After a long sabbatical, I have resumed work on my MGB. I had been doing a frame-off rotisserie restoration on a 1961 Austin Healey 3000 BT7 timsnewtoy.blogspot.com and my shop was devoted to it.
Now, the Healey has been completed and it actually won the "People's Choice Award" in the Hilton Head Island Concours d'Elegance. I'm back!
Today I fabricated and fitted the exhaust manifold heat shield to the manifold. The shield is fastened to the manifold with stainless steel "U" bolts and deflects the heat away from the brake lines which are visible in the foreground.
Tomorrow I will permanently install the side-draft Weber carburetor. It will also be necessary to fabricate the accelerator linkage and cable.
My painter, John, has made a few necessary repairs to the hood and urethane primer has been applied. Tomorrow, it will be blocked and the final finish will be applied to the underside.
Hopefully, my MG will be on the road by early spring. I cannot wait to drive it!
Stay tuned...
Tom McCurry
