You will notice that I left open the possibility of other types of DPO
bodge...
; )
Craig D. Niederst had this to say:
>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).
>>
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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