Me And My Sweetie
Charles Durning's Journal -- Here is the pic used for our wedding ammouncement. The wife and photographer insisted on using the Chick Magnette as a backdrop. The pic was taken Oct 13, 2012 in Madison,...
View ArticleSlick Alternator Conversion
Charles Durning's Journal -- Here's my slick Denso alternator conversion. Puts out 40 amps and is considerably smaller than the 10 amp generator. <Denso 40 amp alt conversion><new...
View ArticleMGB Seats Installed
Charles Durning's Journal -- Finally got my MGB seats installed in the Morris. The drivers side has a fixed floor mount with PT Cruiser adjusters. Now I have enough room and the wife can slide the seat...
View ArticleMorris Front Disc Brakes Installed
Charles Durning's Journal -- Finally got around to installing my Sentra front disc brake conversion. Since I didn't care for the available kits I designed my own. The 9.75" discs fit inside of stock...
View ArticleMorris Rear Disc Brakes Installed
Charles Durning's Journal -- The front disc brakes made a dramatic difference. With the rear discs it's even better. Heck, even the park brake works. Grand total cost was not much more for parts that I...
View ArticleMagnette With Modern Front Disc Brakes
Charles Durning's Journal -- Working on a front disc brake conversion for my ZB Magnette. Instead of using a bunch of obsolete parts made out of unobtanium I decided to see if modern disc brakes could...
View ArticleBudget Modern Gear Reduction Starter
Charles Durning's Journal -- This is a slick starter improvement, especially if your "crash" starter has chewed up the back of the ring gear. Use a Lister # 17155 or Lister 17240 starter from a late...
View ArticleClutch Linkage Modification
Charles Durning's Journal -- This is a clutch linkage modification using heim joints for smoother action. I repositioned the hole in the arm attached to the pedal. I found the clutch much easier to...
View ArticleMidget Exhaust Manifold On Morris Minor
Charles Durning's Journal -- When I got my Morris it had a rotten and leaky MG1100 factory header. It had to go. Since I didn't want to go back to the stock manifold with the leaky 2 piece clamp I...
View ArticleDIY Z Magnette Header
Charles Durning's Journal -- My Chick Magnette had a bunch of exhaust leaks that needed to be addtessed. The worst was the connection between the manifold and the front pipe. I wasn't satisfied with...
View ArticleRelocate The Fuel Pump To The Rear
Charles Durning's Journal -- For some reason the folks @ Morris thought it was a good idea to mount electric fuel pump high on the fire wall. Not my idea for ideal placement. That being said I got fed...
View ArticleThrottle Shaft Bushing Solution
Charles Durning's Journal -- When I got the Chick Magnette the PO had cobbled up a rubber bushing for the firewall end of the carb linkage. It had copious amounts of slack. To solve the problem I found...
View ArticleA Better Fuse Block
Charles Durning's Journal -- I finally got fed up with the crappy fuse box in my CBB GT. The problem is a loose connection between the glass fuse and the terminals in the fuse block. The loose terminal...
View ArticleMGB DIY Rear Disc Brakes
Charles Durning's Journal -- I know this has been beat to death. Are rear disc brakes absolutely necessary, maybe not. Are rear disc brakes a good thing, YES for many reasons that I will not go into...
View ArticleAdd A Chain Tensioner To A Series Engines
Charles Durning's Journal -- The A Series engines do not have a timing chain tensioner. As a result, as the chain wears it can rub against the sides of the front cover. That rubbing can make quite a...
View ArticleCAD Drawing For The Caliper Bracket
Charles Durning's Journal -- I now have a CAD drawing for the bracket for mounting the 2002 Nissan Sentra caliper to the tube type MGB rear axle. It will require a CAD viewer to see. The .dwg file can...
View ArticleDIY MGB Rera Disc Brakes Part 2 240SX Caliper
Charles Durning's Journal -- I have finished mocking up the brackets for installing the 240SX calipers. The caliper is from a 1998 240SX with a 38mm piston. This conversion gives a 67-33 bias. It...
View ArticleMe And My Sweetie
Charles Durning's Journal -- Here is the pic used for our wedding ammouncement. The wife and photographer insisted on using the Chick Magnette as a backdrop. The pic was taken Oct 13, 2012 in Madison,...
View ArticleSlick Alternator Conversion
Charles Durning's Journal -- Here's my slick Denso alternator conversion. Puts out 40 amps and is considerably smaller than the 10 amp generator. <Denso 40 amp alt conversion><new...
View ArticleMGB Seats Installed
Charles Durning's Journal -- Finally got my MGB seats installed in the Morris. The drivers side has a fixed floor mount with PT Cruiser adjusters. Now I have enough room and the wife can slide the seat...
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