Wonderful video! It was making me miss Missouri's fall. I would love to be there to cruse the back roads as it cools off. I'm also rebuilding an MGB. It's a '72 and it is true that if you can do most of the work yourself that it can be quite affordable. Body work is possibly the most expensive common ailment.
Amazing, the sound of your car, and the choice of roads. Good combination and a great car to watch! Thanks for puting it up for us to see.
An MGB is costly mostly in labor. If you do the work yourself, then it's not bad. You need basic tools and willingness to spend time maintaining it. Find a good one to start with--especially avoid rust. Parts are readily available and reasonably priced.
For comparison, I have owned my MGB for 23 years and my '97 Jeep for less than 3 years, already have spent more on the Jeep than I ever spent on the MGB, and that includes rebuilding the MGB's engine.
I've heard MGBs end up costing quite a bit as far as repair and maintenance. Is that true? I really want one but don't know if it will be too cost effective to drive often
awesome!! may I ask where this road is?? very delighting landscape!!
I have a '69 roadster and '74 GT... I am analysing restoring the '69, and would appreciate if you could give me and idea of how much it would cost (ground up restoration).. the vehicle is working perfectly and has the original engine configuration...i want to take the B-roadster to "better than new" conditions.
what year and model is this mgb? my father has a '72 or '73 roadster that i'm gonna restore with him and i am trying to imagine how it sounds for motivational purposes.
It's a 76 roadster, modified: downdraft Weber carburetor and intake manifold, pre-74 OEM exhaust manifold, Ansa exhaust system. If your 72-73 has the dual carb setup, you will have the good original exhaust and intake and it should sound great! If you want aftermarket exhaust, the Ansa is high-quality, but again if you have the original dual-carb setup you shouldn't really need an aftermarket exhaust.
Thank you! I wrapped the microphone in a block of soft foam, about 3"x3"x6", then lashed the assembly to the rear bumper, so it was mostly out of the wind anyway. If I play more with this, I think I would place a second microphone in the engine compartment or maybe just in the passenger footwell, to pick up the engine sounds. The camcorder has stereo mic input. As it is we only get the blap-blap from the tailpipe, which only really sounds like anything under acceleration.
Wonderful video! It was making me miss Missouri's fall. I would love to be there to cruse the back roads as it cools off. I'm also rebuilding an MGB. It's a '72 and it is true that if you can do most of the work yourself that it can be quite affordable. Body work is possibly the most expensive common ailment.
Amazing, the sound of your car, and the choice of roads. Good combination and a great car to watch! Thanks for puting it up for us to see.
meforpeace2 2 years ago
McQueen,
An MGB is costly mostly in labor. If you do the work yourself, then it's not bad. You need basic tools and willingness to spend time maintaining it. Find a good one to start with--especially avoid rust. Parts are readily available and reasonably priced.
For comparison, I have owned my MGB for 23 years and my '97 Jeep for less than 3 years, already have spent more on the Jeep than I ever spent on the MGB, and that includes rebuilding the MGB's engine.
kdm3814 2 years ago
I've heard MGBs end up costing quite a bit as far as repair and maintenance. Is that true? I really want one but don't know if it will be too cost effective to drive often
McQueen456 2 years ago
Nice Mg, we were wondering what shocks you have on there, it looks really smooth. Thx
QSideProductions 2 years ago
Qside,
The shocks are the original Armstrong lever shocks.
kdm3814 2 years ago
@kdm3814 and also what road surface are you using ;)
thimble288 11 months ago
awesome!! may I ask where this road is?? very delighting landscape!!
I have a '69 roadster and '74 GT... I am analysing restoring the '69, and would appreciate if you could give me and idea of how much it would cost (ground up restoration).. the vehicle is working perfectly and has the original engine configuration...i want to take the B-roadster to "better than new" conditions.
thank you.
cheers from Brazil.
dennisgallo 3 years ago
what year and model is this mgb? my father has a '72 or '73 roadster that i'm gonna restore with him and i am trying to imagine how it sounds for motivational purposes.
evanms1 3 years ago
It's a 76 roadster, modified: downdraft Weber carburetor and intake manifold, pre-74 OEM exhaust manifold, Ansa exhaust system. If your 72-73 has the dual carb setup, you will have the good original exhaust and intake and it should sound great! If you want aftermarket exhaust, the Ansa is high-quality, but again if you have the original dual-carb setup you shouldn't really need an aftermarket exhaust.
kdm3814 3 years ago
i was wrong by the way, it is a '71...
evanms1 3 years ago
Nice. How did you cut the wind noise?
Cheers
scheese 3 years ago
Thank you! I wrapped the microphone in a block of soft foam, about 3"x3"x6", then lashed the assembly to the rear bumper, so it was mostly out of the wind anyway. If I play more with this, I think I would place a second microphone in the engine compartment or maybe just in the passenger footwell, to pick up the engine sounds. The camcorder has stereo mic input. As it is we only get the blap-blap from the tailpipe, which only really sounds like anything under acceleration.
kdm3814 3 years ago