Here's Dad removing the door. He's a veteran MGB guy (glutton for punishment) and it's great to be able to tackle a job like this with him. We don't spend enough time together like this.
The battery boxes are virginal! No rust there, either. Normally, MGBs have a dual 6v battery system, wired in series to produce 12v. We converted my Mother's '68 MGB to a single 12v battery for servicability reasons - this car will get the same treatment. I'm toying with the idea of moving the fuel pump into the empty battery cavity for better access should it crap out down the track.
The chassis you see next to the MGB is from my Honda S600 Coupe. We're sending off the MG to be sandblasted inside and out, with particular attention to the inside of the trunk and the passenger compartment and the S600 chassis will go off and be done too. We'll probably powdercoat that satin black. We'll be stripping the MG back to bare metal for the paint job, too. We're almost certainly going to change the colour - neither of us like the blue, but we're keen on a metallic silver. So what if it's not a genuine colour!?
We did find a little rust in the floor, but nothing we can't handle. Some slight perforation, which we can repair before we paint.
Another update coming soon! - after the sandblasting.
