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MG MGB Technical - What parts to save?

When one has a large barn and any doubts at all about whether to save or dispose of old parts, it's easiest to succomb and just keep everything.

But now I have to decide what to transport 700 miles and what to throw out.

Some help please. I'm presuming old MGB clutch discs, covers, brake rotors and drums have no value. But are we nearing the day when our only option might be to reline clutch discs? Are old covers any good? How about old leaf and coil springs?

If anybody nearby wants any of these pieces, they're welcome to come and pick them up for free.

Thanks for any helpful comments.

Allen
Allen Bachelder

Allen. Any part which has a "core charge" associated with it is a keeper. Springs seem to be an interesting problem over the last several years with many of us having problems with the new production items. Thus, the ones in the best condition would be worth transporting. Prop shafts, if in good condition might be worth keeping. Much will depend on how many you have. I try to keep a good set of used shocks around in case I need an immediate replacement to keep a car on the road. But, more than one set is probably not needed. Bumpers and grills are worthwhile if they are in good condition.

Things like the clutch pressure plate and disc are probably not worth transporting. Again, a single example might be worth keeping should there be a shortage of these parts in the future, but large numbers are not worth the cost of transportaion.

Brake and clutch master cylinders are available new. Most of the old ones I have examined need to be resleeved at this point and one company, White Post Restorations, quoted me more than twice the cost of a new clutch MC to do a resleeve. Thus, most of my old hydraulic system parts have been tossed out in my periodic clean ups. Ditto with disc brake rotors. You can buy new ones very inexpensively and it is hardly worth the cost of having them turned anymore. Brake drums might be worth keeping if they are unturned--again, only a few are needed.

Instruments are always worth keeping if in rebuildable condition. So are front calipers.

Others will add more to this list.

Les
Les Bengtson

Thanks Les. While so many new B parts are readily available now, I keep thinking that maybe five or ten years from now they might not. But how compulsive can a guy get? Perhaps I'll save one of each of these clutch and brake parts and trash the rest.

Allen
Allen

Allen

The availability of parts is and will be directly proportional to the demand. We have few MGTC/TD/TF parts that we cannot get. I am hoping that companies such as MOSS will continue to work to get us the parts we want as long as we keep up the interest.

As a PS. I do not throw out any of my TD parts unless they are totally destroyed.
Bruce Cunha

I always have a difficult time finding distributor cores and vacuum advance cores. Don't throw them away! Even the "bad" ones can be rebuilt!!!
Jeff Schlemmer

Thanks guys. Bruce, I'm inclined to do the same - even with MGB parts which will no doubt continue to be available at reasonable prices for decades. I am throwing some clutch discs, covers, and brake rotors out, but I'm thinking it's easier to throw the rest of the stuff on the truck, than to sort it, make decisions and take time to repack other stuff to displace the removed items.

And Jeff, I do have a number of distributors - mostly 25D4s. Many of them still have the vacuum advances attached. I'm not about to unpack anything yet, but after our move, if you need one, just let me know.

Cheers,
Allen
Allen

This thread was discussed between 14/05/2006 and 15/05/2006

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