Thursday, July 3, 2008

Update on the Banana

We are home for the next 5-6 weeks and I am hoping to see progress on the Banana going ahead in leaps and bounds. The interior is now 95% removed and all the exterior appendages save for a few hydraulic lines have been removed.Tires have been acquired and mounted on the new Minator (Minilite replicas at 1/2 the price) rims....cool.

Next week the Banana will be dragged out of here on a flatbed trailer to have a custom roll cage installed and a few of the unnecessary holes repaired and filled. I hate it when bulkheads get butchered to accommodate speakers. Five point safety harness's for both driver and passenger (should anybody be crazy enough to ride with me) have been purchased and seats, probably Sparco's will be purchased next week. Once the Banana has left the building, it will give me a chance to clean up and tile the garage floor. How about a nice black and white checkerboard? Now isn't that original.

I think I have decided on a colour. It will be a Chrysler dark blue (Nightwatch Blue) from the late 70's. Non-metallic and very dark, almost black. It should look good with a beige leather interior.

1 comment:

  1. I have a 1979 MGB with a bolt pattern of 4 X 100. I also have a set of Minator wheels marked "Minator SCP 14J KN" that were sold to me as being direct replacements for the MGB wheels. This turned out not to be the case and as far as I can tell the bolt pattern on the Minators that I
    have is 4 X 69.85 or in inches 4 X 2.75". Is there any way to make these wheels adapt to the MGB bolt pattern?

    Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. My email address is windblow@cox.net.

    Thank you, Bob

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