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MKII Console & Hood
Created on 2006-04-11 04:05:21
When I purchased my B, the interior was completely stripped so I had no direct point of reference as to how it was done a the factory. Originally, I sat my center console on top of the transmission tunnel carpet. But it was pointed out to me by Gary Alpern and others that the carpet should lip up around the console. Unforntuatley, my carpet from Presitige wasn't cut that way. So after looking at many photos and getting great instructions from Gerry Masterman, I took a mat knife to it and slowly cut it back and folded it under. To hold it in place I used a loop stitch.
And the Hood!
I was concerned that after a year and a half in my basement it would have shrunk or been damaged, but it did ok! I still have a bit of a gap along the middle of the header rail and I can't button up all the lift a dots yet, but it's definitely looking like an MGB again! I figure one day in the sun and all will stretch out nicely.
Fingers crossed I get my bits back from the zinc plater on wednesday as promised or I will surely stall.
Not too long now!
And the Hood!
I was concerned that after a year and a half in my basement it would have shrunk or been damaged, but it did ok! I still have a bit of a gap along the middle of the header rail and I can't button up all the lift a dots yet, but it's definitely looking like an MGB again! I figure one day in the sun and all will stretch out nicely.
Fingers crossed I get my bits back from the zinc plater on wednesday as promised or I will surely stall.
Not too long now!
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Console on top of the carpet
Console in carpet
Console in carpet
Recovered console
Hood 1
Hood 2
Console on top of the carpet
Console in carpet
Console in carpet
Recovered console
Hood 1
Hood 2
Summary of Previous Journal Entries
Showing previous 10 journal entries:
| Title | Date | #Pic | #Cmt | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truck Bed Liner | 2006-04-06 | 5 | 2 | I did this awhile ago (right before paint), but I get so many questions about it, I thought I would create a journal entry. I had heard about Hot Rod guys using bed ... |
| Carpet And Panels | 2006-04-02 | 5 | 1 | Over the last two nights I got the carpet and most of the panels in. It pretty straight forward, nothing tricky. Tho' I did build up the transmission hump a bit with duct insulatio... |
| Sound Deadener/ Floor Heat Shield | 2006-03-26 | 4 | I didn't get much garage time this weekend, but I did manage to install sound deadener/heat shield on my floors and cockpit. After reading... http://www.sounddeadene... | |
| She Lives!!! Woo Hoo! | 2006-03-07 | 2 | 2 | Tonight with much apprehension, I put my fully charged battery in the well and hooked it up. (fire extinguisher by my side) I looked for a tell tell spark and there was none. This ... |
| Windshield In, O2 Sensor, Vin Plates | 2006-03-05 | 6 | Saul came over and helped me get the windshield in yesterday. Thanks man! Come to think of it,the first time I met Saul, I asked him to help me with my windshield. LOL! Gotta stop ... | |
| Dashboard Confessional - A Pillow Project | 2006-02-18 | 6 | This was a serious "Might As Well", but I re-skinned my console and much maligned Abingdon Pillow Dash. I know this dash doesn't get alot of love, so I thought I would give it an o... | |
| More Small Stuff And The Week From Hell... | 2006-02-12 | 5 | This weekend I got to make some progress on the B. Mostly small stuff. But it's amazing how it always takes more time than you imagine. I got new lift-a-dots installed on the rear ... | |
| Front Bumper | 2006-01-28 | 2 | 2 | As is often with MG's, nothing is easy! I thought this should be a simple bolt up affair, but ended up taking a day and 1/2! My original front bumper was in horrible shape so I bou... |
| Windshield Part 1 | 2006-01-28 | 2 | 3 | I've been busy with several projects at one. The biggest was the windshield. I've always admired the chrome look of the windshield frames of the early cars, so I decided to remove ... |
| Body Back Together, One Year Later... | 2005-12-29 | 4 | It's almost a year to the date, I started taking my B apart to get a paint job! Little did I know at that time, the odyssey before me! Well today I finished aligning the doors and ... |
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