Monthly Archives: August 2011

Who needs termites when you’ve got a hammer?

Posting this two days late, but finally started really tearing into the Morgan on Sunday. I was originally planning on going to the Good Guys show in Pleasanton, but was so wiped out from airsoft on Saturday that I stayed … Continue reading

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And so it begins…

The tear-down on the Morgan.. that is… Started working my way on this thing last night, so out of it cause of this dang head cold that I seriously went through the day today wondering my post about last night’s … Continue reading

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Getting there with the Solstice

The Solstice is almost at the point where I can stop poking around on it and move over to the Morgan. Got the wiring cleared out of the driver’s side area, pulled off the steering wheel, and removed the ‘dash … Continue reading

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Small mailroom update…

That automatic headlight kit I’d mentioned before arrived today. Looks small and simple, I like it. The light-sensitive sensor isn’t too big or obnoxious either, so it should be easy to place and hide.

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Gas n’ Dash!

Very productive weekend indeed! Saturday consisted of draining and cleaning out the fuel tank from the Solstice. Ended up getting about 7 – 10 gallons from the thing. All of it went into our “lawn mower” fuel cans cause we’re … Continue reading

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Just trying a little idea…

You’ll see more of this next week, didn’t get a chance to try it out.. Let’s just say I’m attempting to go 21st century on the Morgan’s front emblem. And yes, I’m aware that the logo for the site is … Continue reading

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Another night of digging into the interior~

Really made some good progress tonight! Pulled the dash, the glove box, instrument cluster, and a handful of other parts off. Of all these things, the glove box gave me the most trouble, and didn’t finally come of its rail until I’d gotten the … Continue reading

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Mad dash to the finish!

Well… not so mad, really… and the finish is far from in sight… but I did start pulling the dash and all its parts off the Solstice! The ‘boomerang’, as it’s called, was the main goal for the night. It’s … Continue reading

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Diggin’ in.

Not much to report for today. Mainly I took out all the parts that had been piling up in the ‘interior’ area of the Solstice, cleaned and photographed them for resale, and stacked them up elsewhere for the time being. … Continue reading

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Hack and Gas

Quick bit of work for today, attempted to empty the gas tank and hacked off the frame from behind the axle on back. We were going to drain the fuel tank after I got the fuel pump removed, but found … Continue reading

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