MGC fuel tank fitting PLUS home paint job reveal!

[@jamesdecross1035]

'Fiddling and swearing', to very important components of any car project! I do love the way to speak purposely to the "day-oner". It's both reassuring and encouraging.

[@josephmifsud8261]

Kev has done a fabulous paint job considering it was done at home. The prep was done brilliantly. Good colour too.

[@neilfoster814]

That paint job is fantastic, what a great job Kev did. I am so envious of people with nice garages to work in though.

[@JB-np4lp]

Grey body colour & red interior is the perfect combination! Look forward to seeing this come together. :)

[@johnpritchard2772]

Hello Steph and Kev!! I always like to see a honest and realistic video demonstration, it shows the "human element" of how sometimes "things" do not always go as planned!! Great to see the fuel tank in position correctly!! I do like the paint finish, looks great! Best wishes from Lincolnshire.

[@GSimpsonOAM]

I have had trouble with all of my old cars fuel tanks. The best treatment, other than a new tank, is the POR15 kit to restore them. Kills the rust and seals them with a fuel proof paint.

[@davidhinkson8856]

The MGC is really coming together beautifully.

[@Dhira108]

Kev has worked wonders with the paint 🎨 the finish and colour is spot on And thanks Steph for showing all the steps and explaining things so beautifully

[@kevinhirst4108]

Many thanks for your comments 😊

[@collinhunter9792]

yes, lovely paint job. looks friggin choice. i went, OOHHHH!! wen you mentioned the car jacks collapsing, BUT, admittedly wen you talked about you getting run over "by yourself", that made me laugh, cos of you face expression too. both of you keep trucking on and your a bloody trooper Steph. lots of love, New Zealand.

[@bobgodwin9927]

Love the way you roll your sleeves up and get stuck in. Rare nowadays. 😊😊😊

[@gord307]

With all lane running on motorways, and having watched a broken down van get demolished by a hgv, car reliability is more important than ever! Great to see the progress on this classic 👍🏻

[@dandandan389]

Paint job looks great! Looking forward to seeing more work to finish the car off and then see it back on the road 😊

[@kevinhirst4108]

Thanks it should be ok when it's finished 😊

[@stusoldcars4248]

It's looking great. I'm all for do everything in your home garage. 👍

[@heckmacbuff]

Very nice colour, red seats will really set it off!

[@allanmollison6971]

MG is looking great. Awesome job Kev. Beautiful colour. Thanks again for sharing Steph, you're doing a great job too.😊👍

[@kevinhirst4108]

Thanks Alan I hope life is treating you well in NZ??

[@allanmollison6971]

@@kevinhirst4108 all good 😊👍

[@levelcrossing150]

Where I live now, my drive is on a slope, a bit uneven and I have had more trouble with jacking my car up than ever, also I have found that small trolley jacks can slip away so easily due to their small jacking point. I have found that a level piece of sound drive is far safer, be careful how you choose your jacking points and always use decent quality stands to make it secure. I also have a set of ramps which are great for many jobs.

[@davidjones6209]

Great paint job Kev shows the importance of good prep, not the colour I would have chosen but it will look stunning with a red interior. Steph great to see you getting your hands on with the grubby bits, I love your presenting style. It is great that you can swap from a stylish 60's outfit interviewing Ben a couple of weeks ago to a boiler suit in the workshop. great content!!

[@lesklower7281]

From what l can tell the paint job looks pretty good its shiny and a nice colour

[@Vince_uk]

Great video Step and Kev and the MG is looking fabulous and I love the colour.

[@kevinhirst4108]

Many thanks, with the interior fitted, I think it will be super 😊

[@robertmaitland09]

As per usual car and presenter looking classier with every instalment.

[@kellybrickey4300]

Great vid, and the MGC is looking amazing! Well done on that paint, Kev! Can't wait to see you guys take it for a cruise!

[@stephenricketts7764]

The paint job looks good Kev. I have done a home paint job many years ago so I am aware of the pitfalls, well done Kev. I think you explained fitting the tank quite well Steph and no holes in your hands either! Thank you for the updates Kev and Steph. 👍👍

[@ism671]

Nice work Steph 👌 that MGC and colour,look bloody brilliant Kev...

[@simon.easton]

Great to see this coming together. Paint looks good Kev. I've been messing around with my old petrol tank recently..it had some tiny holes in it so ive patched it up with copper and solder. Hope it holds up for Rustival!

[@jayslittleprojects1431]

The car looks really good, Kev has done a great job on the paint and you on the assembly

[@RonaldThomas-j9g]

It's looking really wonderful and I love the work that you both are doing with the MGC GT and I am learning so much from both of you Steph and Kevin and looking forward to seeing more real soon.

[@a11csc]

looking good Steph

[@LoosleyLouise]

Hi Steph looks like Mist Grey, looks really good, if a fuel tank is decent a good clean out with acetone and water works well 🎉

[@TheRumpledinkieVintageWorkshop]

Nice looking gt

[@spokesmann]

Fantastic work, bloody well done!

[@kevinhirst4108]

Thanks for your comments 😊

[@peterabbott3156]

Kev has done a great job! The car looks good. And once it gets its red seats and trim inside! It will look fabulous! Well done, both of you❤️👍

[@SuperRetroville]

Its really coming together now and the paint finish looks stunning Kev. Its interesting to hear the grades you used for flatting down. Id like to be able to do that well myself. I cant remember if you told us... What type of paint did you use and what dictated that choice. Its also interesting to see you working round problems like that seal thickness.. I rarely find things are straight forward.. Time to clean my replacement tank out. Thanks for reminding me.

