Must be the time of year...me too. I have a 1974.5 CBB that has sat in
my driveway for 3 years (mostly because my 76 is running well) and my
goal is to have it running this year. I'm with Mark. Suggestions???
(Thanks to Dave C already for his wise words).
Bill Saidel
BMCSNJ
Mark Wise wrote:
> As I mentioned in a previous post, I am going to try to get my 1980 MGB
> back on the road after a long hiatus. Due to changes in family, work,
> etc. the poor car has only been driven once in the past several years.
> Now my two young boys ask me daily when they'll get to "ride in the
> green car". Sadly, neither have ever seen it on the road.
>
> In two weeks, my Dad will be flying out to help me work on the car. We
> will be installing a Crane XR700 ignition, as the first step. The
> ignition was always a problem with that car. Assuming that the new
> ignition will actually get the car running, does anyone have suggestions
> for some other maintenance to-do's that I should plan on doing with the
> car before I take it on the road? We'll definitely be changing the oil
> and filter. Anything else?
>
> Thanks for you help!
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