after an 18 month rebuild, and the zetec conversion, my MGB just passed its MOT 1st time, with no advisories, I'm one happy bunny.

Car owes more to Kit car building than restoring, Thanks to everyone on here who has helped with tips and advice.

Next stop DVLA Sheffield to get the pre 72 'free' road tax sorted.

[Edited on 19/10/09 by r1_pete]

Congratulations but this thread needs pics.

Phil

Big ones!

nice one pete, did you drive to the MOT station?

Yep, drove it there, swore I wouldn't thrash it, but

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Very nice Pete , i see Trigger has given you a bit of his kit

Mike

That is one nice car

...........must say that your bonnet stay tends to let the side down though

well done with the MOT!!

Steve

That looks really really nice. Is it the first restoration project you've done?

Phil

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Originally posted by miikae
Very nice Pete , i see Trigger has given you a bit of his kit

Mike

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I've always fancied doing a restoration project. Looked at doing a Porsche 914 a while back but reckon as a first project it'd be too expensive and difficult to source parts for. (Besides having no knowledge whatsoever of restoring vehicles)

Phil

Go for the E Type Pete , i have had many happy times in one of those flying through Germany , it sadly wasnt owned by me but a German workmate who bought it at he right price in the UK.

Or maybe a XK 120/150S


Mike

[Edited on 19-10-2009 by miikae]

hi can i ask what carb's they are and what spark controler you are using
thanks

I am getting confused.

The MGB passed MOT with stick on plates on the bonnet?

Good on you, I like them, but everywhere it says plates must be readable from front!!

Jamster, they're Kawasaki ZXR750 carbs on a Boggs manifold, I'm using a megajolt lite jr and edis for sparks, got a basic working map at the moment, but the next trip is up to Boggs for a setup.

Designer, yes it went through MOT just like that, there is no 'law' that says stick on plates are illegal, jut the visible from the front clause, E Types left the fatory with them till late in their production run, have a look at craigs plates website.

Hellfire, go for it, the B is probably one of the easiest cars to restore parts availability wise, but, the kit to produce the panels is now 50+ years old, so the fit is not as good as it once was. Tons of info out there too. Depends what you want, but most of the classic british sports cars are well catered for.

very nice looking car well done
i did a zetec conversion in a mgb at the begginig of the year for a good friend ive got to say that it absolutly transforned the car , a very worthwhile conversion

Very nice car.

Regarding stick-on plates. The current rules require the thing to have the appropriate BS mark (how appropriate!). None of the stick-on ones have this, so they shouldn't pass MOT.

There may be some pre-something excemption, but my guess it is like loads of these things. As long as it brakes and steers and that sort of thing, then the MOT man doesn't worry about silly details like this.

Craigsplates sell the stick-on ones as "show plates" and to remain within the law have to ship them from abroad!

Matt

That really is bloody nice!! Does it still sound like an MG? Did you use the same / similar exhaust?