tom130691
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i can get me an MGB GT for a few £££(£200 is my max) no set price yet.
bit of a project.
last tax disk in it was 1998 and the newspaper in it, was dated 2006
so it has sat for at least 4 years
didnt look underneath yet but it is meant to be clean and solid :y:
and couldnt get the bonnet open the release cable was seized :n:
the parts seem easy-ish to get from specialists these days.
and its on 5,265k (may have gone round once though)
i wouldnt be doing on my own wold be four of us doing it in our spare time.
nothing set in stone yet just an idea so far so opinions?
[Edited on 08-07-2010 by saxo_tom]
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mattk
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Id bet thats rotten as a pear underneath, I have a huge soft spot for old british cars though, engine wont be that hard to get going
rust underneath will be the biggest concern
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tom130691
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guy said its clean underneath but ill look properly 2morrow
ye i kinda do to its a waste sitting there or breaking
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Pip308
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rat look it
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Whittie
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For £100 it would be worth it. That way if you give up, you'd still get £100 scrap for it.
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Baskey
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Working on my dads today. Very easy/fun cars to work on.
If your gonna do all the welding and painting yourself it might be worth a bash. If not and your going to pay someone walk away because it will be a money pit and look for a more solid one.
If you could get it for a ton or so break it
[Edited on 07-07-2010 by Baskey]
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tom130691
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quote:
Originally posted by Pip308
rat look it
would deffo be a 1 off
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sand-eel
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Don't rat look it!!!
Bodywork looks ok as there are no massive dents/holes (apart from roof).
What engine? 1.8L or 3.5L?
Get rid of the shit american platic bumpers as well and put some chrome ones on.
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Baskey
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crome bumpers are quite expensive, must have though
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Marc
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Lot of work I'm guessing!
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tom130691
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body work has a few patchs of rust but so does my corsa lol
i can do the bodywork myself including welding (with help of a local garage no i think of it)
not sure on the engine didnt get the hood up yet
would like chrome an know somebody who has some but thats an extra for when the main stuff is done
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DannyB
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No.
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Jules S
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
Id bet thats rotten as a pear underneath
Understatement alert.
If that's been stood for 4 years there will be nothing left 
I had a Midget once, biggest moneypit/rust bucket ever.
It looked immaculate though, the trouble was it was only the paint holding the thing together 
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tom130691
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more pics
and inside rear arch
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chrisritch
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id rather spend the £200 on a hooker with syphilis tbh
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taylorboosh
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My nova had less rust....
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nick_sri
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id go for it tbh , if it dosnt work out you can always weigh it in and get some of the cash back
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sand-eel
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The sills look not bad, some surface rust in places, did you hit them with a mallet or poke a screw driver at anything?
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tom130691
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quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
The sills look not bad, some surface rust in places, did you hit them with a mallet or poke a screw driver at anything?
nope still to ring the owner to see if he will sell :lol cant realy put hole in it for no reason
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Mike GSi
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quote:
Originally posted by saxo_tom
i can get me an MGB GT for a few £££(£200 is my max)
nope still to ring the owner to see if he will sell
Im confused!
I could picture a smug, ginger geek with extreme body odour driving one of those tbh! So not really a good look! Unless you fit the criteria. 
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DaveyLC
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Buy it for as cheap as possible. clean it and stick it on eBay starting at 99p..
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chrisritch
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quote:
Originally posted by Mike GSi
quote:
Originally posted by saxo_tom
i can get me an MGB GT for a few £££(£200 is my max)
nope still to ring the owner to see if he will sell
Im confused!
I could picture a smug, ginger geek with extreme body odour driving one of those tbh! So not really a good look! Unless you fit the criteria.
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Colin
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That looks pretty crusty.
I wouldnt go anywhere near it!!
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x14xe ry
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brought my dad one of these for his birthday a 1.8 i love im looking at one for my self i think i would stay away from that one quite lot work unless you got the skills
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DaveyLC
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If you put that in an acid dip nothing woudd come back out 
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