[Mg-t] A wrecked MGB

[Andrew Moyce]

I'd love to be talked out of this, but here is the evidence I found.

Front bumper sheared off both frame attachments
Large front nut holding wishbone swivel on the right is flattened and scuffed
Remarkably intact front end, including sway bar, a-arms, steering arms,
kingpins, etc., with no evidence of twisting or displacement.
Right front wheel jammed against rear of fender and fender resting on top of
front shock.
A gap at the bottom of the radiator between the rubber air dam and back of the
radiator, about an inch an a half wide on the right, no gap on left. (air dam
is bolted in place)
The right front engine mount is sheared off . . . still in contact, but the
front edge of the frame (rubber) side of the mount just meets the back edge of
the motor side.
The front of the rt front fender is buckled but the gap in front of the door
is maintained and the door works fine.

It looks to me that the wishbone swivel and its attachment to the cross member
took full impact, which must have buckled the body.  The car isn't on a lift,
but crawling under it I suspect the buckle is just lateral to the starter
where the "frame" runs upward at a 60 degree angle just in front of the
firewall.

Andy


-----Original Message-----
From: mark saperstein [mailto:mmouth2 at cox.net]
Sent: Sat 3/8/2008 7:42 AM
To: Andrew Moyce; "'MG-MMM'"; mg-t at autox.team.net; mg-tabc at yahoogroups.com
Subject: Fw: [Mg-t] A wrecked MGB


----- Original Message -----
From: "F3mickey" <F3mickey at hotmail.com>
To: "Andrew Moyce"
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 9:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Mg-t] A wrecked MGB


> hi andy,
>
> I believe the MGB is monocoque.( no frame to bend...but you could twist
the
> whole body... not too likely if she only kissed the curb ).. could  be a
> bent A arm  but more likely messed up the steering rack and tie rods,  not
a
> big deal to fix. has a mechanic looked at it ?
>
>  I am here in phoenix with a 1967 MGBGT special edition  ( that originated
> in Berkely ) currently having a new throw out bearing put in for what I
> mistakenly diagnosed as a shot 1st gear.
>
> moral: you cant't be sure of the diagnosis until the autopsy.
>
> best, mickey
>  67 mgbgt
>  53 mgtd mk II
>  32 F3 Magna OTS
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Moyce" <drmoyce at ent-oakland.com>
> To: <mg-mmm at autox.team.net>; <mg-t at autox.team.net>;
> <mg-tabc at yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 7:35 PM
> Subject: [Mg-t] A wrecked MGB
>
>
> > A sad story whose details I'll spare.  I have a friend in deteriorating
> > health whose wife was driving his 77 MGB in the rain and spun out
> > against a curb.  The car suffered right front fender damage, but the
> > wheel is jammed against the back of the fender well.  My diagnosis is a
> > twisted frame, so it's probably a parts car now.
> > Anyone interested?  It was a daily driver in mildly neglected shape, and
> > is now in Berkeley, CA.
> >
> > Andy Moyce
> > 52 TD
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