Random notes on the restauration of Morgans, MGBs and Minis
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 to think about it. But let's start where I left yesterday evening. Quite a bit of dirt still had to be removed from the swivel hubs. Sand... 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 →
The next step after the teardown was measuring and a visit at KS Motortechnik. Even though the camshaft has no pitting or bluing the conclusion after measuring was to replace it. The workshop manual says that lift height should be 6.35mm ( 6.45 to 6.60 the default). The lobs had between 34.05-34.14mm. Subtracting 27.60 mm for... Continue Reading →
