Edward Whitlock

Member ID: Edward

Member Status: Free Member
Georgia, USA

Member Since: 2004-09-17
Home Site: The MG Experience

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1974.5 MGB (The Baby Car)

Edward Whitlock's Vehicle Registry

1975 MG MGB
"Baby Car"
GHN5UE364674G

1 Vehicles -- Total mileage: 40,000 mi (64,374 km) -- Average age: 1975

Member Journal – Edward Whitlock's Journal

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Glyptal

Posted on: Friday April 14, 2006

Got all of the parts sand-blasted and painted. The oil pan, pulley, timing chain cover, valve covers, and end plates look great. Used a hammered texture on one valve cover and the timing chain cover. Just got my can of Glyptal, and coated the inside of the oil pan and valve cover. Plan on doing the timing chain cover next.

Disassembled!

Posted on: Tuesday March 28, 2006

Got it all apart. I drained the oil, and knocked off the end plate. Then realized that an engine stand would be ideal. My wonderful wife volunteered to run the oil to the auto parts store and buy an engine hoist while I continued working. What a wife! Got the engine onto the engine stand, and removed the timing chain section, and the front plate. When trying to remove the cam, it got blocked about 3 inches from the back. I then found out that the dizzy driver shaft was still in, and re...

Heads Disassembled

Posted on: Saturday March 25, 2006

Got the heads dissassembled. The valve springs were a bit of a pain. The first valve spring compressor that I bought fell apart on the first attempt. The second one (a deluxe! ) worked like a champ with the assistance of a small hammer. After getting the heads broken down, I tackled the block. Off came the side panels, and out came the tappets. One was a bit of a bugger, but I was finally able to wiggle it free. Then came the clutch plate and then the flywheel. I was having trouble try...

Engines

Posted on: Tuesday March 21, 2006

I have the engines, and will be rebuilding them and using one as a base for the supercharger addition to the B. The other engine will be a nice standby, or for my son's car once he gets a little older. He is only 21 months, afterall. The first step toward rebuilding is the removal of the heads and getting those cleaned up.