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1958 MGA Coupe driver quality restoration thread

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Re: 1958 MGA Coupe driver quality restoration thread #161
MGACharlie Charlie Adams Fairfax VA, USA 1962 MG MGA MkII "Albuquerque" 1962 MG MGA MkII "Red"	Posted: February 24, 2013 04:18PM Registered: 3 years ago Posts: 117

Bob,
Excellent and steady progress…really moving along well. Your an inspiration.
Charlie

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Re: 1958 MGA Coupe driver quality restoration thread #162
bobs77vet bob k arlington, va, USA	Posted: February 24, 2013 06:10PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 772

thks guys I appreciate the comments, Gary i see you used a stand bolted to the "front upright bracket" for lack of better terminology. looks like it is cross braced side to side. could you have put casters on that and rolled it around? and was it braced from front support to back support ? do you have any pictures of the back support? thks bob

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Re: 1958 MGA Coupe driver quality restoration thread #163
bobs77vet bob k arlington, va, USA	Posted: March 02, 2013 03:33PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 772

picked up my youngest son from college to day for spring break .....my goal is to have the body pulled off before he goes back to school. 4hrs working on the drivers side sill repair. i decided to start at the front and work my way back.

heres the donor panel

the salvaged repair piece

same method of grinding off the spot welds and peeling off the metal

the repaired repair panel

trimmed and primed

rough welded in place, grinding will come on another day

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Re: 1958 MGA Coupe driver quality restoration thread #164
mgageoff Geoff Howard Ashburn, VA, USA 1958 MG MGA 1500	Posted: March 03, 2013 05:37AM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 673

Bob, if you need someone to lend a hand one of these days let me know. My welding and metal shaping skills only extend to standing behind you and handing you stuff and listening, but I do have two hands, am relatively able bodied, and only about 30 minutes from you.

Geoff Howard
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Re: 1958 MGA Coupe driver quality restoration thread #165
MGACharlie Charlie Adams Fairfax VA, USA 1962 MG MGA MkII "Albuquerque" 1962 MG MGA MkII "Red"	Posted: March 03, 2013 05:42AM Registered: 3 years ago Posts: 117

Bob,

Your progress is inspiring. I'd like to be there to lend a hand on body off day.

Charlie

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Re: 1958 MGA Coupe driver quality restoration thread #166
bobs77vet bob k arlington, va, USA	Posted: March 03, 2013 06:46AM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 772

thks guys I am shooting for friday evening or saturday morning.

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Re: 1958 MGA Coupe driver quality restoration thread #167
bobs77vet bob k arlington, va, USA	Posted: March 03, 2013 02:48PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 772

4 hrs today kicking some butt.....

cut away the rust

the template to make the part, i am not sweating the bottom length and i am making to too long on purpose and will trim it later

this is the offset flange

here is the back side primed with cold galvanizing compound you can weld through this but it really sparks alot

while the paint is drying i removed all the body bolts and was surprised how easily they came out and the rear body mount is in great shape

the front needs some work though

made up new piece and primed it with weld through primer

while thats drying i went ahead and removed the rusted out section

same trick i ground off the old spot welds. what looks like holes is actually shiney metal

after everything is cut away the new piece is made and flanged and primed

and welded in place one step closer to being done...

Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/03/2013 03:24PM by bobs77vet.

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Re: 1958 MGA Coupe driver quality restoration thread #168
bobs77vet bob k arlington, va, USA	Posted: March 03, 2013 08:23PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 772

1 more hr needed to wrap things up

i used a piece of angle iron to make sure that i had a nice straight and tight seam

that thin line is the middle piece nice and straight

and of course you need to have a mock set up admittedly this was for my satisfaction

so i paint the inside of the inner sill

i had to move some stuff around to get the welding cart over behind the MGA where this use to be taking up residence... what would a garage be with out a sons custom motorcycle project??

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Re: 1958 MGA Coupe driver quality restoration thread #169
bobs77vet bob k arlington, va, USA	Posted: March 04, 2013 10:49PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 772

3 more hrs of work..had my son helping me..I welded up the inner sill, while he removed the rear bumper horns and the 6 inner boot body/frame attaching bolts.one of the rear bumper horn extension bolts was a major PITA and we wound up cutting it off. i drilled two 1/8 aligning holes in the bonnet hinge mounting plate. cant believe so little work took so much time

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Re: 1958 MGA Coupe driver quality restoration thread #170
fthemanj Freddy Jones Raleigh, NC, USA 1961 MG MGA 1974 MG MGB	Posted: March 05, 2013 12:53PM Registered: 3 years ago Posts: 290

Bob,

WOW! All I can say is "what an interesting and informative series!" My hat's off to ya!

