Richard Spurling wrote:
>
> Fortunately, I do have a source of funds, provided I can sell the
> motor bike (in the middle of the coldest, wettest winter we've had in
> decades - Hah!). The bike sale money was supposed to reimburse the
> family funds for buying the MG, but I can divert it to a new motor.
> The new motor was coming, but in a year or two, not now.
>
Well, Richard, you got me to stop denying the inevitable. I asked my
guru (Bazz) and basically got the answer I knew was coming. No, there
is not much more 'patching up' I can do for my motor (after the partial
rebuild last year), the next step will have to be THE REBUILD (with a
few performance parts thrown in). Yes, we are looking at $2,000 plus
(plus the rest, that is).
I also am struggling to justify/find the funds but the car will simply
not last much longer if I keeping doing what I do to it. If I drive
carefully and conservatively I could probably get another few years out
of what I have... but that is not what I have my MG for these days.
However, I hope you noted the post shortly after yours from Dennis
Berman who said, and I quote:
> I found a GREAT Mechanic (only a few miles from my home). He
> offered to help me. With his supervision, I completely disassembled
> the engine, sent the head out for porting and polishing, with the
> block following soon thereafter. I cleaned up the transmission and the
> empty engine bay.
>
> Well, most of the parts are now in. The head is done and the block
> gets picked up this week. (slightly larger boring).
>
> I decided that since I wasn't going to pay 5 grand, that I'd go ahead
> and put in performance parts. Including an upgraded cam shaft,
> performance springs and valves, dual chain timing gear, a high flow
> exhaust, and larger pistons, to list only a few.
>
> So, to date I have spent less then 2 grand for all these parts. So
> much for hiring out the hard stuff at slightly less than extortionate
> prices.
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