The number one advice I would give anybody looking at an MG (or a
Triumph) is to pull the splash panels out of the front fenders and look
for rust in the sills. You can easily fix any mechanical problems, but
rust in this location is a real bugger. I'd take a rust-free car with
no engine, rather than a rebuilt engine in a rusty car.
Lonn Howard
Pasco, WA
'70 TR6 -mine
'71 TR6 -in my garage
'70 MGB GT -ours
'89 Saab Turbo Convertible -hers
"We are but temporary custodians with an obligation of preservation."
----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Conley <swconley@foxinternet.net>
To: MG LIST <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 26, 1999 8:01 PM
Subject: MG Shopping
>Listers-
>Finally getting a chance to do some "real" MG shopping. Tomorrow I'm
going
>to check out a '72 MGB. Has a hard top, needs new soft top. Owner says
>transmission, clutch, engine & interior in good shape. He says it
backfires
>and he thinks the carburetor needs to be "boiled out". (What exactly
does
>that mean? Has a roll bar and new (200 mi.) tires. Asking $2800.
>Any helpful advice out there?
>
>Steve Conley
>Marysville, WA USA
>MG wannabe
>mailto:swconley@foxinternet.net
>MGB Online = http://web3.foxinternet.net/swconley
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