Monday, September 26, 2016

Final Blog Entry - Successful Auction

We had a great day Saturday 9/24.  Had 109 cars for the car show, we suspect the project car auction increased participation, prior years have run about 85 to 90.  We had a great crowd, no rain (but kinda warm), and lots of participation for the auction at 2:00, here's a pic of the auction in process:



Then here's a picture of Janet Keller, Easter Seals rep, the winning bidder Jerry Purcell, and Vince Anderson from SIR Brit.




Jerry won the bidding at a price of $6100.  We are all pleased with this result - the winning bid was spot on for what we thought the market value was for the car plus Easter Seals will be getting over $5000 donation to provide rehabilitation services for people in our community.  Thanks to everyone who worked hard to make this whole endeavor a success!

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Auction Details and Requirements

Odds are very high that whoever is serious about bidding on this car will look over this blog.  We sincerely hope the information contained here has been helpful as you gain an understanding of the great work done on this car.

The auction is at 2:00pm on Saturday September 24th at the Newburgh IN Old Dam Site.  This coincides with the annual British Car Show that same day and location.

The winning bidder will be required to put down 10% of the winning bid amount to hold the car.  This can be by check but cash is preferred.  The balance is due within 7 days.  This must be either cash, cashiers check, or a personal check that clears prior to taking possession of the car.  The monies go directly to SIR Brit, our treasurer is Bonnie Siebert.  Bonnie will then write a check from SIR Brit to Easter Seals.  Once SIR Brit has their funds, then the new owner will get the car, the title, and a painting of the car by club member Al Salhoff which has been signed by all of us that worked on the car.

So happy bidding, and thanks for your support of Easter Seals!

Thursday, August 25, 2016

Glamour Shots

Al and Dave M took some great shots of the car to help promote the auction.  Want to give another shout out to Best One Tire for their contribution of four tires.  Check out these awesome pictures!








Tuesday, August 23, 2016

August 23 Update - Car is Done!

The front suspension is done, including a re-check of the toe-in front alignment.  Carpeting is done in trunk.  Our to do list is basically done, we are ready to start driving this thing!

Thursday Dave M will take the car home and start driving it on a regular basis.  We also will start displaying the car in high traffic locations with signs about the auction.  Here's a picture of the car with one of our signs:


Looks awesome!

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

August 16 Update

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

August 9 Update

Ray, Dave M, and Vince worked today.  The seats and seat belts are now installed.  The hood now latches correctly.  We have license plates and insurance, so Dave drove the car and filled up the tank.  He says it ran well.

We did notice the front wheels are kind of "bow legged", ie they stick out at the bottom more than the top.  The cause is worn bushings on the lower A arms, another common issue with MGB's.  Fortunately it's an easy fix and we have the parts.  Next Tuesday this should be tackled.

Latest pictures......




Tuesday, August 2, 2016

August 2nd Update

Clay, Dave M, and Vince worked today.  Carpet installation continues, many pieces require you to glue a part of the piece and let that set before doing the rest of the piece to get a great fit, so it moves kind of slow.
Worked on hood latch, found poor alignment of latch mechanism, we'll spend more time on this next week.

Installed new tires from Best One, thanks again guys!  Sprayed undercoating on inner fenders.  Installed donated top from Vince's '68 MGB onto a folding frame.  This is starting to look like a nice car!



Tuesday, July 26, 2016

July 26 - Thanks Best One Tire!

Best One Tire has decided to donate new tires for the project car.  The Newburgh and Burkhart Road stores are splitting the costs.  We really appreciate their willingness to support our efforts, and therefore Easter Seals!  The refurbished wheels are now at the Newburgh store awaiting the tires, hopefully we'll have them ready to install as soon as next Tuesday!

Today we had four people (Vince, Dave M, Ray, and Clay) working.  Vince got the rest of the lighting working, even including backup lights and hazard warning lights.  Dave M continued the carpeting installation.  Clay completed the assembly of the driver's seat, installed windshield wipers, and cleaned up some electrical connections.  Ray cleaned up and painted the convertible top frame and hood prop rod.

Vince has decided to donate the convertible top from his '68 MGB.  It's in great shape, about 7 years old and rarely been installed.  He prefers a top with the zip out rear window, which he'll get later.  In another week or so we'll make sure this top fits well on the project car.

Pictures from today:





This picture has the seats just sitting there, sure look nice!  Another week or so we'll finish the carpet and complete seat installation.




Wednesday, July 20, 2016

July 19 Update

Dave M, Al, and Vince worked today.  Dave continued installation of the carpeting.  Al used his painting skills to paint the steering wheel hub and some areas around dashboard switches black.  Vince fixed all wiring on the rear of the car - turn signals, running lights, and brake lights.  And we all worked together installing the hood.





Sunday, July 17, 2016

July 12 Update

Dave Folk, Clay, Dave M, and Ray installed grill, started placing side mirrors, started on carpet installation and installed cockpit moulding. Also cleaned and painted on engine bay.




Wednesday, July 6, 2016

July 5th Update

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

June 28 Update

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Hallelujah, that windshield is done!

Dave and Vince wrestled the windshield for almost three hours today and managed to FINALLY get it installed.  All four bolts are correctly positioned and threaded to mount the posts to the body, and the lower rubber strip is firmly in place.  We figured we had about 15 man hours so far in this basic task.  Took every trick we knew to make it happen (tie down straps, large C clamp, duct tape, wire to pull out and extend rubber flap, etc).  Here's the pics:



Now we can move more quickly on the remaining tasks.

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

June Kind of Slow

Ray and Dave worked June 7th, installed front and rear bumpers, those split rear bumpers sure look nice:



No work day June 14 due to schedule conflicts.  Vince worked alone June 21, he got the vent windows and rollup windows installed:



The windshield continues to be a challenge.  We may have to resort to professional help to get that sucker installed.

Friday, May 20, 2016

May 17 Update

Dave Mullen and Vince worked today.  Front turn signals and luggage rack on trunk installed.  Got rubber piece at bottom of windshield in position, needs to be left in place for several days to ease installation.  Straps used to hold windshield in place.  Bumpers all assembled, need to be installed.


Wednesday, May 11, 2016

May 10 work day update

Report and pictures from Ray: Al, Cam, Dave F, Dave Mullen, Donnie and Ray worked on the car today.  Progress made: top studs and side clips installed, door window rubber installed, front headlight bucket installed, painted wiper arms.  Need to order headlight adjuster screw and could really use a better headlight bucket if we find one.






Wednesday, May 4, 2016

May 3 workday

Clay Robinson, Dave Mullen and Ray Graham worked on the project car today.  We
installed tail lights, side lights, side badge, headlight (lot of drilling
out old bolts), door handles, chrome (installed last week), boot lock, fuel
filler neck and cap, back up lights, etc.  Started about 9 and worked until
3:30 with break for lunch...good day!  See pictures below:




Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Car Back to Shop

On Monday April 25th we moved the car back to the Boonville shop since paint was done - well, almost done.  There were some defects in the paint on the hood, so Dave Folk is retaining the hood to wet sand and paint a second time.  He will deliver it to the shop in a week or so.

Here's a picture, the doors and trunk lid line up quite well.


Friday, April 15, 2016

Paint is Done!

Al and Dave F were able to complete the paint yesterday, got three coats on the car, looks great according to Al!  We are going to let the paint "cure" for a week, then put doors/hood/boot lid back on.  Don't you love this color?