Member Page: Les Brown

Les Brown

Member ID: Les Brown

Member Status: Free Member
Wirral, United Kingdom

Member Since: 2008-12-26
Home Site: The MG Experience

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Last Login: 2011-07-14 14:24:16

Married 20 years with three children,one girl one boy and one were not quite sure of.I'm a drummer and electro machanical engineer hitting a mid life crisis,so I've decided to rebuild a MGB GT.

Personal Vehicle Registry

1972 MG MGB GT
"Brum"
GHD5287394G

1977 MG MGB GT
"Arthur"
GHD5439838G

2 Vehicles -- Total mileage: 132,000 mi (212,433 km) -- Average age: 1975

Member Journal – Les Brown's Journal

There are 11 total entries in this Journal.
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OD

Posted on: Sunday June 21, 2009

OD stands for oh dear! Its a minefield,take my advise,get someone else to do it. Yet again a lucky streak,its ok,but it still had to be taken apart to check.Theres a problem with these units when the previous owner bypasses the 3rd and 4th switch,and its common so check it out,theres a one way clutch that if your switch has been bypassed and the the car is used in reverse the clutch says Bye Bye and so does your overdrive! There are so many things to check on this item I couldn't list t...

Gearbox

Posted on: Sunday June 21, 2009

Its been sitting on the floor of my workshop for months so I did it to get it out the way and complete.Before taking on a gearbox read as many posts on the subject as possable cos this is deep stuff. By the smell I could tell that somebody had put hypoid in it so that had to be drained,thats not as easy as it seems because even when I thought it was all out as I stipped the unit I must have found another pint at least left in it,something to remember if your thinking of an oil change. I wa...

Starter Moter

Posted on: Sunday May 10, 2009

Still got poor weather so the welding is out the question.But as with owning a B there's always something to do in the workshop so today we did the starter motor. The old lucas was looking in a sorry state but I think I struck lucky.After stripping it down i found the brushes bearings etc in good condition so a good clean up and paint.Nice easy job for a change.

Spring Hanger Blurb

Posted on: Thursday May 7, 2009

Before I mention the reason for the update,did I say 5 weeks for the body restoration.....sorry but I'm married and things can change,like the wife is off for 2 weeks and the garden needs a makeover so lets say 7 weeks....ahem from now! so back to the project.Spring hangers,all MGB'S have em,trouble is their tucked away under part of the floor and a part called the heel extension so if you look from above ie the inside of the car chances are you will see lots of rust and think to yourself em ...

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