You are so skilled Stu,great to watch

Hi Stu, Happy New Year, regarding your handbrake set-up, I think you'll find you are missing a spring and two washers on the opposite side to the adjusting nut where the cable connects to the handbrake underneath by the propshaft. I wish the handbrake set-up I now have was as easy to set up as the original set-up. Cheers Marty.

You love my old brake adjusting spanner, don't you. One of the best tools I ever bought. I'd tried several different types before I discovered that one, and they all wore out within a few months. It looks like it will last another 50 years. ❤

Thank you for your effort making this video! My MGB hand brake functions, however,I need to do this exact same procedure on my 67 Datsun Roadster and this video helps figure out what to expect. There are very few Datsun Roadster repair videos, so I find MGB videos very helpful as a substitute. The previous owner simply did not reinstall the hand brake handle after putting in the carpet. All the bits are rusted in place all the way to the brake drum.

Nice job, my MGB had the same mouth which I think IS one of the best.

Great video of a job I've been putting off.

Love the bonnet support, is it a factory original ?, Like you I am no body expert, but why did you use fiber glass

Hi Stu. I'm getting closer to sorting my P6. Yours was very good when you finished, did you sell it? What do they fetch in good condition now? Enjoy the festivities mate

Like sausages, you don't want to see how it's done, just enjoy the result. I'm impressed though. That is not a job I want to tackle myself.

Love your videos! I find using a bird beak vise grip with not too much pressure locking on to the washer works extremely well.

It's no good when you break your tripod is it 🤣. Can I assume when you do the spring bush upgrade your putting new pads between the axle and the springs? Good progress as usual, all the very best for Christmas Stu, catch you in between Christmas and New Year possibly if you find yourself in the garage again. Cheers Marty

Coming along Stu slowly, slowly wins the race. 👍🏻❤

Hi Stu, very interesting, thanks for sharing it. Have a very Merry Xmas and a very prosperous New Year to you and your family. Take care. From S.A.👍

Replaced hundreds and hundreds of the wheel cylinders and never needed anything more technical apart from knowledge and a mid size screwdriver.

After watching your video I've ordered one from Minimine. Looks like it did the job well. Thanks for showing it.

New, clean and painted "stuff" always looks good doesn't it. Considering how that axle started out with you, great job, looks 100% better than it did. Cheers Marty.

Excellent and very helpful. Thank you.

Thanks for this- my son and I are restoring a 1971 GT and were not sure on how to attach the terminals. This was just the thing. You ended your video saying you hoped it was helpful for someone. It was indeed. Thanks.

Respect to you Stu, showing the "doing stuff" warts an all, I started filming what should have been a one-hour job, 2 1/2 hours later I stopped and just did what I usually do and film a segment possibly during and after, yesterday it took me four hours to change the lower control arms on a MIni, I was to knackered doing that to film anything. Bit hot in the shed yesterday........ Cheers Marty

That was a fiddley job, Stu, but you did it in the end. I'm surprised you went today, I wasn't even going to attempt it. Hope to see you both before Christmas. ❤❤

Thanks for the video Stuart I have a 1963 Wolseley Hornet with a starting motor that sticks probably because its sitting around in the garage a lot of thr time and it's gone dry

Going through the same problems but all good fun, great work Stu 👌👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

great to see it running, im sure you were relieved that you didn't have to do the front seal .

just watching your video I can taste the paint, i did the same on my 1964 Jaguar MKII, pheweee

Great work!

Good on ya Stu, sounded good, if you didn't have a couple of setbacks for the first / second start it wouldn't be a real project. Turning on the camera is like initiating an X-File you know that right 🤣😂 Well done another major milestone achieved.

That was a shame, Stu the joys of owning a BMC, which I loved for years. Fortunately, any problems we ever encountered were always easily remedied and spares easily obtained. That other starter motor will be salvageable, and that S U carb problem is very common. It's unfortunate that it should have happened today, but you managed to get it started, and it really sounds sweet. Can't wait to come over again. ❤❤

Sounds and looks amazing... Great job

That was bad luck, but the engine sounds good,lots of compression and very quite

Thank you Stu. I am going to be pulling my 1970 NADA 3500S out in a few days and this video is a big help. I had seen some horrendous drawings of the rear end being held up by a single floor jack on top of some pallets. No safety issues there I am sure. Just to get the engine plus tranny to clear. You got it all out in one go with no issues at all. Loved all the commentary and reality. Good job! I wish I had known you when I was flying all over Oz and NZ when I flew for SQ. I had a great friend and colleague from the Northern Territory and we paled around quite a bit. Miss those days. "Mind how you go!"

Just found your channel and will start the MGB project from the beginning as I am an Ex owner of 2 MGB's . but I have to say your voice sound very much like Dudley Moore ala, Derek and Clive

If the wires are long enough you could mount the coil the other way up, may lose some of the access HT length.

Yes they were easy to work on

Good video, Stu. Plenty of content and the lighting with your new lights made it easy to watch and virtually completely shadowless. Can't wait to see the next one. It was great great to see you again today. It will be a few weeks before I manage to get over again, so keep the videos coming. ❤

Hi Stu, i know that feeling very well, been down that road a few times. Great progress on the project though, well done. 👌

How do the metal pipes fit under the inlet manifold. As see they was not on when u fitted it ?. And mine are leaking

Impressive!

I think the moto here is clean it first !! But we have all been there. Good luck with the project.

Thats bad luck. As you say not worth messing about with repairing it. Bet there are some dangerous ones running around!

Great video stu 👍,,

The pain in the "and we've dropped the washer on the floor and wont be able to find it." I could build a car with all the losts bolts and washers I've dropped i bet! -son

i would use the plastic pipe that old flexi pipe could be perished under the brade but maybe put a bit of rubber pipe round the plastic where it joins the bulkhead/clamp to prevent chaffing .

Hi Stu, I know it's a bit late now, but I found installing the brake lines and doing the wiring loom prior to putting the engine in was a tad easier. Not a criticism, just an observation, personally I found it easier.

Personally, I'd keep the oil line the way it is. Seems like the plastic pipe is just not as durable and may be subject to chaffing. Also, if you do keep it the original way, I'd replace the braded hose. Yours looks original to the car. I had an original on mine and was in poor condition. The problem is that you can't see the real condition under the braided cover. Mine looked good but crumbled upon removal. Thanks for making the video.

She is getting there!! Seeing the motor in there makes me happy for you

i do the lots of swearing work off camera too lmao! good call on that!

Hi Stu, I did this same job on mine. Just fitting a gasket and it leaked oil. So had to remove and smear a bit of sealant around gasket on both faces. Also there's meant to be a metal shim between the input shaft bearing and that cover

Hi Stu, try putting the other set of release bearing clips on, they just push in the little holes on the arms of the new release bearing.

Your video is valuable in that it shows a heater that seems to have most of the original foam and seals in place. I'm sure mine is missing some of that. I did find it a bit hard to understand your comments. I'm in the colonies.

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