Random notes on the restauration of Morgans, MGBs and Minis
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 →
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 →
