Restoration Diary

As this site will follow the gradual strip down and rebuild of the M, each stage can be viewed separately. Please choose a date/subject from the list below.

To come back to this page from any other, please click 'Restoration Diary' from the links at the bottom of the page.

Up to 10th October - Strip interior and prepare for body removal (Tony)

14th October - Lift body from Chassis (Tony)

22nd October - Strip down rear quarters - part 1 (Tony)
28th October - Strip down rear quarters (part 2) and start front of chassis (Chris)
6th November - Strip down front quarters and braking system (Tony)
21st November - Chassis final strip down, gearbox out, engine out and part dismantled (Tony)
11th January - All in bits - considering the re-build (Tony)
27th February - Suspension and braking system rebuild (Chris)
16th March - Rolling Chassis complete (Tony)
23rd May - Bodywork underway, engine still not back..... (Tony)
10th June - Wheels looking great, body almost there (Chris)
9th September - Engine back in (Chris)
23rd October - Engine running, starting to paint (Chris)
29th December - Bodywork - The Red Mist!! (Chris & Tony)
31st January - The body's back on!!!!! (Chris)
12th May - Wiring almost done, the end is nigh!! (Chris)
8th February 2004 - The winter of discontent..... (Chris & Tony)