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Re: mgb painting/bodywork/sill repair ?'s

To: "Dan Hackney" <danhackney@nc.rr.com>,
Subject: Re: mgb painting/bodywork/sill repair ?'s
From: "Andrew B. Lundgren" <lundgren@byu.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 21:03:28 -0700 (MST)
I've never had mine repaired, but I think that I would feel more
comfortable with someone who has done it before.  The sills are very
important...


On Wed, 14 Mar 2001 21:58:03 -0500, Dan Hackney wrote:

>Questions:  How should I investigate the need to repair the sills?  The
>metal seems solid when knocked on, and the car has been garaged for a number
>of years.  However, if I put a floor jack under one corner the body will
>audibly creak and stress (I also noticed this while turning sharply back
>when the car was assembled).  Also, the floorpans have rusted a bit and I
>thought the sills were usually the first to go.
>Is it a bad idea to let someone who has never performed the operation before
>tear into our car if it is necessary?
>Apologies for the long wind and bandwidth, but this is not something you
>want to make a mistake on.
>-Dan
>1972 MGB
>
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Andrew Lundgren
lundgren@byu.net
http://www.itwest.net/~lundgren

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