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Yea RB's!!! #1
lewisrn Bob Lewis Danville, IN, USA 1980 MG MGB "The "B""	Posted: June 12, 2012 11:14AM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 3,601

While at Dillard, I accidentally backed into another vehicle at a local parts store. The other vehicle was an SUV with a rubber back bumper. Our rubber bumbers met and although it was a pretty good bump, neither vehicle was damaged.

I've been considering a CB conversion, but I think I'll stay with the rubber bumpers.

Life is a state of mind.

80B - Engine overhauled 1/11, SU HS4's, O/D, all Speedhut gauges, cruise control, front & rear suspensions rebuilt, tube shocks on rear, Moss lowering kit, Bell SS Exhaust, Ed's 110 amp alternator, Schlemmerized distributor with Pertronix, LED tail lights, halogen headlights, Limey's fuse box & relays, etc., etc.

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Re: Yea RB's!!! #2
BB Ellerby John Littleton Vonore, USA 1976 MG MGB "BB Ellerby"	Posted: June 12, 2012 11:31AM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 170

Even with the increased height of RB B's, I'm a bit surprised you matched up to an SUV. Glad it turned out to be only a kiss.

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Re: Yea RB's!!! #3
lewisrn Bob Lewis Danville, IN, USA 1980 MG MGB "The "B""	Posted: June 12, 2012 11:34AM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 3,601

In reply to # 2091863 by BB Ellerby Even with the increased height of RB B's, I'm a bit surprised you matched up to an SUV. Glad it turned out to be only a kiss.

Me too, especially since my car has been lowered and it was a full size SUV that I hit. It was a pretty good collision too. I'm sure anything but an RB would have suffered some kind of damage

Life is a state of mind.

80B - Engine overhauled 1/11, SU HS4's, O/D, all Speedhut gauges, cruise control, front & rear suspensions rebuilt, tube shocks on rear, Moss lowering kit, Bell SS Exhaust, Ed's 110 amp alternator, Schlemmerized distributor with Pertronix, LED tail lights, halogen headlights, Limey's fuse box & relays, etc., etc.

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Re: Yea RB's!!! #4
Wray Wray Lemke ., South Carolina, USA 1956 MG MGA 1958 MG Magnette ZB Varitone 1973 MG MGB 1974 MG MGB GT 1974 MG MGB GT	Posted: June 12, 2012 11:40AM Registered: 11 years ago Posts: 10,997

That's why I feel fine about parking my RB BGT downtown, when Susie Cellphone is parking using the braille method and backs into me it's no big deal.

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Re: Yea RB's!!! #5
dakellyburke Kelly Burke Warner Robins GA, USA 1970 MG MGB "RED B" 1971 MG MGB GT "Elena"	Posted: June 12, 2012 01:15PM Registered: 3 years ago Posts: 193

A chrome bumper owner is more careful. smileys with beer

“Behind every beautiful thing, there's some kind of pain.” ? Bob Dylan

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Re: Yea RB's!!! #6
RIRaven Dave Wilson Rhode Island, USA 1971 MG MGB GT 1973 MG MGB	Posted: June 12, 2012 01:22PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 979

What makes you think that a chrome bumper would be injured by bumping a RB SUV? You already said your car was lowered presumably to CB height. Sounds to me like your trying to rationalize away your CB envy! devil smiley

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Re: Yea RB's!!! #7
Wray Wray Lemke ., South Carolina, USA 1956 MG MGA 1958 MG Magnette ZB Varitone 1973 MG MGB 1974 MG MGB GT 1974 MG MGB GT	Posted: June 12, 2012 03:45PM Registered: 11 years ago Posts: 10,997

In reply to # 2091935 by dakellyburke A chrome bumper owner is more careful. smileys with beer

No kidding. I only take the MGA and the CB MGB to places I know I can park without getting whacked. The RB BGT? Who cares, it's only a rubber bumper B, dime a dozen. winking smiley

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/15/2012 05:57AM by Wray.

