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Post by phindolf on Nov 23, 2011 20:28:10 GMT -5
So I just picked up my Very first 69 Bradley GT and it is sitting on a 68 MGB Roadster frame and motor which is in the front and is now rear wheel drive. The engine is packed in there and the back is a fully functioning trunk has anyone seen this combination before?
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Post by dawgdk on Nov 23, 2011 20:50:27 GMT -5
Pictures please !!!
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Post by kitcarguy on Nov 23, 2011 22:18:21 GMT -5
We would love to see some photos
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Post by 48flatbed on Nov 24, 2011 2:12:21 GMT -5
Yes! Pictures please!!  |
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Post by skip20 on Nov 24, 2011 10:36:06 GMT -5
PICTURERS!!! I don't think a 68 MGB Roadster will fit under a Bradley.  But them again, that's what a kit car is, you build it the way you want it to be. |
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Post by phindolf on Nov 24, 2011 17:15:13 GMT -5
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Post by kitcarguy on Nov 24, 2011 17:46:18 GMT -5
Very cool car you have their my friend
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Post by phindolf on Nov 24, 2011 18:22:52 GMT -5
Have you ever seen one like it? I have always liked the Bradley. My wife thinks I made a big mistake trading my 67 Buick Special 4 door for this car. I told her that I had never seen one like this and that it was something special... What does she know. I really havent had the chance to go over this thing very well. I do know that I am going to have to fab some doors and re paint the thing but it should be fun. ;D
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Post by kitcarguy on Nov 24, 2011 20:01:30 GMT -5
No I have never seen one on an MG chassis. But it is not the first time someone has went front engine with one. Personally I am with your wife. I would have kept the buick :: I had a 55 special that I should have never gotten rid of:)
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Post by Dan MacMillan on Nov 24, 2011 21:56:44 GMT -5
Your signal wiring is messed up. 4 ways should all flash together, not supposed to alternate.
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Post by spyderdriver on Nov 25, 2011 3:26:39 GMT -5
that it very cool, you should be proud. i want one now.
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Post by horen2tas on Nov 25, 2011 8:51:34 GMT -5
I also think it's way cool! Wonder how the brad body which is shaped for the VW pan is modified to take the MG chassis? Also you're gonna need three sets of wrenches SAE, Metric and Whitworth? Good luck I like it a lot!!!
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Post by skip20 on Nov 25, 2011 9:42:02 GMT -5
I also think it's way cool! Wonder how the brad body which is shaped for the VW pan is modified to take the MG chassis? Also you're gonna need three sets of wrenches SAE, Metric and Whitworth? Good luck I like it a lot!!! They don't use the BS (Whitworth) stuff any longer in fact for a long time. The MGB is SAE, mostly 7/16", 1/2", 9/16" & 5/8", but you will need 2 of each. The Bradley kits use SAE. VW which he has none ( maybe wiper ) is Metric. |
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Post by skip20 on Nov 25, 2011 11:00:38 GMT -5
Watched the video, but now I have a sore neck. By the way, The wheels would be a big "  " They took apart the wire wheel rims & welded the hub to some spoke rims! |
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Post by Charles Thomas on Nov 25, 2011 15:13:28 GMT -5
I'd love to see some pictures of how exactly that body is attached! the MGB chassis should be a few inches to short. If it was an MGA, then it would only be about 1/2 an inch.
personally I would have also taken the bradley over the 67 4 door buick.
now if it was a wildcat a few years older maybe not...
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Post by phindolf on Nov 25, 2011 20:52:12 GMT -5
Lol Charles I agree if it was the Wildcat I would have kept it. As for the chassis I know it is an MGB Roadster I have the numbers matching title. From the looks of things there has been alot of modifications to make it work homade shackle blocks ect... also looks like they made the floor pan out of wood hmmmm kind of scary. I'll try to post another video or pics tomorrow.
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Post by Charles Thomas on Nov 26, 2011 17:40:44 GMT -5
... also looks like they made the floor pan out of wood hmmmm kind of scary. Wood floors have never really scared me, I kind of like the look actually. Unless they stretched the frame using wood. then I might be concerned, the GT's don't have the world's strongest structure to begin with, lol. |
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Post by phindolf on Nov 27, 2011 7:58:52 GMT -5
No my biggest worry about the wood floors would be rot. I live in MI and we are not exactly known for our predictable weather. Not that I would intentionally drive this in the snow or rain but weather can change when your on the road. Also there is the concern of washing your car. I am wondering if I should spray some undercoating or rhinoliner type stuff under there. Does anyone know how that stuff works with wood?
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