Thank you and yes so far so good. I am now working on the other sill which has far more rot and is more complicated. I hope to finish it off and get a video out this week.
Wayne, you got lucky this time, but next time put the water in first. Always add acid to water, never add water to acid. Some acids react very poorly to water being added to them. I am enjoying your restoration series very much, keep up the good work. I will be starting my own MGA restoration very soon. It is a 1960 that my father drove and then gave to me in 1977, so it is about time I got around to it.
Just thought I’d chime in here. This technique works perfectly I’ve just done this today. Thank you Wayne. I had severely corroded shaft and bearings. After filing down an inch diameter washer to 18.8mm across the flats and 22.3mm remaining diameter and after a little grief locating the washer so that it laid flat (I wanted the remaining diameter to be as large as possible) I used a 3/8in socket extension to tap them out and both bearings came out easily after the initial stern hit to shock the corrosion.
I've owned many MGs back in the late 60's and early 70's. Including MGTD, several MGA 1500, MGA 1600, MGA 1600 MKll and Twin Cam. As I recall I purchased two TC motors one out of Ontario and the other out of the US MidWest. Both were problem engines and had been replaced with the regular 1600. Have no idea where those TC motors could be today
That spot welder works pretty good Wayne. Good job on the fabricating. I dream of a CNC plasma someday, would make short work of cutting the pieces out 🙂
Hi Wayne. My Moss ordered sill and piller assemblies have the two end cap gussets just as yours. It has two gussets under the A piller with 1/4 inch flange facing away from each other. The B piller has only one gusset with a 1/4 inch flange facing forward, as it is only roughly 3.5 inches from the rear end cap gusset. It has a total of 5 gussets per side, all welded in. I wish I could attach a photo.
G'day Wayne,, i have been watching you rebuild the car and may have some useless info for the sills. i have an MGA manual and it shows the sill panel with end caps- gussets at each end but nothing inside the panel? makes you wonder if there was any. cheers.( i would put them in)
Hi Wayne. I hope all is well and looking forward to your next video. I just recieved my inner/outer sills, beam box, and others from Moss. I'm getting ready to connect the two halves if my MGA.
Hi Brian. I'm just back to work on Dolly having spent the last 3 weeks mostly at the lake with family. Hope to get a video out this week. Great to hear from you and good luck with your project
Hi Wayne, I hope you find the engine and sounds like a great reason for a road trip with a treasure hunt!! I am following your restoration of Dolly and your expertise in repairing the body and mechanicals. I think you got a great deal there for $1700. I suggest you keep the spare car and do lots of market research in Canada, US, and the UK to determine it's value. The twin cams accounted for just over 2% of total production so even without the engine it has to be valuable due to it's rarity. A potential restorer could finish the car and if a TC engine became available it would complete the car (albeit non matching numbers.) Apart from the wheels, there is another exterior identifier of TCs and that are the badges ( twin cam) which are situated just behind the oval vents (on yours, the vent grilles are missing and the badges as well but I couldn't see the two locator holes when your video panned past the side of the car, so just wondering what that indicates. There were three, one on each side and another below the MG script on the trunk lid. When TC production stopped a different badge was fitted. Mark 2 or 1600 ? Not sure. By the way, I had an Old English White MGA back in 1976 when i was 22yo. Lots of fun. Now have a 77 Fiat 124 spider ( ex US but now RHD with steering from a coupe. Good luck! Mark
Thanks for your suggestions. I do plan to try again to search for the TC engine. My 1st attempt was derailed when the brakes went out on my rv. Maybe this fall? As for the badges I can feel bumps underneath the badge location so???
Hello Wayne, Greetings from the Netherlands. Hope you are able to find out more about the car's history. I would not sell it off as a part's car, as it is restorable, and you are not in it too deep financially. Either do it yourself and try to find a TC engine. Or find a good owner for it, who has the funds to bring it back to its former glory. Consider a helping hand from the internet community, in order to find out the history and maybe find out what happened with the engine.
I enjoy you videos, they are great motivation and very informative for me. I'm working on an 1958 MGA which could be Dolly's twin, but am way behind you. She has no inner or outer sills or box beam. The body is in literally two halves. I'm going to buy the panels from Moss and install them while still on the chassis, as I have no other choice...lol. Keep up the good work.
I'm thinking of tacking or screwing the sill and box section then hanging the door to test fit rocker , B pillar and shut panel. If everything works then remove rocker and weld the rest and reinstall the rocker.
Thanks for the comment but I don't think that is anything I have control over. I don't record in stereo so it would have to be in your equipment or RU-vid's processing .
Wayne you’re making pretty good progress. There’s always the small bits and pieces that need attention as you progress , although it looks like you have those covered. That is one really good workshop that you have , lots of room and pretty well equipped. I was wondering what background you have in regard to the automotive industry. Keep up the good work and thank you for the insight into the build. 👍👍
Thanks, I appreciate your comment. Early on I was in vehicle system engineering and heavily into motorsports but spent the last 35 years running my own cabinet shop.
I enjoy listening to your reasoning on doing the repairs ------ enjoy the repair also ------- good use of the wood bucks in making those curves in the panels ------ does your dog spend quite a bit of her time with you out in the shop? ------ It's nice having a companion that spends time being with you ------ will have to keep a small jar of treats out there ----- I see a fan on ----- hope it not too hot where you are ------- countryside is sure hot in places -------- Hope you have a Good week ------ Rodney
@@whatswaynedoing Hi Wayne, yes that’s me on Pro Shaper. I’m making rust repair sections in steel now to get my car done but hope to one day make an entire aluminum body. Not sure I’ll live long enough though! Haha! Cheers Ian
We’re you spinning the diff in reverse? Think about how the ring gear is turning with respect to how it’s mounted in the car … should turn in the same direction as the wheels as an extension from the axles
I miss my old MGA (1961 1600). I had it when I lived in Regina (91 - 94). I didn't know there was a Brit car club there at the time or I would've joined it. I jumped around the video and might have missed mention of it, but the grill on that car is wrong as well. At some point, someone replaced it with a Mk II grill from the last year of production.
We have a great British car club in both Regina and Saskatoon I don't know about the early 90s. Yes the grill is wrong Dolly also came with the wrong (mk II) grill.
Hi Wayne. This brings back a lot of memories I bought a 56’ for 500$ in 84’ and respired it. Absolutely a fun car, been looking for a project and wondering if you want to sell it Dave
