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Steve Lyle
Member ID: Steve Lyle
Member Status: Gold Member  Tulsa, USA 
Last Login: 2012-02-08 07:09:21
Last Forum Activity: 2012-02-08 09:26:28 Forum Posts: 1,126 Top Contributor |
There are 44 total entries in this Journal.
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Posted on: Tuesday January 24, 2012
When it comes down to it, the key factor in an MGB body restoration are the doors. Basically, you assemble the side body panels around the doors, and if they're not right, if they don't fit correctly, if the surrounding panels (front and rear fenders and the outer sill) don't match up correctly, then the entire body will look out of sorts. Maybe even more than that, the doors are the part of the structure that the occupants physically come in contact with most often - how they fit, how they mo...
Posted on: Wednesday January 18, 2012
This past weekend was a 3-dayer for me, so I was able to spend some work hours on Sat/Sun/Mon and get the entire body block sanded. There's a lot of info out on the web on the process, so I won't go into detail - if you're looking for general info on the process, Google "block sanding a car body". Specific to an MGB body, I used: - a 21", foam backed long board, from AFS. It has strip of sheet spring steel as a face, and 3 5/32" steel rods that you can insert or remove to the body to a...
Posted on: Tuesday January 10, 2012
My plan was to paint the car 'inside out' - doing the outer panels last. Since I've never painted a car or used a spray gun before, this would give me experience with the tools and materials before I got to the "money" surfaces. And I'm finding that plan to be working - I'm starting to get a decent feel of handling the gun, what speed I need to move it, etc., to get a good wet coat and surface. I'm gaining some confidence. Although I still feel a heightened nervousness before I paint, so...
Posted on: Wednesday December 28, 2011
With the bottom finished and the shell mobile, it's time to get some serious painting done - the engine bay and the boot/trunk are next. The plan is to use epoxy primer/sealer, PPG's DP50LF (the 50 means it's a medium gray, LF means lead free), and top that with PPG 'Concept' DCC urethane single stage. The color is Honda "Milano Red", R81. First up was to sand everything down with 200 grit, then 400. Doing that showed up some dings in the engine bay, one in particular that was right in t...
... and 40 more posts.
| Date | Site | Title | Category | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-04-11 | mgb | MGB Sill Repair and Replacement | Body and Paint | 5 |
| 2010-09-30 | mgb | Replacing MGB Rear Fender Beads | Body and Paint | 1 |
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