Random notes on the restauration of Morgans, MGBs and Minis
Back in September I removed the entire Saab interior to get some required welding done for the German TÜV. The holes in the rear wheel arch and floor were fixed - enough to pass and get the required stamp for 2 years. But there were still plenty of spots with minor surface rust inside the... Continue Reading →
Weeks without any work being done on the Mildred's shell have passed. The work stalled after we ran into issues with poor fitment of the right sill. This turned out to be a Steelcraft panel - even though I thought I ordered British motor Heritage ones. In October I brought a BMH outer sill back... Continue Reading →
Saabeth - my son's Saab 900 Turbo T16 - is stored in a dry location back here in Bonn for a few months now. Every few weeks I did a start check up on the car. I started up the engine, recharged the battery and checked the dehumidifier. Back in August I noticed that the... Continue Reading →
Due to many customer cars that showed up over the last few weeks at the bodyshop - progress on Mildred slowed down a little bit. This week work on the right side of the car started. The inner front wing had a lot of holes. After removing the bad metal a custom panel was made... Continue Reading →
After fixing - or actually rebuilding - the left inner sill a number of test fittings and smaller repairs had to be done. Especially the left front door post required some thought. While we did have an entire BMG door post as replacement at hand - the decision between replacing and repairing had had be... Continue Reading →
Finally, after many months of waiting - the work on Mildred's bodypanels has finally started. In just a few hours the old rotten boot floor, one outer floor extension and the front duct were fitted with new replacements parts. It paid off to get more expensive BMH panels and chop out the old ones entirely.... Continue Reading →
Project Mildred (my 1973 MGB GT) is a good example that rust removal and bodywork is the most time consuming and cost intensive parts in a restoration. For a long time I often thought that it would be nice if I would be able to do at least some of the metal work and welding.... Continue Reading →
Finally!!! Two years & seven-a-half months after I bought the replacement bodyshell for Mildred, the bodywork is about to begin. As last preparation I added to steel bars I had laying around to the dolly. This allows placing up to six Euro boxes under the shell. This should help the workshop team help keeping all... Continue Reading →
This week I neither had time nor really the motivation to work in the garage as it is freezing cold here right now. The only thing I managed today was a quick visit at the body shop to check on Saabeth. Luckily, they increased the team that can do metal work. The owner also told... 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 →
Fixing C6622 