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Moose33

Moose33

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hi all,
nice to find an active chat board! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

just a little background- I bought my first B at an auction as a "non-op". (it's a '71) Brought it home and within a week I have it running, sort of. needed a coil, carbs cleaned, coolant, oil, other fluids etc. anyway, I need to replace the fuel pump and I'm going for daily use, not show quality. Any thoughts or suggestions on Facet or Moprod replacement parts? I read the other thread on facet but am having difficulty finding any local shop that is of any help. All comments appreciated and thank you all in advance!

Guy
 
Guy

Welcome to the forum. I too am restoring a "B" A 73 to be exact. Also bought it on auction. It does run but not much else. It needs new rocker panels and rear quarter panels, and a whole lot else. The floor boards look like Fred Flintstone's.

Sounds like your car is a little closer to the road than mine.

Good luck on your restoration.
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Welcome Guy,

The problem with most non-stock fuel pumps is that they put out too much pressure and overwhelm the float bowls, which means you would also need a pressure regulator. The old SU fuel pumps are fairly stout. Why not consider rebuilding yours. Most often they need the points changed and just cleaned up.

Congrats on your new B!
 
Oh yeah, if you haven't already, get a Moss Catalog as well as one from Victoria British. Not only do they have all the parts you need, they are also full of good diagrams and helpful tech tips.
 
thanks for the quick responses!
Had the car come with the original pump, I would have opted to rebuild it- it came with a solid state unit. which would have been fine except for the engineer who thought it'd be cute to have the consumer tighten down steel bolts into plastic threads! Arrr. But, after driving a friends B last summer and LOVING it, I can't wait to be out there as well. Sorry to ramble- just so Dern excited about the whole MG process
 
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Oooh, a '71. That's going to be a very nice car when you get her on the road.

Welcome to the boards, good to see another 'midwesterner.' My dot did her 4 years of undergrad in Indiana, so I've been there more times than not!!
 
Welcome. Nice to see lots of new people buying their first B. I purchased my 77 B recently and my wife thinks I'm nuts because I really don't know much about cars! Have already learned a lot from the forum and have purchased a couple a manuals and joined the area MG club. My B is in pretty decent shape, but having said that still needs some work such as tune up, brakes, windshield, doglegs replacing plus a few other things that I should be able to do myself. Will also need a couple of dings repairing and no doubt a paint job down the road. Looking forward to getting her out on the road this summer.

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Roy T
Cincinnati, OH
 
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