They have a tendency to rust out at the rear suspension wishbones on
the frame. They can be repaired, but it is a body off job. But if it
is free and you can weld, well, Reg did one and got about 5K for it
after. For those that do not know, Reg is an Englishman whom is the
Frank of MGB's. He moved back to England last year :-(
Larry
On Mar 25, 2007, at 1:10 AM, Lester wrote:
> Speaking of which... a friend after seeing my Bugeye told me of a
> find near his mother's house, assured me it was a Bugeye and then
> sent pics of it.. it'a a TR6.. looks ok but unused for many
> years.. are they worth anything after being "Claricied" or are they
> just not worth the trouble??
>
> Thanks all,
>
> Lester
>
>
> .. oh yeah, down in Texas so little rust..
>
>
> On Mar 24, 2007, at 10:59 PM, Paul Asgeirsson wrote:
>
>> Frank! Keep that damned garage door closed!
>>
>> Paul A
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Frank Clarici" <spritenut@comcast.net>
>> To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 6:18 PM
>> Subject: Another LBC for free
>>
>>
>>
>>> Today while the garage door was open, someone saw the Brit cars and
>>
>>> mentioned they knew someone with an MG that they wanted out of
>>> their yard.
>>
>>> So off I went to find a 74 MGB rusting in pieces.
>>
>>> It was parked there in 1992, before the inground pool was
>>> installed and
>>
>>> before the deck with the hot tub was built.
>>
>>> So there is no way to get it out of their back yard.
>>
>>> So after talking with the neighbor in the back, he agreed to let
>>> me take
>>
>>> down a section of fence and roll it out thru his yard.
>>
>>> But it's an MGB, I don't want it but the people were so happy that
>>> I was
>>
>>> going to take it, he was ready to take down the fence just to get
>>> it out
>>
>>> of his yard.
>>
>>> I did tell my buddy who's son & daughter drive MGBs, he can use it
>>> for
>>
>>> parts.
>>
>>> --
>>
>>> Frank Clarici
>>
>>> Toms River, NJ
>
>
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Neuropsychiatry Section
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
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