Trevor Boicey wrote:
>
> Casey Clark wrote:
> > Does anyone have any opinions about the sheet metal offered by any of
> > the mail order companies (i.e Moss, Victoria British, Motorhead, The
> > Proper MG, Special Interest Carparts, etc)? I plan on ordering all of
> > the metal myself and have retired friend of the family do the work (with
> > my help.) Does any one company offer vastly superior metal or is all of
> > the metal offered simialr in quality? The only reason I am asking is I
> > don't want to get stuck with some cheap-a**, thin metal that will rust
> > quickly or fit incorrectly.
>
> There are two sources of sheetmetal. One is BL, the other
> is steelcraft. Most places sell steelcraft, and from what I
> have seen, either is acceptable.
>
> As for the "thin metal", well, it's all pretty thin
> metal. I also have a Magnette, and it's made of tank
> armour thick metal. With it, I'm afraid of some replacement
> panels because they are "modern" thickness so are
> much thinner. However, most MGB metal is pretty thin.
>
> I have some pics of freshly unpacked steelcraft panels
> on my web site, go to the MGB restoration section. The
> installation sequence is also in there.
>
> --
> Trevor Boicey, Ottawa, Canada.
> tboicey@brit.ca, ICQ #17432933
> http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
For what it's worth I am having the same work done on my 67 which we
purchased for our 5th anniversary (small world). My mechanic (Eric
Vansyckle in Kennebunkport, Maine) stated the only piece that he thought
there was any difference in was the outer rocker panel sold by
Victoria's was thicker than Moss's. I am very wxcited about the late
fall project, let me know how yours goes.
Carl W. French
67'B (no name yet)
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