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I got a new money pit- 77 MG



After about a year of having parts sitting around in the garage I finally tackled rebuilding the suspension. The car got poly all the way around and new shocks all the way around. The rear shocks were surprisingly still good but the fronts were super loose, new in all 4 corners anyways. It was quite a fight with some of these bolts and bushings out of a 37 year old car. The rear is your typical leaf spring rear which the front is simple but comes apart in many pieces, British engineering.

The rear has been lowered 1" and the fron 3"-4". I forget how much it actually is since these springs are for a chrome bumper car (older) and I took my rubber bumper off, so the lowering is exagerrated. I could always go lower in the future but for now it handles so much better. Next trip home will be a new rear bumper and grill, both of which I have but will require modifications to be done to get them to fit.









Front suspension



New vs old front springs



I also tinted my rear tails red, you can barely tell that they were even red/amber at one time

 
The MG got some new wheels but they're not ready to go on yet. I sill have to sand down the lips, polish them, and paint the centers gold. They'll look awesome when they're done though. It's going to be a lot of work.



Oh and it also got a new rear bumper that needs to be painted. The problem is that I'm never home to ever get a whole lot accomplished.

 
It's been a while but the car has changed a good bit on the outside. The exterior is pretty much done. Now I'll be addressing the rust and drivetrain so I'll really be digging into it once I get a garage.

 






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