Previous Updates

Updates:

January 2006	February 2006 Part 1	February 2006 Part 2	March 2006
No April 2006 update	May 2006 part 1	May 2006 part 2	intermission: new car arrival

In May 2006 I trailered a complete but slightly rusty 1972 chrome bumper MG Midget to my place, this has taken preference over the van for the time being as I'd like to get out there and use it.

May 2006 pics of the garage that the MG has spent the last 10-odd years in, previously it lived in a leaky 'outdoor' garage	July 2006 beginning the stripdown	August 2006 engine and box removal	September 2006 caliper woes
October 2006 new calipers and disks	November 2006 No update this month	December 2006 rear arch repair	January 2007 rear arch repair
February 2007 rear arch repair	March 2007 exploratory surgery on the sills doesn't go too well ...	April 2007 rear inner sill started	May 2007 rear inner sill mostly completed
June 2007 Front inner sill repaired	July 2007 Had a month off ...	August 2007 Drivers side sill now on, inner front arch and inner rear arch patched, lower drivers side rear boot floor fixed up.	Sept 2007 A few more bits of welding
October 2007 No update this month.	November 2007 Last few pics before I stopped work to pack up everything to move house. Pics show the final wonky welding on the sill and some panels bought on ebay.	December 2007 No update this month	January 2008 No work done on either vehicle again this month, the house move took up most of my time, so heres a few pics of the van being moved a few hundred miles up north to a nice warm barn.
February 2008 a few pics of the mess shortly after moving house	March 2008 First bit of 'work' done at the new garage - fitted a much less rusty door. The door was a local ebay find, from a '78, and fits remakably well.	April 2008 No MG news, but heres a few pics of my 'cam belt impaired' Rover after I'd stripped it of useful bits. My 'new' daily driver can be seen in the background :)	May 2008 no update, just some pics taken using my phone.
June 2008 Moved the battery tray to the boot to allow me to fit a 'modern' battery.	July 2008 New brake lines	July 2008 part 2 Popped up north to visit my van and check it over.	August 2008 just checking panel gaps, not too shabby.
September 2008 car boot find	October 2008 sticker placement	November 2008 not a lot	December 2008 nothing much has happened recently, just tidied up :)
January 2009 Welder Rebuild	February 2009 small bit of wiring	March 2009 Finally got my flywheel machined to fit the Marina engine. bolted it all up earlier and stuck a battery on it and it turns over :) no carbs connected so thats still to try ...	April 2009 engine mount fun
April 2009 more timing gear	April 2009 fuel tank maintennance	April 2009 vinegar rust removal - I was sceptical, but it appears to work :)	April 2009 fuel pump fitting - in various places ...
April 2009 welding up some of the bigger holes in the front valance	May 2009 engine back in! (probably only temporary though)	June 2009 new side exit dizzy cap fitted	July 2009 it moves ! a small trip round the garden
August 2009 Not much done this month	September 2009 Van Stuff	October 2009 Door Seals	November 2009 the all important stickers (and some wiring)
December 2009 Seatbelt Mounts	January 2010 (tecnically December 2009) Did some more work on the van, updating my homemade removable rear valance - still more work to do though.	January 2010 More work on the front lights, I gave up on the old housings and bought shiny new ones :)	January 2010 heater back in
February 2010 February	Intermission Intermission: scanned some pics of PKT 523M taken during an engine out/engine in sometime in 1998ish	February 2010 More van work - rear valance now capped and hinged :)	april 2010 coming shortly