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Lisa's B

From 1971 MG B “Lisa's B”, documented by Steve83.

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1971 MG B - When we sold her father's house, I had to make room for it in our garage. It wasn't easy... 1971 MG B - When we sold her father's house, I had to make room for it in our garage. It wasn't easy... 1971 MG B - Interior view of a classic MG convertible showing a wood-rimmed MG steering wheel, black padded dashboard with round gauges, and tan/carame… 1971 MG B - Interior of a British Racing Green MG B roadster shown from the driver's door, featuring a wood-rimmed sport steering wheel with a polished… 1971 MG B - Close-up of an MG dashboard instrument cluster viewed through a wood-rimmed steering wheel with a polished drilled-spoke hub bearing the MG… 1971 MG B - Heater Box Tag 1971 MG B - Engine ID Plate 1971 MG B - Engine casting size 1971 MG B - I've seen bigger lawn mower engines, but it'll do 90mph. 1971 MG B - I've seen bigger lawn mower engines, but it'll do 90mph. Apparently, this is a twin SU HS3 carb arrangement. 1971 MG B - I've seen bigger lawn mower engines, but it'll do 90mph. 1971 MG B - I finally found out why it was so hard to start, and had an intermittent miss: 1) both float ball valves were stuck, and 2) the #1 intake v… 1971 MG B - Close-up of an inline engine bay showing twin black cylindrical air cleaners feeding dual side-draft carburetors, with a red valve cover, b… 1971 MG B - Overhead view into the engine bay of a dark green car with a red-painted inline engine, its valve cover removed to expose the valve springs… 1971 MG B - Rear corner of a dark green engine bay during rewiring, with a black cylindrical canister and hoses on the firewall, a black blower/servo h… 1971 MG B - In preparing to remove the head, I discovered that the rear carb's choke pump is stuck. 1971 MG B - It was a nightmare getting it running well enough to drive, so now I've installed a [url=http://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tender-021-0123-Juni… 1971 MG B - It was cleaner & easier than I expected, but still not fun. 1971 MG B - It's going to Leo... 1971 MG B - It's not bent. I guess the old oil just carmelized on the stem enough to jam it. 1971 MG B - After only a year & a half, Leo returned the head, with all the paint removed. So I had to wait another week for some mismatched paint to a… 1971 MG B - This was supposed to be the right color, but it doesn't match the previous paint, which undoubtedly came from the same source. The valve co… 1971 MG B - It took quite a while to get all the valves cold-adjusted. I can't find a timing mark on this engine, and I didn't have the procedure anywa… 1971 MG B - It took quite a while to get all the valves cold-adjusted. I can't find a timing mark on this engine, and I didn't have the procedure anywa… 1971 MG B - After the valves, it went a lot faster than I expected, but I'm not doing the carbs tonight. 1971 MG B - After the valves, it went a lot faster than I expected, but I'm not doing the carbs tonight. 1971 MG B - Close-up of a sidedraft SU-type carburettor removed from its manifold, looking straight into the throttle bore with the butterfly plate and… 1971 MG B - Top-down close-up down the throat of a sidedraft carburetor with the air cleaner removed, looking through the four-bolt mounting flange at… 1971 MG B - Extreme close-up looking straight down the throat of a sidedraft carburetor, showing the machined intake flange with stud holes, the thrott… 1971 MG B - Extreme close-up looking straight down the open throat of a single-barrel carburetor, showing the venturi, the brass jet and needle centere… 1971 MG B - At shutdown, the rear carb throat slowly fills with fuel, and then slowly drains. 1971 MG B - As the rear carb's throat drains, the front emanates fuel fog.