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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6316 Location: Derby
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Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2021 11:47 am Post subject: |
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Peter. The end result is, frankly, quite exquisite. |
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peter scott
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7118 Location: Edinburgh
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Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2021 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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Ray White wrote: | Peter. The end result is, frankly, quite exquisite. |
Thanks Ray, Photos can be flattering.
Peter _________________ http://www.nostalgiatech.co.uk
1939 SS Jaguar 2 1/2 litre saloon |
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6316 Location: Derby
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Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2021 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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I keep discovering what I call "Henry's Horrors"; examples of the previous owner's efforts at restoration. In particular his habit of painting straight over rust. The problem is that without removing ALL the new paint it is impossible to know where the rust may be lurking.
The bonnet has easily come apart into it's four sections which makes it much easier to handle although the louvres still need careful sanding which can be tiresome.
To enable a random orbital sander unobstructed work I decided to remove the bonnet catches and handles.
A point that would only be noticed by a concours judge is that some of the backing plate screws were attached with incorrect "square" nuts... which I have been able to correct.
There are two of these pretty little handles on each side. They are "handed" and are embossed with an "MG" logo in an octagon. I should probably keep these in place as original features but they have become pitted and look rather tired. I could have had them re plated but because they are made of Mazak the process is not guaranteed and much of the detail would get lost in the polishing...
Fortunately, the MG Octagon club supply quality replicas which are indistinguishable from new ones and while not cheap will nicely match the new door handles that I have already bought.
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bjacko
Joined: 28 Oct 2013 Posts: 360 Location: Melbourne Australia
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Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 5:01 am Post subject: MG TC |
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Are you sure the square nuts were the incorrect type? Morris Motors used a lot of the old square nuts in the 30's and 40's. |
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6316 Location: Derby
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Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 10:48 am Post subject: Re: MG TC |
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bjacko wrote: | Are you sure the square nuts were the incorrect type? Morris Motors used a lot of the old square nuts in the 30's and 40's. |
Ha! You've got me there. Now I won't sleep until I have got a definitive answer from an expert.! (joke).
On one bonnet side the 4 nuts that held the Amal latch backing plates were all hexagons. On the other side two were hex and the other two nuts were square. I did wonder where the square ones came from but ASSUMED they were wrong.
I will find out and post the answer. |
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6316 Location: Derby
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Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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It seems I was right to discard the square nuts
Does anyone know if these bonnet catches were made by the same 'Amal' company who made carburettors?
Amal Ltd. was a large manufacturing company based at
the Holford Works, Perry Barr, Birmingham where they made carburettors mainly for motorcycles... but they also made motorcycle handle bars and control levers under the name of a subsidiary company; Lazells Engineering.
I just wondered if these well engineered MG bonnet catches originated from the same place?
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peter scott
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7118 Location: Edinburgh
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Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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To me, small square nuts = Meccano.
Bigger ones are captive.
Peter _________________ http://www.nostalgiatech.co.uk
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6316 Location: Derby
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Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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peter scott wrote: | To me, small square nuts = Meccano.
Bigger ones are captive.
Peter |
Yes...and no...as has been mentioned Morris used square nuts extensively. I have also seen them on a TA.
Incidentally, all the captive nuts on the TC are like these..
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6316 Location: Derby
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Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2021 9:55 am Post subject: |
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The name Amal can be seen on the base plate.
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6316 Location: Derby
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Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2021 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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YIPPEE!! My new wheels have arrived. Only took a year
It's like Christmas has come early ...and about twice as expensive!
As I already have the new tyres and tubes I shall go visit Longstone Tyres at Bawtry, Doncaster to have them fitted and balanced. Speaking with MWS I was advised that these centre laced wheels/tyres need to be balanced properly and relatively few places have the right equipment to do the job properly. Apparently, just mounting the wheels on a balancing machine using the normal "cones" is not good enough. It will be interesting to see how Longstone do it. |
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6316 Location: Derby
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Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2021 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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Drove over to Bawtry, Doncaster this morning to have my new wheels and tyres fitted and balanced by Longstone Tyres.
There were one or two comments that the tyres had come from 'Vintage Tyres' in Hampshire but in truth they were just pulling my leg!
I was advised that the inner tubes that I had were poor quality. Didi I want to fit them? or would I prefer some good quality rubber not made in Korea?
I hadn't budgeted for an extra £75 + V.A.T. but they took off 5% and we went ahead. Balancing was different to what MWS had told me but I was satisfied that the Longstone guys know exactly what they are doing. They used an ancient machine with the wheel laid flat which I found very interesting.
I also met a couple of Austin Seven guys there who were getting tyres fitted for their Ulster reps.
Here are my beautiful new wheels ready to be fitted to the car.
I have to admit that it is an extravagance which might never have happened if we had known how Covid would affect our finances.
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ukdave2002
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4105 Location: South Cheshire
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Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 7:00 pm Post subject: |
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When I restored my MGA, a mistake I made was getting new tyres fitted not long after I had bought the project...18 years later when I finally completed the car, the first job was to drive the car to our local tyre shop to have new tyres fitted the fitter commented that it was the first time he had changed a set of tyres that still had the manufactures paper sticker on
Future projects shall have new tyres fitted at the very end of the restoration!
Glad you went for painted rather than chrome wheels
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6316 Location: Derby
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Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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ukdave2002 wrote: | When I restored my MGA, a mistake I made was getting new tyres fitted not long after I had bought the project...18 years later when I finally completed the car, the first job was to drive the car to our local tyre shop to have new tyres fitted the fitter commented that it was the first time he had changed a set of tyres that still had the manufactures paper sticker on
Future projects shall have new tyres fitted at the very end of the restoration!
Glad you went for painted rather than chrome wheels
Dave |
Yes, I don't think chrome or polished stainless wires look right.
I thought long and hard about what tyres to fit. I had considered Blockley but was put off by the suggestion that they give too hard a ride with the limited suspension on the TC.
Steve Baker was of the opinion that it depended on how you like to drive. If you need high grip then go for Blockley. If, on the other hand, you enjoy a bit of drift; then Waymaster is the way to go.
These cars have elegant and predictable handling. A combination of limited suspension and a flexible chassis means a rear wheel will lift (and thereby loose traction) just before the limit is reached.
I chose Waymaster. Only time will tell if it was the right choice or not. |
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6316 Location: Derby
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Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2021 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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Back to preparing the beaten up rear wings. I have worked long and hard on these but now at the stage where welding is needed. As can be seen there is a rather large hole where one of the wings had been ripped from the body at some distant time in the past.
I decided to weld a large washer onto the hidden side. The photo shows it in position prior to welding. I used small, powerful magnets for holding it in place. |
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6316 Location: Derby
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Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2021 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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I have now received the new interior. Very nice too!
One thing I will need eventually are the 1/2" wide chrome trims that will surround my new perspex side screens. They are held onto steel frames by special "T" screws, retained in chrome plated brass strips which should be neatly mitred in the corners. These kits have not been available for many years so people have settled for modifying TD kits which have the less attractive "spoon" ends. At £300 I have held off their purchase but my patience seems to have paid off as today I did a deal with a fellow TC owner who bought a couple of TC kits as part of a "job lot" many years ago.
The kit is thought to be N.O.S. mitred and ready to fit. We agreed £55 to include all the fixings (62 "T" screws and nuts) and postage. If all goes well, this should be one of the last things that I do to the car so although a fair way off will be one less thing to worry about.
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