Inca Yellow

getting a 1979 MB GT back on the road

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2010 posts

  1. August (2)
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  3. June (5)
  4. May (5)
  5. April (3)
  6. March (2)
  7. February (1)

2009 posts

  1. November (4)
  2. October (5)
  3. August (1)
  4. July (4)
  5. June (2)
  6. May (2)
  7. April (2)
  8. March (6)
  9. February (3)
  10. January (3)

2008 posts

  1. December (3)
  2. November (4)
  3. September (1)
  4. August (1)
  5. July (1)
  6. June (12)
  7. May (4)
  8. February (2)

2007 posts

  1. October (1)
  2. April (1)

November's Spares

  • Rear brake cylinder
  • Clutch slave cylinder
  • Clutch master cylinder

See all the spares we have bought.

November 2008

Accessing the cylinder bolts.

November 22, 2008

The master clutch cylinder is bolted to the pedal box at 6 and 12 o'clock above and below the piston arm, making it difficult to access the bottom bolt. The confines of the pedal box with the pedal arm and piston effectively block direct access on that side and the cylinder itself makes it impossible from the other.

keep readingAccessing the cylinder bolts.

Clutch master cylinder

November 22, 2008

Finally got the old cylinder out. I've not had a proper look at it yet, but it looks like the spring has seized in the piston. Rather than try a repair kit, I've got hold of a full replacement.

keep readingClutch master cylinder

Clutch slave cylinder

November 15, 2008

We'd decided that the master and slave clutch cylinders could do with replacing as the seals were very likely gone on both. The slave cylinder was first to come off.

keep readingClutch slave cylinder

Inside the pedal box

November 8, 2008

The clutch is the main problem with the car at the moment, so the first order of business was to have a look at the piston going into the master cylinder. A little bit easier than said as the pedal box cover was totally rusted up and the screw heads just failed, so we had to revert to drilling out the screws to release it.

keep readingInside the pedal box

Videos

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Spares

Making the engine shiny, bit by bit.

What it's taken so far.

About Inca Yellow

A while back I inherited a 1979 MGB GT. It had been sat in a garage for nearly two decades and was in desperate need of a bit of attention. Knowing absolutely nothing about cars and even less about engines I, of course, decided to get it back on the road.

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© Adam Liptrot 2008

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