Hey, I'm with you guys. I found that I had the
'footwell ventilation' option in my 76 B this year.
Along with the 'sill air scoop' option - an extremely
rare pairing of options, I understand....! Fixed the
ventilation with the installation of a nice new set of
carpets. Fixed the air scoops in the sills by not
looking underneath the car anymore.
--- "Craig D. Niederst" <niederst@telerama.com> wrote:
> Or how about a replacement rocker cover? I thought I
> was in the clear also
> because my rockers are rust free and hold a magnet
> fine. Upon cleaning up
> inside the floor, the inner sill is perforated in a
> couple of places, and
> the sill membrane inside is probably in questionable
> condition. Turns out
> the DPO removed the probably badly rusted outer
> rocker panel between the two
> seams, attached a cover quite nicely, and repainted
> I assume when the whole
> car was repainted. I need new floors, but will
> probably leave the heavy duty
> metalwork until the car needs a repaint in a few
> years.
>
> Craig
> '71 B
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
> To: MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 7:37 PM
> Subject: Re: Bummer!
>
>
> > Uh huh, I have been reluctant to "poke" around my
> lower wings (and
> > floors, and boot floor) for fear of similar
> discoveries. The sills are
> > remarkably rust-free, so I have always assumed
> they were previously
> > replaced (yeah, they still hold a magnet, so at
> least it's not a DPO
> > bondo bodge).
> >
> > Jim M had this to say:
> >
> > >
> > >Took the BGT down to a bodyshop today to get an
> assessment of some work I
> > >need doing. Upon inspection he managed to put his
> finger through the
> > >passenger sill in two places!!!
> > >I'll leave my choice of words to your imagination
> ;-)
> > >
> > >Jim (who has to start doing ALOT of overtime)
> > >72BGT (with optional holes)
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Max Heim
> > '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> > If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> > it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
> >
>
=====
Dan D
Dayton, NJ
76 MGB Tourer - Brooklands Green
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