Category Archives: Restoration

Just 12. That’s it. 12. That’s how many bolts were holding the wood frame to the chassis, and all twelve of them are out now. The only thing holding the frame to the chassis right now is gravity. I was … Continue reading →

Stopped by a local paint store today and picked up a large can of “Restor-It Epoxy Sealer” off of Bill’s recommendation. The ‘demo piece’ of the stuff they had there had a fully rotted piece of wood soaked through and … Continue reading →

I’d managed to test-drive the Barracuda yesterday (new power steering setup), so that freed up my plans for today. Decided to dig in to the Morgan, instead of putting the suspension together on the Solstice. The firewall and transmission cover were … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

Got a whole lot done today (and the past few nights). The dash has been removed, and the stubborn heater control button was finally disconnected from the dash, along with the horn button. On a whim, I wired the horn … Continue reading →

Started pulling more stuff out. Got the windshield wiper assembly off the top of the firewall, and after looking it over, I’ll likely order a similar setup instead of trying something different. I moved on to pulling back the main … Continue reading →

After a rather frustrating day at work with many setbacks on projects, I felt like I had to get something done today… so I went after the Morgan. I finished off removing the heater system which I’d started on a … Continue reading →

Dug into the Morgan some more this afternoon, pulled off the glove box, the framework for the convertible roof, and started removing the firewall. The latter’s held down by a number of other parts that’ll have to be removed first. The … Continue reading →

After much fighting with a number of bolts that just refused to come loose (until I persuaded them with a drill), I’ve managed to remove the “toolbox” that sits up on the dash under the hood (bonnet). This will go … Continue reading →