Apositive attitude is essential for running and working on a classic car. As I drove up the M621 at 70mph in our MGB GT, I knew it still needed work, but felt that we’d accomplished a lot having replaced the rear main oil seal, serviced the engine and brakes, sorted out the cold-start issue, replaced the window regulators and door cards, fixed the leaking alloy wheels and resolved minor niggles such as the driver’s door lock not working.
However, we’d left one of the biggest jobs to last, namely some welding repairs to the nearside sill. We’d known about this job from the start, so it was hardly a surprise. In part two of this series (see the October 2022 issue) I had assessed the car’s condition and concluded that some poor welding repairs were the most immediate problem, but appreciated that corrosion was probably lurking behind them. Now it was time to get a better look, to remove the wing and door to more fully assess the damage and decide on