[@kevinhirst4108]

Part of the build! Thanks for your comments they mean a lot to us, are you going to Rustaval?? 😊😊

[@alexandrecouture2462]

Nice little car and it's nice to see spare parts available. For my Jag XJ40, I was never able to find a new replacement fuel tank, yet alone a good used either. So I'm running the car with a plastic fuel tank from a modern Mazda 3 and it's not 100% perfect, but it has worked well for the last 4 years.

[@bobspeller2225]

Great job.

[@dukeallen432]

Dig the repair angle.

[@paulchappell]

Wonderful video! (And you are incredibly busy being everywhere.). Sorry about the rubber slap to the face but no re-takes for you, you carried on shooting like the professional presenter you are. Can’t wait (but will have to) for the final, glorious, finished result.

[@minskmade]

looooooove the color...looks awesome...love the channel...cant wait to see the test drive.

[@David-wy9jl]

Awesome paint job!

[@dennismccarthy7032]

❤ thank you ❤

[@jimcabezola3051]

Simply beautiful...

[@kevinhirst4108]

Thanks 👍

[@nilo70]

I wore latex gloves for about 11 years with no problems at all, then out of the blue I be came allergic to it. I have no idea why. Now I use Nitrile gloves and they work fine. Cheers From California 😎

[@daviemaclean61]

Cracking job on the paintwork Kevin. I had forgotten you were doing it yourself and thought it'd been done professionally. How are you spelling rubber doo-hickey for when I'm ordering one? ;-) ;-) Coming along nicely Steph and Kev. Cheers

[@williamhumberhawk8187]

Very good 😊 I wish I could buy a new tank for my Humber Hawk Series II. Maybe one for another car close enough to adapt

[@kevinhirst4108]

Why don't you coat it inside? I have done it loads of times, with no issues 😊😊😊

[@penfold5095]

Great video. I see you went with a steel tank instead of aluminium. I have heard of a few aluminium tanks split when flexed, despite they are supposedly better at corrosion resistance.

[@kevinhirst4108]

The quality of that tank despite being made in Taiwan is the best I have ever seen! It will outlive me, I've fitted stainless steel tanks, genuine, spurious, that is the best I have ever used 👍👍👍👍

[@alanfoster2271]

HI! Good job but could not understand why you did not fit the fuel sender when the tank was out ?

[@kevinhirst4108]

I've always done it this way, no logic to it, 😎😎

[@alanfoster2271]

Everyone to there own lol but I was in the motor trade working on all sorts of vehicles and my thinking it's easier to fit the sender on the bench than struggle under a wheel arch. But I appreciate you taking the time to read and reply to my comment. And enjoy your car

[@tinplategeektoo]

Any reason why the fuel sender was fitted after the tank was on the car? Seems easier to fit on the bench beforehand.

[@kevinhirst4108]

Just the way I've always done it? Thanks for your comments 😊

[@tinplategeektoo]

@@kevinhirst4108 Just curious Kev really. Thought that I might have missed something important lol

[@martyncraske9150]

It is easier to do on the bench before hand but you then need to be careful not to drop or bash the tank as the float mechanism isn't cushioned by fuel around it. I also used a piece of steel pipe, about the same diameter as the sealing ring, cut 3 slots into the end to engage with the tabs and used that as a key to turn the ring to remove the old one and tighten up the new. BTW it's coming on well Kev.

[@scroggins100]

Back in the day you could buy hand brush paint for cars. I painted a fiat 850 sports coupe with it (green) and I have to say it didnt look too bad.

[@kevinhirst4108]

Indeed, it was called "brushing belco" an ICI product, my lovely uncle Jeff painted his Hillman Hunter with it, it looked good with not many brush marks 👍👍👍👍 thanks for your comments they meen a lot 😎😎😎

[@Phiyedough]

I did a couple of motorbikes with Tekaloid coach enamel. It looks good when first done but it scratches easily.

[@philipparker1319]

@@kevinhirst4108 Am I right in thinking that back in the day that many cars were actually brush painted by hand? Seem to recall an old Rolls Royce employee saying that somewhere once.

[@kevinhirst4108]

@@philipparker1319 indeed you are correct even buses were hand painted until the 90s the spraying of vehicles started after the war with the mainstream use of "cellulose" as a result of lots of gun cloth left over after the war, interesting fact the development of the spray gun, was designed by a french dentist, who discovered if you blast air across the top, liquid rises up a tube ie spit from the mouth! If you win a pub quiz with that you owe me a pint lol 😆😆😆 Thanks for your comments they mean a lot 😎😎😎

[@michaelhalsall5684]

Is that spare parts supplier you mention MGOC Spares of Cambridge UK?

[@idriveaclassic]

Yep! I think they ship all over. Good eggs tbh.

[@kevinhirst4108]

They are superb, fantastic service and good quality parts, that fuel tank quality is the best I have ever seen in over 35 years of MG restoration 👍👍👍

[@russelljameson9118]

Uuuuuuuuuuh… I hope u know what ur doing Steph?? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@19892CV]

I suspect you have sn allergic reaction to the hair dye

[@MLC...]

Why use the name of our Lord and saviour Jesus in vain? He is God, not a swear word. Please refrain from doing that.

[@kevinhirst4108]

Sorry to offend you, it's never intended 🙏

[@chrismason7893]

Looks great