Random notes on the restauration of Morgans, MGBs and Minis
Miffi - my Mini- is currently my main daily driver. Since I restored the car in 2018/2019 I did just under 10000km without any noteworthy faults. It is clearly more a city car and only on the recent longer trip to Hamburg and Cuxhaven I noticed something is rattle under the car occasionally. My guess... Continue Reading →
After I completed the subframe, steering and suspension overhaul on the Mini40 and rolled it out for the first time - it was already clear that it won't take long until it will return. So, guess who's back this week? The Mini40.... With the new rubber cones and old trumpets, the suspension was high up... Continue Reading →
With a few hours to spare this afternoon I got the engine back in the Mini. After putting the drive shafts backs into the subframe, I decided to also place the exhaust manifold in the engine bay prior to lifting the engine back in. On the carburetor Minis I did in the past it wasn't... Continue Reading →
Cleaning the quarterlights could have waited. As they were in my way over and over again, I stupidly started to clean them. A laborious, boring task that I wish I would have done later. One of my readers from Canada sent me an email and pointed out that it is super easy to distinguish chrome... Continue Reading →
While the entire family was able to end our Corona quarantine earlier this week - I didn't really have much time and motivation to work on the Mini and MGB recently. Maybe the only Covid19 symptoms I had were a lack of any motivation and desire to sleep a lot. But as I will change... Continue Reading →
Admittingly, getting the Mini and Morgan back engines into running condition is not comparable to the Apollo mission. But while it might not be rocket science it sure was a learning curve for me. And interestingly enough – I made similar mistakes on both cars – or more specifically: the carburetors tuning and ignition timing.... Continue Reading →
Fixing C6622 