With fall arriving I have decided that last weekend was going to be my last in the MG for a bit. Its getting rather cold and we enjoyed a nice long drive around town… We both agree it wouldn't have been half as fun if we thought that this would be our last drive for the year. It was just one of those perfect fall days and we drove the back roads amongst the ongoing cranberry harvest.
Above is the new home for the MG for the winter. Its not a proper garage but you can beat this with a stick for a couple hundred bucks. We put it together in just one weekend and its quite cozy. Also above you will see the nice, shiny, new grill that I just recently put on, and now will pull off. Also note in the lower left corner a proper inspection sticker!
So no now it begins. I have been taking the MG around for some input on body work and paint. I have learned a lot, mostly that I have much to learn.
So I have decided to pull the body off the frame and do a proper restoration. This will fix the odd spots I have in the body panel alignment as well as allow me to some of the parts underneath easier. The plan will be to sand and prime the body sections down and get them ready for the paint booth.
Since I have a few months before I will want to drive it again I should be well motivated to get her back together before spring.
First job is to get some HD shelves to hold all the stuff as I take it apart. They say this is where most projects come off the rails so I am pretty nervous about it. My thinking it to get the bumpers off and start taking apart the engine components that connect to the shell.
It just so disappointing because she it running so nicely right now… Oh well, here we go.
I'm sure you know all this, but get a good supply of zip loc bags and markers to write on, and keep a camera handy to take lots of pictures.
ReplyDeleteI also bought some clear trash bags that i use for the bigger stuff.
Lots of good shelving will be huge.
JW