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1. Re: joint compound? (score: 1)
Author: "Dave & Diana Dwyer" <dmdwyer@optusnet.com.au>
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 17:17:53 +1000
Do you mean joints in the skin or in the angle iron subframe? I'm struggling to think of any 'welded joints' in the skin, and there are only two in the subframe, I think. Regards Dave Dwyer J2, TA,
/html/mg-mmm/2004-04/msg00016.html (7,497 bytes)

2. Re: Mandrel for front bearing housing alignment (score: 1)
Author: "Dave & Diana Dwyer" <dmdwyer@optusnet.com.au>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 19:36:52 +1100
I aligned mine using a clock guage mounted onto the top fork of the dynamo, and reading the inside face of the VD bearing hole in the front of the head. As I recall the figure to aim for is about 2
/html/mg-mmm/2004-03/msg00019.html (8,333 bytes)

3. Re: PA bonnet hinge (score: 1)
Author: "Dave & Diana Dwyer" <dmdwyer@optusnet.com.au>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 20:33:34 +1100
Don't know about the PA, but FWIW the J2 hinge is bright stainless. Regards Dave Dwyer J2, TA, TC Sydney /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.tea
/html/mg-mmm/2004-03/msg00020.html (8,421 bytes)

4. Re: PA bonnet hinge (score: 1)
Author: "Dave & Diana Dwyer" <dmdwyer@optusnet.com.au>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 18:39:20 +1100
Thanks for the thought, but our J2 still has its original hinge stamped with chassis number. Other than the bonnet itself, this is one of the few bits that left the factory with it in 1932! However
/html/mg-mmm/2004-03/msg00033.html (9,032 bytes)

5. Re: switch winding (again) (score: 1)
Author: "Dave & Diana Dwyer" <dmdwyer@optusnet.com.au>
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 17:33:03 +1100
In the Brown Book you'll find that the ignition warning lamp is listed as 2.5V 0.5W, however you're quite right that it will work fine with 12V and no resistor - our J2 has been like that for 30 year
/html/mg-mmm/2004-03/msg00082.html (7,784 bytes)

6. Re: PA Ring Gear (score: 1)
Author: "Dave & Diana Dwyer" <dmdwyer@optusnet.com.au>
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 19:16:48 +1100
Are you ##certain## that the ring gear is part of the flywheel? Ours wasn't. In any case I didn't replace it - I merely turned the flywheel one hole position on the flange so that the point where th
/html/mg-mmm/2004-03/msg00086.html (8,932 bytes)

7. Re: J2 Bodywork (score: 1)
Author: "Dave & Diana Dwyer" <dmdwyer@optusnet.com.au>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 17:53:55 +1100
I don't know the official name of that bit: I've always referred to it as the "rain panel", 'cos it stops the rain dripping on your legs! It's easy to make in alum, with two patterns cut out of abou
/html/mg-mmm/2003-12/msg00002.html (8,980 bytes)

8. Re: J2 Bodywork (score: 1)
Author: "Dave & Diana Dwyer" <dmdwyer@optusnet.com.au>
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 17:52:24 +1100
1. The rain panel I made ours in alum nearly 30 years ago and it's still OK, but use 1.2mm alum. Original is 1mm steel. Whichever material you use it will work harden as you form it and you will nee
/html/mg-mmm/2003-12/msg00003.html (9,180 bytes)

9. TC handbrake oiler (score: 1)
Author: "Dave & Diana Dwyer" <dmdwyer@optusnet.com.au>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 18:30:18 +1100
Does anyone know of a source for the handbrake lube system on the TC? Moss shows this as NA and I couldn't see any reference at all in the Abingdon catalog. Regards Dave Dwyer J2, TA, TC Sydney ///
/html/mg-mmm/2003-11/msg00003.html (7,315 bytes)

10. MG PA Special (score: 1)
Author: "Dave & Diana Dwyer" <dmdwyer@optusnet.com.au>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 17:41:44 +1100
My friend Ivan has a PA special for sale. 1934 PA chassis, TB engine and gearbox, Brooklands exhaust, 16" wheels, 12" finned drums, and pointed-tail alum racing body styled after the 1934 K3. The ca
/html/mg-mmm/2003-11/msg00004.html (8,155 bytes)

