1951 RHD Pale Primrose MGTD

  • Wire Wheel Conversion

    The owner of the car purchased 5 new MWS chrome wire wheels but did not get anything else for the conversion. We sourced new hubs, drums, bearings, knock-offs, and a spare tire adapter from Moss Motors. The wheels were sent to our friends at Hendrix Wire Wheel for tires, wheel-trueing, and balancing. Upon their return,…

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  • Seat Back and Finishing Carpet

    The new seats are provided by the upholstery shop at Moss Motors. They come bare, and we have to transfer all of the hardware. We cleaned and painted the bottom mount sleeves and then used the original seat-back as a template for installation. The seat back also has 8 t-nuts pre-installed for the upper seat…

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  • Carpet and Seat Bottoms

    With the freshly-painted floorboards ready to go, we first installed the carpet over the rear half of the tunnel. This is the proper way to do it so that the floorboards actually rest on top of the rear tunnel half. We installed the transmission covers, transmission carpet, and front carpets to check for fitment. We…

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  • Removing and repainting floorboards

    Before we install the new carpet we need to make some corrections to the floorboards. These replacement floorboards were installed unpainted and are already showing signs of water damage that we want to stop with a good coat of paint. Additionally, the rear half of the tunnel was installed over top of the floorboards and…

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  • Arrival and parts sorting

    This beautiful 1951 RHD MGTD in Pale Primrose arrived after a lengthy stay at another shop where nothing much had been accomplished. The owner purchased a new seat, carpet kit, and wire wheels for a conversion and has asked us to finish the job. In addition, this car is in need of a tune-up which…

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