Looking for a 260.....Again!!!

[Malcolmr]

Hi all,

I've been looking for an MG 260 for a few years now on and off and came very close last year to actually getting one, I was put off by sub frame corrosion which at the time scared me off all 260's.

I have come to the conclusion though that it is a small price to pay for what ultimately is my dream car, if it needs to be fixed, so what, I'll just fix it.

Tony - I have just had the rear cross tube replaced on old 206 by my local engineering shop at a cost of $A1500. The car was in dock for a day and the guys doing the work had no trouble cutting the old one out and fabricating a replacement. There was no corrosion on any other parts of the rear subframe. So, as you say, if you just have to "fix it", it is actually not that hard to do. Don't forget the lateral links while you are at it. They are much more scary...

Some photos of the recent work attached.

Malcolm