1975 MGB GTV8 Special

Looks good. I really must have a go at learning that at some stage, have a kit here that I purchased a while ago but not had chance to use it yet, perhaps when the celica is closer to finishing.

In other news the postman bought some goodies today so the fun can continue

Ah - So that's why he lost all his hair 

Some more minor progress last night following the delivery from the POSTMAN

Blanking plate installed and sealed with RTV


Which meant the flywheel could then be bolted on and torqued up


the clutch too


and then I hit an issue, no pressure plate bolts , will need to see if I have any around but looking unlikely.

Decided instead I'd go to the other end of the block and put the pulley spacer on


Which fits like so


Spot the minor problem?

More shopping required then...

Well that didn't quite go to plan, one step forward, two back etc. 

Starting with the positive, the bolts and washer were already looking a lot better by the time I got to them yesterday eve, however I figured another quick visit to the ultrasonic wouldn't hurt while still in the Deox C. Seemed to be rather effective too judging by the colour of the once clear liquid afterwards


and the resulting effect


much betterer . Just needed to clean the threads of any remaining loctite using a wire brush.

The bad/frustrating news... it would appear the pressure plate doesn't want to play with the flywheel and I'm at a bit of a loss as to why , the studs and bolt holes just seem to be slightly off, and I've tried it in all manner of orientations




Looking at the above it almost looks as though the holes have been filled and re-drilled but that would seem an odd thing to do. Also given the fit is so close I wouldn't have thought it was the wrong cover.

So my options are to drill/file the holes so things fit, or I look to source another cover to see what that fit is like. Bit frustrating and feels like I'm missing something somewhere so any thoughts/advice welcome.

I have contacted the supplier so will see what they say.
No nothing special about the flywheel Ray, it was supposedly correct for SD1/MGB V8 etc.

I've also contacted someone who I know has a similar setup, will see what they say too.

Filled and re-drilled was my first thought too.

But the witness marks are an unusual shape, almost like it was done at the factory to modify/fix a batch.

Not that it helps - but my 2Cents

Yup, straight out the box and packaging (in this case the suppliers of the gearbox conversion as opposed to manufacturer themselves).

The more I look at the holes, the more it appears that they aren't even central to the lip when compared to the ones either side.

Trying to see if I can get hold of another to compare but as I'm travelling again this weekend (involves a beer festival and a steam railway ), it might have to wait until next week.

Any distraction involving beer always gets my vote!

Things happening in the background but nice to know that I'm not the only one struggling to get clutches / flywheels / gearboxes aligned 



Rear wing joint to the roof skin is normally just painted then covered with badged chrome type finisher on any other MGB GT - But as this is no standard GT this detail is getting deleted



The aperture for the trim retaining clip & screw was welded up & dressed back and the area prepared for lead loading 



Other areas were also prepared for lead loading at the same time like here on the rear nose of the rear wing - modified for earlier chrome bumper style rear lamps 



Top & bottom of the front windscreen pillar were also prepared - these were indented and I wanted a sound base to profile the areas from rather than just deep fill them with a polyester filler 



Areas were then loaded with body solder 





Which I then started to dress / profile back with body files 



They now just require a little handwork with some P80's 



Still have the rear wing pillar to shape up yet which I'll sort today along with some near side panel fitting hopefully - more later