Random notes on the restauration of Morgans, MGBs and Minis
While I have the important tasks for out upcoming trip all sorted, there is always something that comes up last minute. The biggest change: my wife insists on keeping the rear bench in for our trip. As our kids come and visit us in Italy - is does make sense to have a rear bench... Continue Reading →
It was a cold, dark winter day when my wife and I decided on how we want to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. For a long time, we had the crazy idea to do a Land Rover Experience tour. But it turns out that these trips are way more expensive than they used to be.... Continue Reading →
This week I managed to get the new wheel bearings pressed onto the axle shafts. As short visit as Stephan's workshop made this a 5-minute job. When picking them up from the bench - I already subconsciously noticed that they don't have the same length. I also pressed the new oil seals into the retainer... Continue Reading →
It was quite hot today and as the week left me a bit exhausted - I really had to kick myself to get into the garage today. An unfinished task that is bothering me, is the MGB rear axle overhaul I started February last year. Due to missing parts - the axle got moved to... Continue Reading →
After a long week with lots of travelling I got a call late on Friday evening. The red MGB tourer had problems again. The owner reports that first the horn was suddenly - then it went on permanently - followed by a blown fuse number three. In this car - quite a few modifications were... Continue Reading →
Occasionally work does have quite pleasant moments - especially when a business partners an invite. I had the honor to be speaker today on such an event in Vilnius. What I didn't know is that they picked a really awesome location - the restaurant Le Mans at the Porsche Museum here. Even though I prefer... Continue Reading →
This week I used the Morgan to drive to Frankfurt for a business trip. Maybe not the most practical car - but then again - why not use it? Driving on the Autobahn however is not really that much fun. On the UK trip there were hardly any hills or step inclines - the A3... Continue Reading →
Originally, I visited Stephan this late afternoon to get some washers welded together (post will follow on this) - but I got an unexpected engagement instead. I was asked to have a look at a MGB roadster that had some minor electrical problems needing to be solved to pass the German TÜV. On first sight... Continue Reading →
An issue that I always had with the Tourist Trophy (TT) exhaust system on Maggie was that every few months the manifold gasket burned through. This became worse after a hole close to the bracket that connects all downpipes had to be welded. All manifold downpipes are welded together at the bottom, it is a... Continue Reading →
As I returned earlier than expected on Tuesday morning at 3am, I used the afternoon to unload the Morgan. In the picture below I already removed my suitcase plus some other stuff - there was not any room left in the Morgan for eg. new Dunlop D-Type wheels - which are on my wish list... Continue Reading →
Fixing C6622 