Thread: 51 MG restoration.

Tubs completed and ready for the outer skins to be separated from the old ones.




And I got the wood tied in at the front and retested the Skuttle top.


Looking more and more like a car, almost..

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Tubs completed and ready for the outer skins to be separated from the old ones.

And I got the wood tied in at the front and retested the Skuttle top.

Looking more and more like a car, almost..

Impressive! Most Impressive!

While I can't speak for him--I believe that Fitzee would approve of your work!

Thanks Roy. Those wheel tubs were harder than they looked. Spent a couple of weeks with cardboard and sketches before I started to turn them into steel. Aside from the firewall, the last really significant structural work actually! And there was a load of planning involved.
The quarters and fenders are all more traditional dent and spot repair work and will seem almost easy after all this deep work.
Can’t say it’ll be early summer, but it will be paint ready before it gets to hot to paint , this is my vow!”!

You've come a long way, doing nice work, have learned a lot of skills and still have a long wau to go.
That's what it's all about.

Loverly! Push the motor back!

Not gonna happen Texan!
I’m a big fan of foot room and I’m looking forward to experiencing it in this car for the first time.
I hear this MG’ had a lowered foot well area for the driver side, and think I’m going to add one of those while I’m laying new floors and peddle placement anyway. Getting pretty good at breaking metal now, so a little 2” dropped pan in the floor should be easy.
Think it’ll be the icing on the cake with all the other enhancements to the car.

Dropping the foot-well. Nice idea!

Starting to take shape!

Wow! It still amazes me how much you've done to that car. Very impressive Mike.

Now that the rear quarters are merely skins I can size up the repairs needed on both sides thanks to winter.


All things considered, shouldn’t be too bad to replicate.
The small indent beside the three screws is where the rear and front quarters meet, without being welded together, sort of an expansion joint originally.