And a view of my "to do" list. Note picture in bottom corner to give me some motivation. Or at least a reminder of what is should look like!
Monday, January 13, 2014
Old pics
Found this picture of when the car first came home. It doesn't look too bad in this picture, but it was really rusty in a number of places.
Side view
Close up of rust (bondo) on rockers
Floorpan, after pulling up the carpet
My son standing in front of the car after it was stripped down
After being media blasted
An example of the swiss cheese the body guy had to deal with
Day 1 (sort of...)
Starting this blog in the hopes it will keep me motivated, plus it will be great to have a record of my ownership/restoration in the future.
Brief history - after owning a couple of MGB's and being active members of our local MG Club (MGCC Washington DC Chapter), shortly after our son was born we were using the MGB less and less. After some discussion with my wife, we decided it would be fun to have a 4-seater MG so the search began. We thought the back seat of an MGB-GT would be outgrown too soon, and I also looked at a couple of MG Magnettes but didn't find anything that was worth restoration.
Finally I saw an ad in the club newsletter from one of the long-time members for an MG1100. Despite growing up in England I wasn't really familiar with this car. For those that don't know - it is sort of like a plus-sized Austin Mini - same front-wheel drive engine/transmission (1098cc), proper rear seat and 2 doors (4 door versions were available).
Anyway, we bought the car, I got it running (it had been sitting for a while) and drove it around the block. Probably about an hour after that I started taking it apart to get it ready to send off for paint and bodywork.
Fast-forward about 10-years, and we've since moved houses, my son is (almost) a teenager, and I still have an MG1100 in the same number of pieces...
But the big news is - as of yesterday, it has moved out of the barn where it was stored and is now in the workshop ready for some attention.
As it emerges from the barn -
Brief history - after owning a couple of MGB's and being active members of our local MG Club (MGCC Washington DC Chapter), shortly after our son was born we were using the MGB less and less. After some discussion with my wife, we decided it would be fun to have a 4-seater MG so the search began. We thought the back seat of an MGB-GT would be outgrown too soon, and I also looked at a couple of MG Magnettes but didn't find anything that was worth restoration.
Finally I saw an ad in the club newsletter from one of the long-time members for an MG1100. Despite growing up in England I wasn't really familiar with this car. For those that don't know - it is sort of like a plus-sized Austin Mini - same front-wheel drive engine/transmission (1098cc), proper rear seat and 2 doors (4 door versions were available).
Anyway, we bought the car, I got it running (it had been sitting for a while) and drove it around the block. Probably about an hour after that I started taking it apart to get it ready to send off for paint and bodywork.
Fast-forward about 10-years, and we've since moved houses, my son is (almost) a teenager, and I still have an MG1100 in the same number of pieces...
But the big news is - as of yesterday, it has moved out of the barn where it was stored and is now in the workshop ready for some attention.
As it emerges from the barn -
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