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Q & A: Body restoration

Dear John,
Like so many others, I am facing a dilemma. The body on my '71 B is
in fairly poor condition under an ok looking paint/bondo job. My rockers
(which I know provide the majority of the support for the car) are about
30%
gone, my inner fenders have holes, the underside of the car looks like
something you'd expect to see in a junk yard. My jack points are too week
to lift the car at all (it bends instead). The rear wheel arches are
about
50 to 70% bondo and there are rust bubbles beginning to show in other
spots.
Here's my question... am I better off to buy a body shell (with the
accompanying hours of work chasing threads, restoring component after
component, etc) or to restore what I've got? Money is definitely tight
and
my last mechanic gave my rockers about two years before they would HAVE to
be redone.

Thanks,
Michael

Michael!

It will be far, far less expensive to abandon this 1971 MGB and
purchase an EXCELLENT 1971 MGB (or another year if you wish). The "best"
MGB around here sells for about $9,000. I've seen som... read more