mgb questions my son is considering the purchase of a mgb which has been substantially restored the odometer has rolled over but we can t be sure of the actual mileage the engine and drive train apparently weren t touched in the restoration except for a new carb and a few hoses he plans to do vacuum and compression checks to see what they might tell us about the engine the body and undercarriage have no visible rust the interior is new as are tires front brakes not sure about the back battery bumpers and other misc parts the paint is checked in a few places and scuffed here and there allegedly by a wind blown car cover it seemed to handle ok except for soft front shocks questions are there problem areas common to mgbs we should check out the brakes seem soft and rather ineffective what should we expect in the way of braking action it seemed to be doggy when accelerating from a stop what should we expect it to do given the cylinder engine the top is in place but will not reach a number of the snaps the weather was cold should the vinyl stretch and fit when it warms up or is it forever shrunk is it normal for the wire wheels to be painted or are they usually chromed given this rather limited description what would be a reasonable price gee this turned out to be a little long sorry while my brother once owned an xk jag what a car we re obviously not into sports cars any help with these questions or suggestions on other things to investigate would surely be appreciated phil truesdale truesdal david wheaton edu
