Kelvin,
Okay - I bit. Big time. You got me good. My thoughts are imterspersed
below...
Dodd, Kelvin wrote:
>
> Eric:
> I can answer this one from personal experience. Yesterday I removed
> the bumpers from my 58 MGA. First I took a cutting torch and flamed off all
> the bolt heads on the outside of the bumpers.
YOU DID WHAT?!!
Then I took the torch and cut
> through the over-rider mounting bolts on the front bumper. The bumpers
> could then be prised from the bumper irons.
YOU'RE A DEPRAVED MADMAN!
Removal of the front bumper
> irons was complicated because the frame supports were pointing in strange
> directions. A hammer solved that problem.
YOU ARE WELL ON THE WAY TO FULL-FLEDGED MEMBERSHIP IN THE DPO CLUB.
Storage of the rear bumper was
> made easier by using the torch to cut it in half.
I HAD TO READ THAT TWICE TO BELIEVE IT (becoming a bit suspicious here,
but still incredulous.)
Once the bumper was off,
> the valence was removed by snapping the heads off all the little bolts.
> Some prying was necessary. The valence was folded for storage, some jumping
> up and down allowed it to fit tidily in the same receptacle as the bumpers.
DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THOSE PARTS COST? GOOD GOD, MAN!
>
> Sorry folks, this is tongue in cheek. But there was not a lot of
> salvagable bumper bits on my car.
OOOOH. I'VE BEEN HAD. BY A MASTER...
Bill
>
> Kelvin.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Eric Stephen [mailto:bk996@freenet.carleton.ca]
> > Sent: Sunday, December 27, 1998 7:44 AM
> > To: mgs@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Bumper removal - MGA 1600 Roadster
> >
> >
> > Santa came through with the complete body rubber set for the '60 MGA.
> > I'm having some difficulty trying to determine the most efficient way
> > of removing the front and rear bumpers so that I can replace
> > the bumper
> > grommets. I know there has to be some experience with this on the
> > list. It looks, from the manual, as if I only have to remove the
> > overrider bolts to have the bumpers come off in one piece but
> > this seems
> > too simple. Look forward to your replys.
> >
> > Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all!
> >
> > *****************
> > Regards, Eric Stephen
> > Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/downs/7189
> > Ottawa MG Club:
> > http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/downs/718> 9/omgc.html
> >
> >
> >
> > ************************************************************
> > Great is the truth and mighty above all things;
> > It endureth and is always strong;
> > It liveth and conquereth for ever more;
> > The more thou searchest, the more thou shalt marvel.
> > ****************************************
> > - The Apocryphal Books of Esdras
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> >
> >
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