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…
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…
When the MGA came back from the body shop, the doors and fenders were hung on loosely, with large gaps for safety. Our job was to install the fender welt and adjust the gaps. We first aligned and latched the doors, then started aligning the fenders to the doors. We also installed the welt between…
We’re so fortunate to have our bodywork partners at Kimber Auto Body just blocks away from the our shop so that we can stay in constant communication as cars progress. Following are some photos as Kimber worked their magic.
We ended up quite a bit behind on our website postings as we (very slowly) updated the website in 2023. Here’s a photo dump of some of the metalwork we repaired before sending the body out for bodywork and paint. We always test fit the grille, front bumper, and valance before an MGA goes to…