Civilizing Maggie
The Wife Takes Over
Once I had actually driven Maggie down the road, I felt confident investing in some refinements. My wife took over at this point. She wanted seats and doors.Ron Brown came through with the seats. He was upgrading to Defender seats in his Rover, and he traded me his old set for an original Series II horn button. Once the seats arrived, Colleen picked out the material she wanted to cover them with. They have custom made bottoms, fabricated from 3/4 inch plywood, with nice support ribs. They were an excellent starting point. Thanks Ron! I'm sure we both feel we got the better deal!
I found a new fuel tank on ebay, and snapped it up. I installed it, and then discovered that my filler hose was rotten. Back to ebay, and I found one there, from Wise Owl. I snapped that up as well. With a proper fuel tank installed, I was a lot closer to being road legal.
I went about taking apart the doors, and found the windows stuck with 30 years of rust. I pounded and pried, and soaked the bolts in Kroil.
Meanwhile, I disassembled the hinges, cleaned them up with a wire wheel on my angle grinder, reassembled and painted them. At last, the tops were off the doors, and I cleaned up the frames with the same wire wheel. I had to weld a couple of seams back together on the frames and a new door lock is on order. I painted and hung the doors and
Maggie becomes civilized. Now the wife wants a heater!
They are not a how to guide on vehicle maintenance or restoration. If you tell your wife the second Rover is hers, be prepared to let her drive it. If you don't You may end up on Judge Judy. You will quite possibly die. You are responsible for the stupid decisions you make, and your own safety. I will not be held responsible for any dead doofuses. For more of this legal CYA stuff, click here. |
[ Rover Assessment ] [ Steering Straight ]
[ Minimal Wiring ] [ Worth $500? ] [ Fuel Supply ]
[ Idle Thoughts ] [ Tough Decisions ] [ Spinning Wheels ]
[ Stripping Down ] [ The Bulkhead ] [ The Bulkhead 2 ]
[ Maggie's Motor ] [ Chassis Prep ] [ POR15 & Parabolics ]
[ Synergy ] [ The Breakfast ] [ Waking the Neighbors ]
[ A New Look ] [ Test Drive! ] [ Designing Woman ]
[ Mystery Solved ] [ More Juju ] [ Whoa Maggie! ]
[ Finish Line! ] [ Epilogue ]
[ Due Thank Yous ]
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