1964 MG B Roadster..

[MichaelJFox]

Well, here's that build thread you were asking for haha.

Long story short, caught wind of a lovely old chap needing to move this cheap as his house/garage had been sold.

Has been sat since 1990 when it got its last WOF, rego on hold etc. Bit of rust in the passenger footwell but nothing terminal so far.

Photos of where it was liberated from;

Me crawling around it

(Yes I also bought that amplifier)

The previous owner said it wasn't parked up for any reason but we'll get into that.

SITREP; motor seized, clutch master zero pressure, brakes similar, all hoses/fuel lines are brittle.

Did some mean things like push it and grab a gear, rock it violently in gear with a couple lads but she wasn't budging.

Got it on a trailer and hid it at a good friends house in the wood shed;

After letting it sit a couple weeks with penetrant in the cylinders we tried to give it a nudge again, but no dice so I decided to pull the head. I'm not your most mechanically inclined but I can follow instructions.

Those eagle eyed viewers will notice the 'keeper' clips for the valve springs have gone for a walk, I found two floating round the rocker assembly, one still half attached and the rest.. well.. I will check the sump at some point.

I can't see anything bent or FUBAR but I'm no expert, keen to hear your thoughts.

At this stage, I have the carbs at home with me for a birthday, then likely send head for grind/clean/etc, get the cylinders moving after a couple more weeks of soaking in ATF/penetrant, replace HG, reassemble and hope it does things.

Anyway, keen to hear your thoughts!