Random notes on the restauration of Morgans, MGBs and Minis
A long overdue workbench clean-up took a significant part of the afternoon. That included installing more tool holders and lots of other things. Well, cleanliness is godliness (as it is written on the wall of the Swiftune workshop). And for the upcoming engine rebuild this is really important. There were some preparations that needed to... Continue Reading →
The TLDR version of this post would be: Mildred is/is not finished, Miffi's block has new cam bearings and needs to get painted, Miffi's subframe is back in and new Rover V8 SD1 parts are slowly showing up. It has been a long evening. It was 5pm when I got to the workshop and I... Continue Reading →
There isn't much I can share from today's work only that other things popped up at the workshop and only a few hours dedicated to Mildred. After the removal of the old panels the new wheel arch was fitted. The spot welder made this easy but a few corrections around the top corner had to... Continue Reading →
Fitting the rear wing on a MGB GT and getting panel gaps right takes time. As off today 60 man hours went into Mildred this year (well - actually since Monday last week). And the work on the right rear wing has not even started. But the rear wing topic seems to spark some interest.... Continue Reading →
Another quick update on Mildred before I head into the garage to work on Miffi. The left rear wings came off today. For this side I did not buy a complete replacement wheel arch - just a small repair panel. And only half of this panel was required. As this bodyshell is actually from a... Continue Reading →
A short update from Mildred. This morning the right door and tailgate were re-skinned as planned. They called me in the afternoon and asked me to bring a few pieces required for fitment. As soon as Stephan mentioned the tailgate lock, catch and boot lock handle I immediately knew that I have no idea where... Continue Reading →
Although I spent a few hours in the garage yesterday, I did not really achieve as much as I wanted. Partly because I was still exhausted from a quick trip to Austria. Before leaving on Thursday to Friday night I picked up the freshly painted Mini front subframe. An irresistible opportunity to get two Mazda... Continue Reading →
Short update from the garage. More fiddling was required to get the right wing further down. Now the front is nicely aligned. Some small tweaks around the grill are still required. But we are currently using an old grill for fitment testing. After the rear wings are done, the car will move from the roll-over... Continue Reading →
Time flies. The work on Mildred's shell lay dormant for almost a year. In the last post MGB Bodyshell (4): Progress and Problems back in November 2025 the wing and door fitting was the next step to be done. Today start with a call before breakfast. Imperial Thread cutters were needed as work on Milded finally... Continue Reading →
Sometimes you try new things and wonder if you decided wisely to divert from a proven path. The new ball-joints for Miffi certainly gave me an entire evening about this question. But let's start where I left yesterday evening. Quite a bit of dirt still had to be removed from the swivel hubs. Sand collected... Continue Reading →
