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The 71 MGB- Sarah Jane
Created on 2007-03-26 03:59:44
Well, my sickness continues. I had seen this car on ebay, and meant to buy it just for the wheels. But then I discover it has a stainless exhaust system, a Gold Seal engine, already modified for unleaded (which runs), new SUs, new Oil Cooler, etc. The sils and rockers, floorboards are in good shape, but the front and rear wings have rust. Most of the car had been hit with POR 15. The driver side door has the crack of doom.
The trunk has been taken out, and gas tank, but replacements came with thc car. So, instead of parting it out, I'm gonna restore it. Told you I had a sickness.
After taking off the front wings, I saw that the mud flaps had some work done on them, and the captive nuts were some sort of clip on device- I welded new captive nuts on there. I cleaned up some of the rust with the POR-15 system.
Heater box had usual rust, but the vent drain tube is missing, so lots of surface rust underneath.
Lots of wear on the clutch pedal access point and pin, but I have spares. The shelf on the passenger side has rusted through, so I've already done some rust replacement and welded patches on it.
The rear passenger wing is in real bad shape, and I've already removed the bottom half of it. A trunk panel is rusted through, so that'll need to be replaced as well.
It appears now that the POR-15 the DPO has put on was done incorrectly, so mush of it is peeling like an onion skin. Some was hiding new rust underneath, so more fun to be discovered.
In general, no real ugly suprises, just work. Watch this space.
The trunk has been taken out, and gas tank, but replacements came with thc car. So, instead of parting it out, I'm gonna restore it. Told you I had a sickness.
After taking off the front wings, I saw that the mud flaps had some work done on them, and the captive nuts were some sort of clip on device- I welded new captive nuts on there. I cleaned up some of the rust with the POR-15 system.
Heater box had usual rust, but the vent drain tube is missing, so lots of surface rust underneath.
Lots of wear on the clutch pedal access point and pin, but I have spares. The shelf on the passenger side has rusted through, so I've already done some rust replacement and welded patches on it.
The rear passenger wing is in real bad shape, and I've already removed the bottom half of it. A trunk panel is rusted through, so that'll need to be replaced as well.
It appears now that the POR-15 the DPO has put on was done incorrectly, so mush of it is peeling like an onion skin. Some was hiding new rust underneath, so more fun to be discovered.
In general, no real ugly suprises, just work. Watch this space.
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Rear Wing cut out
Rear Wing cut out
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Summary of Previous Journal Entries
Showing previous 8 journal entries:
| Title | Date | #Pic | #Cmt | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crank Seal Replaced- Finally | 2007-01-27 | 2 | 1 | Well, last week I finally got the crankshaft pulley bolt off. It took the car in fourth gear, emergency brake on full, front of car on jack stands, rear wheels chocked, a socket, f... |
| End Of Year Work | 2007-01-10 | Well, not having posted since October, it's time to update the journal. A bunch of little work has been going on. I obtained a hardtop that will work either on Miss ... | ||
| Brakes! | 2006-10-24 | A summation of a few month's worth of tinkering. After much squeaking from the rear passenger brakes, we ended up replacing the brake piston- all seems much better n... | ||
| Little Bits | 2006-09-05 | 1 | More little bits done over this past Labor day weekend. Checked out the gearbox oil level- had some trouble shifting, but the level is fine. Checked the hyraulics a... | |
| Lights! | 2006-08-27 | After a few weeks of working most on the 64B (Miss Kensingtion's cousin Maggie) it was time to get back to Miss K's issues. The big push is a possible trip to a car show in Bergen ... | ||
| Heater Core Removal/Repair | 2006-07-06 | After a 65 mile drive home in 90 degree New Jersey summer on the 4th of July weekend, my son Jeremy and I arrived home, and the engine is hot. Pop the hood, and see fluid leaking f... | ||
| Rear Axle Gasket Replacement | 2006-06-25 | Today we ended up replacing the rear axle gasket- it was leaking. Jacked up the car on jackstands, pulled the cover off, cleaned the cover inside and out, cleaned jo... | ||
| First Trip For Service | 2006-06-15 | 1 | 1 | OK, so having purchased the car a week ago and driven it around a bunch, it was time to get it inspected. I brought it to Westwood Motors Inc. LTD in Northvale NJ. They work mainly... |
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