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Re: Yea RB's!!! #8
dakellyburke Kelly Burke Warner Robins GA, USA 1970 MG MGB "RED B" 1971 MG MGB GT "Elena"	Posted: June 12, 2012 03:47PM Registered: 3 years ago Posts: 193

LOL. That's kind of harsh. If you lower it, replace the bumpers, take off the smog crap, put on some good SUs, it's almost a keeper.

“Behind every beautiful thing, there's some kind of pain.” ? Bob Dylan

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Re: Yea RB's!!! #9
lewisrn Bob Lewis Danville, IN, USA 1980 MG MGB "The "B""	Posted: June 12, 2012 03:59PM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 3,601

In reply to # 2092063 by dakellyburke LOL. That's kind of harsh. If you lower it, replace the bumpers, take off the smog crap, put on some good SUs, it's almost a keeper.

That was the point of my original post. I've done all of the other things, but I think I'll keep the RB's.

BTW, a lowered 80B with front & rear sway bars is a dream to drive on the twisties in NC.

Life is a state of mind.

80B - Engine overhauled 1/11, SU HS4's, O/D, all Speedhut gauges, cruise control, front & rear suspensions rebuilt, tube shocks on rear, Moss lowering kit, Bell SS Exhaust, Ed's 110 amp alternator, Schlemmerized distributor with Pertronix, LED tail lights, halogen headlights, Limey's fuse box & relays, etc., etc.

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Re: Yea RB's!!! #10
Wray Wray Lemke ., South Carolina, USA 1956 MG MGA 1958 MG Magnette ZB Varitone 1973 MG MGB 1974 MG MGB GT 1974 MG MGB GT	Posted: June 12, 2012 04:00PM Registered: 11 years ago Posts: 10,997

No thanks, I'll leave it like it is, a tougher, albeit uglier version of a real MGB, one able to withstand the slings of fate, or the occasional Susie Cellphone encounter. I don't mind telling people I have a real MG at home.

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Re: Yea RB's!!! #11
Frank 79 Roadster Frank Bice Oklahoma City (Yukon, actually), Oklahoma, USA 1960 MG MGA 1600 1979 MG MGB	Posted: June 13, 2012 10:29PM Registered: 5 years ago Posts: 527

whatever makes you feel good.......

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Re: Yea RB's!!! #12
Wray Wray Lemke ., South Carolina, USA 1956 MG MGA 1958 MG Magnette ZB Varitone 1973 MG MGB 1974 MG MGB GT 1974 MG MGB GT	Posted: June 14, 2012 10:07AM Registered: 11 years ago Posts: 10,997

Frank, I was just trying to get a rise out of the RB crowd winking smiley

, I thought Dan would come riding to the rescue of RB owners everywhere.

Actually, I think the RB BGT is the best looking of the BGTs. The bumpers give it a longer look which makes the lines flow better. The side profile of the CB BGTs always looked a bit stumpy to me.

In fact I like them enough to own two of them. Here's one:

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Re: Yea RB's!!! #13
jjralston J Ralston Phoenix, USA	Posted: June 14, 2012 10:13AM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 195

In Nashville I used to park my RB in the grass behind my house in front of a tree(I had 88 Oaks). One night comming home late in heavy rain the wheels locked up in the grass and I hit the tree pretty hard....RBs to the rescue.

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Re: Yea RB's!!! #14
mgb4tim Tim Nagy Pittsburgh, PA!!!, USA 1971 MG MGB 1996 Jaguar XJ6 (X300) "Big Green"	Posted: June 14, 2012 10:13AM Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 1,852

In reply to # 2093494 by Wray In fact I like them enough to own two of them.

That's just not fair.. TWO!!!!

~Tim

tim@morSpeedPerformance.com

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Re: Yea RB's!!! #15
NewBRG72B Rodney McLain Greenville SC, USA 2001 Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class "The SLK" 2004 Volvo V70 "The Wagon" 2008 Mercedes-Benz E320 "The Diesel"	Posted: June 14, 2012 10:18AM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 787

I kind of like the rubber bumpers (when they are turned upside down). smiling bouncing smiley

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Re: Yea RB's!!! #16
BB Ellerby John Littleton Vonore, USA 1976 MG MGB "BB Ellerby"	Posted: June 14, 2012 10:48AM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 170

In reply to # 2092070 by lewisrn

In reply to # 2092063 by dakellyburke LOL. That's kind of harsh. If you lower it, replace the bumpers, take off the smog crap, put on some good SUs, it's almost a keeper.

