MGB boot removal and replacement

MGB GT

[@jeffreydelk2361]

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

[@DesAcetek]

Thank you very much!

[@DesAcetek]

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

[@David-wy9jl]

Enjoying your restoration. Thanks.

[@DesAcetek]

That's great, there's more to come. Just need to find the time to collate the correct videos as there are hundreds and span years.

[@stusoldcars4248]

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

[@anthonygowland8363]

Great work as usual.

[@DesAcetek]

I'm glad you find them enjoyable. Next might be cutting the rear of the car off.

[@anthonygowland8363]

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?

[@DesAcetek]

My chassis legs did reach the rear valance, when you took the old legs off you should have needed to drill the valance off at the end of the legs. I may have some footage if you need. Actually on second thoughts the rear valance when I got the car was a complete cover up so I don't think it was attached but still think it needs to be. When measuring up I used the bumper irons in the original rear valance to set height, angel and distance. Once the legs were on I took the original rear valance off to replace the whole rear section of car.

[@anthonygowland8363]

@DesAcetek thanks Des... no the legs fall short of the valance. They must have the valance in the wrong place. I'll have to remove that too and seeing I can work out what they've done.

[@DesAcetek]

@@anthonygowland8363 at least once you've done it it will be right. Enjoy and walk away when you need to.

[@anthonygowland8363]

@DesAcetek thanks Des... very good advice

[@anthonygowland8363]

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

[@DesAcetek]

I think you are asking, if I welded it to the rear wing. Yes, I popped a few holes through the wing and welded from the outside of the car to the lip of the boot quarter. Hope this answers your question 🙏 Des

[@anthonygowland8363]

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?

[@DesAcetek]

I'm not with the car at the moment and can't quite remember but will let you know in a couple of days.