I'll never forget the first time i laid eyes on her; adelaide hills, a corregated driveway leading to an old shed. "over there" i'm puzzled and look over the fence to the neighbours yard where she rest. Tartan red, wires, soft top, sprite grill. SOLD

Pick up from wreckers;
fbelt, horn cowl turn signal stuff, pcv valve, look at fuel pmp, reg, return pipe. gbox selector bits

Misc; 6mm spoke tool, wheel paint, elctrolysis container, dot-5

Then;
front end final, rear,brakes , loom, *tune, ^leaks, *wheels, ^leaks

Then; Safety Check, rego, etc

Then; LSD, etc

I have alot of respect for folk that have worked on their cars & have safety certs to prove their workman ship.
I dont havesafety certs. I've killed 4 cars. it's embarrassing...
to be continued

I'm overhauling my Mk II midget. It's exciting & scary.
"Relax it's an MG" i tell myself.
My Midget has alot of history but not much work has been done to her.
The PO took her hill climbing in the ten years he had her. Guttered on the drivers side. Resprayed.
The usual maintenance. head gasket, brake seals. clutch. ribbed gbox. negative earth. Bushes.
She's fairly original. So i feel some loss. Especially the loom. Examining it was like X-mas. A burnt cables. Electrolysis. Awful joins. It was 40 years old. 40 years of history. And I threw it all away.
I care less about the sway bar mounts shearing into the wishbone. Pinched brake hoses. Messed up caliper dust seals. Wonky alternator. Broken spokes. High tension lead electrolysis. Nearly had the horn right. The grommets...lol the grommets.
BUT I CANT GET THAT LOOM BACK. It's as though i made her less MG. Like an old coin that's been cleaned up. Patina.
Oh well. I'll take some more photos.

when working outdoors try to clean the floor...
jacks and stands sink into the ground.
i have no bench just news paper.
people walk past, staring. i'm filthy. happy.
the gurney is handy. the light is good.
alot of people do major repairs outside. even in the rain 24/7.
there are tricks i'm learning;
have carpet, pegged at the corners where you're working.
newspaper serves as a good clean bench, rag, mop etc.
dirt and soap makes a decent hand cleaner.
take the time to organise all your tools, parts and rubish every couple of days
ALWAYS pack up everything when you're done for the day.
fix the rest tomorrow