We spent some more time painting parts that will be going back on the car. We had a few more parts to paint black after painting the freshly sandblasted wheels silver. In both cases, we used a urethane topcoat over epoxy primer for durable finish. We also got the replated fasteners back from Midwest Plating…
As we prepare to put the car together, we had a number of things that needed some black paint. We had many small parts that we sandblasted in our cabinet blaster, primed with black epoxy primer, and top coated with black urethane enamel. We also painted the front frame rails in the engine bay with…
We’re not quite sure if this is the correct name for these parts, but we call them the top pans as the top bows fold into them. As with the rest of the car, they were quite rusty, so we’re making new ones as well as repairing the areas they are welded to. We drilled…
We had quite a bit of repair work in the rear bulkhead. The bottom 4″ plus the corners were rusted out. We started with minor repairs in the upper corners Then we made repair panels for the lower portions and cut away the old metal. We tacked the repairs in, then finish welded them. With…
When the MGA came back from the body shop, the doors and fenders were hung on loosely, with large gaps for safety. Our job was to install the fender welt and adjust the gaps. We first aligned and latched the doors, then started aligning the fenders to the doors. We also installed the welt between…
We’re so fortunate to have our bodywork partners at Kimber Auto Body just blocks away from the our shop so that we can stay in constant communication as cars progress. Following are some photos as Kimber worked their magic.
We ended up quite a bit behind on our website postings as we (very slowly) updated the website in 2023. Here’s a photo dump of some of the metalwork we repaired before sending the body out for bodywork and paint. We always test fit the grille, front bumper, and valance before an MGA goes to…
This Lotus Seven race car has been with its owner for many years and we’ve been to many vintage races with him. It’s in for an engine refresh and some minor sorting/setup work for next season. We had the engine out quickly. After a little time with a power washer, the engine bay was nice…
We’re very fussy about carefully stripping the paint on a project. With this one, the owner hand-stripped the outside surfaces with a DA sander. While we usually send bodies out for sandblasting, we chose to do this one onsite in our “dirty room.” It’s a messy job but gets the metal clean. As shown, the…