- 101. Re: TC Exhaust manifold (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com
- Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 11:41:54 EST
- Sorry, but our vote goes for aluminized, a sprayed-on coating that had a white-ish appearance. The four clamps were also aluminized. It can still be done by (among others, perhaps) a company in Sunla
- /html/mgs/1997-02/msg00881.html (7,392 bytes)
- 102. Re: Pick-ups (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com
- Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 11:09:43 EST
- I'm reminded of another tale.....at a Santa Barbara MG Club driving event many years ago, Chris Nowlan (of Moss Motors fame) was nattering on about how TCs were susceptible to half-shaft breakage dur
- /html/mgs/1997-02/msg00952.html (8,123 bytes)
- 103. Re: Fuel Pumps (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com
- Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 12:01:24 EST
- Clark.....Did you name the baby Susie, by any chance......? Lawrie
- /html/mgs/1997-02/msg00953.html (6,668 bytes)
- 104. Re: Front suspension, 1969 MGB (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com
- Date: Sat, 22 Feb 1997 11:37:14 EST
- How, exactly, did you do this? If you have wire wheels, and a typical tire shop balanced them, there's a good chance they are still at fault as very few shops have the correct equipment to balance wi
- /html/mgs/1997-02/msg01082.html (7,415 bytes)
- 105. Cookies (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com
- Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 13:04:10 EST
- Whether the Nieman-Marcus story was true or not, the recipe sure makes a good cookie! If you're really fond of chocolate, you'll probably agree this is the best you've ever tried. We served them at a
- /html/mgs/1997-02/msg01158.html (6,324 bytes)
- 106. MGB 5-speed (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com
- Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 11:38:11 EST
- We have put the Datsun 280Z 5-speed in a couple of MGs, one a '58 Magnette and one a TF, both of which had B engines. It's a fairly straightforward conversion which doesn't require any non-reversible
- /html/mgs/1997-02/msg01307.html (6,557 bytes)
- 107. Re: Burned Big Time (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com
- Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 19:28:54 EST
- We'll volunteer for such examinations within a 75-mile radius of Sacramento. Lawrie British Sportscar Center
- /html/mgs/1997-02/msg01336.html (8,514 bytes)
- 108. Re: Brit Words (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com
- Date: Thu, 02 Jan 1997 13:27:42 EST
- In the late 50s/early 60s there was a children's program on the BBC that starred a naughty little boy named Noddy. (I can't remember if he was an animated drawing or just like a series of pictures fr
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg00075.html (7,662 bytes)
- 109. Re: MG-TD Wheel Cylinders (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com
- Date: Thu, 02 Jan 1997 16:30:41 EST
- On Wed, 1 Jan 1997 20:46:07 -0400 Bob Hamilton <hamilton@cast.navnet.net> TD Front = Girling No. L30284 TD Rear = Girling No. L33668 Cheers! Lawrie & British Sportscar Center
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg00096.html (6,992 bytes)
- 110. Re: Re[2]: MG vs. others (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com
- Date: Fri, 03 Jan 1997 11:55:17 EST
- R. Johnson enquired about experience with Splitfires in MGBs..... We had a '76 B in to be tuned for its CA emissions test. Its hydrocarbon emissions were too high. Checked the plugs...found a fairly
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg00151.html (7,704 bytes)
- 111. Re: info (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com
- Date: Fri, 03 Jan 1997 14:23:24 EST
- British Sportscar Center is a shop in Cameron Park, CA (near Sacramento). Run by two Brits with an unwavering enthusiasm for LBCs, we specialise in service, repair and restoration of (mostly) MGs (pr
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg00161.html (6,761 bytes)
- 112. Odd encounters (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com
- Date: Fri, 03 Jan 1997 17:09:42 EST
- Ray Gibbons' story of the young woman offended by his headlights reminded me of this encounter some years ago.... An old pickup truck pulled up at a traffic light, followed by a young woman in a BMW.
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg00171.html (6,517 bytes)
- 113. Re: California Smog laws MGB (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com
- Date: Mon, 06 Jan 1997 18:08:13 EST
- 1966-1967 emissions standards are: at 2,500 r.p.m. 600 HC 4.5 CO at idle (below 1,100 r.p.m.) 700 HC 5.5 CO Lawrie @ British Sports Car Center
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg00393.html (6,474 bytes)
- 114. "British" license plates (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com
- Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 15:55:41 EST
- Moss Motors used to sell plates made up using real English blank plates and letters but they have discontinued this service. Anyone know where a chap could buy such a plate in the USA these days? Law
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg00791.html (6,509 bytes)
- 115. Re: Cylynder bore damage (and repair ??) (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com
- Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 15:55:41 EST
- My own BGT and several of my customers' Bs are running .060" over with no problems whatsoever. Even on 100 degree-plus days, my car never gets much over mid-way on the temp gauge. Lawrie British Spor
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg00794.html (7,889 bytes)
- 116. Re: Fuel delivery pressure (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com
- Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 15:55:41 EST
- On Tue, 14 Jan 1997 08:59:26 -0600 Rodney McDonald <rmcd@marspec.com> Heavens, Yes! SU floats and needle-and-seats are designed to hold back 2-1/2 to3 pounds of pressure. The quick fix is to install
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg00798.html (7,803 bytes)
- 117. MGB Hardtop (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com
- Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 20:25:03 EST
- Does anyone know of an MGB hardtop for sale within reasonable distance of Sacramento, California? Thanks in advance for any leads! Lawrie British Sports Car Center
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg00880.html (6,183 bytes)
- 118. Re: MG TD Questions (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com
- Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1997 12:53:53 EST
- Seat Belts.....Moss Motors has lap belts at a reasonable price. Easy to install; one bolt down through the rear tunnel mount flange, between the seats. The other through the vertical wood panel behin
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg00976.html (6,744 bytes)
- 119. Re: MGB Tire Pressures (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com
- Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 16:28:58 EST
- Thomas.... Assuming you are running radial tires and stock shocks and sway bar, our (dare I say vast) experience suggests that 26lbs front and 28lbs rear is the ideal combination. If you do a lot of
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg01142.html (7,589 bytes)
- 120. Re: Brake fluid - What type? (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com
- Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 12:25:33 EST
- On Wed, 22 Jan 1997 08:12:37 -0500 skillman@clark.net (Robert Skillman) Actually, anotther real advantage is that silicone brake fluid is not hygroscopic i.e. does not absorb moisture (water) out of
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg01180.html (7,250 bytes)
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