Eric Kolb wrote:
> Yeah,
> Those V8-A's were pretty neat! I am afraid I would never fit in such a
> contraption due to my rather tall height (6"4"). Did any of you see the
>Twin-Cam
> that pulled in around the end of the show? I thought it was rather
>interesting
> with the oil filler cap on the cap (the part that you grip) being broken off
>and
> rewelded back on. It had a roll bar and faring behing the drivers head. The
> owner said, the PO had doen some classic car racing in it, and also that had a
> special wind screen that would wrap around the driver. Also, that green
>Jaguar
> roadster was a real treat, It looked a bit like a XK 120 but with wheel
>skirts on
> the rear tyres (hey look I am starting to spell like I am from the UK(no
>offense
> intended)). The guy that owned it said he was taking it home, and the shifter
> broke off in his hand so had to crawl home in 2nd gear!
>
> Anyways, I never did get that MGA 1600, as it is being sent back to its
> homeland, so the search continues! So if any one out there is selling a MG
>in the
> philadelphia, pa / wilmington, de, drop me a line, I am willing to give up
>agrand
> at the most so it will be a project, (that and my Calc class :)! Please, no
> rusted out cars, unless its an A!
>
> Happy Weekend and drive like its your last day on earth! (it may be!)
>
> -Eric Kolb
>
> Larry Macy wrote:
>
> > There were 2 MGA's with V8's in them at the Lanco Taste of Britian show.
> > Bothe were very nicely done with Chevy V-8s. One was a 350 and the other
> > was a vette engine, don't know what size tho. Both had been extensively
> > modiied and carried very large back tires. One had the V8 set pretty far
> > back in the engine compartment. I suspect that helped the weight
> > distibution. However the pedal area was very narrow. The gas pedal was
> > about 4 or 5 inches closer to the floor than the brake/clutch pedals. I
> > guess they werenot into heel/toe shifting. Prob left foot braking tho.
> >
> > Larry
> >
> > >>>>On 8/29/02 1:08 AM so and so (glh85@juno.com) said. (And I quote:)
> >
> > >Hi Guys,
> > > I was thinking about performance and was wondering what would
>happen if
> > >I put in a huge V-8 engine in to a MG? I talked to my shop teacher and
> > >said that the frame is too weak and if I properly modify the engine it
> > >has it will beat most of the cars on the street. I would also have to
> > >worry about brakes and other stuff? Tell me what you think about this.
> > >Mark Walke
> > >Carburated 85 GLH OMNI "The Micro Machine"
> > >76? MGB soon, maybe?
> > >
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> > Larry Macy
> > 78 Midget
> >
> > Keep your top down and your chin up.
> >
> > Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
> > macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
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> > Neuropsychiatry Section
> > Department of Psychiatry
> > University of Pennsylvania
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> >
> > Ask a question and you're a fool for three minutes; do not ask a
> > question and you're a fool for the rest of your life.
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