Random notes on the restauration of Morgans, MGBs and Minis
the Morgan is "wireless" and off the road again. At least for a few days as I completely removed the loom and fuse box again. Frankly, this task wasn't something I was looking forward to, but I am glad that I did it anyway. And a number of little things I did during assembly made... Continue Reading →
With Covid restrictions almost gone completely, my job requires a bit of travelling again. For a trip to office in Munich the fastest total trip time (door to door) is 3.5 hours for a flight and 6 hours when taking an ICE train. The average cost is between 350€ for the flight and 170€ to... Continue Reading →
9 month, almost 2000€ additional cost, 3 stitches to my eyebrow later and the Morgan is finally back in a driving condition. Well, almost... Let me do a recap.... Back last July I wanted to attend a first Morgan meeting and worked hard to get the car back together. At that point, the complete restoration... Continue Reading →
Back at home from the UK with 1000+ miles on the road and 35000 steps in two days. I am glad that one of my daughters joined me in on this long trip. We combined visiting my son (who studies in the UK) and dropping my Morgan's broken Salisbury 7HA rear axle at JB-Engineering in... Continue Reading →
Putting the brightwork, lights and trim back on a freshly painted Morgan takes time. Well, I take my time because I don't want to scratch anything just because I rushed myself for no reason. First task of the day was to get the car on the dolly I built last year. This has 8 large... Continue Reading →
Finally! After postponing the appointment with the paint-shop a few times the wait-time for the new new date is over. It only took about an hour or so to take off all lights and exterior parts. The wings and bonnet are still on as some correction are necessary. It is unclear on how long it... 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 →
Today I finally got the proof that my initial calculation of 6 to 8 hours to put the wiring back into the car wasn’t far off. Well, that is if you have a correct and working wiring harness for your car. Anybody that has read my last posts or talked to me over the last... Continue Reading →
Let's start with a "Happy New Year" to all readers. I hope you had a good start and a nice January 1st, 2021. A bit unexpectedly I did not spend any time in the garage. Instead, I cleaned up my office desk to work on the wiring loom at home. Turned out to be a... Continue Reading →
Fixing C6622 