- 1. To strip or not to strip... that is the ? (score: 1)
- Author: DBGaither@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 14:09:20 -0400
- I'm struggling with a decision and I'd like your input. Background: I purchased a '66B in July of this year. The motor was toast and has been removed and is at the local specialist being rebuilt ($1,
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00889.html (9,304 bytes)
- 2. Re: To strip or not to strip... that is the ? (score: 1)
- Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
- Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 15:22:16 -0400 (EDT)
- stuff deleted Depends. If you are talking about stripping the car to the last nut and bolt, the advantage is that the car should be more reliable and probably better finished than if you try a rollin
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00897.html (9,783 bytes)
- 3. Re: To strip or not to strip... that is the ? (score: 1)
- Author: "Jason F. Dutt" <simjason@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 16:41:27 -0400
- <snip> Hey Doug! Well, I personally have vouched for your original plan of "drive it while you restore it". Sure, long-term it may be more work, as I'm replacing/repairing stuff that'll have to be to
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00905.html (9,883 bytes)
- 4. Re: To strip or not to strip... that is the ? (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Boyd <gumby@joshuanet.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 07:22:42 -0700
- It was a pleasure meeting you last month and welcome to the Chico Area British Car Club as its newest member! You and many other enthusiasts face the same issues when restoring their cars. When no lo
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00942.html (12,148 bytes)
- 5. RE:To strip or not to strip... that is the ? (score: 1)
- Author: TheSkinny@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 14:04:25 -0400
- Background: I purchased a '66B in July of this year. The motor was toast and has been removed and is at the local specialist being rebuilt ($1,800) So I started out stripping the engine bay to repain
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00954.html (9,932 bytes)
- 6. Re: To strip or not to strip... that is the ? (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher M. Delling" <cdelling@ic.net>
- Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 13:19:17 -0400
- Well Dave, My Vermillion MGB and I won't consider your comments regarding orange car too offensive. After all, A Midget? What WERE you thinking? Best Regards, Chris (Nomex Undershorts) Delling
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00955.html (10,825 bytes)
- 7. Re: To strip or not to strip... that is the ? (score: 1)
- Author: Cancola@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 23:54:29 -0400
- Met a guy at a car show in Denver this summer with the same dilema,he wasn't going to do a show car either. He stripped it clean with the engine out, said you can't believe the amount of factory bod
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00986.html (7,989 bytes)
- 8. RE: To strip or not to strip... that is the ? (score: 1)
- Author: Randy Rees <randyr@starwave.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 07:33:43 -0700
- By complete strip I believe you mean to remove all the possible trim, screws, bumpers, wiring, ect. I would not condone stripping the car to bare metal unless it is going to be a show car and money i
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg01005.html (8,814 bytes)
- 9. To strip or not to strip... that is the ? (score: 1)
- Author: "Brinkmann, Gerry" <brinkg@uf4124p01.BHeightsNJ.ncr.com>
- Date: Thu Oct 24 10:52 EDT 1996
- C'mon Doug, let's do it the As another data point I was in a similar position about 18 months ago. I had several parts cars in one end and a stripped 1962 bodyshell in the other corner. I started wo
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg01007.html (13,950 bytes)
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