Previous Updates

Updates:

No April 2006 update
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

No November 2006 Pics

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
coming shortly

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
coming shortly

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
coming shortly

October 2008
coming shortly

November 2008
coming shortly

December 2008
nothing much has happened recently, just tidied up :)