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MG MGA - This statement says it all...

From RJ Brown's reply in another thread about brakes:

"When someone asks me if they can pay me to fix their MG I tell them 'No but I will show you how you can do it.' Advice , encouragement and a will to learn are all it takes. If you understand all the whats and whys you will be much safer on the road than if you don't."

It's this kind of spirit that makes this BBS so great. I'm FINALLY getting to start work on my '62 MkII resto, though I've been reading this board fairly regularly for the last two years.

Last night I pulled the body off the chassis in order to paint the engine (in situ) this weekend. After reading posts in the archives about removing the body, I had three friends come over to help and, with one person on each corner, it was off and into the other garage bay in about 5 minutes!

Cheers to Randy and the rest of you blokes for sharing your wisdom and experience. It DOES make a difference to people like Tysen and me!

P.S. You can expect to see a bunch of questions from me in the coming months as I dig in to the project.
James Wolff

James,
That's the spirit! However, may I suggest from recent personal experience that painting the engine "in situ" may not be the way to go. With the body off yanking the motor is easy. Pull the tranny and put the motor on an engine stand for cleaning and painting. FWIW, I used the Hirsh engine paint. Very good paint but I'm still wondering about the color. The Moss color is way too red.

Good luck,
Gerry
G T Foster

Hear, Hear! What James said.

It does indeed make a difference and is in fact why I went ahead and bought the car; knowing I had good support.

Thanks to all!

Tysen
Tysen

Even the old hands can use a few tips now and then too. The ONLY bit I have never taken apart on my car is the diff, and it's on the agenda for this winter.... I'll be asking questions too!
dominic clancy

Gerry,

I, too, am using the Hirsch engine enamel. A buddy of mine who has done automotive paint work (mostly flames on hot rods, etc.) is coming over this weekend to lend a hand. I would've done it myself except Hirsch doesn't sell the MG engine maroon in rattle cans...only quarts.

Yeah, I thought about yanking the motor and putting on an engine stand, but didn't want the hassle of mating it back up with the gearbox, etc. I'm trying to get the car back on the road for next summer and since the engine works fine (thanks to the partial resto from the DPO), I'm just going to shoot it quick now and move on to the bodywork.

It's not the original 1622 engine, anyway, but a 1600. I have the 1622 engine, which is on an engine stand and will be rebuilt to go back into the car AFTER the car is back on the road. This engine will get all the bells and whistles, including a paint job whilst out of the car.
James Wolff

Guy's- you can't go wrong with Hirsch's paint,I have great results with it. I brushed the cast iron parts and sprayed the sheet metal parts. The paint flows nice and has no brush marks and has been on 10 or 11 yrs. If you use a spray gun it has to be reduced as it seems to go on too dry straight out of the can. Gary
gary starr

OK, what is "Hirsch's" paint & where can one purchase it?
I am located in western Canada.
And if I can find it what colour?
Cheers
Morris
M. E. WADDS

Morris,
Go to the Hirsh Automotive Products web site (www.hirschauto.com) an order the MG Maroon paint. It's about $31 US per quart. No aerosol cans for the MG Maroon however. It can be brushed or sprayed though. And don't forget primer for the sheet metal parts.

Regards,
GTF
G T Foster

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