Paul Hanley. Your twin car on Ebay?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1964-MGB-Convertible-Brand-New-Restoration_W0QQitemZ230119338502QQihZ013QQcategoryZ31857QQtcZphotoQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


What a fantastic interior. Absolutely love it.

Sam? Marc? Are you payng attention?

jack

Not mine but well done!

For the effort they put into the car, they could have done a nicer job with the underside. Like removing the front spring hanger bolts before painting the bottom? Or actually painting the battery boxes too?

Well, they could also have put in the rest of the interior panels. Geez!

I gotta go see that car. So many pictures to take!!!!!!

Marc, tell the guy that our uncle Jack back in NC could be interested if he sees enough pictures. I can't buy the thing of course but it might allow you to linger a little longer and be more specific in your photos.

jack

I just spent the evening printing each image on high quality photo paper. I also sent the seller an email asking to see the car. I am finding it difficult to find anything that doesn't seem original...perhaps the metal tie down for the spare?

Paul and others,
Are there any particular areas that I should concentrate on taking good close up pics of? I am interested to see how the metal tubes that go from each carb are bent. It looks like they attach via a piece of hose, like mine do....

Any critiques of this car are GREATLY appreciated as I think I will try and emulate as much as possible.
Thanks in advance,

Why not just bid on it to win, and bring it home Marc?

:)

Easier in the long run don't you think?

Paul

Marc, it seems really decent of the guy to let you do that. All it costs him is a little time, but still - he wouldn't have been out of line to say no. That's nice. :beer:

R.

Look in the passenger footwell; The dogleg panel that attaches below the heater vent is missing. I quit looking at that point.

That's a very nice car.
Not perfect, but verrry nice.
It would certainly cost a lot more than ten grand to get a B to that point.

Rich

My car, 26098, from later in October 63 has three bladed fan. That and as previously noted interior panel and spare hold down are not correct. Doubt if the rubber mats are present. Would not take much to cure. Why paint only one battery box? Looks like trans tunnel was not redone either.

Bill, did you pull your car apart again??
Also, the rear has b een worked on as the leading of the seams is missing under the tail lights.

Bill Taylor Wrote:

Fantastic. Very nice car.

Marc: I stand corrected re fan.
Chris: Still have not put it back together. Seams under the light were/are not leaded on mine.

Now I am wondering about my car.....Can' find any seams under the light however the magnet holds very well where a seam would have been.....Clausagers has a rear pic of a '64 on page 18 and I can barely make out a seam....

Think the paint job just covered up the seam or does something look amiss?

Marc, the early cars did not have a seam back there. The factory filled them in with lead. Later on they left the seam, I am sure for cost savings. Yes, the 6 blade fans are correct on the early cars. My B, #1105, has the original 6 bladed MGA fan. 3 bladed ones came later. It is a very nice car with just a few details to work out. Love that color!

Whew!!!!!

Just a few details huh? I think I need to fly you and Jack out here before it gets too hot so you guys can help me document the "Few details" I need to work out....Probably cheaper in the long run, lol

I'm not so sure about the ealiest cars having no seams under the tail lights. As far as I know, they all had 'em. Those cars without the seams likley had body work done over the years and they were filled by unknowing body shop workers. Clausagers clearly shows them on page 18. jm2c

Paul

blue64 Wrote:

Marc,

If the original color is OEW and the car is now red, its had bodywork. No? Or would it be safe to say, we don't know the complete history of your car therefore sanding it won't be conclusive. The 2 pieces are seamed. You can see the seam from inside the boot.

Paul

6 bladed metal fans began in 68. Leaded seams were in vogue until the mid 70's I think.

Or is that a trick of lighting? Somewhere it is written that later cars can be told to have had bodywork done because people filled the seams and late cars are not supposed to be filled.
All of my early cars have had lead there.
Edit: I just went back and looked at cars from 64-69 and they all had leaded seams.

blue64 Wrote:

Chris Roop--I think you might be confusing the issue. There are seams on top, rear scuttle panel--the area of the hood snaps, etc. On the early cars, they were leaded. In later year's production the seams were not filled. Common knowledge.

I beleve this digression and debate concerns the seams immediatly under the tail lights. My contention is that in every year of MGB production, those seams were not filled at the factory.

Paul

My contention is that all cars have seams, and the first of them had the seams lead loaded along with the valance and the top piece in front of the trunk lid. This comes from having a lot of early cars, mid cars, and late cars run through ere with lead in said seams.
Bodyshops go for the cheap fix if they can and do not do lead work.

Yet no one has bid on this car yet.....I am surprised....

Marc...It looks very good to me, the underside looks like he painted over rust or grease in a few spots.

Be sure to let us know what you thought after seeing it.

Well I went and saw the car today and it indeed is a very nice car. One question I had however was relative to the inner sills. They had a had a rubber covering on them.

Anyone ever heard of such a thing?

By the way, this guy had a huge collection of beautiuful cars and bikes....

MGBs had a ribbed rubber covering on the sills stock. A lot of times, during restorations, they are replaced by carpet.

lbcnut Wrote:

http://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=29089

2nd item down. Ekafant ordered some for his car and I know he had trouble getting an adhesive to adhere well enough to them. A lot of the carpet kits these days will include sill carpets. I know that my GT's carpet set has them.

Moss $ell$ them.

blue64 Wrote:

You have to REALLY get them clean of any residue from the moulding process. I used lacquer thinner, followed by soap and water, followed by lacquer thinner, soap and water again, and a final rubdown with lacquer thinner. All the lacquer thinner rubdowns where with a different towel everytime. Then use the 3M Super Trim adhesive, follow the intsructions exactly on the can, and be sure they are where you want them. They will stick immediately. If you want the correct rubber mats for the floors, there is a place in Australia that has reproduced them perfectly. They are perfect, but shipping is the killer. Only place in the world that has them though.

PrepSol is another way of getting the rubber sill covers and the starter cover clean enough for the glue to stick.
The Australian floormats have the correct texture and pattern but are made of a different material. superior according to the maker.