Random notes on the restauration of Morgans, MGBs and Minis
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 →
A relaxing week a little east of Ierapetra on Crete turned into a wet weather catastrophe. As you can see in the picture below I made sure to stay hydrated and enjoyed the sea view. After some nice hiking trips in the beginning of the week, the rain started. I have never seen that much... Continue Reading →
With the Maggie back on the road with Mildred's engine, it was about time to finally tackle the headliner situation in Saabeth. It has been a long way to this point. The removal of the old one was done last September, when I decided that my son's Saab needed a bit TLC for the German... Continue Reading →
Back at home. By coincidence 67 hours (or ⁶🤷⁷ for potential Gen alpha readers) after I started the trip in my 1967 MGB. As you can imagine I could not stop smiling after I had the result from the rolling road tests. With now 2000km on the new engine it became even smoother. The only downer... Continue Reading →
The alarm was set to 4:40am - but I woke up a few minutes earlier anyway. It was a short night after fiddling around with the HIF4 carburetors the evening before. While I had prepared and packed the car before I went to bed, a few items came to my mind during the night that... Continue Reading →
With the rolling road appointment at Peter Burgess coming up the high idle RPM issue still bothered me. And while cleaning up and sorting parts last weekend - I found a HIF4 rebuild kit I bought a few years back. This kit was intended for a second pair of used HiF4 carbs - but never... Continue Reading →
The weekend was short, too short for what I wanted to get done. Especially as I will be heading to the UK on Wednesday morning. My plan was to take the cylinder-heads of the Rover V8 and take them along to Peter Burgess. But with the Mini engine completely stripped apart - just as I... Continue Reading →
The first part of the title is quite literal as I spent a significant amount of spare time last week with development. A first peek (actually a prototype) is currently on my website - but this is just a small part of what I am working on and already not up-to-date anymore. 30 years ago... Continue Reading →
When rebuilding an engine or overhauling the suspension of a classic vehicle there is a point when you need to order new parts. And often enough there isn't a single choice - you think about options. Should I can an upgraded camshaft? if so - which vendor? What would it cost if I choose components... Continue Reading →
