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Thanks All, now you know why I have been so quiet /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/savewave.gif
Vince: PB is unrestored, it was sorted to get it running and driving and complete. It has also been through the authentication from our friends.
Jack: Do not, Do not show the picture to the wifey /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/jester.gif
Me spent the night sitting in front, with my hands on the apron, hopping he would speak about the old days, no such luck, just a heart felt thank you.
Pat
Vince: PB is unrestored, it was sorted to get it running and driving and complete. It has also been through the authentication from our friends.
Jack: Do not, Do not show the picture to the wifey /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/jester.gif
Me spent the night sitting in front, with my hands on the apron, hopping he would speak about the old days, no such luck, just a heart felt thank you.
Pat
tony barnhill
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So very nice!
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That's the way to do it. A running car should never be torn apart before it is made roadworthy and driven for a while. It gives the owner a chance to learn the car, make sure it's the right car to put years of time and money into, and get a benchmark for how the car should perform and what it will / will not need during restoration.
Too often I see a car torn to bits before the owner has even driven it. And nearly as often, the restoration is never finished. Even if it does get completed, the person has spent a decade, sometimes more, restoring a car that might not have needed it rather than driving it all that time!
Too often I see a car torn to bits before the owner has even driven it. And nearly as often, the restoration is never finished. Even if it does get completed, the person has spent a decade, sometimes more, restoring a car that might not have needed it rather than driving it all that time!
tony barnhill
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]Too often I see a car torn to bits before the owner has even driven it. And nearly as often, the restoration is never finished[/QUOTE]
& then they end up in my MG Graveyard, too far gone to be put back on the road!
& then they end up in my MG Graveyard, too far gone to be put back on the road!
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tony barnhill said:
& then they end up in my MG Graveyard, too far gone to be put back on the road! [/QUOTE]
I have to completely agree.
If I were given my 69 MGC GT right now in it's present condition I would only think of it as a parts car.
However, since I have history with the car and a lot of driving of it both in Anchorage and in Seattle including a drive down the AL-CAN highway and then through Vancouver BC on the day Prince Charles & Lady Di were visiting - my MGC having lost it's clutch due to an errant encounter with a stone along the way...
Well, it's history with a car that makes it truly "yours". That history can be a big motivator in the desire to restore the thing even when she isn't looking very well at all.
That's my story, and I'm sticking with it.
BTW - beautiful car Pat - thanks for sharing!
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This guy will probably not be restored by me, since I believe in letting thier legs run or being shared. If I still lived by Nial, my thoughts would be different. This PB I hope received all the best while, I am a care taker and getting complete, running and documented are I think a large part.
Thanks for all of your kind words
Pat
BTW, anybody notice who was in the background? hehehe
Thanks for all of your kind words
Pat
BTW, anybody notice who was in the background? hehehe
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I'm not so sure that she needs or should be restored Pat.
In my opinion I would repair, replace, fix what ever is not right or needs attention and keep her as orginal as possible keeping in mind good sense etc. ie if you rebuild the engine new paint as well but not paint just for paints sake.
Have you tried a clay block on that paint yet?
In my opinion I would repair, replace, fix what ever is not right or needs attention and keep her as orginal as possible keeping in mind good sense etc. ie if you rebuild the engine new paint as well but not paint just for paints sake.
Have you tried a clay block on that paint yet?
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I agree with Jack. PBs are simple machines. The only reasons to do a full restoration would be, in my opinion...
1. If every system, literally, has problems related to age and outdoor storage.
2. If there is significant wood rot.
3. If there is significant rust.
I thought about restoring my Y-Type but following my beliefs I drove it around for a while first. All problems other than a couple wiring issues were fixed by simply returning the car to normal use. Today it runs like a champ and I have done virtually nothing to the car since buying it.
1. If every system, literally, has problems related to age and outdoor storage.
2. If there is significant wood rot.
3. If there is significant rust.
I thought about restoring my Y-Type but following my beliefs I drove it around for a while first. All problems other than a couple wiring issues were fixed by simply returning the car to normal use. Today it runs like a champ and I have done virtually nothing to the car since buying it.
tony barnhill
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Some of the older cars deserve to remain 'survivors'...in their original condition...as examples to the rest of us of how they should be put together.
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Guy's PB is as orginal as when restored in the UK, some 40yrs ago before coming here. Haven't abortioned one thing in some (40 odd years) he came here with a british resto. I have only been a failthful cautious care taker of history.
Will never disturb history! Same condition! Just a new iggy, fuel pump etc, metal prep on the bare spots, I am a preservationist. My work has been on getting em running (OE equip haha China$), preserved, without any changes, authictated and fully complete,
Love you all, but lets not get dumm, this is a special vehicle that I have been in care of.
Pat
Will never disturb history! Same condition! Just a new iggy, fuel pump etc, metal prep on the bare spots, I am a preservationist. My work has been on getting em running (OE equip haha China$), preserved, without any changes, authictated and fully complete,
Love you all, but lets not get dumm, this is a special vehicle that I have been in care of.
Pat
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I'm not denegrating the effort, Pat. On the contrary, it's "the right thing to do" IMO. Rebuild or recondition what is malfunctioning. The things were meant to be renew'd, not replaced. That was back when labour was inexpensive, parts were dear.
I've looked after more than a few old Rollies with the same attitude. One was an early 1900's. Rolls will still supply gearsets! Had to wait what seemed like forever, but they sent 'em. Car had wooden wheels, too. Preserve whenever possible!
I've looked after more than a few old Rollies with the same attitude. One was an early 1900's. Rolls will still supply gearsets! Had to wait what seemed like forever, but they sent 'em. Car had wooden wheels, too. Preserve whenever possible!