Random notes on the restauration of Morgans, MGBs and Minis
The last couple of evenings I only had a limited time to continue on Saabeth's rear suspension. On Monday I removed the two last bolts from the support arms and got the entire axle out. As I earlier wrote - the right-hand side torque rod is difficult to get out. The fuel tank leaves hardly... Continue Reading →
Saabeth - my son's Saab 900 Turbo - has seeked asylum in my garage. With the ULEZ expansion 2023 it does not make sense for him to keep the car in the UK. The last couple of months it occupied one on my rented garage lots and I have been using it occasionally. Like many... Continue Reading →
This week I used the Morgan to drive to Frankfurt for a business trip. Maybe not the most practical car - but then again - why not use it? Driving on the Autobahn however is not really that much fun. On the UK trip there were hardly any hills or step inclines - the A3... Continue Reading →
After a getting home from a business trip last night - the first thing I did before work today is drop of the Morgan at a local garage to have the wheels and alignment checked. All they can do is balance a wheel, by adding weights according to the measurements of the machine they have.... Continue Reading →
Time to reflect and look forward. 2022 started with the family in Corona quarantine and almost ended the same way. After a trip to Plymouth for the master graduation celebration of my oldest daughter - my kids all caught Covid-19 for another time. My wife and I both have the fourth vaccination and were lucky... Continue Reading →
Luckily, I was able to get a replacement Mini swivel hub/upright/axle stub - whatever you want to call it - from BMC Kestel via mail his week. 40€ for the part sounded reasonable at first. And yes, it has been cleaned and painted - but it is also not short of dents and scratches. Next... Continue Reading →
A few days after the Driving Safety Training the "new" noise on the front suspension became louder and louder. Initially I thought that this originated from the alternator belt. After removing a bit of slack one new noise was gone - just to make clear that there is a new noise from the suspension. Earlier... Continue Reading →
Miffi - my Mini- is currently my main daily driver. Since I restored the car in 2018/2019 I did just under 10000km without any noteworthy faults. It is clearly more a city car and only on the recent longer trip to Hamburg and Cuxhaven I noticed something is rattle under the car occasionally. My guess... Continue Reading →
9 month, almost 2000€ additional cost, 3 stitches to my eyebrow later and the Morgan is finally back in a driving condition. Well, almost... Let me do a recap.... Back last July I wanted to attend a first Morgan meeting and worked hard to get the car back together. At that point, the complete restoration... Continue Reading →
After I completed the subframe, steering and suspension overhaul on the Mini40 and rolled it out for the first time - it was already clear that it won't take long until it will return. So, guess who's back this week? The Mini40.... With the new rubber cones and old trumpets, the suspension was high up... Continue Reading →
Fixing C6622 