Another full winter's day at University! Casey worked all day on the 1964 MGB overdrive car, getting the engine back in, etc. The young guys worked on the TF, and now that's beginning to look a little more skeletal than before! Each of the body panels is destined for the sandblaster to remove the paint and road tar so the wings and panels will look as good on the bottom as on the top.
Mark already made progress on the 1979 MGB LE, as most of the paint has been DA'd from the metal.
Curt worked along on the TR6 as the head had to come off for porting/polishing. We found some bad news at the base of one of the cam followers. See the project notes for more pictures!
I received a call from a shop out East regarding the ride height of a rubber bumpered MGB. They had already changed rear springs with no significant results. I suggested they trade the positions of the coil springs. The ride height should be about 26", from the ground, through the center of the wheel, to the bottom of the chrome strip -- and it should be the same distance at all four corners -- well, within 1/4" or so. This shop told me that had a very noticeable difference at 1/2". I suggested that perhaps the bumper was askew, exacerbating the problem. They have yet to report back to me.
Remember yesterday about the induction heaters? I could not get continuity at 28F, the temperature outside the rear door in the morning. So, I combined ice, anti-freeze, and salt, just as Dr Fahrenheit did, and reached about 5F (he got zero). At that temp the bi-metal strip in the induction heater trips and the heater works. It does not work at 28F. Because the gaskets are not perforated correctly, few, if any, work anyway!
If you've made it this far, you'll want to know about the Superlative MGB poster hanging in the shop. This poster, with the MG1100 poster, were used as packing behind a painted photograph. I saved these and had them re-framed. Now an interesting story about this poster. One always wonder's, "What's it worth?" I purchased an MGB from an avid MG enthusiast, an Inca MGB, into which we fitted a supercharger for a customer. I had to pay for the whole project up front and could not afford the car, so the enthusiast allowed me to make montly payments. I had $2,000 left. He eyed that poster. "I'll trade you the balance for the poster," he offerd. I considered his offer. But you'll see it's still hanging at the shop!
And so another day closes at your favorite MG shop!
