$4K Wow, could have had a whole factory new body for that with a few
hundred left over. Just my tuppence worth. :0
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>From: Robert J Donahue/DELCO[SMTP:RJDONAHU@mail.delcoelect.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 1996 6:03 AM
>To: Vince J. Pujalte
>Cc: mgs
>Subject: Re: MGB in Shop
>
><From: pujalte @ stic.net ("Vince J. Pujalte") @ USDESMTP
><Date: 11/05/96 11:37:46 AM
><Subject: Re: MGB in Shop
><
><Bob,
>< (1) What are they doing to your B that takes a year to fix/restore?
>< (2) Are you in the Electronic Ignition arm of Delco? I was trained as a
><GM tech by the Delco Parts Division. If you have any materials on the HEI
><ignition system-4 pin and more recent- I could really use them.I have
><lost all mine in 3 cross-country moves.
><I hope this doesn't pose any inconvenience for you
><God Bless,
><-Vince
><'78 Midget "Betsy"
><San Antonio,Texas
>
>
>The B is getting new sills, floors, and a few other things that had rusted
>out. This shop is the only one around here that specializes on British
>sports cars (90 percent of his business are B's). The shop is run by one man
>who I think has stretched himself too far. The place is always packed with
>cars and I think he has deemed my car a low priority because there was
>quit a lot of hidden rust he didn't anticipate. He says he will hold his
>price although he is doing extra work. He claims he is taking a loss on
>my car. (I think $4K ought to fix a lot of rust!) I bought the car a year
>ago last October. The body rot was skillfully hidden with bondo. It looked
>really good, almost new from a distance. I didn't realize it needed body
>work untill I reached my hand underneath and felt a big hole with nothing
>but the outer sill panel holding the car up in the middle. (And that panel
>had holes patched up with bondo.) I visit the car about once a month and
>there is always a little more work done each time I see it. It looks like
>he is doing a good job, but my patience is wearing a little thin. I have
>JPG pictures of the work in progress. I can email them to anybody who is
>interested. They show very graphically where the B rusts.
>
>As for Delco I'm an engineer in the radio division, sorry I don't have
>any connection with the ignition systems.
>
>Bob Donahue, Still Stuck in the '50s
>53 MG-TD, under DIY restoration
>71 MGB, still in the shop, 12 months and counting
>
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