2 Months Under My Belt

Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:23:23 -0500

Mike G.'s Journal --

Well, I've had my awesome '65 B ("Sebastian") now for a little over 2 months. It's my very first classic car ever. The outpouring of help and support from other MG owners has really been amazing. I've been able to do the following things to Sebastian since I took delivery: - Replaced radiator (pin hole leak) - Replaced clutch slave cylinder (bad leak) - Changed out the ugly orange (and not correct) front turn signals with clear ones - Swapped the squirt push button and the headlight switch to be in the correct spots - Swapped the pull out headlight switch with the correct toggle switch - Upgraded the dash lights to LEDs (LOOKS SO MUCH BETTER) - Bought a refurbished Tonneau bar so that the Tonneau fits right - Sewed new elastic to the Tonneau cover snaps and installed the snaps in the back wall behind the seats to secure the cover from flapping while driving - Bought and installed restored SU air filter covers (ones on there were dented) - Got new floor mats - Waxed the heck out of the already awesome paint - "Tuned" the idle so that it doesn't try to stall when hot (works great now) - Added my custom "1965" license plate frame - Added rubber buffers to both doors (the driver door flew open and put a subtle but visible crease in my fender which absolutely killed me!) I now am seeking a paintless dent guy to fix it. That's what I get for wanting a pull handle car. - Got a new portable car jack to put in the boot -Changed the oil - Put rubber intertubes under the seats so that they sit higher (i need to do the webbing to fix them the right way) I try to drive it every day and it hasn't let me down yet. When I bought the car (only saw pictures - didn't get to see in person), I had no idea if it was really well sorted as advertised, but for the most part it was. I've always wanted an MG since I was a little kid (It's my initials!) and it had to be a '65 because that's the year I was born. I am so unbelievably happy with Sebastian and I can't believe I finally have my dream car. There's little things I plan to continue to do, and I can't wait to do them while keeping it as original as I can.

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Posted 2017-07-26 15:23:23 by Mike G.