Last weekend I finally got to spend a bit more time in the garage again. The first job was to clean and degrease the Mini engine. As the subframes will be completely overhauled - I just cannot drop the engine back into the car looking like a dirty & rusty piece of junk. The pictures... Continue Reading →

The last two weeks had their fair share of ups and downs. Family, health and work-related matters took their time but quite a few smaller - sometimes just organizational - tasks have been started or completed. Although the MGB GT (Mildred) and Mini40 project are on top of my list - I hopefully now have... Continue Reading →

A longer post will follow shortly - but as a quick note: THINK TWICE before sandblasting some smaller parts!!!! Among other things I had the MGB air filter housing (part number AHH6447) sandblasted and powder coated. Surely, it looks quite nice but the metal housing warped, and the metal has expanded. The result is that... Continue Reading →

Time flies and my wife and I already returned from the UK Tuesday night. It was a great trip - as we started on Sunday at 3:30am to get to the Eurotunnel - we had no traffic at all and the total driving time for 630km was just under 6 hours plus the 90 minutes... Continue Reading →

It shouldn't be surprising that quite often things do not turn out as anticipated. Funnily enough, I had that strange gut feeling that something would go wrong all week. First off: even though I was optimistic - I did not hear back on the 4.11:1 crown & pinion for the Morgan's rear axle. So, my... Continue Reading →

While I haven't spent any time in my garage for the last week - quite a few things have happened. As some might know I killed the Morgan's rear axle on the first test drive back in July. In September I brought the axle to a specialist in the UK. Unfortunately, it needs a new... Continue Reading →

although there is no confirmation on if the Morgan rear axle will be finished soon, I hope that I will be able to pick it up in about two weeks' time. To prepare for this return I need to clean up my main garage, which in turn means I needed a better storage location for... Continue Reading →

Due to my job and other obligations (such as taking the dogs for a walk, etc) I could not spend time in the garage during the week. To avoid upsetting people that live around my garage I don't use power tools after 6:30pm. Most of the tasks on my list right now require the grinder/wirewheel... Continue Reading →