Dan,
It was a really detailed explanation of the conversion, with only a little
side discussion of lowering.
The best advice might have been to NOT worry too much about the lowering
process. You can put shorter springs in the front and lowering blocks in the
rear
and be done with it. Not too tough a job for the DIY'er, it would seem. The
speaker, Peter, did not think MGB owners should fret too much over changes in
suspension geometry. It is a "50 year old oxcart" design to begin with, so
lowering it an inch or two will not make much of a difference in a daily
driver. (He's been driving his lowered car for years without any detrimental
handling, tire wear, etc...)
The bumper conversion is far more labor intensive, with welding, bodywork,
and painting involved for the front turn signal openings and similar work in
the
rear under the taillights. However, it did look DIY do-able assuming you can
find the time and the money. Time always seems to be the thing I am running
out of. FYI - Moss was kind enough to supply a prototype of their new
conversion kit for this lecture (thanks Kelvin!). Looks like the way to go,
even if
you had to pay someone else to do the welding and painting.
donny v
78 MGB
In a message dated 6/24/2004 6:19:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
d_dibiase@yahoo.com writes:
Donny, did they cover just the bumper transformation, or the lowering part as
well?
Don Vierling <Don.Vierling@stago-us.com> wrote:
Rick,
I just went to a rubber bumper conversion seminar at MG2004 here in NJ.
Dan
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