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Book Part
Number: |
B-125 |
Title: |
MGB
Uprating & Bodyshell Rebuild |
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Secondary Title: |
Practical
Classics & Car Restorer |
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Book
Dimensions: |
8.5"x 12" |
# Pages: |
102
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Cover: |
Soft |
Text/Pictures: |
Color / B/W |
| Preview
front and back cover : |
(click on image for enlargement) |
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MGB
Uprating |
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Chapter 1: |
Brakes
and suspension - (p7-10) |
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Chapter 2: |
Four
cylinder engine overhauled and uprated - (p11-24) |
| Chapter
3: |
Rebuilding
and uprating the V8 engine - (p25-29) |
| Chapter
4: |
Assembling
the MGC's Engine - (p29-32) |
| Chapter
5: |
Rustproofing -
(p33-36) |
| Chapter
6: |
Transmission,
wheels and tyres - (p37-40) |
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Chapter 7: |
What
is available for restoring and improving the interior and exterior of
the MGB, C and V8, - (p41-44) |
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Chapter 8: |
Electrical
improvements which could be carried out on the MGB, C and V8 -
(p45-47) |
| Chapter
9: |
Fitting
MGB hoods and hardtops - (p48-51) |
| Chapter
10: |
Suspension
kit which transforms the handling of the MGB - (p52-55) |
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Body-Shell
Rebuild |
| Chapter
11: |
Visit
to Brown & Gammons to discover some of the problems associated with
building-up the new MGB bodyshell - (p56-58) |
| Chapter
12: |
Finding
a donor car for rebuilding an MGB to classic rally specifications using
the Heritage bodyshell - (p59-61) |
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Chapter 13: |
Stripping
the donor car down to bare shell - (p62-63) |
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Chapter 14: |
Rebuilding
mechanical components - (p64-66) |
| Chapter
15: |
Modifying
the Heritage bodyshell to '65 specifications - (p67-70) |
| Chapter
16: |
Fitting
a 1965 specification transmission tunnel at the Heritage factory -
(p71-74) |
| Chapter
17: |
Tackling
the engine in conjunction with Oselli Engineering Services -
(p75-77) |
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Chapter 18: |
Fitting-up
the MGB bodyshell - (p78-80) |
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Chapter 19: |
More
components and trim are fitted to the MGB shell - (p81-83) |
| Chapter
20: |
Further
progress with trimming and preparing the rear axle - (p84-86) |
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Chapter 21: |
Rustproofing
and installing the power unit - (p87-89) |
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Chapter 22: |
Completion
with emphasis on hood and tonneau fitting - (p90-94) |
| Chapter
23: |
MGB
finished! - assessing the project - (p95-97) |
| Publisher
details: |
Kelsey
Publishing Limited 1991 |