MGA Restoration Tech

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MGA RESTORATION TECH - Page 3
Important MGA Restorations
This "off site" section is included here because of some really great
photos and descriptions about body and chassis restoration.
EX-182/38 Restoration - A Savage family project

EX-182 was a pre-production works competition car. Four cars were built to race at La Mans in 1955, and one or two additional cars a little later. This one is apparently the only one to survive. See also some on-site pictures and information.
10106 - First MGA out of the factory - Maynard's Garage

The first MGA to be dispatched from the factory. Also the first exported to North America. Now completely restored by Maynard's Garage. A few restoration picturees on their web site. A DVD documenting the full restoration is available for purchase.
1957 Sebring MGA #51 Restoration - Vintage Restorations Limited

os History of the car - Photos as found and in process
os 1957 David Ash interview at Sebring
(216KB requires RealPlayer or RealOne)
os A different 1957 MGA Restoration - Complete restoration with sill repairs and installation of a NEW front body cowling.
os 1958 MGA TwinCam Restoration - In process, July '05

1959 MGA Coupe Restoration - Graham Barber

os Bumpers, tyres and wings - Heater, dash, fuel tank, door sills -
os Door restoration - Wings, panel beating - Passenger side -
os Driver's side, boot, seats - Front driver's side, dashboard -
os Dashboard, roof pillar rebuild

1961 Sebring MGA #43 Restoration - Frank Graham os Before restoration - Sill repairs - Front clip repairs
os Chassis and suspension repair - Sebring 2002 photos
A Twin Cam called Ratty - John Day

os - Marvelous documentation of a three year restoration project.
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Part 14 Part 15 Part 16 Two Years On
This car was purchased by Roy Parmenter on 6 OCT 05. Scanned images of the original magazine articles by John Day, including the parts not linked here, can be found on the Yahoo Groups mgatwincam2 group. You must join as a member to view those files.

Black and White Restorations - Dr. Jose Ignacio Guerra
os - 1960 MGA 1600 - Music and slide show - (My Space)
os - "Back and White" Resorations - (You Tube)
os - Testing the White MGA - (You Tube)

The MGA Restoration Project - David Breneman os Site map - 39 pages - January '02 - July '04

MGA 1600-MK-II Restoration in Italy
Start to finish in a 13 minute video (on YouTube)
os - My classic Car - part 1 - os - My classic Car - part 2
Eclectic Motorworks. LLC - Holland, Michigan, USA

Sheet metal repairs. Specializing in MGA. Find pictures of:
MGA 1500 - Chassis Restoration
MGA Twin Cam - Chassis and sheet metal restoration
MGA 1600 - Sheet metal restoration
MGA 1600 MKII - Sheet metal restoration
MGA - Performance tuning

The Panel Doctor - White Rock, B.C., Canada
Classic auto restoration services. - Body work educational info on web site.
Web site recently discontinued. Check with the WayBack Machine

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