Registry: 1980 MG MGB

"The "B""

2010
- Installed LED taillights & side marker lights
- Installed electronic flashers for LED lights
- Installed halogen headlights with relays
- Installed Limey's fuse box plus relays for radiator fans and horn.
- New brake pads and rotors in front.
- New shoes & wheel cylinders in the rear.
- All new brake hoses, front and rear.
- New rear brake hard lines
- New brake master cylinder
- New brake booster
- New clutch master cylinder & slave cylinder, soft line and hard line.
- New front wheel bearings
- 4 New Michelin 175/70/14 tires & tubes.
- 4 New Moss wire wheels with new 2-wing knockoffs
- Sandblasted and repainted one of the old wire wheels and use it as a spare. New tire and tube on spare wheel.
- Rebuilt front suspension. Replaced all rubber parts and steel bushings/pins in all components except the kingpins and tie rods, which were solid. August 2010
- Replaced right front shock
- Replaced both front springs
- Replaced mounting straps and rubber bushings on front and rear sway bars.
- Replaced front sway bar end bushings and end links.
- Rear shocks converted to tube shocks
- New front grille
- New splash shield in engine compartment
- Replaced motor mounts
- Valve job (all new valves & guides)
- New head gasket
- New Pertronics ignition.
- New Distributor Cap & rotor
- New Lucas Sport coil
- New spark plugs & wires
- Carburetor (ZS) rebuilt Oct 2010
- New fuel filter
- New exhaust pipe from manifold back to first muffler.
- New rear muffler and exhaust pipe
- All new interior (Wooden steering wheel, Moss UK leather seats, floor soundproofing, all new carpet & new seat belts).
- New defroster vent covers
- New external hood vent cover
- New windshield support rod
- New wiper switch & stalk
- New headlight switch
- Installed windblocker
- New Group 26 battery & battery hold-down
- Installed elect. cutoff switch
- Replaced both courtesy light door switches
- Replaced Hazard warning switch
- Installed new under-dash covers.
- New thermostat, gasket and thermostat cover.
- New valve cover gasket.
- Stripped and repainted valve cover & air filter housing.
- Removed, stripped and repainted pedal box
- Replaced bushings in clutch and brake pedals
- New rubber pads on brake & clutch pedals
- Purchased tonneau cover support rod
- Installed hydraulic bonnet and boot struts
- Replaced both radiator fan motors
- Stripped and repainted underside of bonnet. Installed VB's mylar insulation pad and "MG" emblem on underside.

2011
- COMPLETE ENGINE (lower end) REBUILD in Jan
- New clutch, pressure plate, TO bearing & spigot bushing plus resurfaced flywheel - Jan
- Added OD and new engine and tranny mounts in March
- Converted to SU HS4's and iron, 2-pipe exhaust manifold in April
- Moss lowering kit (front springs, rear blocks, pads, u-bolts & shorter rebound straps) installed, car lowered to 14", hub to chrome strip, on all 4 corners - April
- Schlemmerized distributor - May
- New top and boot cover - June
- New lower radiator hose - June
- Replaced 2 missing captive nuts in convertible top bracket with floating nut plates - June
- Rostra Electronic Cruise Control - July
- New radiator fan thermostatic switch - July
- New fuel gauge, volt meter, tachometer and GPS speedometer from Speedhut - Aug
- Installed LE spoiler - Aug
- Installed MGF front badge - Aug
- New Speedhut oil pressure and water temp gauges - Sep
- Installed extra power outlet - Oct
- Installed override switch (with 30-amp in-line fuse) for radiator fans - Oct
- New front calipers - Dec.
- Installed "Speed Bleeders" on all four wheels -Dec
- Installed backup Facet fuel pump & Installed toggle switch inside console - Dec
- Replaced heater control cable - Dec

2012
- Installed remote bonnet release cable - Feb

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Owner:

Bob Lewis

[lewisrn]

Location:

Danville, IN, USA

Status:

Running

VIN:

GVVDJ2AG510732

Model Year:

1980

Build Date:

1980-01-15

Original Colour:

Pageant Blue

Current Colour:

Pageant Blue

Odometer:

50950 miles

Body Code:

GU23T 989941P

Engine Type:

1.8L 4cyl 5 Main

Engine Code:

18V833AEL045871

Transmission:

4-Speed Overdrive

Last Updated:

2012-03-02 12:10:31

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Vehicle History

This vehicle's information was last updated on 2012-03-02 12:10:31

Changes from 2011-09-27 10:44:51 to previous record 2011-09-24 09:50:57:: engine_code changed from: 18V883AEL045871 to: 18V833AEL045871

Changes from 2011-09-01 13:32:08 to previous record 2011-09-01 09:13:46:: vin changed from: GWDJ2AG510732 to: GVVDJ2AG510732

Changes from 2011-09-01 09:13:46 to previous record 2011-09-01 09:08:00:: vin changed from: GVVDJ2AG510732 to: GWDJ2AG510732

Changes from 2011-09-01 09:06:00 to previous record 2011-09-01 07:54:14:: body_code changed from: to: GU23T 989941P

Changes from 2011-09-01 07:54:14 to previous record 2011-08-31 10:19:53:: engine_code changed from: to: 18V883AEL045871

Changes from 2011-03-12 18:23:13 to previous record 2011-02-26 08:36:51:: trans_type changed from: 4-Speed, Non-OD to: 4-Speed Overdrive

Changes from 2010-10-26 11:40:13 to previous record 2010-09-02 17:47:57:: trans_type changed from: to: 4-Speed, Non-OD; nickname changed from: to: The "B"

Ownership History

Transfer Date	Owner ID
2010-06-19	Bob Lewis

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