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This is the car that's currently on the road, a 1980 MGB that I'd
picked up at a "lawn sale" a couple of years ago. This little car was in generally good shape and I was
able to get it on the road without much effort.
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This spring I decided to replace the motor mounts as the engine
had shifted a little to one side and the catalytic converter began vibrating on the steering
column. While I was at it, I thought I'd pull the head and take a look at the valves and cylinders.
In this view, the cylinder head has been removed and the engine block is exposed.
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While in the midst of the tear-down, I thought I may as well rebuild the
carburetor. The carburetor is manufactured by Zenith and although
everyone I talked with issued gasps of horror when I suggested that I was going to rebuild it myself,
I found it was a relatively straight forward procedure and offered no trouble at all.
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The valves looked a bit worn so I set up a makeshift grinding
station on my older lathe and reground the valve surfaces.
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With the valves seated again, I reinstalled the head.
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All together again and back on the road for another season.
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Here's my next project, a 1974 Triumph Spitfire MK IV, that I
bought when I was in college from one of my roommates. It was originally black with a white
top. I consider these the "before" pictures. View from the front.
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View from the side...
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View from the back...
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And finally the interior. I've stripped it all down to see what
there is to work with. There's a lot of rust on the floor, and running boards.
The next step is to cut out the bad panels and begin welding new panels in place. There might also be a little
frame straightening to do, but I'll see once I get into it.
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