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I got her started!!! 1960 BE

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athenssprite

athenssprite

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It almost too good to be true. I got the 1960 Bugeye started today! The 1275 engine that is in there sounds oh so good! Now, on to the clutch and brake hydraulics. I'm excited!
 
Congratulations, glad to see another Bugeye alive and kicking!
 
Congratulations. A real milestone...
 
Great! Suggestion: Fix the brakes before the clutch.
 
LOL right on Trevor, sound advice.
 
Oh boy, another friend for Miss Agatha.
 
ok...now on to the brakes and then the clutch hydraulics!
 
I purchased a MGA once and put the cart before the horse. Got it running and took the wife out for a ride. The master cylinder was corroded and failed as I approched a stop sign at a major interestion. I wouldn't be typing this if the "E" brake didn't work. The wife and I would have been dead. There was a mini van coming at over 55 mph. I would have been directly in it's path.

Please be sure the master cylinder isn't corroded inside. Ours didn't fail for a couple of days.
 
Great advice everyone! I appreciate all the concern for safety. I guess the excitement of getting it back on the road can sometimes push common sense out the window! I will make sure I can safely "stop" before I go.
 
Was reading an article last week about the last MGB made. Apparently it was set aside for Henry Ford(3rd?) and ended up in the Ford Museum - was then sold to a museum in PA where it was sold to a private buyer. He was so excited to get it running he did - and it caught fire 13 miles away due to perished fuel lines. The story was the story of the restoration.
 
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