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Yes, looks really good!  What is that car in the background...with the vent windows??

Looks like a Citroen DS.

 

There's actually two MGB GT'S, a 71' and a 72'. I haven't touched them since I got diagnosed with cancer in 15'. The 72' runs great and I was in the middle of building two 10 to 1 compression motors for them. I need to get to work on them soon.

I have a buddy who has two MGA's and a '93 MG That he imported from Holland.  I rode with him in the 93 a couple of months ago.  Much nicer ride than the A's.

MGB's are really fun and you can get any part you need to fully restore one. I like drivers and don't want to worry about pristine paint. The stock 1800cc long stroke motors make great torque and respond well to a little head work and compression. With manual rack and pinion steering, brakes and transmission they are a driver's car and the cars handle great.

they really benefit from telescopic rear dampers in place of the original "lever arm" type

I have working lever action shocks all the way around, no complaints.

So far we've installed the shorter turn signal stems on the rear and with a few mods I installed the LTD headlight bucket using a set of short turn signal stems. I'm not a fan of the handlebar mounted turn signals. We also fitted the new seat so now the key works easily.

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 with a few mods I installed the LTD headlight bucket using a set of short turn signal stems. I'm not a fan of the handlebar mounted turn signals. 

Great minds think alike Kelly E ! I've been wanting to do this to my 76 LTD. I'm running drag bars on my bike and have no room for the handlebar mounted turn signals. I haven't had my headlight bucket off for a while can I pick your brain about how you mounted the stems, I imagine you had to grind out the bucket mounting bracket to accept the shape of the stems, anything else I should know..........Thanks ! and your project is moving along nicely.

I drilled out the headlight mounting bracket to 15mm. Then I chucked up the stems in the lathe and turned the oblong shape down to 15mm and made two black plastic washers 38mm x 15mm x 3mm, one on each side between the bracket and the headlight. You also need two 35mm fender washers to replace the two big oval washers on the inside of the headlight bucket because the tube part of it is too small. I'm using short aftermarket turn signal stems. Make sure to set the height of the threaded part of the stem and then Locktite the threads. Once it's cured it's ready to assemble.

Today we pretty much finished the back of the bike. It won't be too much longer until it's done

Thanks for the info Kelly E !

Does anyone have pictures of the correct passenger footpeg mounts? My left mount appears to be a small trailer leaf spring shackle.