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MGB new project...need like a hole in the head

wingsandwheels

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Hi All, back after a bit of a hiatus, that whole career thing gets in the way of fun.

Just cant turn down an LBC in need of a friend, in this case a '79, 68K mile one owner B. Great driver that sat for a long, long time. Yeah the rubber bumpers are somewhat ponderous, underappreciated products of the 70's, but so am I!


This is my first B, so I expect to be back here soon.
 

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Pretty! By '79 there might be more ponies in the garden tractor engine but.... paint the bumpers the colour of the body and it will update it nicely!
 
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thanks all... funny, the rubber bumper B, along with an Uncle's GT6, were the cars of my childhood that got me into cars so I always felt that I would own one. finally got to put some miles on her in the past two days; emissions strangled, rubber bumpered and all, it is still a great ride for a cool evening.

my old (real) Cub is also a survivor
 

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Nice B.

I've really come around to the later rubber bumper cars. Most of the power issues can be sorted out, and a good clean later MGB is still a really nice car.
 
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Where did you get the grey mats on the floor of your garage? Do you like them? Can you use a floor jack on them? My new garage will be done next week and I am exploring what to put on the floor. :smile:
 
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Where did you get the grey mats on the floor of your garage? Do you like them? Can you use a floor jack on them? My new garage will be done next week and I am exploring what to put on the floor. :smile:

American Floor Mats, industrial coin pattern roll mats. They are great and you can use a jack on them, but I always put something under jack stands. They clean well, even overspray (with some effort), but do get stained a bit by tires, especially the ones on my Elise...soft compound maybe? They get real slick w/ oil though, hence the old rugs under my Rovers.
 

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Gatlinburg Tenn. 2006 photo. Painted rubber bumpers in my estimation, give the car a longer and more streamlined look. Might have sold more Bs if the factory had done this in the first place. JMHO. PJ
 
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