Random notes on the restauration of Morgans, MGBs and Minis
As planned, I want to use the first few days in January to replace the Maggie's Salisbury tube rear axle. Back in October I picked up an overhauled one that now also has a Blackline LSD. As this axle is for bolt-on wheels, I also need to change the front hubs. As I prepared the... 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 →
While doing the LeLog2023 with Martin's 1971 Mini Cooper S I fell in love with the (old) Minispares intermittent wiper unit he had retrofitted to his car. Nowadays, MiniSpares is selling a different unit (new) - which features a pontiometer to control the delay. The two reasons why this was not what I wanted were a)... Continue Reading →
LEG 3 After a bit more than 3 hours sleep, we received the maps and instructions for the day. It was just a few miles from the start to the first test nicknamed "hootin and tootin" on a kart track. It was quite icy, but we felt like we did a good job - just... Continue Reading →
On Monday I had to change travel plans for a business trip to Hamburg on short notice. As my appointment was early on Tuesday morning - taking a train or a plane did not really work out for me from a timing point of view. I shortly considered a rental car - but then decided... Continue Reading →
LEG 1 When the alarm clock rang at 6am I was already awake and in the bath. As car number six our start time was 7:36am. We go to the Land's End Hotel at about an hour early - enought time for a coffee - I did not really care for breakfast. First up was... Continue Reading →
An eventful, intense and exciting journey to and through the UK has come to its end. Trying to share and put across the experience and motivation to do the LeJog classic car rally to others is difficult - it is somewhat crazy, and it may very well be that a lot of people cannot related... Continue Reading →
Fixing C6622 