It is hard for me to ask for pointers about cars without letting
people know what I have found and pass up along the way.
Here is one for sale in Portland, OR
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1973 MGB/GT, overdrive, Enkies, valves redone, Webber carburetor $2000 OBO
(503)760-6625
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I drove the car and have the following observations, note: I decided I did
not want the car so please accept the fact that my description might be on
the "darker" side.
The overdrive was added to the car (not factory original) and the engage
switch is on the gear shift. The left front headlight was "bashed" and now
looks "okay" but it was a bondo repair. The left rear and right rear quarter
panels have "shopping-cart" depressions, not major but disconcerning. There
are bubbles on the lower outer sills. The color is orange. There is slow roar
from the rear-end and the owner says he's going to replace the bearing. The
throw out bearing appeared to be noisy. Gas cap is not original, tailight
broken on one side, backup light covers do not match.
I did drive the car and it seemed to run fine, oil pressure was in the 40-50
range, albeit that the mechanical gage did take 4 seconds to show pressure ?
There were two tears in the dash, windshield repair house induced. The engine
looked real clean. In fact it was too clean as the smog pump has been removed
the exhaust changed. Looked a bit peculiar to me to see a weber and not
SU's or Zenith's.
Interior is best described as "rough." Wooly seat covers, spaekers mounted
in foot wells and on rear deck lid. Does have original owners manual.
My main reason for not getting is that it felt like it was too far from
what I was looking for - mainly the engine modifications that I would
feel like undoing.
Thanks for listening.
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The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they
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-Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
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