- 1. Temperature (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <102221.1716@compuserve.com>
- Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 07:44:03 -0500
- Hi everybody, We'll I've got a temperature reading now on the 75 V8 B, but can't find anywhere in the manuals what temperatures it's telling me. I've got the C N H gauge for a 75 B, with the correct
- /html/mgb-v8/1999-04/msg00000.html (6,638 bytes)
- 2. Running but Hot (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <102221.1716@compuserve.com>
- Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 12:57:15 -0500
- Hi Gang, Andrew and I got our V8 engine reinstalled yesterday and it started up on the first try - quite gratifying for newbies at this type of stuff. Now it runs without spewing out oil (thanks to a
- /html/mgb-v8/1999-03/msg00003.html (9,547 bytes)
- 3. Temperature Sender (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <102221.1716@compuserve.com>
- Date: Sat, 13 Mar 1999 16:01:17 -0500
- Hi guys, Following on the cooling / thermostat / temp indication theme, I put in a borg warner temp sender this afternoon, and my system to indicate temperature still doesn't work. When I ground the
- /html/mgb-v8/1999-03/msg00022.html (8,255 bytes)
- 4. Rough Running (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <102221.1716@compuserve.com>
- Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 06:56:20 -0500
- Hi V8 ers, I've got about 425 miles on the monster B now, still holding it to about 3500 RPM until 500 miles. Glorious weather the last couple of days, in the 40's and 50's, so I'm not too concerned
- /html/mgb-v8/1999-03/msg00031.html (8,721 bytes)
- 5. She's Running !!! (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <102221.1716@compuserve.com>
- Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 07:49:25 -0500
- Hi fellow MGB V8 ers, YYYYYIIIIIIPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEE !!!!!!!!!!! After 14 months of doing this father-son MGB V8 conversion, we started up the 75 B yesterday. What a thrill of accomplishment. Even man
- /html/mgb-v8/1999-02/msg00001.html (8,722 bytes)
- 6. Almost Ready to Rock & Roll (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <102221.1716@compuserve.com>
- Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 22:54:42 -0500
- Safety Fasters, Almost ready to fire up the 75 B with a rebuilt TR8 3.5 / 5 speed embedded within. Since this is my first time doing this sort of thing (a conversion newby), I thought I might canvas
- /html/mgb-v8/1999-01/msg00040.html (10,676 bytes)
- 7. Paint (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <102221.1716@compuserve.com>
- Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 07:50:54 -0500
- Hi V8 list, Any paint experts out there. I'm about to paint my dipped / primed body shell and am looking for opinions on what / how to paint it. I'd like a tough, durable finish that looks great and
- /html/mgb-v8/1998-12/msg00001.html (7,214 bytes)
- 8. Quality of new 3.07 CWP (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <102221.1716@compuserve.com>
- Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1998 22:25:49 -0500
- David Griffith, who finished his V8 conversion project this summer just had his MGB rear end rebuilt with the 3.07 gears and he's happy with them. I think he got them from a Mike Satur rep. He proba
- /html/mgb-v8/1998-11/msg00005.html (7,048 bytes)
- 9. Lowering RBB (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <102221.1716@compuserve.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 07:54:52 -0400
- Message text written by "Scott Pontius" Scott, I've been through that same agonizing decision over the last 6 months myself, and finally ordered the lowered springs from Moss. You'll hear all kinds o
- /html/mgb-v8/1998-08/msg00009.html (7,924 bytes)
- 10. Let the mods begin (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <102221.1716@compuserve.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 21:53:51 -0400
- I've been working on converting my 75 B since last November, and I haven't found one place for all the information. There is a good book, "How to give your MGB V8 Power" that you can get through Mos
- /html/mgb-v8/1998-08/msg00047.html (8,600 bytes)
- 11. Lowering Rubber Bumper Car (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <102221.1716@compuserve.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 21:11:31 -0400
- Hello listers, It's been awhile since I've posted, been busy working on and looking for MGs!! Still haven't found the 5 main, metal dash, o/d B that I've been looking for for over a year, but I'm pat
- /html/mgb-v8/1998-06/msg00002.html (8,853 bytes)
- 12. Car Home (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <102221.1716@compuserve.com>
- Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 10:37:06 -0400
- Hi Listers, The excitement is building. Our 75 V8 conversion B was delivered from the body shop yesterday and boy does it look gorgeous. Shiny black with shiny black bumpers to match. The guy went ah
- /html/mgb-v8/1998-06/msg00008.html (7,027 bytes)
- 13. Clutch Master (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <102221.1716@compuserve.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 07:47:23 -0500
- Hi fellow V8 listers, A clutch question. I'm putting the Rover 5 speed (TR8) in my B V8 conversion and I've heard that when using the TR8 clutch slave cylinder and the MGB master cylinder, it is diff
- /html/mgb-v8/1998-03/msg00004.html (7,015 bytes)
- 14. V8 Radiator (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <102221.1716@compuserve.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 07:52:48 -0500
- Hi again, Does anybody have or know where I can get a 77-80 radiator that I can convert to a V8 radiator ? I had one but during the conversion found that it had a leak and now I'm looking again. Than
- /html/mgb-v8/1998-03/msg00005.html (6,896 bytes)
- 15. Tire Sizes (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <102221.1716@compuserve.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 08:14:16 -0500
- Hi again list, Another question. I'm planning to buy 195-60-15" tires on the 5.5" x 15" minilite wheels that I've already bought. I've heard that 195 width just barely fits without rubbing, and I can
- /html/mgb-v8/1998-03/msg00006.html (7,577 bytes)
- 16. V8 Bolt Sizes (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <102221.1716@compuserve.com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 07:40:05 -0500
- Hello V8 ers, I've thought of one more thing I wanted to ask everybody about. Does somebody have a list of bolt sizes that are used for attaching things to the Rover V8 engine ? I need specifically:
- /html/mgb-v8/1998-03/msg00019.html (6,907 bytes)
- 17. Re: Tire Sizes (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <102221.1716@compuserve.com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 23:29:29 -0500
- Thanks for the replys. The 195/50's I'm going to put on the 15 " wheels will be shorter than the stock 165/70 - 14" I'm replacing, so there isn't a height problem - the problem should be the width,
- /html/mgb-v8/1998-03/msg00022.html (8,521 bytes)
- 18. V8 Conversion Update (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <102221.1716@compuserve.com>
- Date: Sun, 1 Feb 1998 21:35:25 -0500
- Hello listers, A brief update on the progress of my 75 B V8 conversion. Andrew (16 year old son) and I finished dismantling the car and the body / paint shop man picked up the rolling body yesterday.
- /html/mgb-v8/1998-02/msg00002.html (8,692 bytes)
- 19. MGC Rear End (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <102221.1716@compuserve.com>
- Date: Sun, 23 Nov 1997 09:48:12 -0500
- Hi V8 gang, I'm making good progress with locating parts for my 75 B conversion. TR8 engine and TR7 transmission. Looking for a MGC rear end. Anybody know where I can find one ? I'm dissassembling th
- /html/mgb-v8/1997-11/msg00008.html (7,986 bytes)
- 20. Radiator (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <102221.1716@compuserve.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 19:51:32 -0500
- Hi again V8ers, Used part hunting today here in Baton Rouge. A question on the radiator for a V8 conversion. I went and looked at a used radiator in a 78 B today. Glen Towery had told me to make sure
- /html/mgb-v8/1997-11/msg00010.html (7,571 bytes)
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