Random notes on the restauration of Morgans, MGBs and Minis
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 →
TL;DR summary: I had a great weekend on an event I was a bit uncertain about at first. And sometimes there is a lot more to gain in competitive Games like the first price. ---------------------- Even though the event startet at 3pm last Friday - work kept me busy and I did not arrive before... Continue Reading →
Back 31 years ago - my parents took part in the 1992 Morgan vs. MG Highland Games. The event is a combination of a touristic Rallye, a few "Highland-Games-activities" like crankshaft throwing or tug-of-war and a slalom on the second day. Even though my family was clearly "Team Morgan" - I remember that it was... Continue Reading →
In 2019 and 2020 we already combined a family visit in Northern Germany with the Bremerhaven Cuxland Classic Rallye. Last year the event was cancelled due to a lack of starters - but this year 34 cars were back at it again. As some might have noticed due to the lack of updates - work,... Continue Reading →
It was my first bigger "spare parts day" today. I heard and read a bit about the Autojumble in Beaulieu and was told that the Stoneleigh event is a scaled down version just for MGs and Triumph owners. And while standing in a 1 mile long traffic queue for the park entrance sure felt like... Continue Reading →
January has passed and I did not even spend 10 hours on my projects. Work keeps me busy and looking at my calendar this is going to stay this way for the next couple of months. The weekends are also full of tasks, duties, and appointments. Work-Life balance clearly shifted a bit over the last... Continue Reading →
Sometimes it is hard to explain why a certain task, project or idea suddenly becomes more important than others. If I take a step back and try to think objectively about which of my open tasks might have higher priority - there are a number of things that come to my mind. But the truth... Continue Reading →
After taking the old steering rack apart, assessing and ordering the required parts, the next step was cleaning and prepping for paint. But I still had to take apart the steering column universal joints. I am certainly not an expert for this. So far, I only replaced the joints on a MGB prop shaft -... Continue Reading →
I only had an hour this evening - but I wanted to tick off at least one task on my long To-Do list. It seemed reasonable to take apart the Mildred's RHD steering rack in this time. Even if I might convert the car to LHD, I thought it cannot hurt to restore the original... Continue Reading →
