I got her started!!! 1960 BE

[athenssprite]

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!

 

[Camshaft]

Congratulations, glad to see another Bugeye alive and kicking!

 

[Bugeye_Al]

Congrats! Isn't that a great feeling?

 

[GB1]

I am excited as well, great work!!!!

 

[healeyboz]

Congratulations!!

 

[leecreek]

Congratulations. A real milestone...

 

[Trevor Jessie]

Great! Suggestion: Fix the brakes before the clutch.

 

[scubabatdan]

LOL right on Trevor, sound advice.

 

[jlaird]

Oh boy, another friend for Miss Agatha.

 

[athenssprite]

ok...now on to the brakes and then the clutch hydraulics!

 

[Shealey]

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.

 

[athenssprite]

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.

 

[JPSmit]

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.