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Author Archives: flaagan
Something neat…
It’s pretty cool when you can email up the ‘company historian’ of a car company with questions about your car, hear back right away with useful answers, and know that the guy not only dug through records, but actually talked … Continue reading
Posted in 1966 Morgan +4, General
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Bit o’ the old chop chop.
Today’s tool tally: 7-10 sawzall blades and 3-5 cutting discs…. Damn, Pontiac wasn’t messing around when they chose their metals for the body panels….
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I’m not a chop show owner, I just play one on this blog.
Quite literally tore into the Solstice some today.. it’s missing a good bit of metal now.
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The Solstice starts losing it’s cool(ing)
Really tore into the Solstice today. Started by removing the pedal assembly, which will be carried over to the Morgan. The drive-by-wire system should set right up in its new home none the wiser. After that, I removed the clutch … Continue reading
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Chill out and unwrap.
Got home in a funk from a boring and tedious day at work, decided to just get wrenching on something, and that something turned out the be the Solstice. I started off with emptying the A/C system, which actually had … Continue reading
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The Door..
Just a minor update, was cleaning up around the shop lift and ended up pulling apart the door from the Solstice. Managed to save the wiring harness, the buttons, the window mechanism, and the window itself. Amazing that the window … Continue reading
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More shiny stuff!
The aluminum intake manifold flange showed up today!
Posted in 1966 Morgan +4, Upgrades
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Flange of (stainless) steel
Well, one of what’s sure to be many goodies arived today – the stainless steel header flange showed up. This will become the basis for the custom headers / exhaust system that will go on the Ecotec motor when it’s … Continue reading
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What a blast (and coat)…
Day or two late on getting this up, was having difficulty getting the photos to copy off my tablet onto my PC so I could upload them, need to get that sorted out as it could become a real headache… … Continue reading
Posted in 1966 Morgan +4, Restoration
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Wires, wires, everywhere!
Today was a simple chore… start pulling the remaining bits from the firewall… which meant feeding the wiring through it. I started working my way through the gauges, and eventually got them out (may have to make some kind of … Continue reading
Posted in 1966 Morgan +4, Restoration
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