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Matt DrayerMember ID: mattdrayer
Status: Free MemberMarblehead, MA, USA 
Last Login: 2024-12-09 09:48
Forum Activity: 2024-12-09 10:01 Forum Posts: 14 |
I've wrenched on a few cars in my day, but never an MG -- very excited to take the plunge with our 1979 MG Midget!
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3, 2, 1, IGNITION!
Posted on: Tuesday August 29, 2023
Projects are amazing things. They (mostly) kick off full of optimism and vigor. You attack the problem with gusto, often moving too fast for your own good. You imagine the end state -- the perfect end state: Humming along that winding country road, wind whistling, sun shining -- won't it be absolutely grand? The "low hanging fruit" is quickly picked, and the reality of the real project -- YOUR project -- becomes evident. You stop to consider the prospect for a day, or a week, or a...
On The Precipice
Posted on: Sunday August 27, 2023
It's been crazy-time with this project, pushing to get to this point. Everything is coming together so quickly now. So close. So very close. Fuel, air, and spark systems are tested and ready. Intake, compression, combustion, and exhaust are ready. Mechanical is ready. Electrical is ready. We've made it onto the launchpad. Tomorrow is ignition day. But first, I must sleep... <br/>Marblehead MG - Episode 39: Are We There Yet?
Cool Headed
Posted on: Friday August 25, 2023
This summer has been more than a bit of a bust as far as the car goes. I crashed the boards in the Spring, trying to get everything done before the end of my daughter's school year -- we really wanted her to be able to drive it to school as the "piece de resistance" of her journalism project. Unfortunately we weren't able to finish things up in time -- the pictures of the car in its various stages of restoration would have to suffice. Feeling quite burned out from the push, I left our...
Rostyle Restoration
Posted on: Thursday August 3, 2023
The weather in July was absolutely atrocious here in New England. While the coastal towns didn't experience the severe flooding happening in the Connecticut River Valley, we still received a substantial amount of rain. And even when it wasn't raining, it seemed like we were living in a greenhouse -- oppressively hot and humid. I was dripping with sweat sitting still, let alone wrenching on the car. And the mere thought of applying an additional layer of oil and grease to my soggy body kept...
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