Hi again,
It seems I keep coming up with questions on this '59 MGA...
Is there any way to determine what type of paint is applied to
a car - enamel, lacquer, etc? The PO had the car painted and had
no idea of what kind of paint the shop used and the shop is now
out of business. All I have is the paint code but no empty can or
label. I'd like to touch up a few small areas but have no idea what to
buy. I assume that a good body shop may be able to tell but the
car isn't mobile yet.
This car is becoming a real interesting case. The PO was having the
car professionally restored a couple of years ago. After the body
was completely redone the owner was transferred to New England from
the midwest. The car then sat in his garage for a while before he
decided to sell it. Having no idea how a car went together he tried
to get all the parts into a somewhat loose flying formation resembling
a car.
So now I have the car and am going through it front to back. There are
all sorts of new and rebuilt parts but where two bolts are needed there
is one. No lock washers, no cotter pins. The hood prop rod was assembled
to the hood with a bent sewing needle. The wiring harness was routed around
the car using twisted pipe cleaners. So I'm basically reassembling the car.
It would have been easier on me to have gotten the car in boxes.
I think I have found my problem with the steering column being too long.
Measurements from a few listers prompted me to closely rexamine the
u-joint. It seems that my friend the PO assembled the column with about
1/8" of each splined end inserted into the joint. Oh well. Driving the
column
ends further into the joint got the column to just about what the picture in
"The Original MGA" shows. It's hard to see down there with the carbs in the
way so the first time I looked it looked OK.
Thanks for the help guys. I'm sure I'll have more questions before long.
Dave
'59 MGA - flying in a little closer formation today
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