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Lovely MG
« on: 16 November 2010, 22:37:05 »

Do you think this would be a good restoration project?

Bit of T- CUT perhaps and some new tyres...http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MG-B-GT-GOLD-/150521235381?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item230bc3c7b5
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Re: Lovely MG
« Reply #1 on: 16 November 2010, 22:45:33 »

I'd love to buy my youngest something like that to work on  :)
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Re: Lovely MG
« Reply #2 on: 16 November 2010, 23:12:40 »

This is what I had to do on my consul
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Re: Lovely MG
« Reply #3 on: 16 November 2010, 23:30:12 »

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T-CUT and new tyres?
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Re: Lovely MG
« Reply #4 on: 17 November 2010, 08:03:00 »

Lol, not sure that is moveable with building a supporting frame around it!
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« Reply #5 on: 17 November 2010, 08:11:21 »

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Lol, not sure that is moveable with building a supporting frame around it!

I thought that! ;D ;D Just take a shovel and a few black bags ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Lovely MG
« Reply #6 on: 17 November 2010, 09:16:16 »

Is that one of those lowest bid jobbies, to try to get someone to take it away....  Not sure it would even restore, I can't see a usable piece on it anywhere, except maybe the rear light clusters...
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Re: Lovely MG
« Reply #7 on: 17 November 2010, 09:22:24 »

its certainly not a rolling restoration project but for someone who is willing to stump up for a new heritage shell it would yield a lot of parts
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Re: Lovely MG
« Reply #8 on: 17 November 2010, 09:22:44 »

looks a bit beyond it to me. :o
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Re: Lovely MG
« Reply #9 on: 17 November 2010, 09:25:29 »

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Do you think this would be a good restoration project?

Bit of T- CUT perhaps and some new tyres...http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MG-B-GT-GOLD-/150521235381?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item230bc3c7b5


 ;D ;D Splendid - although it may take slightly more than that to restore marital relations in this household.......


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I've basically had a strop with husband and just want it off the drive which is why I don't want it delayed any longer by waiting for documents from the DVLA
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« Reply #10 on: 17 November 2010, 10:40:17 »

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I've basically had a strop with husband and just want it off the drive which is why I don't want it delayed any longer by waiting for documents from the DVLA

After reading that bit - and knowing it has no V5 - would you actually take it away? I'd be wondering if the husband & wife were going to fall out again over 'her' selling 'his' car and him report it stolen!
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Re: Lovely MG
« Reply #11 on: 17 November 2010, 12:38:16 »

That'd drag on a trailer easily enough.  It looks awful but I've seen worse and they're actually an easy motor to sort out apart from the front wings, they can be a real pain to get right. 

I wouldn't bother with the heritage re-shell as they're something like £6k before you get any paint on them.  For that sort of money there's plenty of decent outfits that would do the whole lot ready for re-fitting.
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Re: Lovely MG
« Reply #12 on: 17 November 2010, 13:39:42 »

£100.00 and "reserve not met" snigger  ;D ;D
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Re: Lovely MG
« Reply #13 on: 17 November 2010, 15:39:31 »

i'm with you Manta 100 quid for what? i wozuldn't take it for that money can't imagine what the chassis is like!
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« Reply #14 on: 17 November 2010, 17:21:04 »

What the reserve is would be interesting.  Budgeting for sills, wings, inner wing repairs and probably patching up the front floors (rot on GT models can often be less severe than the roadster for obvious reasons) will take the budget for someone doing this at home to about £1.5k.  Add in a decent paint job, new interior, running gear overhaul and you're looking at a bill for around the £5k mark. Probably need another grand in reserve too.  bet a fair bit of that would be spent on spools of wire and gas for the MIG welder!  ;D
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