ARMOURED MGB
Having also gone from restoring little English cars with attractive lines to big green things with thick skins for a new challenge I hpe you take the following on-board Chris-
If you think you have seen the last of Lucas electrical systems think again.
Cost of restoring an MBG from an absolute wreck to showroom finish is nothing compared to refabricating bulky things from thick steel to resemble something a farmer threw away 50 years ago.
MGB parts, on reflection, were suprisingly easy to find.
Your current workshop jack, car stands, socket set & spanners are now redundant. you will need bigger everything...
Your shed, although always too small, is really now phisically too small
Your wife will now, after years of complaining about MGB's taking up the driveway & all available undercover parking, express a deep sense of loss about them as she gazes on a big rusty thing getting unloaded off a semi that's blocking your suburban street.
Double every rough cost you think of, and times your rough restoration time by 4
If you don't have an oxy set- get the one with the really big bottles........
Rob
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