Friends:
For those of you that I've said I'd meet at the RTR show coming up next week:
I lied. I won't be there after all, and I'll miss it. I'll have to catch up
with you at the Berkley Plantation show in the fall.
I've had Rags for two and a half years now; I drove her for a year as a daily
driver, occasionally replacing bits here and there, but a near-accident
convinced me I needed to do some very extensive repairs to her before putting
her back on the road. I've had her disassembled for a little over a year.
I'd hoped to have things finished and have her back on the road by this
show, but it just ain't gonna happen.
While I had the front crossmember off for painting & suspension rebuild, I
noticed that the crash that she'd had sometime in her murky past had actually
bent the left frame rail and cracked it (!!!!). So, she's now due to have
the frame rail straightened and welded, and that will take some time. Also,
the front spindles had taken more wear than I'd thought, and need to be
replaced outright. And, I discovered when I went to replace the motor
mounts, the accident that bent the frame rail also did some bizarre things to
the way the motor sits on its mounts. I have to reposition it a little
further back in its compartment for the new mounts to go in properly.
::sigh:: And, of course, the bushings on the adjusting rod are shot, so
there's another item to order. If I'm really lucky (given the amount of time
I actually have to work on her) I should have her finished in time for MG
Indy 96, which, the gods permitting, I think I'd like to attend. No promises
this time, though.
So, I'll miss you at the Richmond Triumph Register show. Have a great time,
drink one for me, and look for me elsewhen...
Cheers,
Corey
75 MGB 'Rags'
...still in pieces
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