Random notes on the restauration of Morgans, MGBs and Minis
When we took Mildred's engine apart back in February, the plan was that it would go to the machine for 4 to 6 weeks and get the assembly done in June. My intention was to get it completed, attach it to the Mazda 5-speed gearbox I bought last year and change Maggie's engine out. This... Continue Reading →
The days are starting to get longer and it is not as cold anymore. Last week I read a good blog post over at AnnoyingLittleCars. That reminded me to complete my tasks list for Maggie's spring service. As mentioned before, I currently have not a lot of time and therefore I don't post about the... Continue Reading →
The decision to do a bit more than an buff-up on Mildred's engine was made a bit more than a year ago. After cleaning, painting and appling all new seals to the engine I started working on an engine test stand. But I did not fit a radiator at this point - so the only... 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 →
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 →
