I was told, "I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder."
Elliott DeGraff
2 71Bs
BobMGT@aol.com wrote:
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> Tab:
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> When I was shopping for an MGB, I test drove a lot of them. They all seemed
> to have poor brakes. The one I finally bought had the worst. It would hardly
> stop, even with a great deal of pedal pressure. I also considered some kind
> of upgrade, but the more I drove it, the better the brakes performed. All the
> cars I tested had been sitting undriven for long periods of time (some stored
> in sheds, others in the open). I've come to the conclusion that brakes don't
> like long periods of storage. My brakes are now superb. I've had two
> occasions where I had to make panic stops, the B stopped fast and straight.
> This is a stock '71 with no power assist, and certainly no ABS. Before you
> condemn your stock brakes, make sure they're up to snuff.
>
> Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
> EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
> 52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
> 71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
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