Any chance we might see you in Asheville for GT38? I know it would be cutting it close...

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Re: 1958 MGA Coupe driver quality restoration thread #171
bobs77vet bob k arlington, va, USA	Posted: March 05, 2013 01:28PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 772

thks for the comments, I have my first grandchild due right around that time frame so I may be on a very short leash....most of it self imposed this time...

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Re: 1958 MGA Coupe driver quality restoration thread #172
bobs77vet bob k arlington, va, USA	Posted: March 05, 2013 08:30PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 772

2 more hours tonight wrapping up the door posts, all of the grinding and making the welds look pretty will happen after the bodys off the car

and i added an extra support brace for good measure

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Re: 1958 MGA Coupe driver quality restoration thread #173
bobs77vet bob k arlington, va, USA	Posted: March 06, 2013 01:11PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 772

hooray for a snow day!!!!

wrapped up some loose ends on the body so all the welding that has to be done before we take the body off the frame is now done. added some corner braces to the bottom of the rear door post, welded the trunk pan in place and welded the inner foot well area piece to the body mount. i am taking an hour or so break then will go out and start on the mechanical aspects of the body removal

test fit of piece

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Re: 1958 MGA Coupe driver quality restoration thread #174
bobs77vet bob k arlington, va, USA	Posted: March 06, 2013 05:49PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 772

I AM WORN OUT.... little Joe and i spent another 3 hrs tackling the mechanical items that need to be taken care to remove the engine
it helps having a worker...

we are not sure hes going to fit into when its done...

not to hard removing the master cylinder

however the car gots its pound of blood from the bolt that attaches the pedal assembly to the top bracketry....the pedals swiveled on the bushings but the bolt siezed in the steel sleeve

what a PITA....i was able to manhandle it through the opening once the ends were cut off. i could only get the bolt out the sleeve when it was in the vise.

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Re: 1958 MGA Coupe driver quality restoration thread #175
bryant1970mgb Bryant Aydelette Greensboro, North Carolina, USA 1958 MG MGA 1970 MG MGB	Posted: March 06, 2013 06:26PM Registered: 5 months ago Posts: 71

Bob K,

I am exhausted also just watching..........
You are "wearing out" all of us. Please be careful and not "over-do"; it is a long road to go
to get the final product they you are looking forward to.

You are doing a great job; take a minute, stand back, and catch your breath.

We all remember those days of our individual restorations and know too well what
you are going through.

ENJOY the Moment,
Bryant Aydelette
Greensboro, NC

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Re: 1958 MGA Coupe driver quality restoration thread #176
bobs77vet bob k arlington, va, USA	Posted: March 06, 2013 10:04PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 772

thks Bryant, I dont get too wound up in time frames, however I do set some short term mile stones and the one at hand is the body is coming off on saturday....this is one of my favorite pictures of a previous restoration....I smile everytime I see it...

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Re: 1958 MGA Coupe driver quality restoration thread #177
Bandersnatch Larry Wheeler Hillsboro, OR, USA 1957 MG MGA "Rosie 2"	Posted: March 06, 2013 10:27PM Registered: 4 years ago Posts: 1,189

In reply to # 2306347 by bobs77vet thks Bryant, I dont get too wound up in time frames, however I do set some short term mile stones and the one at hand is the body is coming off on saturday....this is one of my favorite pictures of a previous restoration....I smile everytime I see it...

All I can say about that is wow. I can't even imagine tackling that restoration.

Big Healey? Any after pictures of it?

Great progress on the 'A', looking forward to seeing more!

I brought my kid with me on "Take your child to work" day so I could show him why I drink when I get home.

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Re: 1958 MGA Coupe driver quality restoration thread #178
bobs77vet bob k arlington, va, USA	Posted: March 07, 2013 08:17AM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 772

In reply to # 2306358 by Bandersnatch

All I can say about that is wow. I can't even imagine tackling that restoration.

Big Healey? Any after pictures of it?

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the kid smiling with his head over the side of the door is little Joe the one stuck in the door opening

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Re: 1958 MGA Coupe driver quality restoration thread #179
bobs77vet bob k arlington, va, USA	Posted: March 08, 2013 12:25PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 772

well we were getting set up to for the saturday body removal and then it happened....about 1 hours worth of work...

and this is where we realized we were almost there

yours truly

i accomplish so much more with helpers

and whamo its done

final resting spot

look dad i do fit

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Re: 1958 MGA Coupe driver quality restoration thread #180
57Coupe Andy Bloom Grand River, Ohio, USA 1957 MG MGA 1500 Coupe "1957 Coupe"	Posted: March 08, 2013 12:39PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 146

Awesome. Great progress....

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