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chrisv chris vine Gawler , Adelaide, Australia 1979 MG MGB	Posted: June 15, 2012 09:30PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 383

After retrimming the seats I found a company in UK who custom make shift and hanbrake gaitors so I ordered some with red stitching to match the seats. Here is a shot.
Interestingly when I removed the shifter knob with O/D switch I found the red wire had damaged insulation and could have been causing my intermittant 0/d problems so I may have now permanently fixed it.

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Re: interior finished #2
xcoastie Eric Meissner Warminster, USA 1974 MG MGB	Posted: June 16, 2012 12:06AM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 387

Beautiful...

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Re: interior finished #3
Peter-Sherman Peter Sherman Melbourne, Australia 1975 MG MGB V8 Conversion	Posted: June 16, 2012 05:53AM Registered: 5 years ago Posts: 4,287

even though I'm an total metal dash fan,
Nice.
footwells beautifully finished, mine are sloppy.
Seats, just right.
the detail of the matching stitching on the handbrake and gear lever gaiters makes me jealous.
The big mark one MG symbol on the steering wheel makes me think I'm going to put one on mine.

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Re: interior finished #4
Jonow Jon W LEICESTERSHIRE, United Kingdom 1967 MG MGB GT	Posted: June 16, 2012 06:32AM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 103

Very , very nice!!

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Re: interior finished #5
biglawndog Scott Thomas Coconut Creek, Fl, USA 1979 MG MGB	Posted: June 16, 2012 08:30AM Registered: 6 years ago Posts: 141

Very nice, gives me ideas. Hey is that picture reversed, everything is on the wrong side! thumbs up smiley

It would take some re coordinating to learn to drive on the wrong side. winking smiley

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Re: interior finished #6
astbury Mark Astbury New York, NY, USA 1966 MG MGB "Megan B"	Posted: June 16, 2012 08:45AM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 348

In reply to # 2095138 by biglawndog Very nice, gives me ideas. Hey is that picture reversed, everything is on the wrong side! thumbs up smiley

It would take some re coordinating to learn to drive on the wrong side. winking smiley

Ha - it did for me. I'm originally from the UK. My first few times driving on the left hand side of the road, I was constantly slamming my left hand into the door every time I wanted to change gear. Worse than that though, I was driving an automatic! eye rolling smiley

Chris - those look really great - any chance you can share the company name?

Peter - if you have the Moto-Lita style hub, then MGOCspares.co.uk has the "Classic" horn push - a bit pricey, but I thought it was worth it (scroll to near the bottom of this link):

http://www.mgocspares.co.uk/acatalog/MGOC_SPARES_Mota_Lita_797.html

Here's how it looks on mine...

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Re: interior finished #7
jharden73 John Harden Birch Run, MI, USA 1973 MG MGB MkIII "The Grine Hawnet" 1973 MG MGB MkIII "The Grine Hawnet Pic 2"	Posted: June 16, 2012 10:17AM Registered: 7 years ago Posts: 499

Chris beatiful interior. Is the red center steering wheel MG motif from Victoria British pg.122 #62?? My hub will accept it I think.

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Re: interior finished #8
Jack Long Forest Hill, Maryland, USA 1974 MG MGB "Lucy"	Posted: June 16, 2012 02:10PM Registered: 7 years ago Posts: 3,901

Very nice - I wish they had kept the contrasting piping through the entire production run, it is very classy looking.

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hsim4mahgod Michael Breeman Sunshine Coast Queensland, Australia 1977 MG MGB	Posted: June 16, 2012 03:18PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 303

Looks reaaly great, it's nice to see a tidy interior! That would be a rare dash in Australia, a USA dash converted for Aussie use. Is your vehicle a late 70's import? Keep up the good work, Mike

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Re: interior finished #10
sjboyer Scott Boyer Illinois, USA 1977 MG MGB	Posted: June 16, 2012 03:49PM Registered: 4 years ago Posts: 416

Vary nice you should be proud.

