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Stuttgart, GermanyMember ID: Rescued 64 MGB since 2008-01-27
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A little bit about myself ...
I love my family, freedom and life in general. I enjoy toys as much as any other guy over 40 and recently acquired this MGB. During my early college days, I owned a 1970 Midget, but it was too expensive to keep up with at the time so I traded it. I got an opportunity to go back to college to earn a second masters and decided to try my hand at renovating a classic roadster. I purchased this vehicle, June 25, 2007 on ebay from a gentleman in Seattle. An evaluation of the vehicle was performed by the techs at Motorhead LTD and the shop owner presented me a long list of "gigs" that needed to be worked off. He kindly recommended a basic set of tools and equipment to acquire. Soon...armed with sockets, wrenches, jack stands and a Haynes manual, I began working my way through the car to make it safe and dependable. I am attempting to keep the car somewhat close to original. All in all, I'm having a great time learning about the car, how to repair and maintain the 'ol girl properly.
David Shelly's Vehicle Registry
| Year | Make | Model | VIN | Mileage | Colour | Nickname | Status | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | MG | MGB | GHN3L33117 | 14,891 |  |
Junie | Runs | [View] |
1 Vehicles -- Total mileage: 14,891 mi (23,965 km) -- Average age: 1964
David Shelly's Journal
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| Title | Date | #Pic | #Cmt | Excerpt |
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| Trip To Abingdon | 2008-07-01 | June 27, 2008 - Gased up "Junie", loaded her with a few spare parts, some tools and set out for Abingdon...Virginia. My wife drove the Trailblazer EXT with an attached 4 x 8 trail... | ||
| Prep For Road Trip To Sweet Home Alabama | 2008-06-24 | June 22, 2008 - My neighbor, Mike, helped me bleed the brake system for the long trip from Northern Virginia to North Alabama. While we had it broken down, he adjust... | ||
| Original, Duel S.U. Carbs Synched And Running Smoothly. | 2008-06-15 | June 12, 2008 - I called the customer service folks at Victoria British on Monday and the technicians researched the "short" jet problem with the rebuild kit I received and sent a ... | ||
| Carb Conversion...back To Duel S.U. | 2008-06-09 | June 8, 2008 - Prep work included dismantling the weber downdraft and removing the exhaust manifold. The weber intake manifold has a slimmer flange than the origin... | ||
| Original "Banjo" Steering Wheel | 2008-06-09 | June 7, 2008 - The banjo style steering wheel arrived today from the ebay auction. I was hesitant to bid without knowing the measurements of the center hole splines, but the selle... | ||
| Gas Gauge | 2008-05-25 | May 20, 2008 - I acquired a Jaeger fuel gauge on ebay some time ago and was waiting for a good time to replace it. While I had the wheels off replacing the leaf springs, I removed... | ||
| Leaf Springs Replacement | 2008-05-25 | May 20, 2008 - My rear tires were scraping the tire wells when driving over small dips, indicating the rear leaf springs were tired and needed replacement. After collecting up all... | ||
| I Have Tunes! | 2008-05-11 | May 10, 2008 - My original British Motor Corporation AM Radio only receives ESPN sports radio, political talk shows and Hispanic music stations. I was dying for some... | ||
| Transmission Mounts And Stay-rod Bushings | 2008-05-02 | 5 | April 26 - May 1, 2008 I was very proud of myself after replacing the transmission mounts, sometimes refered to as rear engine mounts. The most difficult pa... | |
| Britain On The Green Show | 2008-04-27 | 1 | April 27, 2008 - "Junie" made her second show appearance this year at the "Britain on the Green" car show sponsored by the Triumph Registry, held at Collinwood Library. |
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