Random notes on the restauration of Morgans, MGBs and Minis
Why did it take so long to finish this job? The MGB rear axle overhaul – Part 1 – disassembly is one off the most viewed articles I wrote with a couple hundred views. Maybe this is reason why I had the axles back on my bench a couple times but there was always something that... Continue Reading →
Due to Oct 3rd being a bank holiday in Germany, it was a good point in time to visit my son in the UK again. Like on the last couple trips I try to connect this with getting some spare parts from places close by. On Monday it meant driving from London all the way... Continue Reading →
It is pretty much exactly a year ago that I did the last Driver Training. Last year Maggie's cylinder head gasket blew on the way, and I switched to Miffi - my Mini Cooper - to do the Level 1 training. That was fun and really helped learning to handle the car much better. This... Continue Reading →
This week I managed to get the new wheel bearings pressed onto the axle shafts. As short visit as Stephan's workshop made this a 5-minute job. When picking them up from the bench - I already subconsciously noticed that they don't have the same length. I also pressed the new oil seals into the retainer... Continue Reading →
It was quite hot today and as the week left me a bit exhausted - I really had to kick myself to get into the garage today. An unfinished task that is bothering me, is the MGB rear axle overhaul I started February last year. Due to missing parts - the axle got moved to... Continue Reading →
After a long week with lots of travelling I got a call late on Friday evening. The red MGB tourer had problems again. The owner reports that first the horn was suddenly - then it went on permanently - followed by a blown fuse number three. In this car - quite a few modifications were... Continue Reading →
Originally, I visited Stephan this late afternoon to get some washers welded together (post will follow on this) - but I got an unexpected engagement instead. I was asked to have a look at a MGB roadster that had some minor electrical problems needing to be solved to pass the German TÜV. On first sight... Continue Reading →
An issue that I always had with the Tourist Trophy (TT) exhaust system on Maggie was that every few months the manifold gasket burned through. This became worse after a hole close to the bracket that connects all downpipes had to be welded. All manifold downpipes are welded together at the bottom, it is a... Continue Reading →
We have made it to York and are hopeful to get to Edinburgh tomorrow. However - it is not all smooth sailing. The first 600km of the post-restoration maiden voyage of C6622 to London went really well. It took just under 5 hours to get to Coquelles - traffic jam around Brusss and two breaks... Continue Reading →
Fixing C6622 