Random notes on the restauration of Morgans, MGBs and Minis
The first part of the title is quite literal as I spent a significant amount of spare time last week with development. A first peek (actually a prototype) is currently on my website - but this is just a small part of what I am working on and already not up-to-date anymore. 30 years ago... Continue Reading →
As you might notice by the title of today's post an older Depeche Mode song was on my playlist this week while removing Miffi's suspension parts. Stripping the subframe and engine were on my list - but a number of other things popped up as well. Since my first Mini restoration in 2019 quite a... Continue Reading →
When I left work late for the garage at 8pm tonight, I just wanted to finish cleaning up stuff that was left from last weekend's job. But with a completely empty workbench motivation to work on the Mini was back. There wasn't a lot left to do. In order to get to the right hand... Continue Reading →
After receiving a new head gasket on Saturday I started preparing the assembly of the Mini engine. Back during the restoration in 2019 I tried to keep the Mini as original as possible. This included sticking to the cast iron exhaust manifold and exhaust system. In 2023 the rear rusty and broken silencers got replaced with... Continue Reading →
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 →
Fixing C6622 