I understand what you are saying, in principle, however, the body/paint
man that did my car repaired in the same manner...and now there is a
hairline crack there..
Don't tell me....poor body work....I am really beginning to hate this
guy!!!! (ok, so hate is such a strong word....STRONGLY dislike!!!)
Becky
Chris Delling wrote:
>
> The vertical seam is not there to allow the car to flex! The MGB is a
> unibody car. The sill is a multi-piece box section. The outer sill panel
> runs from wheel well to wheel well, front to back. The front wing is bolted
> in place over the outer sill. The panel is formed with a recess in it,
> where the fender meets the sill. The seam you describe is the created by
> the overlap of the wing and the sill.
>
> Assuming th car is otherwise solid, the welded seam will not cause the
> adjacent panels to bend. It may create the possibility for water to collect
> where it would otherwise drain out. It will cause difficulty if you need to
> remove the wings in the future. It may cause someone who is knowledgeable
> about MG's to believe that the sills have been repaired poorly, or that
> somthing is wrong with this critical section of the car.
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris Delling
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> > Behalf Of Becky Mahoney
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 1998 9:09 PM
> > To: Ben Ruset
> > Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: Frustrations
> >
> > Ben Ruset wrote:
> > >
> > > Well, the car is back from the body shop. Unfortunately, the tow truck
> > > driver who brought it over scratched the hell out of the front driver's
> > > fender. Consequently, it will be back at the body shop getting
> > the fender
> > > resprayed.
> > >
> > > I also found out that the resivoir that holds my brake fluid
> > was leaking,
> > > due to a large crack in it. Hence, no brakes. A trip down to
> > Doug's MG Shop
> > > found me buying one for $5. This is about the only good thing that has
> > > happened with this car these past several weeks. My mechanic
> > was unable to
> > > install it today - so "maybe" tomorrow it will go on. Great --
> > I can have
> > > the car when I'm supposed to be working.
> > >
> > > Anyway, the fact that the vertical seam under the doors (78 MGB, by the
> > > way) are welded is really starting to get me worried. Does the car flex
> > > there? If so, will I start to see my metal bending soon? The
> > fact that it's
> > > not right makes me worried that I've killed any value the car
> > has and that
> > > I will be laughed out of any show I go to as well.
> > >
> > > All I can say is so far, the "MGB experience" for me has been fairly
> > > traumatic - at least over the past two weeks.
> > >
> > > I do wish that I was able to attend the convention in MD -
> > unfortunately,
> > > responsibilities up here beckon, and while my girlfriend's
> > parents are in
> > > Bermuda, I get to drive them to the pier in New York City that
> > Sunday. We
> > > (my girlfriend and I) may take the rest of the day and roam around Long
> > > Island or something. I was thinking of a trip to Montauk or something...
> > >
> > > *sigh* I've only put ONE MILE on the car since last October. =(
> > >
> > > BEN RUSET - http://members.home.com/bruset
> > > The MGB Haven & MG Cars Webring - http://members.home.com/mgbhaven
> > >
> > >
> >
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