1958 MGA Coupe

[bobs77vet]

moving on to the drivers side. so in looking at my parts, it seems the easiest path is to use the vertical upright for my old windows on the new windows

the broken tab is harder to deal with then swapping the vertical posts



i do have to drill out the one screw and probably retap



i see the camera is picking up everything other then what i want, but i am letting the two screws soak in PB blaster before i try and torque on them



first round of hand polishing

 

[bobs77vet]

so to pick up where we left off the bracket under the ventilator window is broken on the window frame i am going to use and i need to take the bracket off so the new donor pillar will fit basically drill the rivets out and pop it out with adrift

these are the parts





kind of the way it looks on the car



one last broken screw to coax out

 

[bobs77vet]

the boss retired early

and i was thinking about how to get the ventilator pivot bolt nut off so i decided to cut it off with a dremel










bracket screw would not come out so drill and tap it





next side






ready to order parts to put it all back together again

 

[bobs77vet]

so lets take somemore stuff apart







remove old gasket



some times it easier to line things up using screws that are longer these re 1/2 long


all shined up and mock fit before the gasket goes in



this was a PITA two people, one pushing on the bottom and the other pushing up top with a Popsicle stick







this gets pushed in last



and a trial fit i still have to put that rivet i place right now its just a nut a bolt holding it

 

[bobs77vet]

4 screws and 1 gasket how long can that take???



and what you are seeing is the only screw i didnt have to drill out and retap



athough i am getting good at free hand drilling



so three holes drilled and tapped, and parts polished



and we ran out of umpph to keep moving it forward will regroup later tonight

 

[bobs77vet]

where we left off



just effort from this point forward just shove and push...and i used a har dryer to see if i could make it softer I am not sure anything other then brute force actually worked

put the bottom piece on easily



and done



Jim Cheatham pointed out to me the gaskets have to be trimmed on the side the glass folds in on











the very top needed to be seated just a 1/16 of an inch more so lets see if wedging some thing in there will let it form into the position over time




its all down hill from here, i will put in a parts order tomorrow to finish up

 

[bobs77vet]

lets clean up the parts and place all the hardware in place



mark the parts








had one thread that needed to be retapped



that finishing strip needs to come off





paint stripped off



and polished it looks better then it did






and a teaser photo or two

 

[bobs77vet]

show time..



1/8" split pin for the handles



clean it up with a 5/32 drill bit so its nice and tight



trial fit



tapped down with the rivet set tool


a hard surface to set it



hit until the rivet tools bottoms out, then move to flat end drift







fully set



back together



I use green grease its synthethic and waterproof really good stuff, on the spring and washers of the window ventialtor mechanism, i came to discover how good this stuff is when i went to clean a bearing grease tool and tried cleaning it with gasoline and i couldnt remove the grease even after soaking it in gasoline, then i knew i had really good stuff and have been using it ever since



the triangular trim piece also has a ridge in it to catch the gasket

 

[bobs77vet]

lets put the felt channels in place



so why would the window channels that should be felt have a metal spiral bound liner in them?



basically fold the felt channel in half and push it in.



fully seat it with the butt of a plastic spreader



tomorrow i think i will use some thread locker and tighten up all the screws and move to put these in the doors over the next week

 

[Sam Cogley]

Is there a filler block for that corner, or do you just have a strange triangular opening next to your vent window?

 

[bobs77vet]

there is a filler block

so lets make some tapped backing plates for the door hinges since getting at those nuts will be near impossible, i had two extra















make a gasket



install end cap


another gasket



homemade access hole and my grandfathers combination wrench








you can see the inner bracing that screws with access to the barrel nut



and the trial fit continues tomorrow

 

[BangkokDean]

nice work:clap:

 

[bobs77vet]

thanks

well the window pantograph is in place, the window is in it, the lock mechanism is hooked up and it all works the lock mechanism goes in first before door channel






next is the window weather stripping and adjust the door for a better alignment

 

