Belt Reels. Not sure if they can be repaired. A boat trimmer may be able to help. Apart from that looking forward to the Summer and hoping that we get some decent weather days. Need to plan some scenic routes in and around the home counties. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for watching and for the sub! I do try to keep my car out of bad weather but living in the UK it means the stars have to align and pick a four leaf clover to get a drive out of the summer months 🤣 thanks for sharing your experiences with yours and let me know of any good drives in the south east!!
excellent summary and so similar to my experiences with a Mk I MGB GT. My car is currently back at Frontline Development with are a great address if you want some upgrades ;)
@@granblogismo they did the suspension and rebuild the engine last year but the head gasket blew. This is being sorted now. It is quite similar to your GT. Looking forward to pick it up next month
Your clunk could be the prop shaft UJ. When I had an MGB I had a UJ needed replacement as the car is heavy and does put some load on the UJ's, possible more than the diff. I would check the prop shaft joints before the diff. I must watch the Harry's garage RR to Arctic circle, that is one video I missed.
Do check the u-joints first, but if they are not loose, then your clunk is probably the spider gear shims in the diff. It's a messy job under the car but the shims can be replaced in a full afternoon without dismantling the whole rear axle by just draining and removing the diff cover. There is just enough clearance in there to rotate the carrier to the right position, doing one shim at a time.
Good to know but I’m a bit concerned that’s beyond my skill level... still, I’m planning on changing the diff oil in the not too distant future so may as well have a look!
Nice vid, do have any video of your restoration work? And is the green sound deadening stuff under your carpets effective (I'm considering ordering a similar kit for my Merc Pagoda)? :-)
Unfortunately no video of restoration just those photos in this video, the green stuff is ok, better than the brown fibrous stuff that was there before, I think ‘dynamat’ is it? Is supposed to be good for sound and heat insulation 👍
As the owner of 4 British cars, plus having made my living keeping them going, I must say I really enjoy your videos. Look fwd to some of your road trip vids...and you're right, Harry's Garage is awesome! Keep up the great work! I've got to say though, in this video I just couldn't look away from those 'way-too-long' bolts holding the strg wheel and hub together! Pls fix them or move the camera angle...😂
Yes! More than one comment about the bolts! One of those jobs that never comes to the top of the list 😂 Thanks very much for watching and for the comment, looking forward to bringing out some good stuff this year so thanks for the encouragement 😊👍
I'm glad you said that, I'm a mechanic and they were bothering me too... 👍
Hey just found your videos after a newfound MGB GT obsession has taken hold. Really enjoying what I've seen of them so far. I was shocked to see your car right need Cockfosters tube station in that photo. I'm only in Hertfordshire so not a million miles away. I've been wanting to meet people who know MGs who are close to me to see what events and meets might happen. I'm all about the old Vespa's and Lambretta's, want an MGB GT to have as a daily instead of my far too reliable modern car, haha.
Hi Ben, just catching up on comments! Yes I broke down near Cockfosters on the way back from visiting friends, I’m actually located in Surrey though…. The best thing I can recommend is getting yourself over to one of the Bicester Heritage Scramble events where there are all types of classics including several MGBs with their owners always willing to talk car-stuff! 🤣👍
Great work on your car, I'm very impressed that you did the work yourself. As you say the car is now 50 years old so problems are to be expected, but your wife must be very understanding! Thanks for the videos, as an ex owner of some MGBs your videos bring back memories.
Thanks! Yeah I only did the interior part of it but still quite a lot of work but satisfying to see the end result. Yes I have a very understanding wife haha! Glad you’re enjoying the videos, more coming soon!
Great video again. I had similar problem on receiving my restored MGA . It rained on the way home and with lights and wipers the ignition light was on. I managed to get home and only had to replace the dynamo bushes. The other issue I had was the car would go for 7 miles and then die. After changing all the coil, condenser, leads distributor cap and a couple of years later I discovered it was the rotor arm. But this is Classic car motoring fun.
You've done a lot of work on this car, but now it looks brilliant. They are a solid vehicle. Very safe in a high speed collision as I can confirm.
Yeah I heard the MGB was one of the first British sports cars to incorporate crash structures but crashing at high speed sounds scary! What happened??
@@granblogismo Tootling down the A1 heading south in steady traffic at 70mph, I was passenger and a car came out of the side road and attempted to go across the central reservation (no Armco at that time) to go north, clipped the car in front, all span and it was a 4 car pileup. Every panel on the BGT was damaged , windscreen cracked, roof creased and the driver had a cut elbow, that's all.
Alan Walker wowsers, sounds a bit scary!
