Axles, suspension and steering before hanging on new brakes. Leave
windshield/steering wheel till the very end, certainly never
before the dash and gauges.
Elephants before mosquitoes.
Rolling chassis before engine/rad
Interior, chrome and glass last.
Check timing, oil levels, belts and gas.
Turn it over, check oil pressure, then start.
Chase down and kill leaks, backfiring and belching
Beer
Hood
Sorting, (as the Brits call it).
If starting from scratch (like in the factories) - fuel and
hydraulic lines, wire harnesses, fuel tanks and suspension get
stuffed in first. Under cowl items like wiper mechanisms, cross
over internal plumbing etc also get in very early.
Mike L
60A,67E,59Bug
----- Original Message -----
From: Rick Huber <rickhuber1@home.com>
> Hello All,
>
> After 2 years, I'm finally starting to work on my 65 MGB. It's
a
> perfect , BRG painted body shell and I've swapped out every
piece from a
> previously running but terribly rusty car. Now comes the task
of making
> everything work again. I'm planning to rebuild the engine /
trans and
> then put it all back together. Once it's running again, I'll
continue
> with a rolling restoration.
>
> So, now I'm making a parts list. A couple of things I need that
I'm
> thinking of getting used are a radiator and a steering wheel.
Anybody
> have those for sale ? Any ideas where to look for new parts
other than
> Moss, Vicky Brit, and TRF ? How bout used parts ? Any good
web sites
> other than eBay, where I'm already looking ?
>
> The other question is what's the right order for putting things
back
> together. With the engine / trans out of the car, I'm planning:
>
> Brakes - complete rebuild
> Clutch hydraulics
> Electrics - new wiring harness
> Steering
> Windshield
> Dash / Gauges
> Fuel system
> Heater
>
> Then when the engine / trans goes back in the rolling part of
the
> restoration starts:
>
> Door mechanicals
> Interior - seats, carpet, panels
> Exterior trim
> Suspension
> Wheels / Tires
>
> Anything terribly out of order ?
>
> Thanks for the help / advice.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rick
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