Joseph – Paul and Bronwyn’s 1963 MGB
Joseph – our 1963 MGB This car has been with MG Car Club in Auckland since the early 70’s and has been owned by us since 1978. It was given its name by previous owner Den Williams after he gave [...]
Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy With the passing of the privacy legislation (including subsequent updates), the government introduced legislation to protect personal information about individuals. The [...]
Electronic Ignition
In principle there are three types of electronic ignition: Points replacement module: this substitutes an electronic switch for the mechanical points. It has two big advantages over the [...]
Adjustment of rear drum brakes and handbrake
Note: Midgets and late rubber bumper B’s used rods rather than cables in places. In this note, please read handbrake cable to be handbrake rod where relevant. If the handbrake lever is [...]
Midget front wheel bearings
Midget front wheel bearings are of the angular contact type. They are non-adjustable and are assembled with a solid spacer between the inner and outer bearings so that both are locked on to the [...]
Use of the choke when starting from cold
With modern cars having engine computers to do all the tricky stuff, the operation of the choke is something that many new owners of classics are not familiar with. Under use of the choke will [...]
Service Your Car
Service levels We’d be pleased to service your car for you. First, you need to determine what level of service you require. In a nutshell, different aspects of the car require checking or [...]
Joseph’s rear disc brake conversion
Joseph’s rear disc brake conversion When driving on gravel you don’t get the weight transfer you get when braking on seal, and when rallying you also want a bit of rear bias to [...]
Speedo Calibration
If a tyre of a different size or aspect ratio is fitted, this will affect the speedo. To check the effect of the tyres on the speedo, measure the rolling radius of the front tyre and rear tyre. [...]
Tweaking your MG for the road
Paul’s tips on how to go about it! (Part 1) NOTE: While the following is written mainly around the MGB, it also applies equally to the MGA and Midget other than remembering that Midgets are a [...]
