Random notes on the restauration of Morgans, MGBs and Minis
It has been a while since my last post. A draft announcement for the completion was already ready. But the truth is - a major "f&$k up" occurred and it is my own fault. The already happened last month - it just took me a while to digest it all and make it "public" here.... Continue Reading →
Family obligations kept me from working on the Morgan for the last week. The main goal for the weekend was to finish the dashboard and everything that is connect to it. As most of the task are really about fixing things that are worked before I did not take many pictures. Here is what I... Continue Reading →
Some gauges are bigger than others. And on my Morgan dashboard these are the 100mm instruments behind the steering wheel. The old tachometer was a cheap replacement and stopped working at least a couple years ago. So a replacement was necessary anyway. There are two reasons why I also decided to go with a new... Continue Reading →
The final assembly of the Morgan takes much longer then expected. This is mostly caused by external factors - but also by sometimes small items/screws/cables and so on that are missing. The most important item on the ToDo list is almost complete: the new dashboard. The long awaited package from EuropaSpares with the new Smith... Continue Reading →
Putting the brightwork, lights and trim back on a freshly painted Morgan takes time. Well, I take my time because I don't want to scratch anything just because I rushed myself for no reason. First task of the day was to get the car on the dolly I built last year. This has 8 large... Continue Reading →
It was an unexpected yet very welcome surprise when I got the call yesterday noon. The paint-shop finished the Morgan earlier and told me that they would drop it off later the day. This caused me to panic a little as the garage was a complete mess. As I had nothing better to do that... Continue Reading →
Fixing C6622 