ree mgb questions the whire wheels aren t chromed they were to be painted silver grey the accelerating from a stop shouldn t be doggy because of the light weight of the car don t pull the topto make it reach the snaps i pulled a couple out of the top doing that replacing the spanps usually doesn t work let it sit in th e sun open on the car for a couple hours the try gently i continually blew up the connecting rod bearing be sure your not buring too much oil don t expect too much of a smooth ride the lever arm shocks hold the road and your bladder the are ultra expensive supposedly the can be rebuilt j c whitney sell a shock replacement kit the uses standard shocks i had to rebuid boththe brake and clutch master cylinder in addition to the clutch slave this work made a world of changes be sure the carb is the original type replacement my had dual stomberg oil dampenned side draft carbs ask if the clutch has ever been replaced to replace the engine and tranny have to be pulled as a unit if you need more i had mine all through hiogh school lots of maintenance to use every day
