January 12, 2019
I can't believe it has been 10 months since I updated this Blog, but frankly, I haven't done squat-all to #0777 in that time. Life and other cars get in the way sometimes. She is still sitting on jack stands in the garage and waiting to be put back together. That said, I did give up on trying to install the new grill in the cowl and took it to a couple of gentleman down the street who restore cars, and have done for some time. Bob and his brother Tyndall restore very high-end machines for the '20s & '30s like Packards, LaSalles, Duesnburges, etc. Tyndall is also into MGs, and he has probably forgotten more about them than I will ever know. So, to prevent a complete bodge of it, I elected to hand it off to the experts.
You may recall I removed the fuel tank and had it sealed last year, after which I installed a new float switch. I went back and forth as to how to address the unpainted float assembly and the black sealant, which now adorns the bottom of the tank, and I finally elected to take it to a longtime acquaintance who is a marvel at automotive repair and painting. Aren has just a small shop hidden in an industrial park in Roxbury, Virginia, but he really does some fantastic work, and he even had a couple of suggestions that will have the tank looking better than I hoped. Maybe too good, which will lead me to the conundrum of whether or not to repaint the whole car.
Once those are back I plan to install them ASAP, but in the meantime, I need to get the exhaust system in place and the steering box reconnected.
More to come...
I can't believe it has been 10 months since I updated this Blog, but frankly, I haven't done squat-all to #0777 in that time. Life and other cars get in the way sometimes. She is still sitting on jack stands in the garage and waiting to be put back together. That said, I did give up on trying to install the new grill in the cowl and took it to a couple of gentleman down the street who restore cars, and have done for some time. Bob and his brother Tyndall restore very high-end machines for the '20s & '30s like Packards, LaSalles, Duesnburges, etc. Tyndall is also into MGs, and he has probably forgotten more about them than I will ever know. So, to prevent a complete bodge of it, I elected to hand it off to the experts.
You may recall I removed the fuel tank and had it sealed last year, after which I installed a new float switch. I went back and forth as to how to address the unpainted float assembly and the black sealant, which now adorns the bottom of the tank, and I finally elected to take it to a longtime acquaintance who is a marvel at automotive repair and painting. Aren has just a small shop hidden in an industrial park in Roxbury, Virginia, but he really does some fantastic work, and he even had a couple of suggestions that will have the tank looking better than I hoped. Maybe too good, which will lead me to the conundrum of whether or not to repaint the whole car.
Once those are back I plan to install them ASAP, but in the meantime, I need to get the exhaust system in place and the steering box reconnected.
More to come...
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