Restoration Play-by-Play
NAMGAR members are encouraged to submit articles describing the restoration of their MGA. Please submit your articles (in MS Word format) and photos (.jpg format only).
Repairing & Rebuilding the Seats March 18, 2014 I needed to do some clean up in the garage and needed a quick hit on the car, so I grabbed the seats and did some work on them. I
Front Frame Extension Part 2 February 6, 2014 This is the last time I am going to spend time looking for Sharpies, my MIG pliers or the ground strap. See graph paper to line it all up….you know
Front Frame Extension Part 1 February 6, 2014 A few more nibbles of the elephant tonight. I used the O/A rig to put this back together and to bend it back into shape. I still have a little
Inner Wheel Well February 5, 2014 Nibbled some more today on the elephant (about 2.5 hours)….I think I have decided to replace the entire wheel well and use the lap seam on the side of the
How to Bend Metal January 23, 2014 Well, while the turkey was cooking, I snuck outside for an hour and a half…I post these photos to try to give some examples of how to bend metals. There
Back to the Inner Sill January 21, 2014 Time to wrap up this side…..tonight I welded the inner sill and patch panels into place. I spaced the welds about 1″ – 1.5″ apart and started at the middle
Front Frame Extension January 12, 2014 What a great day yesterday was! I got to go on a road trip with my oldest son, meet fellow NAMGAR member George Kress, work on an MGA and tour
Return to the Inner Sill January 5, 2014 Well we are getting close to wrapping up this side…. Here’s the panel fitted in place for welding. I added the supports for under the door posts and painted the
Foot Well Body Mount and Bolt January 2, 2014 Well – here is another bite of the elephant, and maybe the last thing I had to do before I can wrap up this side. This is the foot well
Door Hinge Plate December 31, 2013 Woo hoo…..the basement room is now finished and it is now time to head back to the garage … tomorrow am is in my sights! I believe it has been
More Body Work May 1, 2013 Bob returns to do some further repair work on the inner sill and panels. Worked on the inner sill some more today. I need to cut away rust but only
More Engine Work March 18, 2013 Well taking a week off felt pretty good. I got the chance tonight to work for a couple of hours and I was able to pick up a replacement intake
Starting the Engine January 29, 2013 I want to poke around the engine some more and drain the oil in it and take out the old filter, and remove the starter and generator and see what
Repairing the Outer Sills – Part 2 November 15, 2012 In this session, Bob continues with the restoration of the sills and posts. I then cut out all the rusty areas and came up with a plan to see if
Repairing the Outer Sills – Part 1 November 11, 2012 The only tool I had to buy was the yellow angle finder in the photo below. I bought it at HF – I think it was $5. Although I did
Repairing the Door Hinges and Aligning the Panels August 12, 2012 I got 5 hours of uninterrupted time in the garage today and got a lot done. I started by taking pictures and measurements so I could use them as reference
Repair of the Inner Sill August 3, 2012 Tonight is date night with the Mrs., so I nibbled away at the project right when I got home and before we went out. It went surprisingly well…which always scares
Repair of Rust Areas Around Rear Window July 24, 2012 June 8, 2012 – put a couple hours in after work today while everyone was at the pool… Cleaned up the other carb, which definitely needs throttle shafts, and played
Bob’s Restoration – Checking the Carbs July 19, 2012 My hunch is that this engine will run. So, for my long range plannnng purposes, I am going to do the rudimentary work that needs to be done to see
Bob’s Restoration – Boot Floor Replacement June 30, 2012 My son, Joe, and I worked on the boot floor replacement for a couple of hours. We cut out the rest of the floor to give a nice unified look.
Bob’s Restoration – Assessing the Rust and Engine June 19, 2012 June 4, 2012 – today we picked some low hanging fruit and pulled the radiator and gas tank and we started cutting out the rust to see what was left!
Restoration of Bob Krzywicki’s 1958 MGA Coupe – Part 2 June 10, 2012 June 4, 2012 – the boys and I put in 2-3 hours and pulled all the wings (fenders) off. It is amazing what young agile, strong and flexible kids can
Restoration of Bob Krzywicki’s 1958 MGA Coupe – Introduction June 8, 2012 Here is my 1958 MGA Coupe driver quality restoration thread. June 4, 2012 – I purchased this from a 79 year old man in Lancaster, VA (Northern Neck area) who