G​rasping the nettle

- T​he start of the new process - getting the Morgan sorted. Three years of little movement, (after 5 years of no movement!), the Morgan has an appointment with a very nice man who has had this car apart twice already.
- T​he Morgan's new home for a while, guessed at 12 months. It's all in one piece here but very shortly it will be stripped down and assessed.
- F​irst big surprise of the strip down, a rust hole in the inner wing.
- M​ost woodwork seems OK; the sill boards are fine. I was expecting them to be weak as the panels behind the doors were cracked, but I've been told that is movement on the joints.
- T​his area is the culprit; the rebuild will see this stiffened by a rebated metal plate.
- B​ulkhead and scuttle seem a bit frilly. Partly due to the way it is secured to the frame and partly through wear and tear.
- J​ackson Pollock(ish) paint on the bulkhead.
- T​he less damaged GRP wing
- T​he more damaged GRP wing - old Audi injury.
- T​ake-offs, lamp mounts and screen brackets.
- O​ne very tired 1600 cross flow - needs a rebuild but as it was a numbers matching car, I'm a bit reluctant to change the block for the 711M I have in my garage.
- M​ice like the taste of foam air cleaners? Or probably just knackered.
- W​ell apart now - fuel filler hoses are scrap.
- M​ost of the outer panel work stripped off and the front suspension removed, (worn to the point of making the car undriveable). The chassis is still good, as is the body frame. New side panels needed and some reinforcement.
- A​s it rested 30/10/2020

L​ife, time and skill set were getting in the way of a full rebuild, so pass it to the professionals!

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