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Todd MullinsMembership Status: Silver Member  Member Since: 2008-08-27 Home Site: The MG Experience Location: Mississippi Coast, USA  Email: [Sign in to view] Website: [No website] Last Login: 2010-07-13 18:53:44 |
2 Vehicles -- Total mileage: 325,000 mi (523,037 km) -- Average age: 1981
There are 21 total entries in this Journal.
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Posted on: Tuesday September 1, 2009
Another long time since my last entry. I've been working on the interior a bit here and there, as time permits, but the B has still been on a bit of a "back burner". My door panels finally arrived from England, which was a boost to the project. The only thing left to install at this point is the center console, which will require polishing the chrome ring and bolts a bit. Big task for today was the fitting of the hood! First, I needed to touch-up the frame a bit. Did this kinda backwards...
Posted on: Saturday July 18, 2009
Wow - a month since my last entry. Actually, I have been taking some "time off" from the B. Sometimes I get saturated with a project, and I need to take time away from it, lest I get burned out. I've been spending the last few weeks building a semi-hollow fretless bass guitar - playing and building basses is my other serious hobby at this stage in my life. But this weekend I felt like wrenching again. So I decided to figure out once and for all what was wrong with the motor - it would sta...
Posted on: Friday June 19, 2009
A banner day! After almost eleven years, the little B chugged down the road under her own power! It was only around the neighborhood a few times, but it's a milestone nonetheless! Actually there was very little drama involved. I had a little bit of trouble with the Grose Jets in the carbs sticking, but I had (years ago) saved the original needle valves, so I swapped them out, re-set the float height, and fired her up. Had to re-adjust the mixture and idle speed - actually had to leave the...
Posted on: Monday June 8, 2009
Been a while since I've posted updates. But the last three weeks have seen some more good progress on the car. First, the interior - The carpet is finished, except for the map pocket in the passenger's footwell, which may or may not be reinstalled. I may decide to use that location to mount an amplifier instead. The carpet kit from TRF really was pretty simple to install. Everything was cut properly, though I had to do a little trimming on the wheel arch pieces. The toe board pieces are ...
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