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Charlie AdamsMember ID: MGACharlie
Status: Silver Member  Fairfax Station, VA, USA 
Last Login: 2026-03-07 11:57
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In 1968 I purchased a 1960 MGA that I and my family enjoyed for the next 17 years. Then in 2009, I purchased another MGA which I drove till 2018 when I started its restoration. I completed it in April 2023.
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Restoration Started
Posted on: Friday September 7, 2012
This week I began to disassemble my 1962 MGA for restoration. Here are a couple of pictures of the project. This car is complete with few exceptions such as the seat rails, body badges, and the original turn signal switch. This car was found in Manassas, Virginia where it had been stored in a dry garage since 1980. The previous owner obtained this car from his father in Albuquerque NM where it had been for years. The excellent sheet metal condition is consistent with the car having been in...
Welding Cart
Posted on: Wednesday July 13, 2011
Last week I made up a welding cart for my bargain welder. Carl Heideman of Eclectic Motorworks got me started on this...he suggested this project during his MGA body restoration seminar last winter. I used metal from a disgarded garden stand which I found at the nearby Lorton dump along with a couple pieces of sheet metal. Keith Kallapos, a friend in my local NAMGAR club donated the wheels. It was a satisfying project that cost me nothing. My welder is a Lincoln 140HD which I bought off...
MGA MKII Restoration Started July 4
Posted on: Wednesday July 13, 2011
I thought this would be a good day to begin the restoration of my 62 from New Mexico via Manassas VA. Its been in my garage since 2009 gathering a little more dust. I've tinkered with it some and found lights, horn, and turn signals working. After soaking the cylinders the engine spins nicely and makes plenty of compression. No doubt it will run but I suspect it may smoke after sitting since 1980. Its mostly complete and has very little rust. On the 4th, I started to pull the interior. ...
March Miscellaneous
Posted on: Thursday March 31, 2011
I've got my hands into several projects today. This morning I reset the timing with my new Craftsman timing light which worked like a charm. I adjusted the timing at 950 rpm idle from about 22 degrees to 17 degrees BTDC. Then I used a stick to hold the rpm at 3000 and found the timing advanced to about 26 degrees. I'll leave it there till I have a chance to take it for a spin. Rain here in DC, so today is not the day. My speedometer arrived from Nisonger today. Hooray! It looks so...
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