Random notes on the restauration of Morgans, MGBs and Minis
Saabeth - my son's Saab 900 Turbo T16 - is stored in a dry location back here in Bonn for a few months now. Every few weeks I did a start check up on the car. I started up the engine, recharged the battery and checked the dehumidifier. Back in August I noticed that the... Continue Reading →
It has been a while since my last post and a lot has happened. After a bit of vacation in June a lot of work, family stuff and chores around the house and garden kept me busy - to a point where I did not have the energy or time to update the site. One... Continue Reading →
After last weeks engine rebuild session it took me a while to clean up everything. The only thing missing to finish the engine are the ARP main bearing bolts. As mentioned last week I mistakenly bought ARP studs. These are used for the 18GB engines - 18V requires bolts. A set is ordered and should... Continue Reading →
This full post is going to be a long read. The TLDR summary is: After a number of problems the engine is about 85% complete. A few parts need to be changed and ordered - a first test firing might be still a few weeks away. But if you want all details you need to... Continue Reading →
Last month my father passed away. Even though we all knew that due to his sickness and condition it would happen eventually - it is painful when the moment finally comes. I wasn't sure if I should write about it or not. But my obsession for the Morgan and British cars was certainly something my... Continue Reading →
Due to many customer cars that showed up over the last few weeks at the bodyshop - progress on Mildred slowed down a little bit. This week work on the right side of the car started. The inner front wing had a lot of holes. After removing the bad metal a custom panel was made... Continue Reading →
After fixing - or actually rebuilding - the left inner sill a number of test fittings and smaller repairs had to be done. Especially the left front door post required some thought. While we did have an entire BMG door post as replacement at hand - the decision between replacing and repairing had had be... Continue Reading →
Finally, after many months of waiting - the work on Mildred's bodypanels has finally started. In just a few hours the old rotten boot floor, one outer floor extension and the front duct were fitted with new replacements parts. It paid off to get more expensive BMH panels and chop out the old ones entirely.... Continue Reading →
After weeks away from the garage it was about time to prepare for the season. With nice weather forecasted - I wanted to get the Morgan ready. It got a complete check just before I parked it last November. Even though I disconnected the battery and charged it twice since - it was dead now... Continue Reading →
UPDATE Jan 21st 2026: The 3MF file for this part is now available on Makerworld. https://makerworld.com/de/@fixingC6622Even after 60 years most MGB spare parts are relatively easy to find. There are a few exceptions however. And the Buffer and Catch for the earlier metal dashboards is one of them. None of the stores I looked at... Continue Reading →
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