Matt Drayer's Journal

With temperatures on the rise I've begun clawing my way out of my frigid funk. It wasn't an enjoyable place to be, project-wise, watching all those frozen hours roll by with little if any progress being made and still wanting the car to be on the road by mid-May.

Part of my anxiety and frustration has been the Moss Motors order. Certainly not on the part of Moss -- they've been fantastic. On the contrary, it was more having that Big Box standing upright in the corner of the workshop like the monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Walking in there and seeing it, hearing it quietly whispering "All this needs to be installed..." has been unnerving, to say the least. I decided I'd finally had enough of its sorcery, cut it open (again), and have gotten started.

Thought I'd kick off with something easy-looking like the steering rack boots. The existing boots were pretty much destroyed, and while I didn't overhaul the rack, I did clean and paint it, so it deserved a new pair of boots to match. A bit of grease (elbow and real) got them on without too much consternation or laceration. The tie rods were also toast. I discovered the passenger side threads were stripped when I tried to remove the nylock nut and after a few choice words of ineffective encouragement cut it off with the Dremel.

Coming along next will be reinstalling the pedal box assembly and front brake system lines, which will unlock the installation of the steering and front suspension components. Can't say I'm seeing the light at the end of the tunnel yet, but at least it feels like I'm back on the track!

<br/>Marblehead MG - Episode 11: New Parts!