How are you going to fix the "roadster in two pieces with driver
hanging on to the steering wheel and butt scraping on road" problem?
:-) But really, it is dangerous.
On Tue, 13 Jun 2000 19:02:05 -0700 (PDT), Dan DiBiase wrote:
>Hey, I'm with you guys. I found that I had the
>'footwell ventilation' option in my 76 B this year.
>Along with the 'sill air scoop' option - an extremely
>rare pairing of options, I understand....! Fixed the
>ventilation with the installation of a nice new set of
>carpets. Fixed the air scoops in the sills by not
>looking underneath the car anymore.
>
>--- "Craig D. Niederst" <niederst@telerama.com> wrote:
>> Or how about a replacement rocker cover? I thought I
>> was in the clear also
>> because my rockers are rust free and hold a magnet
>> fine. Upon cleaning up
>> inside the floor, the inner sill is perforated in a
>> couple of places, and
>> the sill membrane inside is probably in questionable
>> condition. Turns out
>> the DPO removed the probably badly rusted outer
>> rocker panel between the two
>> seams, attached a cover quite nicely, and repainted
>> I assume when the whole
>> car was repainted. I need new floors, but will
>> probably leave the heavy duty
>> metalwork until the car needs a repaint in a few
>> years.
>>
>> Craig
>> '71 B
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
>> To: MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 7:37 PM
>> Subject: Re: Bummer!
>>
>>
>> > Uh huh, I have been reluctant to "poke" around my
>> lower wings (and
>> > floors, and boot floor) for fear of similar
>> discoveries. The sills are
>> > remarkably rust-free, so I have always assumed
>> they were previously
>> > replaced (yeah, they still hold a magnet, so at
>> least it's not a DPO
>> > bondo bodge).
>> >
>> > Jim M had this to say:
>> >
>> > >
>> > >Took the BGT down to a bodyshop today to get an
>> assessment of some work I
>> > >need doing. Upon inspection he managed to put his
>> finger through the
>> > >passenger sill in two places!!!
>> > >I'll leave my choice of words to your imagination
>> ;-)
>> > >
>> > >Jim (who has to start doing ALOT of overtime)
>> > >72BGT (with optional holes)
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> >
>> > Max Heim
>> > '66 MGB GHN3L76149
>> > If you're near Mountain View, CA,
>> > it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
>> >
>>
>
>
>=====
>Dan D
>Dayton, NJ
>76 MGB Tourer - Brooklands Green
>
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