MGA DESCRIPTION

• Name: “Little SOB” The MGA won the SOB award at the Appleby’s Memorial Day car show in 2015. Awards were given for the best of the years forties, fifties etc., then awards for the best Ford, Chevy etc. and then an award for the best of the rest, the SOB award – short for (Some Other Brand). This solidified the name “Little SOB” much to the consternation of my wife and family
• Other car show awards
  • 2015 Colorado Conclave First Place in MGA Class
  • 2016 Colorado Conclave Second Place in MGA Class
  • 2016 First in Class Glenwood Springs Rallye
  • 2016 Kumpf award for Outstanding MG Glenwood Springs Rallye
  • 2016 Cool Colors of Autumn charity Car Show Top 25
  • 2017 Colorado Conclave First Place in MGA Class
  • 2017 Highlands Ranch Classic Car Show First Place Euro/Import
  • 2018 Colorado Conclave First Place in MGA Class
  • 2020 Second Place at Annual Glenwood Springs Rallye
  • 2020 Cool Colors of Autumn charity Car Show Top 20
• Electrical
  • MGB Alternator
  • Single 12 volt battery
  • Pertronix solid state distributor
  • Electrical cut out switch behind passenger seat
  • 4-inch bilge fan for carburetor cooling connected to fog light switch
  • New wiring harness front and back
• 1600 ENGINE 4 CYLINDER
  • Stellite valves
  • Hardened valve seats for non-leaded gasoline
  • New valve guides
  • Stock pistons and new rings
  • 10 – 10 grind on crankshaft
  • Upgraded timing gear cover to (MGB) with rubber oil seal
  • Rebuilt and tuned SU carburetors with heat shield
  • Twist on oil filter modification
  • New stock camshaft and cam bearings
  • New timing gear, camshaft gear, and timing gear chain
  • Trophy Sport Exhaust System – Stainless Steel
  • New Radiator
  • New radiator fan shroud
  • K & N air filters
• FRAME
  • Complete frame off restoration
  • Frame modified for 2 inch rear trailer hitch
  • Tow bar receiver bolted to front cross member (easily removable)
  • Compatible with Curt 5000 lbs. tow bar
• BODY
  • Heat and sound deadening mat applied to firewall and trans tunnel
  • Sand blasted and minor dents removed
  • Painted with 2 coats of epoxy primer
  • Painted with 2 coats of color
  • Painted with 3 coats of clear poly urethane
  • After hardening surface was color sanded and buffed
  • Metal front valence
  • New bumpers and chrome trim
• Doors, Bonnet, and Boot (Aluminum skin)
  • Same paint as body but no sand blasting
• FENDERS
  • Same paint as body with poly urethane inside fender well
  • Fenders welded on edge next to door and then trimmed with cut off tool to match contour of door for precise gaps
  • Bottom 2 inches of front fenders reinforced with metal for straight lines
• FRONT SUSPENSION
  • New springs
  • Poly urethane A arm bushings
  • New bronze bushings for upper and lower links
  • Anti sway bar with new bushings
  • Rebuilt shock absorbers
  • New brake rotors and pads
  • New axle bearings
• REAR SUSPENSION
  • New leaf springs and axle straps
  • New U bolts and axle mounting pads
  • 4.3 gear ratio pumpkin swapped out for MGB 3.9 gear ratio pumpkin. Better highway performance – lower RPM
  • New driveshaft U-joints
• WHEELS
  • Chrome 60 spoke tubeless wheels from Moss Motors
  • White wall tubeless radial tires from Cokers
  • New chrome knock offs
• INTERIOR
  • Black leather seat covers with white piping
  • New interior panels – Black
  • New carpet – Black
  • New 3 point seat belts – shoulder strap
  • Original radio 3 vacuum tubes and 2 transistors
• TOP
  • Stayfast Canvas – Black
  • Stayfast Canvas Tonneau cover – Black
  • WindWings – Lexan
  • Side Curtains – sliding window type