simon1966
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So I am heavy into the rebuild of my MGB engine. Big brother is in the background so this has some AH content Meanwhile my mind is full of those delicious thoughts concerning the work that I want to do to the 100.
I am curious as to the view of the cognoscenti with regards to period upgrades. It is very clear from several previous threads that simply bolting on M upgrades to a BN2 does not a 100-M make. It does not matter if these upgrades were made by dealers back-in-the-day, or just last week at a restoration shop.
I know now for a fact that my car had a 4 speed BN2 box installed by a PO back in the 60's. I also know that the mechanical clutch linkage was replaced by a hydraulic system at the same time. I have written documentation from the PO to support this. As a result, the tunnel over the gear box is not original, but something fabricated from fiberglass.
My inclination is this, to keep the box as the 4 speed. Probably go back to the mechanical linkage for the clutch and to try and find a replacement for the fiberglass tunnel cover.
The other glaring part that is wrong on my car is the steering wheel. Looks like the modern repros are actually quite good, so this I think is easily solved.
The gear box cover looks to be harder to resolve. Any thoughts on this? I assume that the sideshift 4 speed cover was different to the BN1 cover, or maybe it was not? Some direction here would be really helpful.
Thanks for your input.
I am curious as to the view of the cognoscenti with regards to period upgrades. It is very clear from several previous threads that simply bolting on M upgrades to a BN2 does not a 100-M make. It does not matter if these upgrades were made by dealers back-in-the-day, or just last week at a restoration shop.
I know now for a fact that my car had a 4 speed BN2 box installed by a PO back in the 60's. I also know that the mechanical clutch linkage was replaced by a hydraulic system at the same time. I have written documentation from the PO to support this. As a result, the tunnel over the gear box is not original, but something fabricated from fiberglass.
My inclination is this, to keep the box as the 4 speed. Probably go back to the mechanical linkage for the clutch and to try and find a replacement for the fiberglass tunnel cover.
The other glaring part that is wrong on my car is the steering wheel. Looks like the modern repros are actually quite good, so this I think is easily solved.
The gear box cover looks to be harder to resolve. Any thoughts on this? I assume that the sideshift 4 speed cover was different to the BN1 cover, or maybe it was not? Some direction here would be really helpful.
Thanks for your input.