After having restored several rusted out Bs, sills, floors, doors quarters, I wonder if there is anything done differently with the new bodyshell to improve its longevity?. It seems so worthwhile to invest in a shell over battling rust on an original. I wonder if there are plans to add MGA to the repertoire? Steve from US
Having had a few MGB cars in the past i now fancy building a roadster. What did slightly concern me was in the video that. Before fitting the front wings the area's were sanded etc. At no time before fitting the wings did i see any anti corrossion treatment. A bit worrying that after a few years rust will start to creap in. Or did i miss something.
Heritage has addressed the corrosion issue with the choice of alloys they use in constructing the car. Though not stated here, most of the construction issues with the MGB shell have been re-engineered, either different material choices, additional braces or a significant redesign to overcome those items that have ended the life of most MGB's.
I owned 3 Spitfires in the 80s (mk3, mk4 and a 1500) drove them from Holland to the south of France, great memories! 5 years ago, somebody offered me a ride in a mk3, and I said no, thank you. Didn’t want to ‘destroy’ my good memories… Maybe I was wrong…
I thought Moss Motors out of California bought British Heritage? Nevertheless, Moss Motors charge $999.00 for a Wing/Fender so God knows what a full Body would cost. There’s a company in LA that charge $375.09 for a Fender.
The panel alignment on my Heritage shell is awful. The panel The windscreen attaches to isn't square with the body. One wing sits further forward than the other. The windscreen doesn't align properly. One leg of the bracket holding the clutch and brake master cylinders had to be shortened so the mounting holes would match up. The bonnet to wing gap gets bigger as you get closer to the headlights. The space for the grill is too small. The location of the bonnet latch panel doesn't line up with the latch on the bonnet. One door latch is too tight to open and close properly. The hole in the door for the safety latch mount is at a different height than the mounting location on the body
Me thinks you are asking a big much for a 1950's design more or less hand built car with tolerances measured in inches! Even when 'new' from the factory the finish of those cars was awful truth be told.
That’s more than a bit disappointing. I can’t imagine starting to reassemble a painted body shell, only to find that parts don’t align and/or fit. Anyone from Heritage have any comment about this? I’ve been considering going this route, but now I’m not sure.
