Random notes on the restauration of Morgans, MGBs and Minis
Finally!!! Two years & seven-a-half months after I bought the replacement bodyshell for Mildred, the bodywork is about to begin. As last preparation I added to steel bars I had laying around to the dolly. This allows placing up to six Euro boxes under the shell. This should help the workshop team help keeping all... Continue Reading →
Easy Peasy! That is basically the summary of the first day and the longest (planned) drive. This time we didn't have any major problems - well, besides the weather. No overheating, no slipping clutch, no suspension rattles, no electrical quirks. Start time was later than planned due to rain. It was supposed to stop raining... Continue Reading →
It is just a few weeks ago that our oldest daughter got the confirmation for a short term international assignment from her employer. And we are happy for her that this is one of the locations she always wanted and live and work: Barcelona. Naturally, we quickly had the idea to visit and spent a... Continue Reading →
I hope everyone reading this had a good start into the New Year - I certainly did. The pleasant weather last week allowed taking Miffi and Maggie out for a short drive. A friend- Simon & his son - came for a visit from northern Germany. As they like the MGB GT as well -... Continue Reading →
After removing the wiring harness from the Morgan a while back I thought that fixing it will be a quick job. Removing the entire PVC tape wrap took an entire evening. A shortage caused by the white (ignition) cable slipping of the Weber Idle solenoid, caused more damage than I initially saw. It was pure... Continue Reading →
In exactly one month I will be in Land's End and the LeJog 2023 is about to start. Ever since I heard about the event 7 years ago, I hoped to have the opportunity to attend one day. And now it is happening. How did this go about? On almost all classic car rallye's I... Continue Reading →
Not the most exciting job in the world - but I am really glad that I completed the clutch replacement on my daughters Alfa Romeo Mito. Getting the gearbox out was the hardest part. After thoroughly cleaning the flywheel, I centered the new clutch, swapped the clutch retainer bearing and screwed the assembly back on.... Continue Reading →
While I preferred working on classic cars, occasionally I do maintenance or smaller repairs on newer models. Mainly because these are the cars my kids own, and I want to help them save a few bucks. Usually these are simple tasks, like oil changes, renewing brakes, or fixing wheel bearings. A bit more ambitious was... Continue Reading →
The second day started with some quick technical checks. I topped of coolant water, checked tire pressure and oil level. As we had problems with power loss driving up to the Timmelsjoch - I also checked the fuel filters and fuel pressure again. These are all OK and I don't believe they are part of... Continue Reading →
Fixing C6622 