Back home after an interesting week from a business trip to London. As mentioned in my last post, I used the opportunity to visit my son with Saabeth - his Saab 900 Turbo. Fitted with new Vredestein Quatrac all season tires the trip to Uxbridge could not have been better. With 327000km on the clock... Continue Reading →
Switching an MGB from Centre-Lock to Bolt-on Wheels (Part 2 – the Rear)
Smooth. This is the one-word summary of the rear axle swap. Something that does not really apply to the tasks when I fiddle around in the garage. It certainly helped to have done this before. Back in late 2019 I helped a friend to replace the axle of his MGB roadster. And of course, when... Continue Reading →
Summer 2024 trip plan
It is just a few weeks ago that our oldest daughter got the confirmation for a short term international assignment from her employer. And we are happy for her that this is one of the locations she always wanted and live and work: Barcelona. Naturally, we quickly had the idea to visit and spent a... Continue Reading →
Switching an MGB from Centre-Lock to Bolt-on Wheels (Part 1 – the Front)
As planned, I want to use the first few days in January to replace the Maggie's Salisbury tube rear axle. Back in October I picked up an overhauled one that now also has a Blackline LSD. As this axle is for bolt-on wheels, I also need to change the front hubs. As I prepared the... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year 2024!
I hope everyone reading this had a good start into the New Year - I certainly did. The pleasant weather last week allowed taking Miffi and Maggie out for a short drive. A friend- Simon & his son - came for a visit from northern Germany. As they like the MGB GT as well -... Continue Reading →