I was so close, I have the bits you have. But blowing it into the top is pure genius. Bravo.!

Almost on the point if breaking the whole window to have it removed and replaced. This video saved me a fortune.😊😊😊

I just had a similarly stuck window. Turns out that when you open the window mechanism the bolt can be partially retracted and just catching a little. In this case you can just gently pop the window with a small pry bar. Instant fix with no damage.

I have hours of video it's just finding the enthusiasm to put another video together. Good luck with your new car.

Enjoying your restoration work after just buying my first gt. Doing a bit myself. Are you doing any more videos?

Ive got the top two mushrooms unlocked but the bottom one is stuck. I managed to do top two because there was flex. Im going to try thr allen key method, where you wedge it in then turn it 90 degrees and pry upwards to get it to push the mushroom

I removed the glass then managed to flex the vent to open it.👍

What size is the pipe

It is a special LED version of an old magic eye sound level meter. It uses 2 different colour LEDs facing each other. It has a built in microphone and reacts to sound and runs on DC power.

What pcb/led is inside the tube?

Hi Des, very clean and meticulously done repair on what others night have considered a scarp panel. Do you know of anyone in Southern Ontario that does similar type of repairs? I have a 65 MGB that I am struggling to find a competent body shop for.

A great explanation that makes an awkward repair practical to do and the templates are very useful. There is now no reason for anyone to bodge this area with filler when a panel can be DIY fabricated in minutes. Thanks for sharing this

Foolish thing to do, there will be damp problems now.

Did, you ever get this car on the road?

Given how expensive new MGB wings are this is a really good use of your time & those skills are with you forever. Interesting, I deleted the fillets when I welded the new rear wings on my MGB roadster, to avoid the rust trap. Just a thin layer of lead to close the gap on one side & on the other the weld was enough. I still have them on the front wings but only because I bought new wings but I will remove them if I need to rework them in future. I’m not a purist & prefer the smooth look & no more rust.

Thanks really helpful! What was the black paint used?

What's the name of that type of bridge? Also if you where to do do it again what would you change?

Thanks again for the templates and videos. This will help a lot

Excellent work Des! I really admire your attention to detail and your perseverance.

Hi you know at the rear both sides of a MGB GT you have a raised area. I think you called it a line. What are they actually called, mine needs replacing, are they easy to replace?

The most ridiculous attempt I've ever seen.

So that’s the only way? I’ve got the same problem but is at the bottom. I could go for it but just afraid to drill the hole and not finding the rod, that would be a shame

man i like these alarm boxs

If I remember correctly it was an imperial shoulder bolt, the pin was around 8mm so I just upped the size a bit and found 9.5mm. It was really difficult to remove the pin but replacement hinges are too expensive and this was a low cost fix.

good job Des well done & thanks for posting the video. I need to replace my door hinge pins too. it would have been helpful to list a link to the 9.5mm shoulder pins as its an odd size and difficult to source. If you need to do anything similar again I can recommend Carbide drill bits which though expensive are the toughest bar none and last forever. They eat through toughened steel like a knife through butter at slow speeds.

No... I will weld it to the wing but does it weld to the chasis leg cover plate? Flush to the top of the chasis?

Hi des.. I got new outer boot floors too.... do the just weld along the top of the chasis leg cover plate?

Why didn't you just de glaze and bend it out using a utility bar? You didn't need to damage your frame. This would void any warranty on your frame. I get that you got the job done, but it's not the best advice. Perhaps I should start uploading window repair techniques 😂

Where is The final restoration , I would like to see the vinyl installation,

Hi Des, I'm currently in the midst of replacing the chassis legs on min and finding a litany of trouble. Decided to replace the boot floor as it patched rusted and seems to be a main component of the rear structure. Good to see the floor welds directly to the valance but did your chsis legs meet the valance? Mine are an inch short of meeting valance. I think it's right but it would be goodto hear yours is similar?

Wonderful craftsmanship

Brilliant video for us types that like to fix stuff ourselves. This helped me to get my window open. Thank you so much. Now I need to find some new parts. I scoff at the comments saying this is the wrong way without offering any alternative.

Thanks for this video, its help explain how to dismantle my widow lock which has broken like yours. Thanks again!

I did not see you put in the reinforcement for the jacking location. Did you leave that out or did I miss in in your video? Thank you for the detailed details regarding cutting the metal parts to fit in. I appreciate your step by step narration as you repaired the sill. Good job!

Way too much trouble...

Pls remove the video.

Nice vid. Too bad everything was mounted the wrong way. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp7GkquCr6qkbM0&ab_channel=UniversityMotorsLtd

Good for you, that you sussed it all out, brave to drill a hole - but what choice did you have? I had to do similar in the early hours on a toilet Syphon when the adjuster clip failed, the proverbial or bust time (meant I also had to drill and pin the cast flush lever too - thank goodness for my mini Bosch drill and a couple of buckshee self tapers, as I worked in my PJs! Nice when swmbo gives one chores in the early hours 🙄🙄). To my mind, it's always the cast and pressed parts that seem to fail on window mechanisms (sometimes with very little or just moderate usage) the quality of them seems very poor (even on our mid range, reasonably well specified windows). I'm pondering if they're Pacific Rim made? A conspiracy to make us spend more after a race to the bottom on costs by various buyers on the behalf of shareholder capitalism? Or just shoddy workmanship and materials? Or a conspiracy just to b@gger us up in the west?🤔🤔🤔🤡🌏 Really hard to repair/get at when a gearbox fails on a small, top opening, toplight, type window🤬🤬🙄

Excellent job Mate.

What is “Plastic Padding”? Do you mean “Body Filler”?

Trust me you don’t need to drill a hole in the window at all much easier way to do it

Very helpful. I've just found a rust hole in the floor at the spring hanger and needed to understand how the panels are constructed and welded. This has answered all my questions. Thanks.

What you are calling the overflow hose is a drain to empty the carb before storage. You don't want the fuel to age and gum things up. The bottom end of hose extends down far enough to be easy to access from under the bike. The bottom end is opened and closed with a screw. When your hose broke, your carb drained. When you try to start the engine, the fuel goes right out the carb onto the ground. There is an overflow port, but it's near the top of the carb.

Most of the mgb's for sale on Ebay will require major surgery. This car is just so easy to botch up to look fantastic. Any rotten floor, jacking point or sill will certainly require full sill replacement and this is a major job to do. However this is all easily patched and filled to look as good as new. Should be picked up on MOT but often not. I have owned a cheaply bought mgb that was even more horrendous than I first thought and was simply described as having some surface rust. These cars rust from the inside out at a terrific rate and ANY surface rust is going to be serious.

Wow, I feel so lucky and thankful for this wonderful, clear and detailed video. I am JUST NOW at the exact same point on my 67, with precisely the same problems,, and was a little hesitant to know how to proceed. This video makes me feel a lot more confident. THANKS!! Question: At any point before you proceeded welding in the step sill/rocker/membrane, were you tempted to mount the door just to make sure the gaps all around were good? Also: Is weld thru paint good enough to prevent/slow down future rust? Is there any other coating that might be tougher/better? Thanks again for the great video!

Это гениальный вариант! Творчески успехов!

Thanks for showing the inside of theis system. Mines the opposit one end is stuck shut, so it should be easier, fingers crossed. Its a top window fan light, so I will remove it from the frame only 3 screws each side.

Outstanding video and presentation.

Wow drill a hole in the window lol. Theres another way without this. Ring a pro

I've been doing this job for 25 plus years.. never ever drill the window or the frame!