June 2009 

Paul Warren

 

 This is the car shortly after paint awaiting frame prep and paint

 Now that the frame is sanded and ready it is ready to be painted. Note the complete lack of rust on the frame rails.

Now with the engine painted in the MG Oxblood, the engine is left to sit in a heated area to alllow it to cure. Following that there are a few small areas to clean overspray from where parts of the engine are left natural aluminum.

In preparing the inside of the drivers cabin, the tunnel cover has to be properly cleaned and resurfaced to allow for a clean working area with the new interior.

New floor boards are fitted with all new hardware.

From years of use and thousands of miles of road grime, the suspension parts are refinished to match the frame and the rest of the car in its newly finished conditon.

   

These are the rear shocks before restoration.

These are the rear shocks after cleaning and painting

Here is the rear axle, leafsprings, U-bolts, etc.

 

This is the rear axle after we degreased, then powerwashed, and finally primed and painted it..

This is the rear suspension installed along with the rear brake lines.

This is the transmission, it was painted burgundy and gold.

This was after we removed the paint, and degreased the transmission.

Next we primed the transmission, and finally painted it the factory color.

This is right after we bolted the transmission to the motor.

Installing the motor!

  

We repaired the radiator, cleaned and flushed it. We found many clogged passageways that needed repair. We also sealed some small leaks. 

This is one of the wheels before refinishing

The first step is bead blasting the wheel to remove all the old paint and rust.

Next primer is applied.

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The next coat is the factory silver, and finally a clear coat is applied for protection.

It's starting to look like a car again now that the front wings/fenders are in place.

Next, the running boards and rear wings/fenders are installed.

This is the rear sidecurtain compartment, just installed.

Here is the fuel tank and rear splash apron installed.

This is the front splash apron installed.

In this picture we are test fitting the new walnut dash.

Today we are starting the wiring process wed. feb. 25th 2009

The gauges are now wired, and the dash is complete.

The valve cover is now painted ( it took awhile to find the correct factory silver ).

This is the new wooden top rail set installed.

The rear lights and tag light is now installed. 

We are starting the interior install now.

We are finished installing the new carpet.

 

Freshley tan leather cover seat bottoms.

 

This is a picture of the newly painted hand crank.

 

We painted the vertical slats body color and installed the freshly chromed radiator shell.

 

We had new glass cut for the windscreen.

 

After we recieved the fuel tank side covers from the chrome shop, we painted the inside of them. 

Next We installed the new headlamp buckets with the original Lucas headlamps, as you can see in the videos.

 Click on the links below to see and hear the TD start and drive for the first time.

MGTDfirststart.3g2 (1.29 mb)

 

MGTDdriveoff.3g2 (1.03 mb)

 

 

The bonnet is now installed.

 

We are  installing the top now ( Friday June the 12th )

 

After test driving and polishing, the car was delivered on Friday June the 19th.

 

This is the proud owner of the MG TD. Happy to have is car back!