Mike W. sez:
> As part of my self-imposed purgatory and MGB renovation, I need to
> completely redo the paint on the '77 B.
> What is the best way to clean the surface of rust and old paint---
Depends on how far you're going, and how much time vs $$$ you have.
-Sanding, with a power sander, or an air sander can do part of the job.
-A wire brush on a small grinder is good for loose lust and stuff.
-the grinding wheel will do a good job on real rust.
-A metal shears and welder repairs *real* rust.
-Liquid or Gel paint stripper can do a nice job of removing vast amounts of
paint. (as well as bondo). Use proper chemical precautions.
A combination of the above does very nicely.
>From Steve Cox:
> I was wondering if there are many Herald or Vitesse owners on the
> other side of the pond
Not too many British sedans were imported to the US. There were more in Canada
tho. There are a couple of Herald Convertibles around Ithaca, regardless.
>From Me to Timothy Lyle Smith
>Thanks Tim, but I think it would be pretty hard to mount the spare tire
>on a steering wheel. Besides, the wheels are 4-bolt. :-) :-) :-) :-)
PS. Good to be back. :-)
And from Scott T. (welcome back)
> Well, I wasn't going to bring this up until Fall, but since Roger
> mentions it, has anyone else attempted this conversion? I've managed
> to get the spare tire mounted on the steering column, but now I can't
> see out the front windshield and I can't reach the turn stalk.
Well, I have found a wheel locally ($20!), and started the conversion.
Seeing it's for a GT, we've decided to make do without the tire, just use
the wheel. I'm making an adapter plate at the machine shop this afternoon,
to go from 3 to 4 hole mounting. The hardest part will be modifying the
horn assembly. ;-)
>On another note, my clutch seems to be stuck and I'm thinking about
>mounting a triple SU setup in place of the stock single Z-S.
-- Scott Turner
Have you thought about using a spare exaust manifold (stock, 3 branch),
mounted upside-down? Should work quite nicely, and it's OEM.
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