Here are the repairs left to do, or projects still on the list as of the time I finally got the car back on the road after rebuilding the transmission in the winter/spring of 2012.
Some of these are new things that have cropped up, or are simply left-overs from the restoration that I never got around to finishing or fixing.
* Replace left rear axle oil seal and speedi-sleeve - both leaking now! ordered speedi-sleeves
* Send out tach and speedo for a good repair - SENT OUT
* Figure out why cigar lighter fuse keeps blowing and fix
* Figure out why windshield wipers only wipe 1/2 way across - was all just rebuilt so something is wrong
* Replace bearings in steering column u-joint (on hand)
* Make new carb synchronizing vacuum ports/insulators - in progress
* Install mesh speaker grille in dash
* Fix padding over dash where I messed up the ends the last time
* Fix captive nut for soft top on passenger side
* Re-do body work and paint on driver's side front fender
* Install rear wheel forward splash guards
* Install new venturi ports for vacuum sync gauges
* Fit and adjust the aluminum side curtains and clean them up
DONE....Fix heater control valve where it leaks onto the distributor - post pending
DONE....Install radiator coolant overflow bottle (up next to heater box) - post pending
DONE....Insulate tranny tunnel further back to prevent my calf from heating up
DONE....Replace front shocks (ordered now from WorldWide)
DONE....Finish gearbox rebuild
DONE....Install gearbox and engine in car
DONE....Install new Moss plastic radiator fan
DONE....Weld tear in front frame extension so that I can...
DONE....Install front anti-sway bar (Addco aftermarket 3/4" bar) - post pending
DONE....Re-bush carbs and install new throttle shafts to fix air leaks (see post)
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Will add more as I remember them!
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Jim,
ReplyDeleteI found your blog this morning and its terrific. I'm working on my 1961 MGA this morning. Its a car I recently bought. It hasn't been kept up much over the past decade or more so I doing catch up work. I opened up the carbs and found the bowls were very dirty and had amber brown gasoline so old I'm surprised it has been running. I now understand when it would only start with starting fluid. Thanks for starting your blog, I will return to it, especially the piece about carburetor work. Charlie Adams, Fairfax Station VA