any updates??????

A little off topic (and if it's too far off topic I'll gladly remove the pictures), but.... I was at the British By The Sea car show this weekend and saw a beautiful MG. The car really caught my eye in a huge field of cars. Turns out the body & paint restoration was done by LaBrecque Autocraft (same shop doing David's car for those of you playing along at home):

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WOW, that thing is gorgeous!

yeah man that car is MINT! that shop does some nice work huh?!?!?!

Dawg,

No updates yet. I haven't been to his shop in a week or so. The place is packed with cars and I might be at the bottom of the priority list. A lot of other cars are closer and I am guessing that some customers want their car back immediately.

Jeff,

The MG looks good, but I'm not a big a MG fan as they are just too small for me. I think I ticked one of my neighbors off when I told him his MG was the perfect size for my 8 year old. LOL.

They are pretty small and finicky:confused5:

But throw an LS1 in and well it seems like a fun little car:max:
This is exactly what I planned to do with the 69 my dad and I played with earlier in life: LS1 Swapped MGB GT:gears:

I'm not sure if i would wanna own one, but i love all classic cars, I love seeing where our cars today came from.

Labrecque repaired the subframe where the car was in an accident and sent it off to be acid dipped.

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Wish I knew you needed those areas. I have them all in one piece sitting on the floor downstairs that I torched out of mine.
Ah well, looks like they did a nice job with it as is though :)

subframe is going back together

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nice and pretty!!!!

Damn that looks Good!!!!!

Thanks guys!!! After 1.5 years of depressing problems with this car it is finally starting to turn around.

Its a chunk of metal no need to let it ruin your day. I also am a fortune teller.

HA!!!! HA!!!! HA!!!! They don't feel like rolling metal chunks. They are more like part of the family. Kind of like a pet. Leaking oil all over the garage....gotta feed em with gas and clean em up at least once in a while.

so true^^^^sub frame looks awesome.

Hahahha ohhh I know dave. Same way I feel about my shitter!

Well you gotta get in the habit of SPANKING it once in awhile to teach it who is the boss!

David-
The front end looks very nice. Last time I was at the shop Kevin was in & out of the booth painting your parts.
Don't buy the front sway bar end links - I have a set for you if you want them. I bought them from HBC, but they are correct for 69, not 68 like mine, so I had my originals re-plated. It's just not worth the return shipping to send them back. Here they are:
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speaking of bushings are you gonna go with stock or urethane bushings?
the ride is so much better with urethane.

ive found that poly makes it a stiffer ride? if i was to keep a car stock id keep the suspension rubber. thats me though.

OK, Thanks! I will ask Mike if I need them and if I do, I'll buy them off you.


The 69 has new urethane bushings. I thought that urethane gives you a harsher ride, but they last much longer than rubber.

David-
Any updates? I haven't been over to the shop in a while since my car has been taken apart again & the guys are in full body work mode.

I checked in about a week ago and they were putting parts like the power steering pump back on the frame. Also, John was polishing the headers. They had been turned yellow by a previous shop that decided to break-in the engine with new stainless headers. Not much has changed on the body, but Mike said they should be getting me a paint sample to approve in a few days.

I stopped in at Labrecque's this morning and they are back to working on it :)

They are fitting the body panels
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and the inside looks great now...
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Damn! That looks awesome!! Ohh and were the hell are you gunna put it??? :)

This one goes under the lift. The Z28 on the lift. The 68 in the shed.

Looking good David!!

Dam that car will be show room quality.

Thanks guys!!!!

It always feels good to see it going back together.

NICE!
now I hope it goes together in time for next season?

Mike is trying to get it done by Spring. Hopefully it'll be done.

Most of the Dynacorn sheetmetal fit A-OK, except for the rear quarters. There is a big gap in the trunk spacing that they will fix by cutting it and welding in a piece of sheetmetal. They have been screwing things together for fitting and then will start welding everything up. The only piece welded so far is the rockers.

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I saw Jeff's 68 in the spray booth and it's been primered. It looks GREAT. Also, THANKS for the parts Jeff. Mike is going to use all of them.

Looking good David!

gonna be a nice show winner for sure!!!!!

that car is gunna be SWEEET! wen its done!!!!!

i cant wait to see it when its done!!

Glad I could help! I was at the shop today and I'm getting all giddy about my car (68 convertible L30/M20). It's ready for final wet sanding. Mike says it should be painted by the beginning of next year. Then the reassembly begins. I'm having them install the bumpers, windshield, all exterior emblems & trim, then the restored top frame & a new top. I don't want to risk any damage to the new paint by doing it myself. Cheap insurance I guess (well, not cheap, but worth it).

Anyhow, I checked out David's car while I was there, and it is essentially brand new. I bet you could count on one hand the number of original body parts used! It is a sight to behold.

it's near Halloween and Mike is working on bringing it back from the dead

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that is incredible!!!! seeing the 2 of those pics together. amazing how far its come.

Looks awesome, I always hate the middle hump of a project when its just a big mess of parts. Things gonna look sweet when its done.