Category Archives: restoration
Today we can announce our latest restoration will be this lovely 1967 Austin Healey BJ8 which has been driven and loved by the same owner for 34 years!
The time has come to renew most the systems so the owner can continue to use it rain or shine with no worry.
The car has a striking patina, and original pieces under the newer coats of paint it has had over the years. The original interior and trunk upholstery wasn’t spared from a coat of white or two.
Earl Kagna has instructed us to strip the doors, remove the doors, then the windscreen so we can remove the front fenders and see what we are up against.
It’s just too much fun to check out the Vintage Colour Register book by Donald Pikovnik beforehand and imagine the possibilities!
Never got around to posting up some completed images of our MG TF restoration project, so here it is.
Here are some pictures of our finished E-Type project, the Italian Job which was ordered new from Italy.
Quite pleased with the result. It respects the original, out-of-the-box appearance which is quite enough bling for us.
Today we assembled the Tools for our 1954 MG TF restoration project. Many of these tuck into the ammunition box that is welded into the front firewall except the starting crank that is fastened to the rear bodywork.
Subtle details include an Enots grease gun with a Black Oxide/Blued barrel and the correct King Dick pliers with new wrinkle finish.
It took many talents to bring this kit together including a new roll from the The In-Point PTY Limited who manufacture a replica bag with the correct latex covered hessian/jute material.
A few of the items are original to the car and came in the ammunition box including 2 of the open spanners and all the box-spanners. Many of the scarcer items cam from Hugh Pite including the rare king dick feeler gauge, a short-handle ball peen hammer and an original King Dick jack with handle!
According the very excellent Original MGTF Midget website our kit is now very complete:
King Dick Ring-Type tappet spanner
King Dick Ring Spanner for cylinder head nuts
King Dick .019 Tappet Feeler Gauge
¾-pound ball peen hammer
King Dick Pliers
ENOTS No.1 Grease Gun
Two Dunlop Tire Levers
Tire Valve Spanner
Lucas Distributor Feeler and screwdriver
Screwdriver
Unlabelled Shelly-Type Tyre Pump
King Dick Set of Box Spanners
King Dick Set of Open Spanners
King Dick Adjustable spanner
King Dick 1077 Jack
King Dick Jack Handles
6-Inch Tommy Bar
THOR knock-off hammer
Here is the King Dick 1077 Jack sitting in its new home, the ammunition box fitted with white felt.
I think this is the last post before our MG TF is completely complete.
Fitted is the dashboard painted with the original colors found behind the dash with a lovely wheel by Ben Corsten/
The amount of upholstery work is tremendous for such a small car, so you’ll have to excuse us for more unlabelled photos. Much work has to be done for a Christmas delivery yet!
