Automobiles
MG57 - MG Wire Harness Removal
I've chickened out and have decided not to do my own welding, So I'm just cleaning it up a bit and I'm gonna haul it down to my brother's place so he can weld it for me.
Tag: MG
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Automobiles
MG55 - Damage Assessment Response
A response to a youtube video I recieved regarding some body damage and door gap issues
Miscellaneous
Top Gear MGB Buying Guide
I found this kind of interesting, tonight I stumbled across this video on youtube. An old episode of Top Gear circa 1990 that highlight the MGB family of cars.
Automobiles
MG54 - Sill Replacement - Parts Needed
In this episode I go over the various parts and pieces that make up the MGB's sills and rocker panels
Automobiles
MG51 - A Quick Recap
It's been a while since I worked on the MG B so I thought I'd do a little recap and bring everyone back up to speed.
Automobiles
Back on track!
A few days ago I pulled the trigger on an order from Moss Moss for all of my sill replacement pieces and half sections of my rear quarter panels. I'm pretty excited to get back on it.
Automobiles
MG41 – Oiling Up the Differential
I clean the MG's rear differential up and throw in some new gear oil.
Automobiles
MG38 – MG B Front Crossmember and Steering Rack
I paint up the MG B's front cross member and disassemble the steering rack.
Automobiles
MG 37 – MGB Rear Shock Absorber Rebuild
Previously I had cleaned up the MG Bs front shock absorbers, you can see that <a href="http://bit.ly/rdp6K">here</a>. Now I move on to the rears and clean them up, drain and refill the oil in them.
Automobiles
MG 36 – Travis’s Sandblasting Booth
My brother Kevin's friend Travis has a very serious car restoration hobby and was kind enough to let us use his sandblasting booth to clean up some of the MG B's parts.
Automobiles
MG 35 – Undercoating
In this episode I undercoat the wheel wells of the MG B with some rubberized undercoating.
Automobiles
MG 34 – Kingpins and Calipers
Still working on the MG's front suspension and steering. I pull apart the calipers and kingpins, but had to stop short since I was missing a socket big enough to remove the wheel bearings.
Automobiles
MG 33 – More Suspension Cleanup
Trying to keep the project rolling forward, I'm just cleaning up and painting some more of the suspension
Miscellaneous
Custom Dash Ideas
So I've got some time to think about things, I alluded to it previously but I'd really like make my own dash.
Automobiles
MG 31 – The MG B’s shocks get a makeover
In this episode I take apart the MG's shocks, give them a good cleaning, some new oil and a paint job.
Automobiles
MG 30 – Hammertime! Norms helps me out with the crossmember
My dad norm helps me pull off the sway bar and tie rods on the MG B's front crossmember
Automobiles
MG 28 – The MG loses it’s suspension
The teardown is now all but complete. This week I pull off all the wheels and suspension.
Automobiles
MG 27 – Wipers, Break Line and Gas Line Removal
In this weeks episode I use a trick I learned on the mgexperience.net forums to remove my windshield wiper assembly and I also removed the brake and gas lines underneath the car.
Automobiles
MG 20 – Sooo Close To Finishing The Teardown…
This week I continue with stripping the parts off the MG B. I talk briefly about the braking system and how the wiring harness runs throughout the car. How I removed the bonnet/hood release, hood/convertible top snap and the heater vent.
Miscellaneous
MG 19 BMC - British Automobile
This week on Marty's Garage I head up to visit Brian McCullough of BMC British Automobile. Brian shows us some of the projects he's working on at the moment. You can find out more about BMC @ http://www.bmcautos.com
Automobiles
MG 18 – Tearing Down The Engine
My buddy Josh swing buy and helps me start to tear apart the MG's 1800 inline 4 cylinder engine.
Automobiles
MG 17 – THE ENGINE IS OUT!!!
It's been a big build up to this moment, but it's finally time to get that engine out of the MG, My dad and my brother stop by and lend a helping hand as well.
Miscellaneous
MG 16 - Driving to the MN MG Group
In this Episode it's just me yacking about going to the MN MG Group
Automobiles
MG 14 – Alternator With A Little Bit More Disassembly
In this episode I explain the workings of an alternator and do a little bit of prep work on the engine.
Automobiles
MG 12 – My Dogs and Some More Disassembly
This week I remove the alternator and a couple random pieces from the MG
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MG 10 – Seats
This week on Marty's Garage I go back in time a little bit and show you how to remove the seats from an MG B. I also show you what I did to fix mine up a bit.
Automobiles
MG 9 - Leaf Springs
With the gas tank off I figure it's a good time to swap out my other leaf spring.
Automobiles
MG 8 – Gas Tank Removal
This week on Marty's Garage involves Gas Fumes, Sparks, And my friend stiffler. Other then that I'm starting to receive a lot of pointers on how to make the show better and some kind words of encouragement. Keep it coming!
Automobiles
MG 7 – The Dash of the MG gets removed
This week on Marty's Garage the dashboard gets removed.
Automobiles
MG 6 - Windshield, Doors and Fender Removal
My Brother Kevin stops by and helps me get a ton of stuff done. The windshield, doors and fender get removed
Miscellaneous
MG 5 - A Furnace and A Driveshaft
My dad stopped by in this episode with a little surprise for me. A new old furnace! Norm and I install the furnace and I take advantage of my new warm garage!
Automobiles
MG 4 - Heater Removal
In this episode I explain how to remove the heater unit from my 1973 MG B.
Automobiles
MG 3 - A Little Progress and A Lot of Rust
Starting to pull things apart, removed a few things from the engine compartment and found a bunch of rust hiding under some of the chrome.
Automobiles
MG 2 - Prep Work
Not much going on here just talking a little bit about what my plans are.
Automobiles
MG 1 - FIRST!!!
Follow me on my journey restoring a 1973 MG B that has been off the road for close to 14 years. I'm a little nervous on this first episode so bear with me:) More to come...