Your plans for the future sound great, I'm hoping to take my Stag on a trip around Devon. I look forward to seeing your video.keep safe Bob
Devon is on my list of places to take my cars at some point, lovely scenery! Thanks for the comment!
@@granblogismo February was a bad time to be making plans :) If you come to Devon make sure you get up on Exmoor. There's some great roads. The A396 twists up the Exe Valley from Tiverton. There's a couple of toll roads (one like a hill climb) at Porlock. A balcony road up a gorge called 'Little Switzerland' near Lynton. And the B3227 from Black Cat Garage on A396 to the A361 is a great road. Looking forward to seeing some roadtrip videos when this Covid thing is over.
Cheers Tom, I’ll make a note of this!!
Great video mate, always had a soft spot for GTs and your's looks great. Finally old enough to get insured on my dad's 100-4 with a newly rebuilt engine (by necessity), should be an absolute blast this summer. Keep up the videos, you're a natural on camera.
Thanks very much for watching and for the comment! A 100-4 would be great, love those old ‘Healeys! It really doesn’t feel very natural for me to be on camera, took me ages to do my first video!!! Slightly easier now after a bit of practice but definitely doesn’t come easily for me, cheers for the kind words, definitely encourages me to make more of these videos!
@@granblogismo keep it up!
Another fascinating video. Subscribed. It's always interesting to hear about the issues and experiences that other MGB and BGT owners have. I see that you were out in your BGT on a day of wet roads. Generally speaking my 1976 MGB Tourer is a dry day car only (of course there are times when you get caught out). But on the whole mine's a fair weather friend.
I need to sort out the motor unit for the windscreen wipers (it runs them VERY slowly) and look into an annoying 'bump' sound I'm getting from the rear of the car when I come off roundabouts or change direction quickly. I also managed to scratch the three quarter windows on my hood on the Seat Belt Reels. Not sure if they can be repaired. A boat trimmer may be able to help.
Apart from that looking forward to the Summer and hoping that we get some decent weather days. Need to plan some scenic routes in and around the home counties. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for watching and for the sub! I do try to keep my car out of bad weather but living in the UK it means the stars have to align and pick a four leaf clover to get a drive out of the summer months 🤣 thanks for sharing your experiences with yours and let me know of any good drives in the south east!!
Awesome car. Love the old English white and red. Thanks for sharing
Thanks! Cheers for the comment! 😊👍
Great video and history of your ownership.
Thanks Stuart! I still need to sort those steering wheel bolts though 🤣👍
@@granblogismo sounds like that exhaust joint has gone again. Holts exhaust paste on both sides of a new gasket.
Very Interesting,Like your ideas for future videos
excellent summary and so similar to my experiences with a Mk I MGB GT. My car is currently back at Frontline Development with are a great address if you want some upgrades ;)
Wow yes frontline are amazing! I would dearly love to get a makeover from them! What kind of work are you having done?
@@granblogismo they did the suspension and rebuild the engine last year but the head gasket blew. This is being sorted now. It is quite similar to your GT. Looking forward to pick it up next month
Your clunk could be the prop shaft UJ. When I had an MGB I had a UJ needed replacement as the car is heavy and does put some load on the UJ's, possible more than the diff.
I would check the prop shaft joints before the diff. I must watch the Harry's garage RR to Arctic circle, that is one video I missed.
Good idea I’ll check that out! Thanks for the comments, seems like you’ve been busy today 🤣🤣🤣
@@granblogismo I'm close to Italy at the moment , so self isolating. )))))
Alan Walker oh right! I hope these videos have helped pass the time!
Do check the u-joints first, but if they are not loose, then your clunk is probably the spider gear shims in the diff. It's a messy job under the car but the shims can be replaced in a full afternoon without dismantling the whole rear axle by just draining and removing the diff cover. There is just enough clearance in there to rotate the carrier to the right position, doing one shim at a time.
Good to know but I’m a bit concerned that’s beyond my skill level... still, I’m planning on changing the diff oil in the not too distant future so may as well have a look!
Nice vid, do have any video of your restoration work? And is the green sound deadening stuff under your carpets effective (I'm considering ordering a similar kit for my Merc Pagoda)? :-)
Unfortunately no video of restoration just those photos in this video, the green stuff is ok, better than the brown fibrous stuff that was there before, I think ‘dynamat’ is it? Is supposed to be good for sound and heat insulation 👍
The batteries went flat on you way home and it didn't occur to you that the alternator wasn't charging them?
Correct! And plenty more lessons learned since then!! 🙈
Can you please get shorter bolts for your steering wheel!
Yep! Did that recently! Was on the list for ages and finally got round to doing it 🤣👍
Lovely beard length on you, stunning
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