Random notes on the restauration of Morgans, MGBs and Minis
After two mostly rainy days on French motorways we were finally in Girona. The hotel I booked was in the old city centre and offered parking. Getting into the garage however was extremely difficult. A steep access down into the garage, with a tight 90 degree left corner that required reversing the Morgan several times.... Continue Reading →
After a good rest in Lyon our first stop after to hotel was a gas station. During our stop in Nancy the only fuel available at the AVIA station was E10. Not ideal - but it will also not kill the Morgan immediately. Especially not as I had about 15 Liter of SP98 left in... 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 →
The last weeks have been extremely busy. Business travel to Zurich and Berlin kept me from my garage. The only reminder of my cars was that I ran across MGB GTs on both trips. In Zurich a nice dark green GT with the recessed shark mouth grille (so 1971/1972 I think) and in Berlin a... Continue Reading →
The following is a (somewhat lenghty...) summary of my learnings about the cable clutch system in my Morgan. The information, drawings, and measurements below were collected/done by me. I cannot guarantee that they are 100% to the factory specs - but this is what I used for C6622 - my Morgan. If you own, repair,... Continue Reading →
The Morgan wiring loom is finally finished and back in C6622. It was a good thing I tested everything on the workbench - besides an unexpected failure of the horn (it has a short circuit and blows the fuse right away) - everything is working well now. I took an insane amount of time to... Continue Reading →
Last weekend I worked hard to finish off the Morgan wiring. A closed-end battery cable connector had to be cramped onto the new brown cables from the fuse box. As I don't have the right tool for this I drove over to Stephan's workshop and borrowed the large hydraulic cramping tools from him. Next, I... Continue Reading →
Thanks to my colleague Artur in Poland, I was able to continue with my Morgan's wiring loom. As mentioned before, it was impossible to get MTA Uni F630 bus connectors. Artur was able to order them in Poland and forwarded them to me. Jestem ci winien piwo, Artur. These are fuse box connectors which perfectly... Continue Reading →
As mentioned before the Lockheed calipers I took of Mildred (my 1973 MGB GT) are in a really bad condition. After getting the pistons out and taking the halves apart I spent a good amount of time cleaning them with a wirewheel. The old brake fluid turned into some form of goo which I got... Continue Reading →
With summer coming closer the main priority is to get the Morgan back on the road. All bookings for our Bonn-Barecelona-Balears trip have been made by now. But C6622 is currently not going anywhere without a wiring harness. Even though I started rebuilding the loom back in November last year I never got around to... Continue Reading →
Fixing C6622 