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Lindsay Porter's "MGB: Guide to Purchase and DIY Restoration" is probably the definitive work on MGBs, with a lot of panel work illustrated. I am considering a similar course at my local community college. It's a shame that they don't offer a car restoration course, as they do at many British colleges.
Thanks. Ya know, if a restoration shop was "SMART" they would offer a restoration course. Yeh, I know it might take away some of their business, but what additional business might they bring in by holding such classes. Who knows. I have considered asking a shop to come and work for free.
Thanks for the advice.
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Thanks. Ya know, if a restoration shop was "SMART" they would offer a restoration course.
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Every once in a while I see something about a shop doing just that. I don't remember where it was, but it was somplace in the northeast, that a shop had a fairly expensive corse where the students did a ground up restoration of an AH3000. I saw something similar where the project was an MGA.
Kinda smart, shop gets to collect "tuition" from the students, and ends up with a nice car to sell afterwards! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Thanks. Ya know, if a restoration shop was "SMART" they would offer a restoration course.
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Every once in a while I see something about a shop doing just that. I don't remember where it was, but it was somplace in the northeast, that a shop had a fairly expensive corse where the students did a ground up restoration of an AH3000. I saw something similar where the project was an MGA.
Kinda smart, shop gets to collect "tuition" from the students, and ends up with a nice car to sell afterwards! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
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yea, and if the students get a little in over their heads you know where they're brining their screw ups /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Along the same lines, I've developed quite a friendship with my mechanic, and he'll happily lend me tools, teach me how to do jobs, etc. He probably looses a sale here and there by teaching me how to do it, but you better believe I've become a very loyal customer and give him very enthusiastic referals. It all comes around.....
Along the same lines, I've developed quite a friendship with my mechanic, and he'll happily lend me tools, teach me how to do jobs, etc. He probably looses a sale here and there by teaching me how to do it, but you better believe I've become a very loyal customer and give him very enthusiastic referals. It all comes around.....
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in regards to books, I've found the Haynes Techbook "Body Repair & Painting Manual" to be pretty useful. It's not application specific obviously, but it's got lots of good general body repair info and there's really nothing specific to any particular vehicle when it comes to body work....