Random notes on the restauration of Morgans, MGBs and Minis
Ever since I bought the Brantz International Pro2 a few years back I had the idea of creating a proper Rally Dashboard. At the same time I had a something in mind that would not require changes or damage to the original dashboard. After all - most of the time I don't need the equipment.... Continue Reading →
In an abstract way the title fits that last couple weeks quite well. A role change at work, back and forth with Mildred's engine crankshaft, fiddling around with the new 3D printer, outstanding deliveries and a trip to Northern Germany in the Mini - they somehow all could be summarized into too many moving parts... Continue Reading →
In the Year 2525 2025…....Project Mildred is still alive. And I hope it will thrive. Hopefully all of you had a good holiday season and a good start into the New Year. Even without much time tinkering in the garage for the last two weeks I can certainly say I did. Just before Christmas I... Continue Reading →
Finally! It took much longer than expected to get the parts of Mildred's engine back. The first part of the engine rebuild was the disassembly back in February 2024. The company I worked with sent the parts to an external machine shop in Aachen. Expected completion was about 6-8 weeks. Calls in April, May and... Continue Reading →
A harsh silence and a painful back strain (which ironically I got when boarding the train in Amsterdam) are my new trip companions on the way home after doing 4000km with Martin in his 1971 MK3 Mini Cooper S. It feels unreal to see the landscape pass by without the screaming noise of the 5-speed... Continue Reading →
With just a few hours in the garage every week, it felt like I did not get much done in November. But looking back at the pictures I took - quite a few things happened. First was setting up my new welding machine. There is not too much to say about it. It does what... Continue Reading →
KS Motortechnik finished skimming the cylinderhead on Wednesday. They also lapped the valve seats and cleaned the head. The thorough inspection concluded without any faults or issues. When I got the cylinderhead back the maroon color - which was the default for 18GB engines - was completely gone. Two coats of primer and three coats... Continue Reading →
Getting Maggie back home last week on a trailer was exhausting. A number of tasks at work and gardening chores kept me out of the garage until Saturday late evening. Obviously, I wanted to find out what went wrong - even though it felt like having a Deja-vu. Back in 2022 I decided to get... Continue Reading →
After doing 1000km in six days with the MGB I finally started the last section - my way back home. I am very thankful that a colleague took over on of my assignments so that I could leave earlier from Nuremberg. The typical busy 4pm afternoon traffic made the B-roads not attractive and I decided... Continue Reading →
My daughter and I had a fabulous time in Spitzingsee, Rottach-Egern and Munich this weekend. After a challenging 20km hike to the Rotwand and back on Saturday, we took the Wallbergbahn lift south of Rottach-Egern on Sunday and enjoyed brilliant weather on the mountain top. Driving Maggie via small backroads back to Munich was also... Continue Reading →
Fixing C6622 