Random notes on the restauration of Morgans, MGBs and Minis
Weeks without any work being done on the Mildred's shell have passed. The work stalled after we ran into issues with poor fitment of the right sill. This turned out to be a Steelcraft panel - even though I thought I ordered British motor Heritage ones. In October I brought a BMH outer sill back... Continue Reading →
What started as a routine service on Maggie - my 1967 MGB GT - ended up in some unexpected findings and additional work. Approx 8000km after switching to the bolt-on wheels and axle with LSD (Mildred's) early in 2024 - a complete maintenance job was due. For this I am following the tasks outlines in... Continue Reading →
Hard to believe that five months past, since we assembled Mildred's engine. A few open tasks and issues prevented the final completion. The biggest problem was that I bought ARP main bearing studs instead of bolts. The 18V engines need those as otherwise the oil sump cover does not fit. Although I know that it... 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 →
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 →
UPDATE June 18th2025: The 3MF file for this part is now available on Makerworld. https://makerworld.com/de/models/1529509-mgb-glovebox-catch-ahh6291-and-ahh6292#profileId-1603845Even 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 →
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 →
Fixing C6622 