Fickle Much?
Over time and several builds, I've learned that I get restless if my project takes more than 5 years... I've been on the Berk now for almost 6 years, and my mind has started to wander and imagine "what's next?"
I bring this up because the next thing has just arrived in my garage; a 1960 MGA Coupe! I seem to have developed a thing for LBCs, so this seemed an appropriate move. I imagine the Berkeley will take another 6 to 12 months to complete, so then it will be onto restomodding this little hardtop.
I'm not 100% sure where I'll go with the 'A'... maybe a Miata drivetrain? Maybe a 60* GM 3.4 V6 / 5 speed? Not sure. For the short term I plan to just getting running reliably in stock form, and see where the muse takes me. Since dragging it home, I've had a chance to go over it and see what it is or is not, and the #1 issue to tackle is to cheat the interior to allow myself more room. Once I get it to where I can comfortably drive it, then I plan to just use it as-is until I get the Berk done.
So with this new British cousin as a stable mate, what about the Berkeley? Well, I'll definitely finish it, but it will take more time as I now have 2 cars that need work (I normally just do one of these at a time).. I'm envisioning a 70/30 Berk-MGA split in time and effort. In the short term I'd like to get the MGA at least to the point where I can hop in and drive it in/out of the garage.
Side note, my wife has never liked the Berkeley, but she
really likes this little MG.. it will be nice to have her blessing as this newest little project gets going
--ccrunner
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Dean
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