That was the point of my original post. I've done all of the other things, but I think I'll keep the RB's.

BTW, a lowered 80B with front & rear sway bars is a dream to drive on the twisties in NC.

You got that right! I lowered my '76 B, installed the bushing upgrade, negative camber A arms, sway bar, new lever shocks with the heavier dampening valves...it's a street legal go cart now, and real happy in our shared twisties. smileys with beer

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Re: Yea RB's!!! #17
bills Bill Spohn W. Vancouver, BC, Canada 1956 MG MGA 1958 MG MGA Twin-Cam 1962 MG MGA MkII Coupe 1965 Jensen CV8 1969 Lamborghini Countach → more	Posted: June 14, 2012 11:07AM Registered: 8 years ago Posts: 9,160

Hey - I like the looks of some RBBs - especially these as Huffaker had the good sense to make them out of CBB chassis!

But really, whether you like the RBB or CBB may be based on two things - aesthetics and performance. RBB comes off reasonably on aesthetics, which is a matter of taste anyway. They fail on performance, but saying so is no reason for owners to take offence as they often seem to do.

There's no point baiting the RBB owners and it isn't polite. That would be like comparing the MGB to the MGA - unfavourably, which I would NEVER do! devil smiley

Bill Spohn www.rhodo.citymax.com/carstuff.html
1958 MGA Twincam (race car), 1962 MGA Deluxe Coupe
1969 MGC roadster, 1957 Jamaican MGA
1965 Jensen CV8, 1971 Jensen Interceptor
1969 Lamborghini Islero S, 1988 Fiero GT turbo
2009 Pontiac Solstice GXP Coupe
West Vancouver BC

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Re: Yea RB's!!! #18
btinsley Bishop Tinsley Jr GA, USA 1976 MG Midget 1500 "Dino"	Posted: June 14, 2012 11:12AM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 293

don't hate...appreciate. smileys with beer

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Re: Yea RB's!!! #19
Robby Bob Hill Park City, TN, USA 1964 Ford Thunderbird 1965 Chevrolet Corvair 1979 MG MGB 1979 MG Midget 2008 Mercedes-Benz SLK350	Posted: June 14, 2012 11:39AM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 377

I hope all of this is being said in fun. If not, not sure I want to be involved with the MG hobby from anything other than driving my cars. And if this is the mindset of NAMGBR I will cancel my membership immediately.

I personally love RB cars and don't care much for the bashing of any car - RB or CB. I drive what I like and let otehrs do the same without bashing their taste in cars - esepcially on a public forum eye rolling smiley

Bob

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/14/2012 11:42AM by Robby.

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Re: Yea RB's!!! #20
bills Bill Spohn W. Vancouver, BC, Canada 1956 MG MGA 1958 MG MGA Twin-Cam 1962 MG MGA MkII Coupe 1965 Jensen CV8 1969 Lamborghini Countach → more	Posted: June 14, 2012 11:53AM Registered: 8 years ago Posts: 9,160

In reply to # 2093568 by Robby
I personally love RB cars and don't care much for the bashing of any car - RB or CB. I drive what I like and let otehrs do the same without bashing their taste in cars - esepcially on a public forum eye rolling smiley

Bob

Agree. Unfortunately, some owners have thin skins and mistake someone critiquing a given aspect of a car as being a personal assault and things can get quickly out of hand, which is why I said that there was no point in poking at any particular model. And that should include Triumphs as well! grinning smiley

Bill Spohn www.rhodo.citymax.com/carstuff.html
1958 MGA Twincam (race car), 1962 MGA Deluxe Coupe
1969 MGC roadster, 1957 Jamaican MGA
1965 Jensen CV8, 1971 Jensen Interceptor
1969 Lamborghini Islero S, 1988 Fiero GT turbo
2009 Pontiac Solstice GXP Coupe
West Vancouver BC

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