Matt Drayer's Journal

Spring is bouncing right along, and so is the project. It amazes me how the magic of editing can take a multi-month effort and turn it into 9.5 minutes of enjoyable viewing.

So much went into overhauling the car's front suspension. From the first look at all those dirty, rusty parts and the anxiety about actually tackling the job, to removing, cleaning, priming, and painting everything, to ordering and installing replacement bits and pieces, manhandling the components back into position...and crossing our fingers that everything would go back together the way it was supposed to. What an ordeal!

I think my favorite part of this particular job was learning from the MGExp forum how to remove and reinstall the springs using four long full-threaded bolts. Oh, and using the grease gun. I don't know why I find Oscar Zerk's grease fittings so fascinating, but I do. Absolutely genius.

Everything now is done up in chassis black, and it looks classy against the white body paint. Hopefully we did it right and the car will actually drive great, too. Next up: Front Brakes!

<br/>Marblehead MG - Episode 17: Front Suspension