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1. good shops (score: 1)
Author: Charles N Horton <carolus@MIT.EDU>
Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 09:23:17 EDT
Used to be a great place up in Mass called Custom Automotive, who started out as a full-custom street rod shop but ended up taking "ordinary" cars to pay the rent. Having designed and assembled some
/html/mgs/1998-08/msg00210.html (6,769 bytes)

2. turbo'd V8s (score: 1)
Author: Charles N Horton <carolus@mit.edu>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 08:32:05 EDT
How about the engine side of it? Does the engine hold up well running with the turbo boost? If the engine is sufficiently robust, perhaps you could get a turbo from something Japanese in a junkyard
/html/mgs/1998-07/msg00461.html (6,792 bytes)

3. smog laws (score: 1)
Author: Charles N Horton <carolus@mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 12:10:02 EDT
That would be the case with rational smog rules. But to give an example from the vintage Landcruiser list: One guy lives in a state with visual inspections. Awhile back, he replaced the carburetor w
/html/mgs/1998-07/msg00627.html (6,911 bytes)

4. Rip Van MGB Starts to Snore... (score: 1)
Author: Charles N Horton <carolus@MIT.EDU>
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 20:38:19 EDT
In my search for a project MGB, it looks like I've found one. It's a '65 with 130k miles (I may name it Methuselah?) but it's all there. It has sat for 20 years, more or less (the owner claims 8, but
/html/mgs/1998-07/msg01206.html (7,703 bytes)

5. Who had the TR6 with the lousy engine? (score: 1)
Author: Charles N Horton <carolus@mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 09:52:16 EDT
Sorry for the WOB, but my computer was wonky yesterday and I don't think the message went out. Somebody was advertising a TR6 with a dead engine -- could you get in touch with me? Thanks, Charles.
/html/mgs/1998-07/msg01237.html (6,491 bytes)

6. Who had the $800 TR6? (score: 1)
Author: Charles N Horton <carolus@mit.edu>
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 09:58:07 EDT
Argh! Someone posted to this list about a TR6 with a dead engine for $800. I tried to get in touch with you but my computer wasn't interested. (This computer prefers the MG, I guess? :) Obligatory MG
/html/mgs/1998-07/msg01665.html (6,396 bytes)

7. '80 MGB, tatty -- to buy or not to buy? (score: 1)
Author: Charles N Horton <carolus@MIT.EDU>
Date: Mon, 08 Jun 1998 22:05:45 EDT
I'm considering an '80 MGB, in need of a new clutch. How much does a clutch replacement run? I don't have much in the way of equipment for doing it myself, so I'd probably need to have a shop do the
/html/mgs/1998-06/msg00561.html (8,358 bytes)

8. Re: '80 MGB, tatty -- to buy or not to buy? (score: 1)
Author: Charles N Horton <carolus@MIT.EDU>
Date: Mon, 08 Jun 1998 23:23:12 EDT
And as if to demonstrate my "half-vast" knowledge about these things, I neglected to mention where I am. (Thanks, Ed! :) I am in Pittsburgh, PA. Charles.
/html/mgs/1998-06/msg00571.html (6,865 bytes)

9. Re: Is a "B" really worth it!?? (score: 1)
Author: Charles N Horton <carolus@MIT.EDU>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 14:15:20 EDT
Adventures I've had since getting Gandalf a month after my sweet 16: + Learned to shift a 3speed manual with no synchro on 1st gear. Discovered a year later that the trans was broken, after learning
/html/mgs/1998-06/msg00980.html (9,738 bytes)

10. Re: Budget (score: 1)
Author: Charles N Horton <carolus@MIT.EDU>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 09:01:51 EDT
Back in high school, one of my friends drove a Miata and more than one person I knew had a "mechanic's speacial." (special, excuse me; I can't erase on this terminal)k BTW, a 200hp V-8 conversion wi
/html/mgs/1998-06/msg01020.html (8,982 bytes)

11. RE: Simple Thermostat question (score: 1)
Author: Charles N Horton <carolus@MIT.EDU>
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 15:41:09 EDT
You want the chain, or gears. Belts are a dumb idea. Compare: You see all sorts of modern designs, from Hyundais to BMWS, for sale cheap after catastrophic engine failure. (Nearly got a '93 Elantra
/html/mgs/1998-06/msg01122.html (7,667 bytes)

12. Re: From: Charles N Horton <carolus@MIT.EDU> (score: 1)
Author: Charles N Horton <carolus@MIT.EDU>
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 20:28:23 EDT
Point taken, but I suspect most of those failures were not caused by timing problems. As has been thoroughly hashed out here, an MG is not a Toyota. You don't get 200,000 miles from a rebuild. All e
/html/mgs/1998-06/msg01141.html (6,544 bytes)

13. screwdrivers (score: 1)
Author: Charles N Horton <carolus@MIT.EDU>
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 1998 08:24:00 EDT
You mean you've never had to use a screwdriver handle to pound a nail? Charles. (Duct tape, baling wire, zip-ties, and other car repair tools :)
/html/mgs/1998-06/msg01730.html (6,552 bytes)

14. speakers (score: 1)
Author: Charles N Horton <carolus@MIT.EDU>
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 1998 08:26:38 EDT
Second that about detachable-face vs. removable stereos. You will start out putting the removable unit in your trunk or under the seat, leaving a mount in the dash that tells a thief, "Hi! Please loo
/html/mgs/1998-06/msg01731.html (6,717 bytes)


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