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Subject: MGA update
From: "Rui Gigante" <rgigante@oninet.pt>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 16:55:15 -0000
Hi listers,


Since today is a quiet day at work, I'll post an update on the MGA restoration. 

The bodywork and chassis are ready to be painted. What I've done was basically 
to reassemble all the car (chassis, body, doors, bonnet, top, etc) to make sure 
every little detail fits nicely. Next wednesday I'll take the chassis and all 
associated components to be sand-blasted, after which they will be painted. 

The idea here is to have the chassis ready to start mounting the engine, 
gearbox, suspensions, diferential, brakes, electrics, etc,etc, while the body 
is being painted. 

The engine and gearbox are ready to be fitted. Today I had the radiator 
re-cored (is that the right way of saying it?) by a specialist shop with a 
three layer one. People in the local MG club have done so to prevent 
overheating, and they tell me it got much better. 

This week I'll send the calipers and master brake pump to Classicar Automotive 
in England (http://classicbrakes.co.uk) to be renovated, and I'll start working 
on the diferential next weekend. 

I hope to start assembling the chassis in one or two weeks. 

Take a look at http://homepage.oninet.pt/541mhc/mga.htm for some more pictures, 
but only tomorrow. I'll do the update late today. 


Best, 

Rui
Porto - Portugal

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