Random notes on the restauration of Morgans, MGBs and Minis
It is the time of the year that is not the best for classic cars. While I try to avoid driving on salty roads as much as possible - the Mini is my primary car and (almost) daily-driver. And considering it got much less TLC compared to my other cars, it is very reliable with very... Continue Reading →
Did I mention that Maggie's squealing brakes are a major annoyance? After switching to the EBC GreenStuff brake pads last month the issue became even worse compared to the standard ones I had for the last two years. This has been a battle ever since I installed replacement brake calipers and moved away from the... Continue Reading →
It is more than a month ago that I (kind of) finished the rear-axle swap on Maggie. And it is frustrating that she is still sitting in the garage in axle stands. Just before I had a business trip to London in mid-January - I noticed that I have the wrong handbrake cable. The width... Continue Reading →
Smooth. This is the one-word summary of the rear axle swap. Something that does not really apply to the tasks when I fiddle around in the garage. It certainly helped to have done this before. Back in late 2019 I helped a friend to replace the axle of his MGB roadster. And of course, when... Continue Reading →
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 →
During a business trip last week, I caught a cold and due to this I did not really do anything besides dropping off the spare engine earlier this week. It was the first day in two weeks that I could spent some hours in the garage. And there was no shortage of tasks. First off... 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 →
Why did it take so long to finish this job? The MGB rear axle overhaul – Part 1 – disassembly is one off the most viewed articles I wrote with a couple hundred views. Maybe this is reason why I had the axles back on my bench a couple times but there was always something that... Continue Reading →
No more Swedish specialties - it is time to just finish the work my son's Saab 900 Turbo for now. The missing bolts & brackets I mentioned in part 2 arrived last week but due to work and other obligations I had limited time in the garage again. When I finally got there, I noticed... Continue Reading →
Due to Oct 3rd being a bank holiday in Germany, it was a good point in time to visit my son in the UK again. Like on the last couple trips I try to connect this with getting some spare parts from places close by. On Monday it meant driving from London all the way... Continue Reading →
Fixing C6622 