Random notes on the restauration of Morgans, MGBs and Minis
Time to reflect and look forward. 2022 started with the family in Corona quarantine and almost ended the same way. After a trip to Plymouth for the master graduation celebration of my oldest daughter - my kids all caught Covid-19 for another time. My wife and I both have the fourth vaccination and were lucky... Continue Reading →
Receiving the endoscope pictures, including the assumption that a piston might be damaged, was a bit of a downer earlier this week. Going through the options I told myself that I can pull the engine and swap in the 18V engine I have. With this plan in mind, I borrowed a trailer today and drove... Continue Reading →
The pictures below are not from taken by a remote-controlled submarine filming the bottom of the ocean. No, unfortunately not. It is actually really bad news I received via a WhatsApp message today from GB Classic. This is the bottom of cylinder 2 of Maggie's engine - my 1967 MGB GT. And while all I... Continue Reading →
This weekend I was able to continue with the assembly of Mildred's (the 1973 MGB GT) 18V571 engine. As written before - I wanted to clean up the engine and have it back in running condition - just in case that there is a bigger issue with Maggie's (my 1967 GT) 18GB engine. Maggie is... Continue Reading →
I spent the last week in the US and got the advice to buy ARP bolts and a Fidanza flywheel over there from AcmeSpeedShop. The timing for the request was on too short notice I guess - in the end this did not work out. After a bit of searching this might be a good... Continue Reading →
The fresh up of the 18V581 engine out of the 1973 MGB GT (aka Mildred) is on a good track. There are a few parts missing - some I have already ordered - some I need to order this week. Quite a bit of time went into cleaning the sump and timing cover. They were... Continue Reading →
It was certainly a good thing to be cautious on the way back when problems started. Like a couple times before, the clearance on multiple valves wasn't correct anymore. I am uncertain what the root cause for this could be. The only thing I do now: that last three times it happened while - or... Continue Reading →
Driving into London city on a Friday evening was not as bad as expected. There was hardly any traffic. Google maps took me across London Tower Bridge and I even got some thumbs up from pedestrians crossing the bridge. After picking up my son we first had to check on his car "Saabeth" - a... Continue Reading →
Time flies... It has been about 6 months that I started a new job and did my trip to Spain and the UK. So, it is about time to visit my son in the UK again. And the upcoming MGB60 event in the British Motor Museum in Gaydon is a fantastic opportunity to this. When... Continue Reading →
