End in Sight

Vince has been doing a lot of traveling, plus Ray had a fishing trip, so progress slowed some.  Got new tires installed, replaced leaking water pump.  Changed engine and tranny oil.  Rear diff fluid was super thick, replaced temporarily with automatic tranny fluid then later with 90W gear oil to make sure it's cleaned out.  Interior back together.  Got a good quote from our friend Darrell for welding and body work - passenger dog leg and rocker plus typical cracks in both door skins by wing windows.  Here's what it looks like after Darrell's body work, which will then be painted by Ray:

In general the paint looks much better in pictures then in person.  We have had rattle cans of custom paint made to closely match the original color, but that process is not perfect.  We are ending up with a nice looking "20 footer".  So the buyer can either just drive it as is and enjoy a nice early MGB, or they can disassemble the car and paint it and make a REALLY nice car out of it.  Or do both - enjoy for now and paint it later!

Was fun watching Ray driving the car to Darrell's, a trip of about 6 miles, it ran like a champ.  Just a few more parts (choke cable, weeping fuel sending unit), then just drive it until we find other things that need to be addressed.  With luck, it should be on the market soon!