30/07/2008 - Well I've taken the head off the midget, What a mess! There was loads of mayonnaise like gunk due to water getting into the oil. But never mind all the ...
28/07/2008 - The midget is having a few problems. Despite now being tuned to perfection the old girl has decided to spring a leak. Unfortunately its the head gasket that has gone, so its off with her head!...
22/07/2008 - We're Back! - First of all let me apologize for abandoning the site for a while. Things have been busy, but now most of the other things i needed to do have been done so i should be able to start working of the site, the GT6 and now also my midget, which has just
11/03/2008 - Myspace... - Well I have joined myspace and was surprised by the lack of classic car enthusiasts who have pages. If your interested in classic cars and have a myspace account why not check out the ClassicCarhub myspace page.
18/02/2008 - Lack of Updates... Oops! - Let me start with an apology for the distinct lack of updates. I will try my hardest to make time to get an article or two up by the end of the week.
Towards the end of last week
I helped my friend (who runs Classic-car-magazine.co.uk) fit some K&N air filters to his 1969 MGBGT. After we got them fitted and the carbs balanced we then tuned his car with his recently fitted vacuum gauge... more
05/02/2008 - Pancakes! - However I have had time to buy a blowtorch and show that pesky lead on the chassis who's boss.
It is nice to see that people have started to submit links for the directory, I hope you will continue to do so
and help it grow. However I have also been receiving quite a bit of spam... more
30/01/2008 - Filled full of lead! - Last night I decided to continue with the chassis clean up and found yet more lead. One side of the chassis from the suspension turrets to the front is completely coated with lead. The messy welds underneath make removal with a chisel dificult. The guys on the Practical Classics forum agreed that a... more
24/01/2008 - Web portal opens! - Today (well very late last night, I couldn't sleep) saw the launch of the classiccarhub web portal here you can search the web and get customized results tailored towards classic cars.
It might look just like a standard search engine, but the results... more
22/01/2008 - Chassis panic! - Until tonight there have been no major concerns over the chassis. I knew I would have to replace a couple of outriggers but other than that I thought the chassis was sound. Tonight, whilst playing happily with the wire brush I noticed something odd. A strange white dust spewed forth after I had broke through the top layer of paint. "No! It can't be?"
Yes, I had uncovered a large patch of... more
