I got married in 1999, and Julia and I moved to Chicagoland (Schaumburg, where I was living at the time). The Midget joined us there for the winter. This was not a good idea, as I would find out much later.
After the coldest winter in forever, we moved to sunny Peoria, AZ. And by sunny, I mean 120 degrees. Wow.
The MG came along for the ride. My father-in-law took one look at it and said, "You should get rid of that piece of s**t." (He still says that. He's Italian. Since it's not an Italian car, it's a piece of s**t. Don't anyone tell him about Fiat.)
Once we settled in, I did some small stuff on the car. I replaced the front and rear axles with a bolt on set (I still have the wire wheel axles and wheels in the attic). Here's a couple of choice photos of that glorious time. In the end, I think it came out pretty nice. It made the car much more driveable as the wire wheels were getting out of true.
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After the coldest winter in forever, we moved to sunny Peoria, AZ. And by sunny, I mean 120 degrees. Wow.
The MG came along for the ride. My father-in-law took one look at it and said, "You should get rid of that piece of s**t." (He still says that. He's Italian. Since it's not an Italian car, it's a piece of s**t. Don't anyone tell him about Fiat.)
Once we settled in, I did some small stuff on the car. I replaced the front and rear axles with a bolt on set (I still have the wire wheel axles and wheels in the attic). Here's a couple of choice photos of that glorious time. In the end, I think it came out pretty nice. It made the car much more driveable as the wire wheels were getting out of true.
