February 2018
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MGB in for overdrive service
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was finally disconnected and extracted from the boot (remind me never to buy a Jag). The rusty MG Midget has a fresh engine and gearbox (not installed yet) and new floor pans (looking better each week). A mid-70's Ford Ranger truck has a fresh V8 engine finished, and the transplant installation is progressing nicely. An MGB propshaft was rebuilt with new U-joints (just for a tech session). Alfa Romeo front brake calipers were rebuilt and back on the car, while the rear ones are 3/4 through the process (being done on a learning curve by a newbie). We encountered another "hybrid" mismatched MGA propshaft containing two sliding splines. Still chasing failing brake light pressure switches (for
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Rusty MGB engine being disassembled
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other people) and cut open a few more to verify the failure mode. The low cost running silver MGB has evolved to getting the bonnet sanded down for refinishing and repaint. I finally found enough time to disassemble my MGA speedometer and reset the main odometer, to reinstate the 2275 miles we lost with a broken drive cable way back in late March. We got to tinker with a minor repair on an MGB overdrive gearbox, and a fresh start disassembling a very rusty MGB engine for intended rebuild.
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Hunt Automotive in Fort Myers, FL
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We got to visit one more new shop, Hunt Automotive in Fort Myers, Florida, referred there by a friend from a prior club meeting. The place is fairly large with a few employees, several cars in process at any given time, and lots of indoor storage. The owner has a couple vintage race cars for his personal toys. Over the month we had several walk-in visitors, including a few from Illinois and one shop owner from Long Island New York who winters in Florida and wanted to chat over lunch. We found a new friend with a newly acquired MG TF, which he keeps in a very nice "condo garage" in Fort Myers (we should do a tech article about that concept sometime).
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MG TF in the condo garage in Fort Myers, FL
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We are now finally heading north, but it may be another 10 days or so before we break out of Florida. Meanwhile, follow our follies at: http://MGAguru.com/mobile
~~ Barney and Elliot Gaylord
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