Distributor Removed

Step 1 was to remove the distributor, clean it up, set the points, etc. After removing it I've decided to clean everything up and see what I can do during the winter.

and Back in....

So after only a few days driving her I had to stick her back into the garage. The idle was up to 2500 and was backfiring if I didn't use the choke. I got my other car fixed up and I'm deciding to store the MG for the winter. I'm going to be removing most of the engine bay and cleaning them up, painting and just doing restoration work.

She's Off!

My other car crapped out so I had to put the MG back together. Got the top put back on and the steering wheel installed. Took her our for a spin and she's already running better than before. All I need to do now is cover the rear ledge with carpet and all the interior will need is a stereo.

New Carpet installed

Got the new carpet installed finally. Doing the finishing touches to get it properly fit. It looks a little cheesy but considering it cost me $20 I'm happy. I also put in the new seats and a battery disconnect switch while I had everything torn apart.

Battery Cut-Out Switch

I bought a cutout switch on eBay and should get in sometime this week. I figure since I have the "carpet" out and everything I'll put that in before laying in the new carpet. One more step to prevent the inevitable explosion I'm sure to produce. More pics to follow once it gets in.

Floorpans

I've repaired the floors by placing fiberglass and bondo over the holes. Once the bondo dries I'll paint the floorpans with an underbody coating to protect it from further rusting. In 5-10 years or so I'll actually cut them out and put in new floorpans but until then this should work fine. Got new seats on eBay that should get here next week and I can finally put in the new carpet and seats and maybe drive it again. Yay!

New Seats

Just finished paying for some new used seats off eBay. I hope to replace my old ratty ones after I repair a few rust problems in my floorpans. The only somewhat downfall is that they're tan whereas my previous seats were black. My new carpet however is a gray though so it should work out when I'm done.