Random notes on the restauration of Morgans, MGBs and Minis
Is it the third or fourth time I am rewriting this post? With all the iterations I went through mentally - I cannot even recall.... The weekend started with a visit at Stefan's garage. He had some old 195/65R15 tires I could trial fit on the new Dunlop D-style wheels I bought for the MGB.... Continue Reading →
It was already dark when I got to the garage tonight. All I wanted to do is a bit of clean up and head home early. But after twenty minutes, all tools and parts found their right place and my workbench had the second wipe. I decided to do a test drive with the Morgan... Continue Reading →
Due to a business trip to Dublin last week and plenty of tasks - there is no big update. Just a bunch of smaller jobs. One of the MGB rear axles found its way into storage - the other still needed the hubs for the bolt-on wheels and finishing-touch of the brake drums. I used... Continue Reading →
While I preferred working on classic cars, occasionally I do maintenance or smaller repairs on newer models. Mainly because these are the cars my kids own, and I want to help them save a few bucks. Usually these are simple tasks, like oil changes, renewing brakes, or fixing wheel bearings. A bit more ambitious was... Continue Reading →
Never leave the garage in a classic car without any tools onboard! Well, I told this myself a couple of times in the past and I have failed to follow my own guidance a couple of times. After finally getting the dashboard installed another time, I wanted to test how centering the wire wheels improved... Continue Reading →
Back 31 years ago - my parents took part in the 1992 Morgan vs. MG Highland Games. The event is a combination of a touristic Rallye, a few "Highland-Games-activities" like crankshaft throwing or tug-of-war and a slalom on the second day. Even though my family was clearly "Team Morgan" - I remember that it was... Continue Reading →
The old Lucas starter motor on the Morgan sometimes does not start right away. Last year I tried to find a replacement and ended up buying a Wosp LMS064 - which was listed as suitable for the Ford CVH in the Morgan. My MGB has a Wosp starter and that works really great. The unit... Continue Reading →
Sometimes it is hard to explain why a certain task, project or idea suddenly becomes more important than others. If I take a step back and try to think objectively about which of my open tasks might have higher priority - there are a number of things that come to my mind. But the truth... 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 →
Receiving the endoscope pictures, including the assumption that a piston might be damaged, was a bit of a downer earlier this week. Going through the options I told myself that I can pull the engine and swap in the 18V engine I have. With this plan in mind, I borrowed a trailer today and drove... Continue Reading →
Fixing C6622 