Fitting the rear lights wasn't too challenging compared to the front main lights. The back plates just needed a good clean up and polish.
Follow my project of restoring a 1965 MK II MG Midget classic car. This will be a complete rebuild restoration.
Wednesday, 1 March 2023
Rear Lights
Monday, 27 February 2023
Front Lights
With the panels now all fitted I now needed to start reattaching all the parts to the bodywork, starting with the lights.
Decided to start with the side and indicator lights.
First you need to line up the bucket and the rubber seal. The adjusting screws are long and so need to line up with the rubber protruding parts on the seal.
Thursday, 16 February 2023
Panel Fitting
Now that the engine was in with, I think everything linked up it was time to fit the panels.
Monday, 9 January 2023
Brake lines and bleeding
I had to replace all the brake lines on the car. All of them where to badly damaged.
The new copper lines arrive coiled up and you have to unroll them to something more or less straight if you can.
You'll also need a pipe bending tool as whilst the copper pipe is easily moveable in your handles, it could buckle and pinch the line which would restrict the flow of brake fluid and the performance of your stopping ability, which isn't recommended.
You will be connecting up the master cylinder.
The rules of bleeding the brakes are to fill the master brake cylinder with fluid, ensuring you don't spill any on anything. Have a bottle of water handy in case you spill any, as that's the best to wash it away. Just don't get any water in the brake system if you do spill it!