[Mgs] Saturday projects

[Dodd, Kelvin]

Gee, can you tell I don't do computers over the weekend.

I winched a decrepit Rover SD1 into the workshop to finish off
dismantling it. It's very sad to see a relatively rust free car go
bye-bye. I don't know what BL was thinking when they specified the
material for the upholstery as a decent wearing interior would have
saved these cars from the scrapper.

Stripped the ancillaries and got the power train/front suspension ready
to drop out. It's interesting to work on a relatively modern design
where everything drops out the bottom of the car. Front struts, power
rack, engine with F.I., trans etc.

The power train has a BW Type 62 automatic trans and I've been thinking
about dropping it into a 1973 MGB to build a stop & go daily driver.
Just a thought at the moment as I have to get my '78 V8 Roadster
finished first.

Sunday - Back to home building mode. Fabricated steel gates out of pipe
to keep wife's Saurian necked horse from getting into the Alfalfa bales.



Kelvin Dodd


> -----Original Message-----
> From: mgs-bounces+doddk=mossmotors.com at autox.team.net [mailto:mgs-
> bounces+doddk=mossmotors.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Rick Lindsay
> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 5:52 AM
> To: sl; ferrari; MGS
> Subject: [Mgs] Saturday projects
>
> Hello Friends,
>    Its Saturday - at least here in the western
> hemisphere!  What kinds of car-projects do you have in
> today's queue?  I hope to (until Nancy revises my
> priorities):
>
> + Lay plans to have the SL500's front and rear bumper
> covers repainted.  Consider a sonar backup alert
> device for the FRONT of the car, to warn of
> spoiler-damaging low curbs.
>
> + Get the 308GTB on the battery charger.  Buy a
> battery tender so I won't always have to do step 1.
>
> + Remove the MGB muffler, replace damaged exhaust
> hangers, install new muffler.
>
> + Buy a new tank of propane for the grill.
>
> + Clean charity-junk out of garage, take to Goodwill.
>
> Damn, I have an exciting life!!!
>
> rick