1958 MGA Coupe

[bobs77vet]

about 90 mins tonight all the screws and nuts are "sorted out", my son spent some time today cleaning up the front of the frame



these are the next items to fabricate 6 of them looks like to me

 

[MYBAD79]

Is this your next project?

now thats funny!!!!!!

i have never done an airplane.......

well..... I guess that Dornier is now owned by the Brits... now that they pulled it from the north sea or the "channel" ..... would go very nicely with the MG.... lol....

 

[bobs77vet]

this sets up the bent piece to have the first hole cut by the plasma cutter all at the same level



you then have to chase the hole




this makes the last indentation




now we make the clip for the fuel line and brake line all as one piece then cut with a grinder












that was kind of fun

 

[bobs77vet]

about another hour tonight wire brushing the bottom of the frame, doing some grinding to where the spot welds were alittle bit rough and then painting the bottom of the frame with Jasco

 

[bobs77vet]

full day today my son and I.

wire brushed the frame twice, and wiped it down with cleaner and a scotch brite pad, removed shock absorbers and bump stops and front brake lines and 4 way brake union. and then primed it.

 

[Twin_Turbo]

Why didn't you have it blasted and powdercoated? A lot less messy. Does look good though. Are you going to wax coat the inside?

 

[MYBAD79]

That frame looks good but it sure was a lot of work. I bet it was some quality time in the garge too. :thumbs:

 

[bobs77vet]

this area really sucks for anything car related, finding places to get stuff sand blasted is a real chore and its never close, so this build is just going to be an easy on the wallet build, and i dont mine the labor its my form of exercise. as for the rust inbitor in the frame, when i cut the rust out some of the inside of the frame was still bare metal....all of the rust was from the outside . there are several drain holes in the frame i could use to spray stuff up in there if i want to.



about 2.5 hours today painting the frame, frame extension and cleaning the front spindles again.

this gave little better pivot point then yesterdays set up

 

[bobs77vet]

i figure the frame weighs some where in the 300-350 lb range with the steering rack and steering wheel on it. easy enough for the young bucks to pick up one end by themselves but a little heavy for dad...

this will allow us to move it out of the way easy enough so i can paint the rear end and reattach it. that is about exactly where the center of balance is for the frame.

 

[bobs77vet]

about 2 hrs tonight removing the emergency brake cable, removing black paint from nose of the rear end, degreasing it, draining the differential, sanding it and painting it with Jasco rust converter.

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

emergency brake cable? what's that do? :quote:

 

[bobs77vet]

easy 45min tonight, so little joe and i go to pick up the rear end assembly and it seems a little heavy to me so we put it down again....so little joe says "dad let me do it" and he wraps his 37" arms around it and picks it up and puts it out side on the jack stands....young bucks.

 

[bobs77vet]

quick 15 mins this am before going to work....so the paint will be dry for my install tomorrow am

 

[MYBAD79]

easy 45min tonight, so little joe and i go to pick up the rear end assembly and it seems a little heavy to me so we put it down again....so little joe says "dad let me do it" and he wraps his 37" arms around it and picks it up and puts it out side on the jack stands....young bucks.

I'm 40 and my gym buddy is 26 ..... I think I know what you're saying...... lol

 

[canman]

Just put this add up on Craigs list a few weeks ago for a friend of mine, maybe some parts you might need.

http://chambana.craigslist.org/pts/3858527754.html

 

[bobs77vet]

yes many of those are exactly the same parts. where is catlin?


about 3 hrs today while every body went to the pool or to play lacrossse

not a bad one person job putting the rear end back in



some welding,drilling and grinding make these usable again



priming




painting

 

[bobs77vet]

i didnt expect a loyalty test today, i thought that was only for work. about an hour today

removing the front ww hub





oh yeah that cotter pin is fun thing to remove...i would like to meet the sick bastard that thought that one up, here i am prying it out the last 1/8"




took a few fittings to get the corrects parts for the puller set up





the orientation of the 1/4" hole towards the steering arm



and i win

 

[bobs77vet]

well the other side is done, also what a PITA those cotter pins were

this is the new challenge



lets see what 12 tons of pressuere will do



i win!!!!!

just propane heat until the grease was bubbling out and then lots of pressure, even after the first pop of a 1/4" I had to reheat it go the rest of the way.....and if you are wondering thats a pitman arm off of a corvette and those are main caps of a SBC. I seem to have misplaced my blocks for the press

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

hmmm, I need a just a bit more blocking for my press - and there's a 400 in my shop that the block absolutely toast... hmmmm :suspicious:

 

[bobs77vet]

hmmm, I need a just a bit more blocking for my press - and there's a 400 in my shop that the block absolutely toast... hmmmm :suspicious:

those main caps are sweet....nicely machined with a decent span, thick as ****, and have that nice radius open end. and you could bolt them together for a large hole

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

hmmm, I need a just a bit more blocking for my press - and there's a 400 in my shop that the block absolutely toast... hmmmm :suspicious:

those main caps are sweet....nicely machined with a decent span, thick as ****, and have that nice radius open end. and you could bolt them together for a large hole

nice symmetry - about useful, large holes.

The 400 has a nice, large hole that runs front to back across the narrow part of the bores..... kind of kills compression, but symmetrical

 

[bobs77vet]

now for the important stuff in life my first grand child ....a little girl

 

[Stpman]

now for the important stuff in life my first grand child ....a little girl

Congrats we have a grand daughter and a grandson and I enjoy every minute I get to spend with them

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

now for the important stuff in life my first grand child ....a little girl

Congratulations.... lucky kid, doesn't look a bit like you

 

[1Michel]

now for the important stuff in life my first grand child ....a little girl

Congratulation SIR.
Like you said, this is the most important in our lives.
I now have two of those beautifull grandkids.

When I looked at this picture, I recognised and remembered the feeling right away.

Theres nothing like it huh?

 

[bobs77vet]

thks guys it is a special moment

well grandpa got the boot for alittle while so....
put the new rebound buffers on, rebuilt front shocks and painted the original rear shocks that are still good













so they could dry out of the rain..

 

[bobs77vet]

while everybody is at Hospital getting read to come home, i am lucky the hospital is about 1 mile away so its a really quick trip.

so we put the rebound rubbers on which required two of us to sit on the frame to compress the springs







and i had time to check the tie rod length against the original and its a perfect replacement and added one gator using the original hose clamps. last night i filled the steering rack with 90 wt oil and moved it several times so it could gurgle and leak out.

 

[bobs77vet]

I am not very good at waiting around and doing nothing so...I slipped out and did the other side. my timing was perfect and as soon as I finished I got the call to go help transport everybody home. so now i am going to go out and see what else I can takeout of boxes and put back on the chassis so I dont lose anything or forget where it goes.

 

[bobs77vet]

measured out the brake drums and we are good to go!!!! these were white these were red....and now they are a cast iron engine paint, theres just way too much black on this car for me.






and we had our first part failure, I guess its time for the original style webbing

 

[MYBAD79]

Congrats Grandpa !!!

:yahoo:

Hey, that paint on the drums, is that the Rustoleum rattle can "cast iron grey" ?? That's a nice color for chassis and brake parts :thumbs: