{"id":44217,"date":"2020-09-04T01:39:23","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T01:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGAR2020\/?page_id=44217"},"modified":"2020-09-04T01:39:23","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T01:39:23","slug":"restoration-play-by-play","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/restoration-play-by-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Restoration Play-by-Play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NAMGAR members are encouraged to submit articles describing the restoration of their MGA. Please submit your articles (in MS Word format) and photos <em>(.jpg format only)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"contact-us\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"side-button\">Submit an Article<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-posts-listing\" id=\"user-posts\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/repairing-rebuilding-the-seats\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/repairing-rebuilding-the-seats\/\">Repairing &#038; Rebuilding the Seats<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 18, 2014<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I needed to do some clean up in the garage and needed a quick hit<\/span><\/div><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/front-frame-extension-part-2\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/front-frame-extension-part-2\/\">Front Frame Extension Part 2<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 6, 2014<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">This is the last time I am going to spend time looking for Sharpies, my<\/span><\/div><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/front-frame-extension-part-1\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/front-frame-extension-part-1\/\">Front Frame Extension Part 1<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 6, 2014<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A few more nibbles of the elephant tonight. I used the O\/A rig to put<\/span><\/div><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/inner-wheel-well\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/inner-wheel-well\/\">Inner Wheel Well<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 5, 2014<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Nibbled some more today on the elephant (about 2.5 hours)&#8230;.I think I have decided to<\/span><\/div><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/how-to-bend-metal\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/how-to-bend-metal\/\">How to Bend Metal<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 23, 2014<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Well, while the turkey was cooking, I snuck outside for an hour and a half&#8230;I<\/span><\/div><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/back-to-the-inner-sill\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/back-to-the-inner-sill\/\">Back to the Inner Sill<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 21, 2014<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Time to wrap up this side&#8230;..tonight I welded the inner sill and patch panels into<\/span><\/div><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/front-frame-extension\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/front-frame-extension\/\">Front Frame Extension<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 12, 2014<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">What a great day yesterday was! I got to go on a road trip with<\/span><\/div><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/return-to-the-inner-sill\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/return-to-the-inner-sill\/\">Return to the Inner Sill<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 5, 2014<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Well we are getting close to wrapping up this side&#8230;. Here\u2019s the panel fitted in<\/span><\/div><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/foot-well-body-mount-and-bolt\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/foot-well-body-mount-and-bolt\/\">Foot Well Body Mount and Bolt<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 2, 2014<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Well &#8211; here is another bite of the elephant, and maybe the last thing I<\/span><\/div><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/door-hinge-plate\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/door-hinge-plate\/\">Door Hinge Plate<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 31, 2013<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Woo hoo&#8230;..the basement room is now finished and it is now time to head back<\/span><\/div><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/more-body-work\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/more-body-work\/\">More Body Work<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 1, 2013<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Bob returns to do some further repair work on the inner sill and panels. Worked<\/span><\/div><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/more-engine-work\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/more-engine-work\/\">More Engine Work<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 18, 2013<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Well taking a week off felt pretty good. I got the chance tonight to work<\/span><\/div><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/starting-the-engine\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/starting-the-engine\/\">Starting the Engine<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 29, 2013<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I want to poke around the engine some more and drain the oil in it<\/span><\/div><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/repairing-the-outer-sills-part-2\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/repairing-the-outer-sills-part-2\/\">Repairing the Outer Sills &#8211; Part 2<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 15, 2012<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">In this session, Bob continues with the restoration of the sills and posts. I then<\/span><\/div><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/repairing-the-outer-sills-part-1\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/repairing-the-outer-sills-part-1\/\">Repairing the Outer Sills &#8211; Part 1<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 11, 2012<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The only tool I had to buy was the yellow angle finder in the photo<\/span><\/div><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/repairing-the-door-hinges-and-aligning-the-panels\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/repairing-the-door-hinges-and-aligning-the-panels\/\">Repairing the Door Hinges and Aligning the Panels<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 12, 2012<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I got 5 hours of uninterrupted time in the garage today and got a lot<\/span><\/div><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/repair-of-the-inner-sill\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/repair-of-the-inner-sill\/\">Repair of the Inner Sill<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 3, 2012<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Tonight is date night with the Mrs., so I nibbled away at the project right<\/span><\/div><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/repair-of-rust-areas-around-rear-window\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/repair-of-rust-areas-around-rear-window\/\">Repair of Rust Areas Around Rear Window<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 24, 2012<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">June 8, 2012 &#8211; put a couple hours in after work today while everyone was<\/span><\/div><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/bobs-restoration-checking-the-carbs\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/bobs-restoration-checking-the-carbs\/\">Bob\u2019s Restoration &#8211; Checking the Carbs<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 19, 2012<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">My hunch is that this engine will run. So, for my long range plannnng purposes,<\/span><\/div><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/bobs-restoration-boot-floor-replacement\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PBP_IMG_2433_resized-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Boot floor\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/bobs-restoration-boot-floor-replacement\/\">Bob\u2019s Restoration &#8211; Boot Floor Replacement<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 30, 2012<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">My son, Joe, and I worked on the boot floor replacement for a couple of<\/span><\/div><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/bobs-restoration-assessing-the-rust-and-engine\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PBP_MGA51210006-250x205-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bob\u2019s Restoration - Assessing the Rust and Engine\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/bobs-restoration-assessing-the-rust-and-engine\/\">Bob\u2019s Restoration &#8211; Assessing the Rust and Engine<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 19, 2012<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">June 4, 2012 &#8211; today we picked some low hanging fruit and pulled the radiator<\/span><\/div><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/restoration-of-bob-krzywickis-1958-mga-coupe-part-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PBP_IMG00700-20120521-1151resized_cropped_use-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Restoration of Bob Krzywicki\u2019s 1958 MGA Coupe - Part 2\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/restoration-of-bob-krzywickis-1958-mga-coupe-part-2\/\">Restoration of Bob Krzywicki\u2019s 1958 MGA Coupe &#8211; Part 2<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 10, 2012<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">June 4, 2012 &#8211; the boys and I put in 2-3 hours and pulled all<\/span><\/div><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/restoration-of-bob-krzywickis-1958-mga-coupe-introduction\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/MGA240Z001resized_cropped-250x158-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Restoration of Bob Krzywicki\u2019s 1958 MGA Coupe - Introduction\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/restoration-of-bob-krzywickis-1958-mga-coupe-introduction\/\">Restoration of Bob Krzywicki\u2019s 1958 MGA Coupe &#8211; Introduction<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 8, 2012<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Here is my 1958 MGA Coupe driver quality restoration thread. June 4, 2012 &#8211; I<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAMGAR members are encouraged to submit articles describing the restoration of their MGA. 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