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Uh huh. Drain radiator, undo throttle cable, unclamp manifold from downpipe, remove rockers and head bolts, pull off coolant pipe - then you can lift the head, intake and exhaust manifolds and carbs out of the engine bay in one piece - swap the gasket - put the head/exhaust/carbs back in one go (need a mate to help you with this), put the rockers back on, fill up the radiator - away you go. Stupidly easy. Two hours is doing it on your own - a mate and I did mine in half an hour, although we were in a rush!
This bloke reckons he can do it in 45 minutes on his own!
Thanks to this thread I have been looking at MG-Bs all day... I briefly had one and it was lovely. Not sure if I'd prefer a Midget or a B - the B is definitely a 'proper car' and a pretty comfortable cruiser, whereas the Midget is a little fun shoebox for local country lanes. Perhaps if I want an open-topped A-road cruiser then a 70s/80s Mercedes SL would be a better choice, and not much more expensive than a B these days either.