Thursday, August 21, 2008
"Sweet Pea" an MGB GT
Bart transported this daily driver to the shop after it was involved in a minor accident. The owner loved her "Sweet Pea" and wanted to keep as much of the original car as possible. We did manage to salvage most of her mechanical parts and glass, but the body was in pretty poor shape. Bart found a replacement for the body and off it went to be painted at a local body shop.
When the paint and body work was completed, Bart reinstalled the original parts that were salvageable and replaced what was not.
Carolyn stripped down the old dash and replaced the cover, cleaned up the instruments, etc.
Next came the seats. She took them down to bare metal, replaced the webbing and foam, and then she installed the new covers.
The carpet and panel installations followed.
After a lot of elbow grease, the car looked like new and drove the way an MG should!