I thought that was a requirement for Bing on this list. By that, I mean
we all seem to have at least one project in the works. Some of us have
rolling projects and others stationary. I have Bob's body man's
brother, here in New York, working on one of my Bs and when that's done
he has his choose of either the 67 Sprite or the 66 Midget next. This
$4,000 does include paint, right? I look at it as long term storage and
have 2 other Bs to drive till that one is done. Counting the months
does not help. I have told him that, he "WILL HAVE IT READY BY THE
SPRING !!!" I plan on doing one a year and that way I know I'm doing
more than my share in the preservation of the species. Safety Fast,
David Deutsch
You wrote:
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><From: pujalte @ stic.net ("Vince J. Pujalte") @ USDESMTP
><Date: 11/05/96 11:37:46 AM
><Subject: Re: MGB in Shop
><
><Bob,
>< What are they doing to your B that takes a year to fix/restore?
><God Bless,
><-Vince
><'78 Midget "Betsy"
><San Antonio,Texas
>
>
>The B is getting new sills, floors, and a few other things that had
rusted
>out. This shop is the only one around here that specializes on British
>sports cars (90 percent of his business are B's). The shop is run by
one man
>who I think has stretched himself too far. The place is always packed
with
>cars and I think he has deemed my car a low priority because there was
>quit a lot of hidden rust he didn't anticipate. He says he will hold
his
>price although he is doing extra work. He claims he is taking a loss
on
>my car. (I think $4K ought to fix a lot of rust!) I bought the car a
year
>ago last October. The body rot was skillfully hidden with bondo. It
looked
>really good, almost new from a distance. I didn't realize it needed
body
>work untill I reached my hand underneath and felt a big hole with
nothing
>but the outer sill panel holding the car up in the middle. (And that
panel
>had holes patched up with bondo.) I visit the car about once a month
and
>there is always a little more work done each time I see it. It looks
like
>he is doing a good job, but my patience is wearing a little thin. I
have
>JPG pictures of the work in progress. I can email them to anybody who
is
>interested. They show very graphically where the B rusts.
>
>As for Delco I'm an engineer in the radio division, sorry I don't have
>any connection with the ignition systems.
>
>Bob Donahue, Still Stuck in the '50s
>53 MG-TD, under DIY restoration
>71 MGB, still in the shop, 12 months and counting
>
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