Buy this one for its parts for around $250. Pull the engine and
transmission front and rear hubs, and anything else that looks worth
saving and call a hulk hauler to get rid of the carcass.
Then, while you are looking for a better car you can rebuild the engine
and transmission, and you might also have a set of wires that can be
used to convert a steel wheel car. Those extra nuts and bolts come in
handy too.
This is a good way to spread out the costs, and when you find a good car
with minimal rust you will be able to get it going fairly quickly.
Good luck!
ronking wrote:
>
> I found an MGB for sale and wanted to get opinions from the list as to
> whether the group thought it was a "good buy" or not.
>
> * 1970 MGB, not running but mostly complete including engine, trans,
> and rear axle; basically a rolling chassis. No, it doesn't have
> overdrive
> * Wire wheels in good shape including spare; don't have a clue as to
> hubs/splines
> * Body exceptionally straight, however front sheet metal (i.e. area
> around the radiator support) and front pan pretty bent up. Car was
> definitely in some kind of front end accident but doesn't appear
> too totaled
> * Some minor outer body rust, however floorpans definitely gone, and
> looks like some serious rust in the bulkhead area around the master
> cylinder
> * No title
> * Car sat out for over 15 years, but supposedly was tarped.
> * Car has spent all its life in California
>
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Stuart MacMillan
Seattle
'84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1
'65 MGB (Daily driver since 1969)
'74 MGB GT (Restoring sloooowly)
Personal mechanic for:
'70 MGB GT (Daughter's)
Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM):
'72 MGB GT (Was daughter's, now son's)
'64 MGB (Son's)
Stripped and gone but their parts live on:
'68 MGB, '73 MGB, '67 MGB GT
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