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CB conversion well underway! #1
JTMGB1962 John Rodgers Altus, OK, USA Sign in to contact	Topic Creator (OP) Oct 19, 2014 12:57 PM Joined 10 years ago 45 Posts

Very happy with the progress on the 79 MGB CB conversion! Also happy to to have a 72 MGB donor for all the bits and pieces I need.

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Re: CB conversion well underway! #2
Bee Sting Jay D Lytle, TX, USA Sign in to contact 1965 Dodge B-Series Van "A100 Custom Sportsman" 1977 MG MGB MkIV "The Midge"	Oct 19, 2014 01:02 PM Joined 10 years ago 1,031 Posts

Keep us posted! Always been interested in these conversions.

Jay D
"Bee Sting"
'77 MGB Mk. IV 1800CC
Weber 32/36 DGV Carb
Ported Intake
Pertronix Distributor
Early 70's exhaust manifold
Magnaflow muffler
Driven daily and loved daily
by a poor college student

And yes, the clock works. winking smiley

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Re: CB conversion well underway! #3
JTMGB1962 John Rodgers Altus, OK, USA Sign in to contact	Topic Creator (OP) Oct 22, 2014 04:58 PM Joined 10 years ago 45 Posts

While I was at it, I refurbished the 72 steering wheel from my donor car and added to the 79... much better!

Continued work on the front turn signal openings. Hope to be done tomorrow. Pics to come.

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Re: CB conversion well underway! #4
JNickell Jay Nickell Austin, TX, USA Sign in to contact 1980 MG MGB	Oct 22, 2014 07:05 PM Top Contributor Joined 18 years ago 5,804 Posts

Love the wheel change. I also like that red piping on the seats.

“It ain't dying I'm talking about, it's living. I doubt it matters where you die, but it matters where you live.” Augustus McCrae

1980 MGB - Currently in Time-out

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Re: CB conversion well underway! #5
rocannon rocannon L Comanche County, OK, USA Sign in to contact 1967 MG MGB GT "GT From Hell"	Oct 22, 2014 07:38 PM Top Contributor Joined 14 years ago 12,664 Posts

Is that a direct steering wheel swap, or did you use an adapter?

In reply to # 2831306 by JTMGB1962 While I was at it, I refurbished the 72 steering wheel from my donor car and added to the 79... much better!

Continued work on the front turn signal openings. Hope to be done tomorrow. Pics to come.

Pogo is right.
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Re: CB conversion well underway! #6
Simon Austin Surrey, BC, Canada Sign in to contact 1968 Ford Torino 1977 MG MGB V8 Conversion	Oct 22, 2014 07:54 PM Top Contributor Joined 19 years ago 15,076 Posts

Looks good, John. I did the conversion on my '79 B V8.

Keep the photos coming.

"Speed costs........how fast you want to spend?"

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Re: CB conversion well underway! #7
JTMGB1962 John Rodgers Altus, OK, USA Sign in to contact	Topic Creator (OP) Oct 22, 2014 08:24 PM Joined 10 years ago 45 Posts

In reply to # 2831440 by rocannon Is that a direct steering wheel swap, or did you use an adapter?

In reply to # 2831306 by JTMGB1962 While I was at it, I refurbished the 72 steering wheel from my donor car and added to the 79... much better!

Continued work on the front turn signal openings. Hope to be done tomorrow. Pics to come.

Frank, I found a thread in the forum that helped me get both wheels off and it said they were direct swaps accept for the hub. The original hub (in my case, from the 72) could be used (same spline), but if I wanted the turn signals to self cancel, then I'd have two options. Get an LE hub and use the sheering wheel from the 72, or modify the 72 hub by adding some tabs to do the job. I chose option 2, and am working that issue now.

Hope all is well Frank. If I remember correctly, you were planning on an OD? Did you get one? If not, my donor car has one...

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Re: CB conversion well underway! #8
rocannon rocannon L Comanche County, OK, USA Sign in to contact 1967 MG MGB GT "GT From Hell"	Oct 22, 2014 10:06 PM Top Contributor Joined 14 years ago 12,664 Posts

Thanks for the info, John.

I have an OD. I expect to put it in sometime after the new year in Feb.

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In reply to # 2831440 by rocannon Is that a direct steering wheel swap, or did you use an adapter?

In reply to # 2831306 by JTMGB1962 While I was at it, I refurbished the 72 steering wheel from my donor car and added to the 79... much better!

Continued work on the front turn signal openings. Hope to be done tomorrow. Pics to come.

Frank, I found a thread in the forum that helped me get both wheels off and it said they were direct swaps accept for the hub. The original hub (in my case, from the 72) could be used (same spline), but if I wanted the turn signals to self cancel, then I'd have two options. Get an LE hub and use the sheering wheel from the 72, or modify the 72 hub by adding some tabs to do the job. I chose option 2, and am working that issue now.

Hope all is well Frank. If I remember correctly, you were planning on an OD? Did you get one? If not, my donor car has one...

Pogo is right.
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The power of reasons is an illusion. The belief will not change when the reasons are defeated. The causality is reversed. People believe the reasons because they believe in the conclusion.

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