Random notes on the restauration of Morgans, MGBs and Minis
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 →
Most of the day was planned for Saabeth - my son's car. The right rear wheel arch - a typical problem area on a Saab 900 - is badly rusted and needs to be fixed. The required repair panels are available at Scandix and I ordered them earlier this week. My job for this repair... Continue Reading →
Ever since I built the garage workbench, I wanted to have an easy to clean bench surface. My idea was to get 1mm thick sheet metal to cover the OSB board. But back in 2020 when we still had Corona lockdown, I just used stuff I had at hand/could easily get. After starting to use... Continue Reading →
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 →
Back in September I tried to prepare for my trip with the MGB through London city. This is an update and correction for the registration at the Transport for London website. I want to emphasis again, that I recommend to AVOID travelling by car through the ULEZ and CC zones in London if you can.... Continue Reading →
No real progress or major update this week. I caught a cold a few days ago and could not anything for the last couple of days. This is frustrating because a few parts returned from powder coating, including the engine brackets and the pulley - which means I should be able to finish the 18V... Continue Reading →
After fetching the square tubing out of a recycling bin last week, I was really looking forward to building a dolly. This is required to transport the MGB bodyshell to the workshop. The ones I previously built were made from lumber and for safety reasons this is not allowed. Earlier this week I ordered 200mm... Continue Reading →
