I try to refrain from forwarding every ad I see for an LBC to one of the
Brit groups, but this one actually may be worth looking at for someone
who's in the area. I know nothing about it.
Lee M. Daniels Laboratory for Molecular Structure and Bonding Texas A&M
daniels@tamu.edu (409) 845-3726 Fax (409) 845-9351
'74 TR6 '77 MGB
So, Here 'tis, for what it's worth:
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Date: Thu, 29 Jun 95 02:10:13 EST
From: rbarry@vbs.com
Subject: '75 MGB for $800 -in VA
I have a pretty decent '75 MGB if anyone wants it. Frame looks great.
No sags or visible rust. Newly rebuilt hydraulic clutch is perfect
and the exhaust system has been done.
It's timed right and the points are right but the power is down. I
haven't checked the compression. We can do that together. The carb
needs a cleaning. All I had to clean to get it running was the float
so that's all I cleaned.
Seats are sloppy. Rugs were also so we pulled them out. Top has a
few tears but it will do if you have to raise a top. One front shock
isn't doing its job. New battery, 5 good tires, good paint, good
radio, lights work (usually) and the car is 100% there.
I had no intention of selling this toy but we just inherited something
so I need the garage space. Car is located in Charlottesville, VA.
Drive it home? Dunno... It's been sitting for 3+ years (not
neglected, but sitting) and I've only put 40 miles on it since I did
the clutch in April.
Former owner said he had an ongoing cooling system problem that may
have been fixed but he didn't know because the clutch went out the day
after the cooling system was serviced. At that point he parked it, as
he had enough on his hands with a divorce.
Last month I let it run for an hour in the driveway but couldn't get
it to leak or overheat. Going by what he told me I bought a waterpump
at a club meet a couple of years ago but it doesn't appear to need it.
That and some "Hey, I can use that" new parts from the Roadstar
Factory come with the car, along with manuals and parts catalogs.
It's a rubber bumper, single carb MGB. It won't make you the envy of
your friends unless they're Beavis and Butthead, but it's a fun (and
easy) project at a cheap price. When you see it you'll realize it's
worth more than my price and wonder if there's a hidden defect. There
isn't. I got it cheap and only put a few hundred in. $800 is plenty.
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