Random notes on the restauration of Morgans, MGBs and Minis
The last couple weeks did not really allow any noteworthy updates from the garage. Work, travel and a few other things kept me busy. One highlight was a rallye training specially on improving regularity timing together with Sandra - Morgan driver and team partner from last years British Classic Rallye This training took place in Bad... Continue Reading →
The days are starting to get longer and it is not as cold anymore. Last week I read a good blog post over at AnnoyingLittleCars. That reminded me to complete my tasks list for Maggie's spring service. As mentioned before, I currently have not a lot of time and therefore I don't post about the... Continue Reading →
The decision to do a bit more than an buff-up on Mildred's engine was made a bit more than a year ago. After cleaning, painting and appling all new seals to the engine I started working on an engine test stand. But I did not fit a radiator at this point - so the only... Continue Reading →
It is more than a month ago that I (kind of) finished the rear-axle swap on Maggie. And it is frustrating that she is still sitting in the garage in axle stands. Just before I had a business trip to London in mid-January - I noticed that I have the wrong handbrake cable. The width... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
While doing the LeLog2023 with Martin's 1971 Mini Cooper S I fell in love with the (old) Minispares intermittent wiper unit he had retrofitted to his car. Nowadays, MiniSpares is selling a different unit (new) - which features a pontiometer to control the delay. The two reasons why this was not what I wanted were a)... Continue Reading →
During a business trip last week, I caught a cold and due to this I did not really do anything besides dropping off the spare engine earlier this week. It was the first day in two weeks that I could spent some hours in the garage. And there was no shortage of tasks. First off... Continue Reading →
Due to a business trip to Dublin last week and plenty of tasks - there is no big update. Just a bunch of smaller jobs. One of the MGB rear axles found its way into storage - the other still needed the hubs for the bolt-on wheels and finishing-touch of the brake drums. I used... Continue Reading →
Fixing C6622 