This very nice 1923 Model T Ford needed a transmission rebuild. We pulled the engine/transmission and sent it to our friends at Steve’s Antique Auto Repair for the rebuild, then reinstalled it, adjusted the bands, and it’s driving well again.
MGA MKII’s have a vinyl dash and vinyl between the dash and windscreen to reduce glare. We matched the original vinyl and recovered both areas. We saved the original vinyl to use as a pattern. We trimmed it to fit once it was glued down. Once the dash was covered, we installed the switches and…
This car has been well-taken care of despite a long period of storage. Therefore, the dashboard and gauges were in pretty good shape. We’re recovering the dash with new material, so while the switches and gauges were out, we were able to clean most of them instead of replacing them or sending them to a…
The old front parking lamp/turn signals were too rusty and cracked to fix, so we started with new ones. We always bench test parts when we can. The lights worked, so it was time to put them on the car. Next, we moved to the front bumper. We always test fit front bumpers before we…
We’re continuing assembly by putting more blue parts on the car. We were able to retain the original steel valence after some metalwork and bodywork. Many MGAs have a fiberglass valence or none at all! Next, we installed the front splash aprons. The front splash aprons on the rear fenders are often missing. Early cars…
Reassembly is moving along and we put the headlights and heater back in the car. We had previously painted the outside heater box in gloss black. The hardware was replated with the other hardware in clear zinc. It’s looking great in the engine bay. Once again, we replated parts that were orginally plated. We assembled…
After some paper patterning, we made up a new section of floor on our Pullmax. We made a new set of dies that closely matched the profile of the original floor ridges. We welded the new piece in. It allows the seat to sit about 2″ lower than previously. We like to paint racecar interiors…
We spent some more time painting parts that will be going back on the car. We had a few more parts to paint black after painting the freshly sandblasted wheels silver. In both cases, we used a urethane topcoat over epoxy primer for durable finish. We also got the replated fasteners back from Midwest Plating…
As we prepare to put the car together, we had a number of things that needed some black paint. We had many small parts that we sandblasted in our cabinet blaster, primed with black epoxy primer, and top coated with black urethane enamel. We also painted the front frame rails in the engine bay with…
We’re not quite sure if this is the correct name for these parts, but we call them the top pans as the top bows fold into them. As with the rest of the car, they were quite rusty, so we’re making new ones as well as repairing the areas they are welded to. We drilled…