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after talkin to the old lady about building a wagon she wasn't for it she likes big chev 4x4's and britsh cars like MGB and Triumph :whacked: oh no
yep i can it see now her driving around in a classic british racing green MGB convertable :LOL: but maybe i can perswade her into a green lifted fullsize blazer? :rolleyes:
speedy get her the MGB then stuff a S/B under the hood...
I agree, but also take out a rather large term life insurance policy on her first. :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by G.R.
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Man I thought you were gonna build a cool family wagon :(
As a body shop manager I saw plenty of MGBs go to the crusher. Get her a '69-'76 TR6. Something you can both love and enjoy.
well i'm really bummed about the wagon project :( I was all for it and thought it would of been cool. but she don't like wagons not even the old classics :( then she says to me "Do you remember that old red car we saw at the gas station i liked?" and i said yeah "I would want something like that or a big lifted truck with big tires" well the car we saw was a late 50's red MGB convertable.
Get her a Anglia ,and tell her its an early MG
Yeah, my bride went through that phase a few years back. Ended up getting a BRG Spitfire. The key was I told her I'd learned my lesson on Brit cars many moons ago and wouldn't work on it for her. After having to pay several times to have those annoying, niggling, totally frustrating series of problems that will inevitably happen fixed all the joy was out of it for her.....................and on went the for sale sign.:3dSMILE:Quote:
Originally Posted by speedy55779
As a variation on the old boat saying; "The two happiest days in a Brit car owners life is the day they buy the car, and the day they sell it!"
There's nothing worse than British automotive electrical systems---:CRY:
Yup, that guy Lucas was the Prince of Darkness...:eek: :)
Get her a nice Sunbeam Tiger..
I don't know, NSRA, take a look at the custom wiring in my old ford! Even Lucus used better connectors!
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Just go easy on the C/R of that SB Chevy . She will be :mad: having to buy high co$t gas :CRY:Quote:
Originally Posted by G.R.
Forget the MGB. Get her a Jag XKE, 4.2 L dohc 6, BRG convertible. Guarantee she'll keep it longer than she'll keep you. If you're smart you'll marry her then you can have both.:LOL: :LOL:
If you've got a lot of green stuff stashed, get her a BRG DB5. Better investment for the long haul.
Oh sure, ladies love sportscars. Put a little something like this under her Xmas tree and I can guarantee you she will think you are really "special." :eek: :rolleyes: :LOL: :LOL:
("special ed, that is)
Don
LMAO :LOL: what makes it so funny is she'd probally believe me.Quote:
Originally Posted by redrodman48
I use to have a Bradley GT kit car. maybe i can buy it back to give to her its a fiberglass body on a 60's VW beetle running gear. the guy i sold it to still has it and hasn't done anythying to it and its been 3yrs
The MGB's, Triumph spitfitres and Austin Healeys used Massey Ferguson 4cyls.. I think Austin was the only 1 with the positive ground electrical system. pretty sure anyway. I kno my uncle has a '74 Triumph TR6 which is - ground.
Tell her to buy her own car and you build the wagon :cool:
Matt put his finger on the problem. I am pretty sure the Triumphs changed to negative ground in the mid-70s but I am not exactly sure what year. I have mentioned this before on this Forum but a + ground fights the overall negative charge of the planet Earth which traps negative electrons from the Sun due to the magnetic poles. Several other British cars had + ground as well as I believe did the '48 Cadillac(?). But that is not the main problem. The MGB design was unchanged for over 20 years and anyone who subscribed to Road and Track should remember the chart at the back of each issue giving performance data and the MGB was last in every category for a long, long time. The Jag XKE is a beautiful car but needs a Pontiac OHC six or a SBC because you will go broke buying replacement Jaguar parts. I had two MG midgets and went the whole nine yards of restoration and 3/4 race hop up and they are an unrewarding money pit. Cute but scary unless you are writing a book on the undercarriage designs of 18 wheelers. I suppose some crazy stunt driver could run a Midget under an 18 wheeler while in motion for a James Bond movie, but don't try it! I loved the shape of the MG Midget and it was fun to drive but not really fast, just loooow! My '73 Midget had - ground but I think the '69 and earlier years had + ground. In my experience the VW chassis and running gear is much more reliable than the British stuff; the Bradley sounds interesting but I recall that they are pretty flimsy and are closed so what the wife probably wants is an open car. For what it is worth I really enjoy my '98 Pontiac Sunfire convert mainly because it has a single handle for the electric roof and I can put the top up or down at a traffic light and it gets about 24 mpg; it is my "roadster until I finsh my Model A". The performance of the Sunfire, however, is slightly better than having a sewing machine for an engine! Maybe a MGB with a Pinto 2.3 swap would be peppy but as I recall even the MGB brakes were last in the Road and Track tables!
Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder
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Originally Posted by stovens
For some reason, maybe it's the butt connectors, tape and extra wire, it doesn't look quite like original Ford wiring.
well to be honest i know someone thats selling a decent 80's fullsize blazer removable top 350 with a th350 np208 transfercase. he said he'd sell it to me for $400.00 and i thought he was nuts cause it was so cheap when its worth more its not a rust bucket or nothin. but i think i'm going to go that rout and lift it and put 33x12.5x15 or 35x12.5x15 under it and go through it.
its black with maroon interior so i may paint it maroon and paint the top white. my girlfriends favorite colors are x-mas colors green and dark red.
If you must get a Limey car make sure it is restored and improved from most of the original specs especially in the electrical department. If it hasn't been thoroughly gone over and Americanized it'll break your heart.
Had one of 'em in the 1960s. And, no, don't assume 1980s models or later were any better.
[QUOTE=Matt167]The MGB's, Triumph spitfitres and Austin Healeys used Massey Ferguson 4cyls..QUOTE]
Actually, Matt, only the early TR series of Triumph used an engine developed from the Massey Ferguson. MG's and Austin Healeys used Austin engines and the Spitfire used a Triumph engine developed from their own sedans.