MGB-GT I want this 67 GT.

[vping]

Even if the rockers and fenders are gone, as long as the cross members are not compromised, these are worth it to keep. I'll show you one I am going to fix later when I get home. Based on description, it is worse than yours, does not have an OD and I paid more. You should not cut it up.

 

[tony barnhill]

Go back to the ad...1967 OD Transmission....$500

That's the hard to find early OD transmission with its even harder to find gear shift lever with its hard to find driveshaft with the unobtainable wiring & firewall OD bits along with the 'shepherd's crook' switch!

Screw everything else...

Build it if you want but you've got lots more than $500 in just the items I described above!

Why haven't you brought that puppy home yet?

Good thing I'm not near you!!!

 

[vping]

Ditto. Here was my weekend find.

 

[RickB]

Ok guys, right now I have this small window of opportunity and I have SWMBO saying we can't "afford it".

So I'm trying to get fancy with the "financing" of this purchase, something like... "I can sell off a bunch of these parts here and get enough to buy that car".

Which should be a good enough argument but, she comes back with: "Dear, it will be gone before you can sell all that junk".

Let alone that she is calling my treasures "junk", I suppose she has a point. Seeing the one you got Vince and hearing what Tony is saying loud and clear I really have got to get moving on the thing.

At the same time, I have to stay married too. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/frown.gif

I can try the angle of - "Dear this will give you something to drive when we go out on our MG club outings..."

 

[tony barnhill]

Explain to her the financial benefits of getting that sucker home before somebody else grabs it.....& @ $500, you can easily double your investment with just a few sales!

 

[kennypinkerton]

hide it at a friends house

 

[vping]

hide it at a friends house

I got an idea you can hide it here for awhile /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/devilgrin.gif

 

[RickB]

The car is easy to hide, the black hole in the bank account where the $500 used to be isn't.

She has heard the argument before Tony, the thing is this:

She knows I'm a sucker for a curvy little car. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/nopity.gif

 

[tony barnhill]

Well, she's just gotta go then! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/devilgrin.gif hehehe

 

[DrEntropy]

Ummm... I just *KNOW* you'll hate me for this, Rick, BUT: mebbe a 'suggestion' you'd sell Frank? That might get her attention as to how serious you are?

THEN sell off some of what she considers "junk" to offset the five bills...

 

[RickB]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:] I just *KNOW* you'll hate me for this, Rick, BUT: mebbe a 'suggestion' you'd sell Frank? [/QUOTE]

hmmm... I don't know if she would take me seriously or not.
The plan has merit, but she just might call my bluff.

 

[DrEntropy]

GAH!! SHe's EEEeevile!! Tony's RIGHT! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/jester.gif

 

[AngliaGT]

Rick,

Why not give him a deposit on it,& see if he''ll let
you pay it off before you move it.It's worth a try,it
worked for my Triumph Bonneville.

- Doug

 

[RickB]

Rick,

Why not give him a deposit on it,& see if he''ll let
you pay it off before you move it.It's worth a try,it
worked for my Triumph Bonneville.

- Doug

Ahhh...

This is sounding good. You see as soon as the IRS direct deposit hits my bank account my "fund" gets refilled. I always do my taxes as soon as I get my form from work, so it's really just about 3 weeks from now.

If I can get the guy to hang onto it for just a little while then I'll be free & clear!

I think she's just a little steamed that I had to pay for the Alaska fishing trip (for my son & I in August) in advance.
Now bringing up the acquisition of another MG is kind of pushing her over the edge.

Strategy is key.

 

[Bruce74B]

Just tell her you need a little more excitment in your life right now and that $500 car is a whole lot cheaper than a new girlfriend...or a drug habit!

Oh but wait...there is a fishing addiction working into the equation here. Rut roh, that makes it a little more complicated, trying to serve two masters...and the mistress!

Oh...rent a trailer...they are so much nicer than a dolly! GOOD LUCK!

 

[RickB]

WooHoo - I got my W-2 today and went ahead and e-filed.
I'm getting a big fat refund - WooHoo!!

Now to somehow get the guy to hang onto the car for just a little longer...

 

[Baz]

Welfare check....
Heard of avalanches in Snoqualmie, check in Rick.

 

[AngliaGT]

Snoqualmie Pass is where the avalanches are located,
I believe.The town of Snoqualmie is quite a few miles West of there.The Inn shown on the show "Twin Peaks" is just
North of there.
Hopefully he's not snowed in.

- Doug

 

[RickB]

All ok here, the pass is 25 miles up the road.
Lots of truckers stacking up rigs around here, but no immediate threats to health & safety.

Ha! Twin Peaks...
They filmed some ON my property.
Didn't ask, just set up & shot.

I have a personal opinion about those people. Can't say it here though.

 

[AngliaGT]

Rick,

Good to hear.I never watched more than 10-20 seconds of the show - waste of time.Although the Lodge & the Falls are
quite impressive.We would stop to take a break on our way up
to Snohomish.Nice drive up that valley.

- Doug