Journal: Skye's Mgb Saga
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Halfway Point!!
Created on 2002-09-03 00:00:00
Spent Labour Day finishing up the teardown, disconnected the steering column, then removed the whole front and rear suspensions from the tub and hit them with a pressure washer to clean off the grime. Joe had to fabricate some mounting plates for the car since I didn't leave on the front bumper bracket, so we didn't get it on the rotisserie, but it's mounted as of today. I also removed a few more bits and pieces from the car after consulting the "restoration bible", aka "Original MGB", and making a careful list of all the pieces that are supposed to be painted black, not body colour. Joe can go full-bore on the bodywork now, and we expect it to be ready for paint in 60-90 days! At this point I don't have anything more to do on the car until its painted and its time to put the suspension back on. Just got an update, the bottom of the car doesn't look too bad, so that's good. The whole unibody gets sandblasted on the rotisserie this week.
Also got some more news on the engine, turns out the machine shop got mixed up, my block is already 40 thou overbored and so I've decided to go with a new block (not very expensive), instead of flirting with disaster by going 60 thou over. The engine mods I'm having done (see below for the list) are carefully selected to increase mid-range power while preserving reliability and street drivability. From what I've read in the excellent "How to Power Tune the MGB". I'm expecting to get about 75 bhp at the wheels (15% gain from ~65 stock) after finishing tuning on a rolling road.
Also got some more news on the engine, turns out the machine shop got mixed up, my block is already 40 thou overbored and so I've decided to go with a new block (not very expensive), instead of flirting with disaster by going 60 thou over. The engine mods I'm having done (see below for the list) are carefully selected to increase mid-range power while preserving reliability and street drivability. From what I've read in the excellent "How to Power Tune the MGB". I'm expecting to get about 75 bhp at the wheels (15% gain from ~65 stock) after finishing tuning on a rolling road.
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Here I'm about to disconnect the steering column. All you have to do is loosen the clamp bolt closest to the firewall and separate it a bit, and you can fairly easily drift it apart. Just remember to scribe a mark for lining it back up. Mind the column
Art shot!! B lurking in the shadows...
It's amazing how light the tub is when it's completely bare. Supported only by the engine hoist here. Disconnected rear suspension in the background, removed as a whole unit after disconnecting brake lines and handbrake cable. Visible under the car are
Bonnet locking platform will be replaced, the car was in a pretty bad front-end accident some time before I bought it, and the welds barely visible at either end of the platform are ugly. Original GN.25 green paint showing through in many places now.
Getting ready to attach the front end to the rotisserie
Here I'm about to disconnect the steering column. All you have to do is loosen the clamp bolt closest to the firewall and separate it a bit, and you can fairly easily drift it apart. Just remember to scribe a mark for lining it back up. Mind the column
Art shot!! B lurking in the shadows...
It's amazing how light the tub is when it's completely bare. Supported only by the engine hoist here. Disconnected rear suspension in the background, removed as a whole unit after disconnecting brake lines and handbrake cable. Visible under the car are
Bonnet locking platform will be replaced, the car was in a pretty bad front-end accident some time before I bought it, and the welds barely visible at either end of the platform are ugly. Original GN.25 green paint showing through in many places now.
Getting ready to attach the front end to the rotisserie
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Summary of Previous Journal Entries
Showing previous 10 journal entries:
| Title | Date | #Pic | #Cmt | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Update V | 2002-07-28 | Just got off the phone with my engine rebuilder. The engine is apart now and down at the machine shop, how exciting! No cylinder gouges. It has never been overbored, amazing. ... | ||
| Update IV | 2002-07-13 | 10 | This is my third trip down to the shop of Joe Aros' "VIP Auto Restorations" to finish the teardown, and now the car really is a rolling shell. I got a new digital camera, so the ... | |
| Update III | 2002-06-01 | 1 | Got up early today and finished off the last few things, removed the remaining rear wiring harness, the driveshaft (always a greasy job), speedo cable, starter and O/D wiring. Fi... | |
| Update II | 2002-05-18 | 5 | The good weather held out for one day, significant progress was made. Not far to go now! | |
| Update I | 2002-05-11 | 8 | Spent a few hours tearing the car down this weekend, here's how things stand now. | |
| On Your Mark, Get Set... | 2002-04-29 | The wheels of restoration have once again been set in motion, tonight I start taking the B apart. I have a spot reserved at the end of May with my new bodywork specialist, and af... | ||
| Hibernation | 2002-01-16 | Well, I fixed most of the leaks by using some silicone RTV to help the lower windshield seals seal properly. I'm just using the B for short errand trips right now, the valvetrain... | ||
| Drip Drip Drip | 2001-12-01 | OK, for all of you that have been emailing me wondering when I'm going to update the web site, here it is. The reason that I haven't been doing much work on the car is because I ... | ||
| Found the Clonk | 2001-10-01 | 2 | For a while now I've been trying to find the source of a "clonk" sound that comes from the rear-right hand side of the car when I go over bumps. If you search through the rest of... | |
| Catastrophic Engine Failure | 2001-09-09 | Last night I was driving up Knight street here in Vancouver, accelerating up a mild hill, when I hear a soft "bang" sound in the engine bay and all of a sudden the car loses all p... |
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