MGB: parts to keep

I am getting ready to get rid of my 1979 b parts car. All that is left is the body shell and front and rear suspension. Engine,trany,interior,heater box, petal box, doors are all out. what should i save that is worth keeping?no one seem to want it so its going to the scrap yard.

Clips that hold the hard brake lines to the body.
Do you have pictures of what is left on the chassis?

Where are you located?

If they're good, keep the shocks. If not, keep them as cores for rebuilding. Same goes for the kingpins. Steering rack?

If they're not sagging, original front and rear springs are supposed to be a better quality than some/most currently available replacements.

If you were near enough, I'd take a run over to see if there were any body sections I could cut out and use in my restoration.

And of course there's always "use the rear clip to make a trailer".

Everything, down to the last nut and bolt, one day you will need it.

I often part out cars, and Kimberly is correct. No one sells the flat clips that hold the brake lines in the engine compartment. You always see these missing from folks cars. Also any of the rubber and plastic little do dads you put in the numerous holes (people always need em). Seatbelts if in good shape as well as the holder if still there. Leafsprings, brake calibers, kingpins and if it's a RB I like to keep a crossmember or sound around as folks can use them for V8 conversions. Of course if you don't have the space.....than it's a mute point anyways. Also like to have a bit of wire harness around, always handy to have the same color coded wire and extra connectors.

B..seein ya Wrote:

Damn straight! Keep everything you can store under, over, on the side of, or hanging from somewhere.

My philosophy:

If you can't make one then save the one you have. Little things, like clips weird bolts, assemblies that "never fail" will be the first things that you need the day after the trip to the recyclers. Put the stuff in boxes, tape them up, label them with a marker with some general description of what is in there and stick them somewhere that moisture and vermin can't get to them.

If you don't need the things other will, and what goes around comes around. Karma is everything.

Jack

What others have said. Bottom line, I it were me, it would be a completely stripped, bare rusted tub before going to scrap. Storage may be a problem and the tub will be harder to move without the suspension & wheels but given the state of some repo parts, I hate to see useable parts go.

I am all for keeping everthing.I want the space for new projects so i think i will remove front and rear suspension assembles, steering assemble, and gas tank after that all that is left will be a rust free shell which someone could use.I posted on the trader but no takers.

Yo Jeff - brother Dan here!

Keep what the guys told you to keep - I could most likely use your leaf springs, see my post below - about re-arching the springs or you may want to use them when you lower your car.

What they told you makes good sense.

http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,927107

It may be obvious, but keep the VIN and Commission plates. If you have the title for this VIN, you can rebuild it with a fresh body tub if you should choose to.

Keep all switches. New ones are terrible quality.

ctmullins Wrote:

I kept the tags and ownwership for the 78 I dismantled and I kept everything.
Last week I needed a switch to take apart before trying to repair another one. Glad I had one to butcher first.

update...
I removed the front cross member with rack pulled the steering wheel and dropped the rear end and rear shocks and springs all in one afternoon.My poor parts car so sad.I bought it new in 79 time for her to go so sad...

Hey Jeff, It is sad - though you made the best of it, and she'll be glad to be with you - still in parts and in performance as it were. I still think you ought to remove the front fenders - and hoist them up on your garage walls for future needs.

I can proudly say I rode in that car - right when you purchased it new in '79 and it changed my life for the better!

whats left goes to the junk yard this so sad

good by to my mistress
she just got hauled away
My new mistress is sitting in the garage all by her self now and she seems so happy.No more splitting my self between two girls

I just want to honor Jeff's first MGB - thanks for the great memories.

That car has served my brother well - and boy have I ever learned well from Jeff.

I can gladly say - without his guidance and leadership over the years with my B - it wouldn't be running much less a point of enjoyment for me, big time!

After his disassembly in both the front and rear end in I believe 5.5 hours - which has to be a world record, I can now learn from his experiences and when need be, tend to my suspension, without the help of local MG Garages that wouldn't do as good a job as I will do - of course with my brother's experience he'll share with me, rock on!

Jeff - you did well - and I'm proud of your accomplishments, hard to see your first MG go. Now you can make your current B -- perfect!