After looking at the rusted interior for a few weeks I decided to scrub the heck out of it with a couple of wire brushes, vacuum and paint it with Rust-oleum black primer. Looks tons better and only $8.00 in paint.

DOOR PANELS PART 3
Here are the first batch of door panels. I think they turned out great and they were not to difficult to do.

For a little padding I've found ¼ open cell foam for $2.50 a yard. 3 yards will do the entire car.

I applied (sprayed) adhesive on the board, and laid the board on top of the foam. Then used a sharp razor blade trimming it to the size of the board. DON'T press hard on the foam, or you'll compress and glue the thickness of the foam together and to the board.

I cut out the vinyl with about 1 ¼ border around the board, then ironed the vinyl to get out the wrinkles and fold lines in the material (iron the back side not the vinyl side).

I then sprayed a coat on the back of the vinyl as well. Laid the vinyl on the table then and laid the panel on the vinyl. Press evenly on the board, flip it over and smooth it out. Flip it back over, and start pulling the edges over the back. Staple as needed. A Razor blade and a lot of little slits makes the round edges easier.

DAY 88
Okay, maybe there was no miracle, maybe there is not much progress, BUT! I re-keyed the ignition switch (as I do not have a key for the car)... well lets call it like it is, I am not lock smith and I do not have lock smith tools, so lets just say I can now use a 1987 padlock key to start my car... well I can also use a small sharp screw driver and possibly a widdled coconut husk... but I digress. BTW, if any one has any questions on how to hot wire an MGB, I can say that I am an expert and all you need is bobby pin, almost any key and the bit of precious info that I have gained.

Today was the day that I was able (because of time, energy and boredom) to get a firm foothold planted in getting this thing started. I decided to remove and disassemble the starter switch (though I thought of just jamming a screw driver in the thing would accomplish the same task). I decided to take it apart and see how it worked before I started hacking it apart. First let me apologize the that did not take pic's of the entire ordeal... I am rusty as I have not posted in a month or so. However, I took a couple pics so I could remember where the wires go when I put it back in. So, feast your eyes and be apart of the experience.

Tomorrow… changing the oil and Sat maybe a battery than a test fire with some fresh gas! BTW, way I will video the test firing and so on. I would not cheat you, after all, we have come so far together you and I.