Thread: 51 MG restoration.

Outstanding!

And posted on post #2000. Its been a long and exciting thread. Thanks for doing it, Mike! She looks great.

Hit any cruise nights / car shows yet ? Looks Good ! Plus it feels good,when people ask ….did you buy it, or do all the work yourself.

Very important!
What was the wifes verdict?

Looks fantastic by the way!

Pete <:-}

No cruise nights yet. But I’m going to attend one soon I hope.
Wife says I done good! Took to long but made the car better than she thought it would be after rebuild.
Not happy when I said I’m not quite done, referring to the 5 spd upgrade next winter, but that a ways off of being for sure anyway..
Adjusted the needle on the speedo and am closer to true. Now only 15 km’s off at speed.
Also reconnected the vac advance to the distributor wanting to see if I could crisp it up a wee bit more on acceleration and yes boy, she did.
Had to lower the idle speed again after, but she pulls great now. Like better than she ever did before in third and fourth.
She drips 2 or 3 drops from the pan, or breather, not sure which, every park, so I’m just about ready to make a pan to go under the entire engine. Drop it to a low spot I can drain now and then and be done with it.
I love the car, and my driveway. Hehe.

The car is just marking its spot in the driveway.

And the other cars are just jelous that they haven't been able to use the garage.

A lovely run down one of my favorite roads in the area.
Sorry for the wind noise.
https://youtu.be/dkDCuJzBQGE
And as viewed from above.

Cheers gents, have a great start to the week!

A California stop in Canada? Now Ive seen it all.

Originally Posted by MikeB52

A lovely run down one of my favorite roads in the area.
Sorry for the wind noise.
https://youtu.be/dkDCuJzBQGE
And as viewed from above.

Cheers gents, have a great start to the week!

Droneboy! So those Brookland screens are fun, eh? I have a few extra windshield frames for my car.
They come off with 5 nuts.
Thought about cutting one to the bottom and mounting some of those. Could swap them out.
Perhaps someday..

I always liked the one on the old #55. I think I am too slow for that, though!

That’s not the drone, my daughter took that from her balcony before joining me for a rip!


And I love the screens more than expected. I thought they looked cool, but really like the improvements in air stream effect when they are on as well.

That is a gorgeous sunbeam Tom. Is that one in Texas too?