- 1. MGB door panel question (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 14:19:29 -0700 (PDT)
- I'm "restoring" the interior of my 1971 MGB tourer, and I need to order new door panels. My questions are: 1) Which door panels are the ones that come with the two thin chrome accent strips? 2) If th
- /html/mgs/2005-06/msg00295.html (7,099 bytes)
- 2. Formula 1 GP of Indy - MG's going? (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 08:54:54 -0700 (PDT)
- I'm going to be driving my MGB from Charlotte, NC to Indianpolis for the GP next month, and I have a couple of questions: 1) Are any listers going to be there? Anyone bringing their MG? If so, let me
- /html/mgs/2005-05/msg00294.html (7,484 bytes)
- 3. stowaway top needed (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 19:42:36 -0700 (PDT)
- Does anyone have a stowaway top for an MGB they'd like to sell? Condition is unimportant, as long as it's even remotely weatherproof. If it's in good shape or crappy shape, I don't really care - I ju
- /html/mgs/2005-05/msg00356.html (7,108 bytes)
- 4. Re: stowaway top needed / hoods (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 07:52:41 -0700 (PDT)
- I couldn't agree more. I prefer the stowaway top by a considerable margin over the folding version. But I also agree that after owning an Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce for a while, and marvelling time and
- /html/mgs/2005-05/msg00365.html (8,461 bytes)
- 5. RE: stowaway top needed / hoods (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 09:56:00 -0700 (PDT)
- Wow, you're a better man than me. It used to take me five full minutes to lower the folding top in my 1971 - longer than it took me to stow the removeable version. Worse, though, it took all sorts of
- /html/mgs/2005-05/msg00368.html (8,768 bytes)
- 6. Re: stowaway top needed / hoods (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 15:55:18 -0700 (PDT)
- Yeah, American car companies have always done convertibles well. From Corvettes to Camaros to Mustangs to Cudas, they always look so good and clean with the top down. Unlike, say, the Porsche 911 or
- /html/mgs/2005-05/msg00385.html (8,115 bytes)
- 7. Re: Sun Visors (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 15:04:52 -0800 (PST)
- I removed my sun visors entirely, and I just drilled them out without even thinking about it. I was under the impression the glass is essentially held in by just a fraction of an inch - primarily wit
- /html/mgs/2005-03/msg00023.html (7,420 bytes)
- 8. MGB spring perch needed (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 20:20:09 -0800 (PST)
- Does anyone have a front spring perch for an MGB they'd like to sell? I need one! My off-list email is: paul@paoloroman.com. Thanks in advance, == Paul Misencik - 1971 MGB - www.sopwithracing.com THE
- /html/mgs/2005-03/msg00051.html (6,658 bytes)
- 9. Re: Interior rehab (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 16:29:32 -0800 (PST)
- I always thought Harvest Gold was "a kind of butterscotch color." Am I wrong? Paul Misencik - 1971 MGB - www.sopwithracing.com THE CAROLINA TROPHY - 2005 A vintage driving event in the spirit of the
- /html/mgs/2005-03/msg00144.html (7,774 bytes)
- 10. Rudge replica wheels? (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 18:03:57 -0800 (PST)
- Does anyone make a replica (or close approximation) of the knock-on disk wheel, similar to what was used on the twincam MGA? I seem to recall that Angloparts had them listed, but I can never make hea
- /html/mgs/2005-03/msg00148.html (6,752 bytes)
- 11. Supercharged vs. naturally aspirated (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 18:32:37 -0800 (PST)
- I'm getting ready to build an engine for my MGB and I have a couple of questions: 1) I'm trying to decide bewteen building a 1924cc naturally-aspirated engine, fitted with a crossflow head and twin D
- /html/mgs/2005-03/msg00188.html (7,448 bytes)
- 12. Re: MGB Fuel Mileage (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 14:16:39 -0800 (PST)
- I'm getting about 22 city and about 27 or 28 on the highway. Very consistently. Paul Misencik - 1971 MGB - www.sopwithracing.com THE CAROLINA TROPHY - 2005 A vintage driving event in the spirit of th
- /html/mgs/2005-03/msg00238.html (8,211 bytes)
- 13. Re: air pump (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 18:25:05 -0800 (PST)
- I was always under the impression that pinging was pre-ignition, and that pre-ignition causes small spikes of intense pressure in the combustion chamber. Those spikes of pressure are damaging to the
- /html/mgs/2005-03/msg00247.html (8,669 bytes)
- 14. Re: air pump (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 18:38:13 -0800 (PST)
- Yes, one of the last systems that I saw in action at AutoThority was a BMW system back around 1994 or 1995, and that Bosch Motronic would monitor knock in each cylinder independently and adjust timin
- /html/mgs/2005-03/msg00248.html (8,868 bytes)
- 15. Re: air pump (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 14:01:01 -0800 (PST)
- Yes, it's still a significant business, mostly because it's an affordable modification that claims a horsepower increase. But the key word is "claims", because the fact that it doesn't actually make
- /html/mgs/2005-03/msg00261.html (10,512 bytes)
- 16. RE: air pump (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 20:49:55 -0800 (PST)
- Well, I guess it's possible. For example, if you tested a stock Honda Civic, maybe there might be a few BHP here and there. The exhaust is probably built with price competitiveness and extreme sound
- /html/mgs/2005-03/msg00271.html (9,857 bytes)
- 17. Re: FW: air pump (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 21:00:19 -0800 (PST)
- I don't think so. For any given fuel type, there is an ideal set of ignition advance and fuel mixture settings for making maximum power out of any given engine configuration. The whole theory of afte
- /html/mgs/2005-03/msg00272.html (9,100 bytes)
- 18. Re: MGA Coupe (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:35:51 -0800 (PST)
- Rocky, If you ever come across anything like that again, just call me, okay? Just call me. Paul Misencik - 1971 MGB - www.sopwithracing.com THE CAROLINA TROPHY - 2005 A vintage driving event in the s
- /html/mgs/2005-03/msg00313.html (7,108 bytes)
- 19. Re: abingdon pillow (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 20:08:04 -0800 (PST)
- I'm another pillow-dash fan. I think it's handsome, if not in a 1960's way, then certainly in a 1970's way. I happen to have converted my car to a metal dash (by stripping off the pillow padding and
- /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00037.html (9,874 bytes)
- 20. Re: Buying paint? (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 06:33:25 -0800 (PST)
- As mentioned, there are distributors that supply the body shops. Generally, you can find them by visiting the web sites of the big paint suppliers such as DuPont, Sikkens, Standox, Glasurit, etc. If
- /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00148.html (8,909 bytes)
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