[bobs77vet]

car show

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/bobs77vet/slideshow/Original British Car Day

one of my favorites, license plate towmatr and logo on side says radiator springs.....from the kids movies carz

 

[bobs77vet]

lets move on to the driver side

simple locking mechanism





hole above the square shaft is what you plug so you dont accidentally lock your self out



locked position



heres my trial and error result.....counter sunk held in place with thread locker



tapping plate


need to add the capping plate



heres the magic spot the front window channel is held up high the pantograh shaft is inthe hole and the pantograph wheels are just about to slip into the window channel and give it a light tap of the hammer handle and it slips in to place and the since the square shaft is at the back of the hole it can move forward and its in place




and done


and the next time i drive the car i wont have a bungi cord across my chest holding the doors closed

woohoo the assembly table is clean



and the next work to do

s side

 

[bobs77vet]

tonights work..... i had a noisy shock link and a broken axle strap



not too complicated


easiset thing is to just remove the shock absorper, I tried using an impact to seperate but it didnt work

just cut the link off





you know where this going


one wack



and done

 

[bobs77vet]

lets keep pushing forward....when i did my trial body fit i made a rookie mistake and did not mark the hinges and the spacers and its been screwing with me ever since


lets put the brush seal in place and a new hinge spacer, window bump stop and window trim cap and adjust the doors so they open and close

the original remnants of the brush seal



the MGB rubber one i could not figure out how to make it work so i didnt use it



my new 1/16" spacers




rubber window bump stops from Jim Cheatham


cut off raised circle



contact cement in place




hold in place with window sitting on a small piece of plywood to push it evenly down




brush seal with clips on them





in place




with exterior trim cap on it

 

[bobs77vet]

ok so lets finish the last body panel piece, i wanted this to fit nice and tight so i am using panel adhesive and gluing it in place to the rocker sill



make a template and cut





fold tab

dead blow hammers dont leave dings





put a crease free curve in place








and test fitted and painted



to be bonded in place tomorrow

 

[bobs77vet]

i cant believe this took two hours....the window was 20 minutes those scuttle badges were a task, my T Rex arms just dont cut it....

the brush seal, Mike Dianna saved me once again with some extra clips






my fingers are still numb

 

[bobs77vet]

tonights mission fit the last panel in place and put some more badging


use some locating holes to make sure everything lines up



brushable seam sealer on frame and bonding adhesive on the two parts







i was a bit nervous drilling out those holes to size for the octagon... a whole lot cold go wrong with a drill and a sharp bit over shiny paint

 

[bobs77vet]

and the carpeting

 

[bobs77vet]

I have decided to sell my 53 MG TD $17,950 OBO its really very nice if any one is interested, Pm me. thanks Bob

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/bobs77vet/library/1953 MGTD for sale

http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?42,3540100





todays mission put on door panels, and the last two pieces of carpet on the triangular goal post support





i need to figure out the orientation of the door lock handle and the window cranks

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

you sold it? I see the ebay ad is ended. The 'boss' said I could have no more then 5 cars. I have 5 cars, I attribute 3 cars to her.... problem solved.:devil:

 

[bobs77vet]

relisted it at $17,950

 

[bobs77vet]

install front grille clean garage and install door handles



glue piping in place

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

looks so good!

 

[bobs77vet]

thanks

another little nibble on the last piece of carpet and body mount cover

 

[bobs77vet]

lets put the trim around the door and window opening

previously fitted and JIm Cheatham made these and gave them to me














make a temporary table





cut and glue to the back side, the first piece i glued to the front and it got all wavy so this is just glued to the back



now the trick to finding previously drilled holes is to pay attention to the angle of the pick



and i just dont like the way they look, oh well i will just redo them another day...

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

I've seen pros not do as nice of work. Amazing!

 

[bobs77vet]

thanks, good news those must have been handling wrinkles and they have almost all gone away. maybe i will put it out in the sun today and let get warm and see what happens.

kind of makes sense because if it looked like that to start with i wouldnt have put it in


definitiely going away, just the biggest ones left now....lets see what that virgina heat and sunshine can do