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Re: What is a Top Hat, you ask?

To: "James J." <m1garand@speakeasy.net>, <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: What is a Top Hat, you ask?
From: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 22:38:06 -0400
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Reply-to: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>
Sender: owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net
ugly is one thing, but I hate making a part and then finding out it was
available for slightly more then I had in materials.

James Nazarian
71 MGB Tourer
71 MGBGT V8
85 Dodge Ram
----- Original Message -----
From: "James J." <m1garand@speakeasy.net>
To: <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: What is a Top Hat, you ask?


> James,
>     The RV8 parts are definitely an option, but lets just say that, from
> an aesthetic and installation standpoint, I suspect that they were
> designed by the same BL fellow who gave us the rubber bumpers.  They are
> made from several parts, require some weird components to be welded, and
> hang way down (~6") from the floor.  I think the RV8 body moulding hides
> them, but they would probably be quite visible on a traditional B body.
> If they turn out to be far cheaper than what it will cost to get a new
> design fabricated, I may swallow my pride and go that route thought (and
> employ some artistic grinding).  Thanks for mentioning them, anyhow, I
> hadn't even thought to look and see if they were available as parts from
> MGOC or BMH.  Might have to do that.
>     James J.
>
>
> James Nazarian wrote:
>
> >These were added to the RV8 and I read somewhere that they are available
as
> >replacement body parts.  You might want to research that before having
them
> >made.

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