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Title: 'Winter Project'
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on October 11, 2004, 00:10:35: My father-in-law & myself went to have a look at a 'winter project' this morning across the Pennines at Delph, a few miles north-east of Oldham.

We think it's a bit much for us at the moment, even though it's complete bar the seats.

And, yes, that is a Californian 'Licence Plate'.

Can you guess what it is yet??? :lol:
Title: 'Winter Project'
Post by: turtle on October 11, 2004, 09:08:43: Haven't a clue, looks like something from scrapyard challange :D
Title: 'Winter Project'
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on October 11, 2004, 11:05:59: Quote from: "turtle"
Haven't a clue, looks like something from scrapyard challange :D

That's we thought. We were told it was stripped down, but........ there's stripped & stripped............ :lol: :lol:

Clue; It's Left hand Drive
Title: 'Winter Project'
Post by: wifey on October 11, 2004, 13:42:30: it's not a caddy or chevvy is it :?:
Title: 'Winter Project'
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on October 11, 2004, 14:05:26: Quote from: "wifey"
it's not a caddy or chevvy is it :?:

Sadly its' not, Tina.

And it's not a Dodge Charger or Ford Mustang

How are you keeping?
Title: 'Winter Project'
Post by: stefan on October 11, 2004, 14:07:17: An MG something or other?
Title: 'Winter Project'
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on October 11, 2004, 14:17:07: Quote from: "stefan"
An MG something or other?

Give that man a prize!!!!

It's a Californian (now re-imported) '68 MGB Roadster.

It belong to the father-in-law of a work collegue of the wifes, he knew we were looking for something & suggested it.

Sadly, even though it's complete & rot-free, it's too much as a first project.

His other (restored) MGA is in Concourscondition & was apparantly in the same state upon purchase.

Still thinking about an MG, well F-i-L is, I'm going to try & swing him towards a MGB GT-V8 :lol:

A friend of mine has just bought 2 Morris 1000 vans to restore, but he's used to it, as he's got 3 Atkinsons on the go as well at the minute.
One of them is pictured below

I'd like this;
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=69826&item=2273775530&rd=1
Title: 'Winter Project'
Post by: wifey on October 11, 2004, 14:58:56: Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man"
How are you keeping?

disappearing under a mound of work Richard :(
but managing to check out the forum and ebay - for that elusive D90 part... :wink:
Title: 'Winter Project'
Post by: stefan on October 11, 2004, 15:32:07: Quote
"Give that man a prize!!!"

I'll have KKU 655P please, very nice!!

Stef
Title: 'Winter Project'
Post by: Sharpshooter on October 11, 2004, 18:29:51: thats a nice shade of yellow, any idea which one?
Title: 'Winter Project'
Post by: davidlandy on October 11, 2004, 19:41:01: My father and I restored a 1969 MGB roadster in the early 90s. What a job - full of rot that meant that many panels, sills, wings floor etc had to be replaced.

The result was excellent though
Title: 'Winter Project'
Post by: G-WACKER on October 11, 2004, 20:26:47: Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man"

Sadly, even though it's complete & rot-free, it's too much as a first project.

a mate of mine has a frog eyed sprite half restored that he no longer has time or money for if your intrested i could see what he wants for it and take some pics
Title: 'Winter Project'
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on October 11, 2004, 20:42:07: That's very nice 'DL'. A good job.
How long did it take?

I'm still surprised how much adoration an Austin Cambridge engine can gain in a differant body-shell :lol:

'G-Wacker'. Yes please, if only simply out of interest, at this stage anyway
Title: 'Winter Project'
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on October 11, 2004, 20:49:52: Ladies first'. Tina.
I'm glad to know you're still surviving the NHS, & the light at the end of the NHS tunnel will be switched back on someday.

Stefan; Sorry, but I don't think he'll part with it as it took him a LOT of tracking down & then all the time & effort.

Talking to him on Saturday night when he &his wife came round &he's got the idea of buying a box-trailer for it & making a 'Living Van' for the rallies :)

He'll do it as well, one day.

There's a B&W picture of it with the Emergency Winder hitched upon about half-way down this page.
Now that's a BIG winch :lol:
The Atki's plated at 50tons (the only Borderer that was)
http://www.healeyhero.info/rescue/rescue_hist/special.htm#windt
Title: 'Winter Project'
Post by: davidlandy on October 11, 2004, 21:12:58: Richard

took 2 years, replaced virtually everything it seemed - the only thing that didnt get overhauled strangley enough was the B series - we took the view that if we couldnt get the body work right rebuilding the engine would had been a waste of time. Trouble was that when we had done the bodywork excitement overcome us so we just put the engine in as it was as we couldnt wait to get out and drive in it!

Bought it for Ã‚Â£400 in 91, had failed its mot in 85 thru rot!

sold it last year to a friend in Harlow who uses it dry weekends only. Just sailed thru another MOT with no probs whatsoever.

A great drive it must be said.

If you ever need help with a MGB just ask - havent got the patience to do another restoration but can answer questions!

.......and yes a B series seems to look so much better in an MG than in a sherpa, marina , cambridge ..........etc
Dave
Title: 'Winter Project'
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on October 12, 2004, 10:36:50: Quote from: "sharpshooter"
thats a nice shade of yellow, any idea which one?

I'll ask him next time I see him, but it's certainly seems brighter than 'AA yellow', unless it's with been recently resprayed.
Title: 'Winter Project'
Post by: diesel_boy on October 18, 2004, 08:45:37: oo yea i like the old ATKINSON (for you lot that dont know the old yella wagon ) i think its a border ? used to drive one gardner 180 diesel with a david-brown g-box the days of going deaf and haveing mussles bit like driveing a bigger s2/3 :lol: :wink: