Re: [Mgs] Mostly quiet

[Max Heim via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net>]

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I replaced the vent window rubber seals over the weekend. These were =
newly installed by the body shop while they had the car over 2015-2018, =
but they had already split by the time I picked the car up. The shop =
said they were a rubbish batch and would replace them if & when they got =
better parts. But I never did anything about it since they are an =
hour=E2=80=99s drive away and dropping off the car is too much hassle.

While bored last month I ordered a set from TRF. I figured out a way to =
replace them without pulling the entire vent window frame out of the =
door. It went tolerably smoothly, although it is a little difficult to =
force the rubber into the grooves with the whole thing flopping about as =
opposed to on a bench.

I found that the shop had failed to replace either of the two large =
bolts (under the plastic covers) on the passenger door, which left that =
frame somewhat wobbly. I couldn=E2=80=99t get the top one aligned, but =
at least I got one of them in.

There is another job I should be doing but for which I haven=E2=80=99t =
gathered the gumption =E2=80=94 I need to touch up the paint around the =
wheel well segment of the front valance. I had to seriously mangle this =
with pliers when I installed it. While I am mixing paint I should deal =
with the self-inflicted dings on the door as well. And so it goes.

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Max Heim
'66 MGB



> On May 7, 2020, at 6:41 AM, Barrie Robinson via Mgs =
<mgs@autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Hello folks,
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> It is all quiet here too but not much complaining as we all realise =
that the current problem will not go away if we behave like petulant =
school kids.   We fixed my failed brakes on the MGB GT V8 thankfully - =
wasn't much of a problem but bleeding brakes is a bit time consuming.  I =
think I will get those Speedbleeders as they sound good.
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> It is so funny that it has taken a death dealing disease to bring out =
the pleasant parts of the public - and improve the pitiful pollution =
problem.
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> All the best to all - and use your face mask !!
> Cheers
> Barrie
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> On 5/7/2020 7:56 AM, Richard Lindsay via Mgs wrote:
>> Hello friends,
>>    It is so quiet here - and the same on the TR3 and TR6 lists. I =
hope you are well and busy completing other projects. That's what I have =
been doing.
>>    My TR6 sits awaiting more attention. Only this past week have we =
gotten out a bit, if still 'distancing', to convert a noun into a verb.
>>    I glued down a little carpet last Saturday and hope to make a =
little more progress today. That carpet bit is on the rear shelf and =
under the upholstered closing board, yet to be installed but now it can =
go in. Progress, if slow. But that's what a car building hobby may be, =
and that's okay.
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>>    Are you restoring? Servicing? Or even motoring a bit? I have no =
gauge to measure how much of the country is still locked down. Texas is =
relaxing its shut-down orders a bit, if perhaps a little early. I fear =
we have become numb to the warnings and our behavior complacent in lack =
of precautions.=20
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>> Rick, in a mask
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charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" =
class=3D"">I replaced the vent window rubber seals over the weekend. =
These were newly installed by the body shop while they had the car over =
2015-2018, but they had already split by the time I picked the car up. =
The shop said they were a rubbish batch and would replace them if &amp; =
when they got better parts. But I never did anything about it since they =
are an hour=E2=80=99s drive away and dropping off the car is too much =
hassle.<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">While bored =
last month I ordered a set from TRF. I figured out a way to replace them =
without pulling the entire vent window frame out of the door. It went =
tolerably smoothly, although it is a little difficult to force the =
rubber into the grooves with the whole thing flopping about as opposed =
to on a bench.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">I=
 found that the shop had failed to replace either of the two large bolts =
(under the plastic covers) on the passenger door, which left that frame =
somewhat wobbly. I couldn=E2=80=99t get the top one aligned, but at =
least I got one of them in.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div=
 class=3D"">There is another job I should be doing but for which I =
haven=E2=80=99t gathered the gumption =E2=80=94 I need to touch up the =
paint around the wheel well segment of the front valance. I had to =
seriously mangle this with pliers when I installed it. While I am mixing =
paint I should deal with the self-inflicted dings on the door as well. =
And so it goes.</div><div class=3D""><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><div class=3D"">
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<br class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On May 7, 2020, at 6:41 AM, Barrie Robinson via Mgs &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:mgs@autox.team.net"; class=3D"">mgs@autox.team.net</a>&gt; =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D"">
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charset=3DUTF-8" class=3D"">
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    <font size=3D"-1" class=3D""><font face=3D"Arial" class=3D"">Hello =
folks,<br class=3D"">
        <br class=3D"">
        It is all quiet here too but not much complaining as we all
        realise that the current problem will not go away if we behave
        like petulant school kids.&nbsp;&nbsp; We fixed my failed brakes =
on the
        MGB GT V8 thankfully - wasn't much of a problem but bleeding
        brakes is a bit time consuming.&nbsp; I think I will get those
        Speedbleeders as they sound good.<br class=3D"">
        <br class=3D"">
        It is so funny that it has taken a death dealing disease to
        bring out the pleasant parts of the public - and improve the
        pitiful pollution problem.<br class=3D"">
        <br class=3D"">
        All the best to all - and use your face mask !!<br class=3D"">
        Cheers<br class=3D"">
        Barrie<br class=3D"">
      </font></font><br class=3D"">
    <div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 5/7/2020 7:56 AM, Richard Lindsay
      via Mgs wrote:<br class=3D"">
    </div>
    <blockquote type=3D"cite" =
cite=3D"mid:CAOc+-dx9jnHnC2eJj4yo-QVYE4Y5GCzW4HT1D+vgiGzSnyvO-Q@mail.gmail=
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charset=3DUTF-8" class=3D"">
      <div dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family:sans-serif" =
class=3D"">Hello
          friends,</span>
        <div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:sans-serif" =
class=3D"">&nbsp; &nbsp;It is so quiet
          here - and the same on the TR3 and TR6 lists. I hope you are
          well and busy completing other projects. That's what I have
          been doing.</div>
        <div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:sans-serif" =
class=3D"">&nbsp; &nbsp;My TR6 sits
          awaiting more attention. Only this past week have we gotten
          out a bit, if still 'distancing', to convert a noun into a
          verb.</div>
        <div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:sans-serif" =
class=3D"">&nbsp; &nbsp;I glued down a
          little carpet last Saturday and hope to make a little more
          progress today. That carpet bit is on the rear shelf and under
          the upholstered closing board, yet to be installed but now it
          can go in. Progress, if slow. But that's what a car building
          hobby may be, and that's okay.</div>
        <div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:sans-serif" class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">
        </div>
        <div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:sans-serif" =
class=3D"">&nbsp; &nbsp;Are you
          restoring? Servicing? Or even motoring a bit? I have no gauge
          to measure how much of the country is still locked down. Texas
          is relaxing its shut-down orders a bit, if perhaps a little
          early. I fear we have become numb to the warnings and our
          behavior complacent in lack of precautions.&nbsp;</div>
        <div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:sans-serif" class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">
        </div>
        <div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family:sans-serif" =
class=3D"">Rick, in a mask</div>
      </div>
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