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MG MGB Technical - Online directions for floor replacement?

Hello All,
I'm not trying to be lazy on this, I have read a lot in the archives, but wonered if there's someone who has a web page with directions for floor replacement in a B?
Or is you must buy this or that book?
Regards, David
David Steverson

Hi Dave

Here are some web pages. Others may have more.

http://www.middlebank.co.uk/Floor.htm
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/mgbrestore/floorpan.htm
http://www.mzaff.com/1977repairs.htm

I also have the mgb restoration book that does a pretty good job. Happy to loan it. Only need it for body work and I did my floor already.




BEC Cunha

Thank you very much. I bookmarked all those. What book do you have?
Dave
David Steverson

Hi David

Oracticle Classics - Colour MGB GT Restoration.by Kelsey publications

Only thing I don't like about it is the car they are restoring is really a rust bucket. They took the floorpan and the sills out at the same time. Still has a lot of pictures of the floor.

Mine was the first MGB I had done any sheet metal on.

I used a spot weld cutter and cut each spot weld of the old pan out. My pan was not terribly bad, so taking out all the spot welds also left me with a template for the holes on the replacement pan.

I use some heavy weightlifting weights to hold down the floor while I filled the hols for the new pan. Some folks put in a few sheet metal screws to hold the pan tight then weld the holes.

For me, total time was about 10 hours, but that was going slow and double/tripple checking everything.
BEC Cunha

Many thanks, I will look for that book as well.
Dave
David Steverson

Dave

Drop me a line and I will gladly loan you mine. Cross my fingers, but I am not expecting to have to do any metal replacement for some time on mine.

bruce dot cunha at charter dot net
BEC Cunha

This thread was discussed between 15/12/2006 and 17/12/2006

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