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John Moore

John Moore

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I've had the week between Christmas and New Years off so I've made some good progress on putting my 1970 MGB back together. For you that are unfamiliar with my car, I stripped it this time last year to have it painted but discovered rust in the sills. I taught my self to weld and replaced both complete sills and floor plans and have slowly been putting it back together. Here is the latest...

I finished the engine bay, new braided fuel lines and chrome acorns on the heater pipe and t-stat housing. I also added gas hood struts (VERY COOL!). Last February (when I thought it would be a simple repaint) I had my split bumpers re chromed. I was thrilled when I finally got them back on the car. I also used all chrome overriders, which I thought was a nice non-stock mod. I finally, got the doors hung. Tho' it looks simple, it was many hours of fiddlin' to get them so the gaps are OK (still not 100% pleased... oh well!)

My next project is the windshield. I've got new glass and rubber from Macgregor. I want to polish it to a mirror finish. Last night I sanded it with 400, 800, then 1000 grit sand paper and removed most of the anodizing. Today I'm putting them on a polishing well. I'm still undecided if after the polishing should I seal them.

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As always, John - that car's "phenominal"!

(oh, is skye down again?)
 
That is an exceptional job you have in progress. Although I think I saw a fingerprint on the left bumper. lol.

Lovely,and thanks for shareing.
 
Yeah, Tony, I guess I should get out in the garage and start wrenchin' rather than showin' off!
 
Yep, John, me too...gotta get the V8 shell disassembled for last time & loaded on trailer...Monday its making the long 4 hour trip to Bill Wheeler's shop over in West Point, Mississipp for paint & final assembly!
 
John; as stated before by myself and many others, what a great job you are doing. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

(Tony I'm having trouble logging onto Skye's site as a user also /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/nonod.gif)
 
Dang, John. Looking at your car almost makes me want to get an MG.

TR6BILL
 
Aha! As Janel would say "'nother Rumphee lurking on the MG Forum!" hehehehe
 
I can imagine that you are looking forward to that first drive what I want to see is a pic of your face when you pull into the drveway after that first drive
 
Yeah, I can't wait 'til that first drive either! Acutally, the photo in avatar, is from the first drive after I rebuilt the engine two winters ago! Wow, what a feeling, I can only imagine what it will feel like after all the work this time. What was cool about that photo is that my little guy asked me if I could drive him to school that day in the MG!
 
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