- 41. MGs in the US (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>
- Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 12:58:08 -0800
- Badge-engineering or not, I'm sure everyone is right, besides us crazies there are probably a *lot* of closeted MG fanatics here in the states. I remember one time having a fellow in a big ugly Cam-a
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00599.html (6,717 bytes)
- 42. MGB V-8 (was Hello) (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>
- Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 12:57:57 -0800
- How does the MG crowd view 'B V-8s? Depends on a lot of things. Some folks think no matter what they are "DPO hacks". However, a lot of car shows have room for 'B V-8s. The original MGB GT V-8 and t
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00600.html (7,031 bytes)
- 43. Re: Help - Rostyle rim bent (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>
- Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 09:23:36 -0800
- I wouldn't be so quick to plame the PO. Rostyles are awful wheels, and don't age very gracefully. They tend to get warped on modern tire mounting gizmos. If you do want a rostyle spare, it shouldn't
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00776.html (7,550 bytes)
- 44. RE: MGB prices (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>
- Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 09:28:41 -0800
- Umm, there are *lots* of roadster V-8s out there, and I've never heard of a single one folding in half due to the V-8. Also, considering the cost of building a B series racing engine (and the cost of
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg01078.html (10,046 bytes)
- 45. Handling (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>
- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 99 19:35:34 PST
- Reading Kelvin Dodd's latest comments on "Re: Suspension Lowering", I thought about the term "handling". Knowing people who think "handling" means "ride comfort", I think there are some points that s
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00126.html (9,693 bytes)
- 46. Re: Handling (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>
- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 99 09:35:52 PST
- Geeze, I must be behind the e-mail curve a bit. Last thing I'd read was more good info from Kelvin (which got me thinking about all the folks out there who want a better handling MG, but need some gr
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00156.html (8,385 bytes)
- 47. Re: New/Old MG Retrieval - MG 1100! (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>
- Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 10:00:59 -0800
- Congrats on the car! I don't understand the wife tho, my wife *wants* an 1100! -Keith Wheeler Team Sanctuary http://www.TeamSanctuary.com/
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00261.html (7,193 bytes)
- 48. Re: Handling (and weight and so forth) (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>
- Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 10:00:53 -0800
- This all goes back to something I was trying to say the other night (however, considering the horrid headache I had at the time, I don't know if I made any sense or not). Handling. What does it mean?
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00262.html (10,241 bytes)
- 49. Off Season? (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 10:41:23 -0800
- Geeze. San Diego, land of sunshine and autocrossers who get started in January! Yesterday was the first of the season, and it was great to see all the old Brit iron folks had brought out: two TVRs, m
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00669.html (7,729 bytes)
- 50. MGB Tyres (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 11:34:11 -0800
- I ran 185/60 up until this lastest set I'm installing. Right now I'm going to a bit more tyre, as in 205/60, but that's only in preparation for the V-8. If I was staying with the 4, I'd run 185/60's,
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00797.html (6,826 bytes)
- 51. Re: Rebuilding Suspension... (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 09:51:55 -0800
- We were once trying to remove a similiar stubborn item from an old sports car. My partner in spanner spinning asked me: "What's holding that thing on?!?" My one word was a bit less techinical than La
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg01488.html (7,081 bytes)
- 52. MG vs TR (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 09:46:59 -0800
- Yep, here we go again. Personally, I'd say buy the TR-7, *if* you want to spend the effort to fix some major problems. Like the horrid engine. I've got a '77 TR-7, a sunroof coupe, bought for a littl
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg01577.html (8,053 bytes)
- 53. Re: MG racers (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 09:46:46 -0800
- 6, 7, and 8 DBL (I think) were three famous MGBs that were actually more than three MGBs. These cars competed in various guises at Sebring, Le Mans, Monza, and Monte Carlo (probably lots of other pla
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg01578.html (8,528 bytes)
- 54. Battery kill switches (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>
- Date: Tue, 01 Dec 1998 12:35:17 -0800
- Skye (and all), For racing goodies like kill switches and other cross-trained car bits (used by all sorts of racers) I grab a circle track catalog. They have SCCA approved kill switches for $25-$35
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00034.html (7,322 bytes)
- 55. Re: Swapping MGB axles to narrow rear track (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>
- Date: Thu, 03 Dec 1998 13:56:08 -0800
- Kevin, I'm gearing up to do this, so I can a) have some more rubber on easy to find Z-car wheels whilst I'm in DSP, b) be prepared for the fact I'm going to need serious rubber when the V-8 goes in.
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00155.html (8,530 bytes)
- 56. Re: MG's and Bad weather Was: SUV's & Crash Worthyness (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>
- Date: Thu, 03 Dec 1998 13:56:06 -0800
- Andrew, how about if I call you to help me save all the rust free MG tubs I find in the southern California junkyards? Would that be respect enough? Honestly people, unless you own Mable or one of th
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00156.html (10,116 bytes)
- 57. Towing Cars (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>
- Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 19:00:30 -0800
- I will admit that I'm not a Mech E, and I don't have too much to do with towing cars. That said, I would not let someone tow my (once it's completed!) MGB V-8 project without removing the driveshaft.
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00896.html (6,820 bytes)
- 58. Safety Fast (was Re: Towing) (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>
- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 10:36:55 -0800
- Brakes? Plans are to fit 4-pot calipers and vented disks from a 911. Suspension? Enough urethane to mold a modern plasticar nose, lots of grade 8 hardware, and everything's nice and clean. Seatbelts?
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01045.html (6,973 bytes)
- 59. Fuel, ugly paint (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 10:07:32 -0800
- Fuel consumption: I swear it's true! I *once* got 29 MPG from my 'B. This was on The Trek Out West (moving from Arkansas to California). Crusing at 85 to 90 in the Arizona desert. The car ran a littl
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01227.html (7,584 bytes)
- 60. Re: Wire Wheel > Rostyle Conversion. (score: 1)
- Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>
- Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1998 17:16:37 -0800
- Which isn't so bad when you've got the plans folks like me and Neil have, because it makes a bit more room to get that wide racing rubber under the back of the car. -Keith Wheeler Team Sanctuary http
- /html/mgs/1998-11/msg00123.html (8,161 bytes)
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