sparky370z Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 afternoon people, my mum has a nice MGB GT V8 in her garage and im really sad to say that its a wreck. she used to use it as a daily drive but got slowly less reliable. this is what the car should look like now she soon to be getting a new garage built and with a little money from her pension has the intention of getting it back to its best. she is a bit of a spanner monkey as she (and my dad) built up from a bare shell a normal MGB GT. she is getting on a bit and i would like the formal glory of this awesome car restored. what i was wondering if there was any people that could store the car fairly local and could possibly do some of the work on the car. preferably people that have had experience with this sort of lazy V8. i believe that the engine will need some looking at before turning her over as it may have seized due to it not being started in a few years. the main problem she had was overheating. she spent ages trying to diagnose the problem but to no avail. also she was going through manifolds, which were not that robust. is there any companys that could make a manifold just from the original taken off and used as a guide. it will also need some bodywork done too. most of it is sound and only really needs taking back and respraying. i would love her to get it back on the road as it was a Limited Ed and would be a shame to see it rusting away. any help would be appreciated. Sparky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 A little way away but you could talk to these guys. Based at the MG Owners' Club Headquarters at Swavesey, near Cambridge, the Club Workshop is an MG specialist garage offering a complete range of services to meet all your MG requirements. OPENING TIMES 8.00am - 5.30pm Monday to Friday and 9.00am - 1.00pm Saturday. Contact our MG Centre Workshop Manager, Ian Wallman on 01954 234001 to discuss your requirements. Email mgworkshop@mgownersclub.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky370z Posted May 11, 2010 Author Share Posted May 11, 2010 my mum has been in contact with these guys, she is friends with one of the directors of the place, he used to have a proper Lim Ed V8 black with gold stripes. immaculate. but they are the last option as she would like to do some of the work herself. if they take it, it would be a good job and done to a good standard. she wants a little hands on. this just a feeler for now TBH. but she would like to know if there were any places that could do the proposed engine and bodywork Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 Sorry no help, but how cool is your Mum taking on a car restoration, not something you hear every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 hayward and scott are an exhaust fabricator and have made stuff for all kinds of unique cars. manufactureing a copy of the originals would not be a major task for them. plus they'd do it out of stainless so it should last better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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