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Migge
Michael B.

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Re: BRA 289
Posted by: Migge
Date: May 07, 2013 03:35AM

Worked on the steering
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Migge
Michael B.

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Re: BRA 289
Posted by: Migge
Date: May 07, 2013 03:44AM

Footbox vents
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Migge
Michael B.

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Re: BRA 289
Posted by: Migge
Date: May 29, 2013 07:00AM

Pedalbox, bearing mounting for throttle etc.
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Migge
Michael B.

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Re: BRA 289
Posted by: Migge
Date: May 29, 2013 07:01AM

Few pics more
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Migge
Michael B.

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Re: BRA 289
Posted by: Migge
Date: October 02, 2013 07:14AM

Right now I'm trying to fit my alumnium doors. Another nightmare!
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Migge
Michael B.

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Re: BRA 289
Posted by: Migge
Date: October 02, 2013 07:19AM

Before that I had to reshape the cockpit to original dimensions aka smaller.
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Migge
Michael B.

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Re: BRA 289
Posted by: Migge
Date: October 23, 2013 07:30AM

Nothing to do with my project, just a gift for a buddy who is running a Volvo Amazone with top chop and Rover V8 inside. These Valve covers will look more period 60s. Old Rover valve covers, 2 vintage Offenhauser breathers and 2 vintage Offenhauser engine plates, sandpaper, wrinkle paint, aluminium polish and muscle grease.



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Migge
Michael B.

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Re: BRA 289
Posted by: Migge
Date: January 02, 2014 03:16AM

Door lock brackets and door sills are done
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Migge
Michael B.

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Re: BRA 289
Posted by: Migge
Date: January 02, 2014 03:18AM

A few more pics
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bsa_m21
Martin Rothman
Vancouver, Canada
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01/06/2009 11:41AM

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1980 TR7V8 Rover 3.9L

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Re: BRA 289
Posted by: bsa_m21
Date: January 02, 2014 10:55AM

Beautiful Workmanship! Well done.

M.


Migge
Michael B.

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Re: BRA 289
Posted by: Migge
Date: January 03, 2014 07:08AM

Thank you Martin


BWA


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Re: BRA 289
Posted by: BWA
Date: January 03, 2014 12:12PM

Michael your work is impeccable. When do you think this work of art will be on the road?

Cheers
Byron


Migge
Michael B.

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Re: BRA 289
Posted by: Migge
Date: January 04, 2014 06:55AM

Thanks Byron.

I thought 2010 and 2011 and so on. I have to get finished this year, definitly 2014. I have just 6-8 hours per week time and that is Tuesday night, often just with only thinking not making anything :-(


BlownMGB-V8
Jim Blackwood
9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042
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10/23/2007 12:59PM

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1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS

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Re: BRA 289
Posted by: BlownMGB-V8
Date: January 04, 2014 11:13AM

Don't be too hard on yourself, it's hard to get anything done in the wintertime. But look at it this way, the days are already getting longer and before long it will start to get warm again. When it does that old urge to drive will come back.

Jim


BWA


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Re: BRA 289
Posted by: BWA
Date: January 04, 2014 12:36PM

Jim is right don't be so hard on yourself. In doing my engine swap I found that the design of some of the parts took longer than the actual fabrication of the part. In your case you have a fibreglass replica that requires lots of design and fabrication that us Triumph and MG guys don't have to deal with. I am sure that you get a lot of satisfaction designing and making the parts. When I look at all the parts I made to convert my TR6 to a Gm 3400 V6 I get a great sense of satisfaction. Getting to drive the car is a reward for all the hard work that you put into the car but I am sure that you will always be tinkering with it as the tinkering part has it's own reward. Just ask Jim about the upgrades he is doing on his MGB. As some guys say the car is never really done!

Cheers
Byron



Migge
Michael B.

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Re: BRA 289
Posted by: Migge
Date: January 05, 2014 06:33AM

Thanks for the nice words guys. Will post this month the roll bar and saftey bell construction.


Migge
Michael B.

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Re: BRA 289
Posted by: Migge
Date: January 21, 2014 05:43AM

Rollbar bracket and fuel cell cardboard try
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Migge
Michael B.

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Re: BRA 289
Posted by: Migge
Date: January 21, 2014 05:44AM

Fuel tank template
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TeamEvil
Thomas Canty

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Re: BRA 289
Posted by: TeamEvil
Date: February 03, 2014 12:15PM

Oh MAN ! ! ! ! ! !

Such beautiful, BEAUTIFUL work on every single part, piece, and detail ! ! ! You're an artist ! ! ! ! !

That said, and I can understand your motivation for choosing the Cobra as a starting point for the body shell, it's still a shame to give away any of your well earned congratulations to a fiberglass copy a Shelby creation.

That car completely deserves an original body to match the original thought and engineering and expertise that has gone into it. It would be SUCH a shame to see it deminished by casual comments regarding it being another Cobra clone when it's just SO unique and beautiful under the skin.

Just my thoughts. I think that your wonderful creation deserves a wonderful skin as well.

Best of luck and continued success with the project, it's sensational ! !

TC


Migge
Michael B.

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Re: BRA 289
Posted by: Migge
Date: February 04, 2014 03:37AM

Thank you very much TC. It's just my idea of a Cobra based on a low budget. So the credo is: DIY
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