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101. Re: The appraiser is talking totalling my B... Salvage title? (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2000 12:05:34 -0800; Every state is a bit different regarding salvage titles. There has been a lot of fraud in some areas with gangs stealing and stripping late model cars and then buying the carcass at the auction and r; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00343.html (8,000 bytes)
102. Re: DPO inovation (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 15:59:51 -0800; I would have been the DPO if the old SAAB my son and I put an amp and bass speaker in hadn't been totaled. That spared someone from ending up with it! I ran a 10 gauge wire from the speaker to the al; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00439.html (8,058 bytes)
103. Re: Axle rebuild-V-8 conversions (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 08:17:57 -0800; All the stuff after the engine that gets the V-8s power to the wheels has to be upgraded for a high HP conversion to be successful. I nearly did this conversion back in the '80s when you could get a; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00457.html (9,381 bytes)
104. Re: R: Home Powder Coating (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 09:57:18 -0800; I'm setting up for this as well. A fellow on the British Cars list highly recommends the powder coating gun from Harbor Freight. It's $99, and he says far superior to the Eastwood model with a better; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00463.html (7,832 bytes)
105. Re: In A Quest For Heat (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 10:14:32 -0800; Neil, is this procedure simple enough to explain to the list? Thanks, it's getting cold here! You can also modify the valve to -- Stuart MacMillan Seattle '84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1 '65 MGB (Daily d; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00465.html (7,048 bytes)
106. Re: Fitting New Top?s (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 15:25:01 -0800; These tops have to be warmed up so they are soft and pliable enough to install properly. The critical fit is at the header rail, where the top must be gently stretched as you place it onto the contac; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00513.html (7,244 bytes)
107. Re: temperature sender (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 10:17:31 -0800; As far as I have ever been able to determine, these are not repairable, you have to replace the whole gauge. Ouch! It's been a few years since I had to replace mine, so maybe you will get a better re; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00624.html (8,031 bytes)
108. Re: Brake Calipers Binding (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 08:59:16 -0800; You've got a bad caliper, maybe two if the "drag" on the left one is heavy. Old, swollen hoses can cause this too, but you said you replaced these. There should be just a slight scrape as you spin th; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00743.html (7,423 bytes)
109. Re: Brake Calipers Binding, Q2 (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 10:13:25 -0800; I don't know whether the dual circuit is front/back or diagonal, but which ever it is then two wheels will bind if it is the master cylinder. If two on the same circuit are binding it could me the ma; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00749.html (6,920 bytes)
110. Rotary Bugeye on eBay (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 09:42:24 -0800; All I can say is "good grief!" I remember that a few were put into MGBs back in the '70s too. What a travesty! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=532819610 Stuart; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg01021.html (7,042 bytes)
111. Re: Peco exhaust paint (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2000 09:14:05 -0800; Paint the rest of the system too with any decent flat black paint. That red muffler just didn't look right with my BRG '65! BTW, those 1200 degree exhaust paints are for looks only, they leave a powd; /html/mgs/2000-11/msg00117.html (7,963 bytes)
112. Re: Electronic Ignition installation question (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2000 09:57:00 -0800; I used to run the Crane optical EIS, and found it very sensitive to the adjustment you mention. If the gap is too large, the light spreads over too large an area and screws up the dwell, not allowing; /html/mgs/2000-11/msg00218.html (7,371 bytes)
113. Re: wheel bearings (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2000 09:12:23 -0800; Just to get some controversy going again, here is my expereience with these bearings: First, don't mess with these bearings until you have purchased a dial indicator if you intend to use the shim/spa; /html/mgs/2000-11/msg00332.html (10,600 bytes)
114. Re: Broken Ring???? (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 08:15:33 -0800; If you need to keep driving it for more than a couple of days mchange the oil to a straight 30w HD (40w if you are in the sun belt) and add a can of Restore along with the oil. I got a 20psi boost on; /html/mgs/2000-11/msg00367.html (7,151 bytes)
115. Re: wheel bearings (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 13:32:54 -0800; What I should have said was "British car part metallurgy". I didn't mean impugn the ability of the British metallurgist, just the manufacturer's execution in the case of some of our engines and heads; /html/mgs/2000-11/msg00384.html (10,295 bytes)
116. Re: Alarming Gearbox noise (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 09:33:34 -0800; I've not had that noise, but here are some suggestions: Worn laygear/layshaft, worn 3rd gear, worn shift fork, and last but not least, worn thrust bearing in the OD. I have had this last problem. In; /html/mgs/2000-11/msg00517.html (7,874 bytes)
117. Re: Good Listers! (When a deal comes together!) (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 20:10:11 -0800; Well, it was a beautiful day for a drive here in the Northwest, and I'm cheap. I filled up with $25 worth of gas after the trip, and that is about $15 less than the shipping would have been. The bla; /html/mgs/2000-11/msg00679.html (7,506 bytes)
118. Re: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 09:46:53 -0800; No surprise there at all. Check out http://universitymotorsltd.com. This is about where John Twist's ground-up rebuilds start. I'm hoping to keep the two GT's under $10k through extensive DIYing, but; /html/mgs/2000-11/msg00778.html (7,411 bytes)
119. Re: Heritage Shell's in the US. (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 15:41:49 -0800; Moss used to sell them. Around $5000 plus $500 shipping. Delivery was problematic as well, you need a forklift to get them unloaded! You might give them a call. -- Stuart MacMillan Seattle '84 Vanago; /html/mgs/2000-11/msg00845.html (7,163 bytes)
120. Re: Main Bearing Caps MGB (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 17:48:18 -0800; On my last rebuild I made a "tool" for this. I used a 5/16 fine thread bolt and welded a nut on to the head that my slide hammer threads would screw into. Works great. BTW, the caps are held on by st; /html/mgs/2000-11/msg00860.html (8,613 bytes)

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