Re: [Bmcu] Buy a spitfire?

[Mark J Bradakis <mark@bradakis.com>]

The worst spots for rust in those cars are the sills under the doors.  
They have a very narrow
frame and the sills are crucial to structural integrity.

A lot of them have the right side sway bar mounting ripped out.  Not 
really a big deal.

The later Mark 4 1296 engines and the 1500 have thrust washer issues, as 
well
as marginal oil flow to the #2 and #3 rod bearings.  Gee, has that 
cropped up
recently?

You'll often see cars that do not sit level - could be the rear 
transverse spring,
could be the front coils.

Just some comments off the top of my head.

mjb.


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