11. Re: questions on skinning a PA tub (score: 1)
Author: "Dave & Diana Dwyer" <dmdwyer@optusnet.com.au>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 20:30:28 +1100
What I #think# were original panels were just formed in about 1/2" under the body rail and similarly into the door opening. I was happy to copy this 'cos it's easy to do - as noted by someone else,
/html/mg-mmm/2003-11/msg00018.html (9,200 bytes)

12. Re: MG PB Midget Pistons NEW on EBAY (score: 1)
Author: "Dave & Diana Dwyer" <dmdwyer@optusnet.com.au>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 17:26:56 +1000
If you mean an original PA block, I believe the max oversize was nominally +60. Having said that, we've just bored ours to +80 (the engine man pointed out that this would remove much less metal than
/html/mg-mmm/2003-09/msg00014.html (8,849 bytes)

13. Re: Prewar 16" wheels (score: 1)
Author: "Dave & Diana Dwyer" <dmdwyer@optusnet.com.au>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 17:25:08 +1000
If you want more on this contact Ross Alexander ( Ross@acay.com.au ) who now has the car. He went to see Allan in WA a while ago and took copious notes on its history. Regards Dave Dwyer J2, TA, TC
/html/mg-mmm/2003-09/msg00017.html (7,650 bytes)

14. Re: reserve petrol switch (score: 1)
Author: "Dave & Diana Dwyer" <dmdwyer@optusnet.com.au>
Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 19:52:01 +1000
Hi Don That thread is 5/16 Whitworth. If you're desperate you could use UNC (the TPI is the same but the thread angle is different so it's not good practice) but the hex will look wrong 'cos it's a d
/html/mg-mmm/2003-08/msg00001.html (7,773 bytes)

15. Re: Interesting item on eBay Canada web site item#2418369191: MG : MG : Other Models (score: 1)
Author: "Dave & Diana Dwyer" <dmdwyer@optusnet.com.au>
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 20:03:13 +1000
If any of you guys are thinking of bidding on this car, take a good look at the picture showing the engine. It's not PA, more like T-type. Regards Dave Dwyer J2, TA, TC Sydney /// unsubscribe/change
/html/mg-mmm/2003-06/msg00016.html (8,069 bytes)

16. Re: HIGH TENSILE HEAD BOLTS (score: 1)
Author: "Dave & Diana Dwyer" <dmdwyer@optusnet.com.au>
Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 20:36:52 +1000
My first stop would be: Mike Dowley Sports and Vintage Motors Shrewsbury, UK Fax 44(1939)210644 Sorry, can't put my hand on the phone number. Regards Dave Dwyer J2, TA, TC Sydney /// unsubscribe/cha
/html/mg-mmm/2003-05/msg00001.html (7,773 bytes)

17. Re: P type engine (score: 1)
Author: "Dave & Diana Dwyer" <dmdwyer@optusnet.com.au>
Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 17:36:56 +1000
I used a 'sealed for life' bearing - the part number is suffixed 2RS, for 'two rubber seal'. I don't think there is any difference between PA and PB heads. Regards Dave Dwyer J2, TA, TC Sydney /// u
/html/mg-mmm/2003-05/msg00014.html (7,600 bytes)

18. Re: address for funding MMM network - and - strange oil line on PA (score: 1)
Author: "Dave & Diana Dwyer" <dmdwyer@optusnet.com.au>
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 20:04:14 +1000
There's nothing like that on our PA engine, and I don't remember seeing such a thing elswhere. Perhaps it was an oil return from a supercharger? Regards Dave Dwyer J2, TA, TC Sydney /// unsubscribe/
/html/mg-mmm/2003-04/msg00025.html (7,994 bytes)

19. Re: PA Block (score: 1)
Author: "Dave & Diana Dwyer" <dmdwyer@optusnet.com.au>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 17:57:05 +1100
About a couple of years ago Sports and Vintage could supply new blocks. I remember a price of about 1800 UK pounds. Regards Dave Dwyer J2, TA, TC /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo
/html/mg-mmm/2003-03/msg00020.html (7,849 bytes)

20. Re: Aluminum skin for PA (score: 1)
Author: "Dave & Diana Dwyer" <dmdwyer@optusnet.com.au>
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 19:29:29 +1100
I skinned the J2 with I.2mm aluminium 5005 H32 (I think!). Same material all over. Whatever you use will work-harden as you form it and will need to be repeatedly annealed to correct this. I anneal
/html/mg-mmm/2003-02/msg00000.html (8,408 bytes)

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