Neil,
Look under Services in Hemmings.
There are platers who restore such things, straightening & replacing as they
go.
If you need me to look them up & send you phone numbers, let me know.
Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: Neil Cotty <neilc@tradesrv.com.au>
To: MG Mailing List (E-mail) <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, November 06, 1998 12:57 AM
Subject: MGA Grille etc
>Hi all,
>
>Apart from me wasting $$$ ;) on my new interest, turning my GT into a track
>car I've also got a '59 A which is in bog original condition, never been
>restored etc but still running beautifully. She shows her age on the
outside
>a little but nothing that particularly bothers me - except - for the grille
>that is. I like to keep my A in very good condition mechanically as I drive
>it 3 times a week or so. The body is 'good' with no rust just a little worn
>paint and tired chrome etc.
>
>BTW this car let go on us in a seriously huge way one day ('89) coming home
>over the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The Crankshaft split clean in two! I've
>never heard a bang quite like it and I hope I never hear it again.
>Remarkably it didn't damage a thing in the engine! Probably because we
>stopped it immediately. Nothing like causing a massive traffic jam on the
>Harbour Bridge in rush hour. <G> You could hear people saying 'Look there's
>ANOTHER broken down MG' - #^*&^^%##^!!!
>
>Well back to the grille, the bars in it are damaged courtesy of some BMW
>driving female reversing into me trying to get into a car space she overran
>(didn't see me of course. didn't look was the real reason!). Say ever tried
>to find the horn on an A in an emergency! <G> Don't. <G> This is the
>original grille and I don't want to replace it with a cheap repro item as
>I've got plenty of rusted 'chrome' bits on my GT after only a couple of
>years or use (garaged!). Grr!
>
>Is it possible to get these bars from somewhere or can somebody recommend
an
>alternate approach? The Grille surround is fine.
>
>Hoping <G> and sorry for blabbing on,
>Neil.
>--
>Neil Cotty - neilc@tradesrv.com.au
>Sydney, Australia
>Ph: 61 2 9264 8811 Fax: 61 2 9264 8822
>
|