1958 MGA Coupe

JPhil · Aug 29, 2016

I'd say hit it with a wire brush in your hand drill. Get one with a threaded shank and make an extension with a bit of all-thread & a long all-thread adjuster nut. (Use the brush without the extension for the first couple inches so you don't have worry about it slipping out near the ends and flying across the garage--don't ask me how I learned that...)

There is also a gas tank sealer product I used to use on old rusty, corroded motorcycle gas tanks. Pour it in, roll the tank around to coat the inside, pour out the excess, let it dry. Makes a gasoline proof coating. You could coat the inside of it with that stuff to keep further rust & degradation of the filler neck from contaminating the tank.

bobs77vet · Aug 31, 2016

thanks

you wonder why a restoration takes so much time......i kind of know what I am doing, i have the tools, space, light, controlled environment and it still took 45mins to terminate the ends of two wires hook them up and connect the previously made wire between the distributor and coil.... I told my wife 15 mins max........ these connectors have spade terminals on them and had lots of terminal exposed so I used a larger shrink tubing zip tied on the end of the wires/terminals to act as shield

SuperBuickGuy · Sep 2, 2016

I was watching Wheeler Dealers and Edd made a point that proves we've been doing it all wrong. If we paint our cars green, they'll look mint. Sigh, I guess it's time to start repainting everything because I want my cars to look mint. :waxer:

BangkokDean · Sep 5, 2016

Some nice work here.:yahoo:

bobs77vet · Sep 17, 2016

well on the way back from parents weekend I stopped by a friends house and picked up some bumper brackets, hopefully soon i can get a parts order in and get back to work

bobs77vet · Sep 24, 2016

grabbed a couple of hours today......we could not twist off the shift knob so i ordered a new one.......we put some vise grips on it and it simply turned off.....could not explain that one. so we are going to bring it back to life now it has the white enamel on it. we will sand it off and then spray lacquer it

now on to the carpet.

for the seat belt bolts

bobs77vet · Sep 25, 2016

and we have seat belts.......plan is during the football game the seats and carpeting underneath them go in....

Sam Cogley · Sep 25, 2016

Where did you get that carpet hole punch thing?

bobs77vet · Sep 25, 2016

harbor freight gasket punch set

and seats

and I really have my eye on a wood steering wheel but this will have to do until then

sanded and primed with self etching primer

and then a metalic spray paint

and I fit in the car.....but Papa needs to thin up a little bit....

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Sam Cogley · Sep 25, 2016

I like cars that I basically wear - but that one would probably be more like a shoe.

SuperBuickGuy · Sep 26, 2016

a one-cheek car, but if you get a run at it - you should be okay. :devil:

bobs77vet · Sep 26, 2016

when you are in it its ok......its great for guys with long legs and long arms.....i am more like a T-rex.

the challenge for me is bending to get your head in, i am not real flexible any more.....my varsity college soccer days and marine corps marathon days have long since faded into glory days, along with my 32" waist...... i think i found the sweet spot you sit on the rocker sill tuck your head in and then the butt and the legs can swing in one at a time... the seats are new foam and like the vette that takes away head room until they settle down some..of course my portliness isnt helping anything in getting in but should help compress the seat foam.

bobs77vet · Sep 26, 2016

the big guy doesnt fit...he leaning towards me

so we will take my old bomber seat bottom and take out half the foam....and make a tall guy seat

JPhil · Sep 27, 2016

I sat in a TC with the top up a few months ago. I could hardly get in or out, it was so cramped I could hardly move and the footwell was so small and the pedals so close together I could not work one pedal at a time with my size 10 cowboy boots. I don't think I could have worked the pedals even barefoot. British people must be smaller than us beef & corn fed Americans.

bobs77vet · Sep 28, 2016

The pass side has lots of room......thats there drivers side.

JPhil · Sep 30, 2016

:lol: Well blow me down. That never occurred to me. Makes sense.....

bobs77vet · Sep 30, 2016

oh yeah lots of leg room and the E brake handle on the pass side

moss part 457-240 retainer door sill for an MGB

this is combined effort of Mike Dianna and me to make some parts we are short, Mike has the original and he sent it to me

the new part is 3/4 shorter then the original

the profiles are close but not perfect

i plan to run it through the bead roller to get the nice curved radius and then the shrinker stretcher to get the slight upward bend

bobs77vet · Oct 1, 2016

moving forward install heater box fresh air hoses, paint inside of rear bumpers, and use vinegar and a wire brush of gas tank filler spout

gas filler spout

back of bump[ers

painted with self etching primer

with wheel silver paint

fresh air hose

bobs77vet · Oct 1, 2016

and we have a rear bumper

bobs77vet · Oct 2, 2016

choke cabling, heater box cable installed....another two hours....why does everything take 2 hours??????

these are MGB aud 135 carbs

cut the cable sheathing