Jim Stabe Jim Stabe San Diego, Ca (829 posts) Registered: 02/28/2009 10:01AM Main British Car: 1966 MGB Roadster 350 LT1 Chevy |
Finally IS red
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Scott68B Scott Costanzo Columbus, Ohio (562 posts) Registered: 10/25/2007 11:30AM Main British Car: 1968 MGB GM 5.3 LS4 V8 |
Re: Finally IS red
Gorgeous! You have to be really pleased to be passing this phase of your build. How many years since you pulled out your saw?
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ex-tyke Graham Creswick Chatham, Ontario, Canada (1165 posts) Registered: 10/25/2007 11:17AM Main British Car: 1976 MGB Ford 302 |
Re: Finally IS red
I'm impressed!.....love to see it driven out to the Midwest for one of our annual gatherings.
I know that it never rains in Southern California, but do you have a solution/plans for those rare days of inclement weather? |
Jim Stabe Jim Stabe San Diego, Ca (829 posts) Registered: 02/28/2009 10:01AM Main British Car: 1966 MGB Roadster 350 LT1 Chevy |
Re: Finally IS red
Scott - The point of no return occurred during Christmas vacation of 2000. You are right - glad to be past the painting phase, not my favorite thing to do.
Graham - The car has been a true roadster since about 1974. I was much younger then and I drove it regardless of the weather. Being much older and slightly wiser now (and having alternate enclosed transportation), it only goes out to play in sunny weather. Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/16/2018 09:50AM by Jim Stabe. |
lawnvett PJ Lenihan Winston-Salem, NC (477 posts) Registered: 04/29/2009 11:37AM Main British Car: 74 MGB-GT 3.4 V-6 crate, 5 spd |
Re: Finally IS red
it looks fantastic.
And what a hoot to ride in the Wide MG How many speeding citations do you expect this summer now that it'd racer red? |
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Jim Stabe Jim Stabe San Diego, Ca (829 posts) Registered: 02/28/2009 10:01AM Main British Car: 1966 MGB Roadster 350 LT1 Chevy |
Re: Finally IS red
After 17 years of staring at it, building many variations of cardboard patterns, re-doing several parts that made it into metal but needed to be changed and parading my friends past it with instructions to point out everything no matter how pick, I think I'm happy with the final form. Is it perfect? No it is not. This has been a learning experience and I tried to make everything as well as I could at the time. If I were starting over I could produce a much finer vehicle but I have already done this car. If I ever do another, I would expect that the finished product would be better than this one. I should sit down soon and write out a list of all the modifications I made to the car. Might be interesting to see everything that was "touched" in the process.
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BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6470 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: Finally IS red
Might be easier to list the things that were not touched. Leastways that's what I've discovered.
Sure wish I could see it in person. Jim |
IaTR6 Dennis Costello Central Iowa (192 posts) Registered: 12/29/2007 02:53PM Main British Car: '73 TR 6 '97 Explorer 5.0 |
Re: Finally IS red
Jim Stabe's comment "I think I'm happy with the final form. Is it perfect? No it is not. This has been a learning experience and I tried to make everything as well as I could at the time. If I were starting over I could produce a much finer vehicle but I have already done this car. If I ever do another, I would expect that the finished product would be better than this one. I should sit down soon and write out a list of all the modifications I made to the car. Might be interesting to see everything that was "touched" in the process." is exactly how I feel. I took 10 years, and am currently in the process of redoing some things I felt had to be done. I believe now, that when someone finds fault (especially someone who hasn't done the same), I'll just go deaf and ignore what I've heard rather than be offended.
Dennis |
HealeyRick Rick Neville (490 posts) Registered: 12/19/2007 05:01PM Main British Car: 1963 Austin-Healey 3000 Ford 5.0L |
Re: Finally IS red
Came out great, Jim. Beautiful work! Congrats.
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Re: Finally IS red
Jim, you are clearly mad, but a mad genius! That is an amazing work of art. Thank you for showing us some of the upper limit of what can be accomplished!
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