Another strange title. Let me explain. Imminently the men are coming to replace the soffits and fascias on the house, and need access to all three sides of the property. So the MG had to go. Go where I hear you ask. Alas not to a warm and dry Garage somewhere. She's moved 30 foot up the driveway onto the (sort of) garage base. I must admit its a good place as it gets lot more light. Plus it will/may motivate me to make a substantial concrete base/foundation for a real garage.This really shows up the grotty state of the original driveway and associated grime and oil from my beloved MG. A re-tarmac of the drive is a must..........eventually ( its only been 27 years of deliberating)
Anyways more of what I've been up to. I have a whole 10 days off work so, set too Sunday lunchtime to re-tackle the door alignment and window mechanism. What a fafffff. No matter what I tried the window sides always came adrift if their up/down runners. Not helped by the fact that when the window was out the channel below was well lubricated as was the pivot runners so it all moves like a well oiled whores knickers, in fact better . It slides back and forth lightly like a Fred and Ginger twostep. Not to over-egg the story but I made two ( or maybe three) angulated brackets several year ago to replace the rusted and rotten ones at the base of the doors. I subsequently replaced the door skins but only now have started the door refit maybe 8 years later. Anyways It turns out the bracket I had envisioned and made, was a figment of long lost obsirfucation, Imagination, superb memory, was all wrong. I had been thinking it was to be offered up and fastened one way ( even the Moss diagrams showed my clarity of thought) when in actual fact it was 90 degrees out. I didn't realise this until I'd fitted the sidelight and screwed it tight, done some test up/downs and got an idea of the dimensions.
Yes I know its rusty as hell but I imagined fitting @ 90 degrees Clockwise. One thing I will add is I tried using some of the miracle rust converter on it, only in GEL form. I've had it a few years. Now I know why. Its rubbish. several soaks and 2 hours later its no different. So back to the normal white stuff that turns it bluey, a good coat of primer and paint in what ever I've got left over.
Speaking of which, since a birthday a few weeks ago I have about £100 to spend but for the life of me can't decide what to spend it on. Windscreen rubbers ? which means installing the vinyl dash top, dash + bulbs and heater pipes and controls + scary windscreen fitting !!!!
or Door rubbers and door locks. Fcku, me have you seen the cost of the door locks !!! My locks and keys are another story and complete mystery worthy of its own mini series.
I did spend near on £20 on nuts,bolts, and washers for the above brackets and it appears it was wasted as I have all the parts, if a little rusty anyway. I now have a near on perfect derusting tool new to the stable courtesy of uncle Bri..............................Lo
Loud as Fcku and vibrates as well but damn good for making rusty nuts an stuff shiny. This as well as a liberal tin of Vaseline will help no end. Stop sniggering there at the back !
Now for the tricky stuff !!
No matter how I pull and push the passenger door the panel gaps are crap. Tight at the front and huge at the rear. I did fit a rear wing and door skin in the past. And yes I removed the door to fit the rear wing, and even the front wing so I guess its my own fault. But look, I did for several hours, wondering how to remedy it. The doors is adjusted as far back as it will go. The door glass is also right up to the rear edge.
The rear is about 3/4" gap, the front about 1/8" gap. The front wing can be sanded( to make the vertical seam wider) back along its vertical edge as their is a lot of filler there. But the back .........Pffffffftttt. I'm seriously thinking of adding a bent over strip of metal welded to the edge of the door and grinding near as and filling with filler.
Let me know what you think.............Please!.
Meanwhile here are some photos to show I am enjoying my playtime with the MG. Its a rarity.
No doubt more this week folks.