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Re: interior finished #11
chrisv chris vine Gawler , Adelaide, Australia 1979 MG MGB	Posted: June 16, 2012 06:57PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 383

In reply to # 2095351 by hsim4mahgod Looks reaaly great, it's nice to see a tidy interior! That would be a rare dash in Australia, a USA dash converted for Aussie use. Is your vehicle a late 70's import? Keep up the good work, Mike

Ex Californian car imported in 1996. Absolutely no rust anywhere (as far as I can see)

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Re: interior finished #12
The old NZMGBs Paul WIERINGA Auckland, New Zealand, New Zealand	Posted: June 16, 2012 10:33PM Registered: 3 years ago Posts: 455

In reply to # 2095145 by astbury

In reply to # 2095138 by biglawndog Very nice, gives me ideas. Hey is that picture reversed, everything is on the wrong side! thumbs up smiley

It would take some re coordinating to learn to drive on the wrong side. winking smiley

Ha - it did for me. I'm originally from the UK. My first few times driving on the left hand side of the road, I was constantly slamming my left hand into the door every time I wanted to change gear. Worse than that though, I was driving an automatic! eye rolling smiley

Chris - those look really great - any chance you can share the company name?

Peter - if you have the Moto-Lita style hub, then MGOCspares.co.uk has the "Classic" horn push - a bit pricey, but I thought it was worth it (scroll to near the bottom of this link):

http://www.mgocspares.co.uk/acatalog/MGOC_SPARES_Mota_Lita_797.html
Here's how it looks on mine...

Best steering wheel eva!!
Paul

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Re: interior finished #13
chrisv chris vine Gawler , Adelaide, Australia 1979 MG MGB	Posted: June 17, 2012 12:04AM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 383

In reply to # 2095145 by astbury

In reply to # 2095138 by biglawndog Very nice, gives me ideas. Hey is that picture reversed, everything is on the wrong side! thumbs up smiley

It would take some re coordinating to learn to drive on the wrong side. winking smiley

Ha - it did for me. I'm originally from the UK. My first few times driving on the left hand side of the road, I was constantly slamming my left hand into the door every time I wanted to change gear. Worse than that though, I was driving an automatic! eye rolling smiley

Chris - those look really great - any chance you can share the company name?

Peter - if you have the Moto-Lita style hub, then MGOCspares.co.uk has the "Classic" horn push - a bit pricey, but I thought it was worth it (scroll to near the bottom of this link):

http://www.mgocspares.co.uk/acatalog/MGOC_SPARES_Mota_Lita_797.html

Here's how it looks on mine...

Topgaiters in UK on ebay

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Re: interior finished #14
melbaver Chris Howells Broadwater NSW, Australia 1968 MG MGB "Moneypit" 1996 Jeep Cherokee "Shopping Trolley"	Posted: June 17, 2012 02:15AM Registered: 5 years ago Posts: 4,959

Nice job Chris, only 4 more days, and the Sun will start heading for the Southern Hemisphere, which will allow you to enjoy all that Winter work.

Chris Howells

1968 MGB Purchased already dis-assembled which is why I'm often ignorant about what some parts are, and even more ignorant of where they go.

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mikev 1978 mike venturi milton mills, USA 1978 MG MGB "My Wife Calls It Kurmit Frog" 2007 Harley-Davidson Touring	Posted: June 17, 2012 07:15AM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 40

very nice looks awesome just did mine with tan leather

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Re: interior finished #16
melbaver Chris Howells Broadwater NSW, Australia 1968 MG MGB "Moneypit" 1996 Jeep Cherokee "Shopping Trolley"	Posted: June 17, 2012 07:54AM Registered: 5 years ago Posts: 4,959

All these pics with steering wheels on the wrong side.

Chris Howells

1968 MGB Purchased already dis-assembled which is why I'm often ignorant about what some parts are, and even more ignorant of where they go.

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Re: interior finished #17
astbury Mark Astbury New York, NY, USA 1966 MG MGB "Megan B"	Posted: June 17, 2012 08:11AM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 348

Thanks Chris V - will look up those gaiters. Any chance to get some more photos of your interior? Was looking at your car on the registry and she looks really sharp.

Thanks for the compliment Paul (awesome avatar by the way!) - it's a 15" dished Moto-Lita Mark 4. There is a guy on eBay in the UK called Bryan Jones (classicsteeringwheels) who sells them - great guy - I can really reccommend him.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/classicsteeringwheels/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686

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Re: interior finished #18
CherylK Cheryl K Denver, USA	Posted: June 17, 2012 11:17PM Registered: 11 months ago Posts: 17

Chris and Mike, your interiors are awesome!

I've owned a 66B for about 24 hours now! It has a ugly, skinny steering wheel (with a missing turn signal), that HAS to go.

So I'm wondering...what the heck is moto-lita, and how do I know if I have one?

Thank you!

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Re: interior finished #19
Peter-Sherman Peter Sherman Melbourne, Australia 1975 MG MGB V8 Conversion	Posted: June 17, 2012 11:35PM Registered: 5 years ago Posts: 4,287

http://www.moto-lita.co.uk/

check the Biggles costume

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