- 1. British car clubs (score: 1)
- Author: "John J. Black" <transmancat@bbnow.net>
- Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 23:16:59 -0700
- Hi Guys I am looking for British car club details in the Sonoma valley area of California, in particular Rohnert Park or Santa Rosa. I would like as much detail as possible. Meeting places, dates and
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg00384.html (6,626 bytes)
- 2. Rear Springs (score: 1)
- Author: "John J. Black" <transmancat@bbnow.net>
- Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 23:36:10 -0700
- Hi Guys I have heard on the grapevine that you can now buy Kevlar/Carbon Fiber rear springs for the B's Has anyone heard the same and have any clue where to get them????? Regards John J Black Waterlo
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg00440.html (6,663 bytes)
- 3. RE: Is 5-speed better than OD? (score: 1)
- Author: "John J. Black" <transmancat@bbnow.net>
- Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 11:38:48 -0700
- Hi Guys The OD or 5 speed question is a difficult one. I am in the business of providing both, so I kind of have a foot in both camps here. This is not a commercial, nor is it meant to be, but If you
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg00557.html (9,435 bytes)
- 4. Bronx Cheers to an English migrant? (score: 1)
- Author: "John J. Black" <transmancat@bbnow.net>
- Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 22:45:35 -0700
- Hi Charley et al I am unfamiliar with your Bronx cheer? (anyone care to clarify?) Anyone who is fairly capable in the UK is regarded as very good, but not perhaps not a full time wrench. I have met a
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg00637.html (8,621 bytes)
- 5. Compression pressures ??? food for thought??? (score: 1)
- Author: "John J. Black" <transmancat@bbnow.net>
- Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 12:32:49 -0700
- Hi Guys If I may be so bold as to put my .02's worth in here! the simplistic mathematical equation to calculate a compression ratio will work fine in theory, BUT, in practice so much depends upon the
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg00827.html (12,121 bytes)
- 6. To make any Otto cycle engine run you need...... (score: 1)
- Author: "John J. Black" <transmancat@bbnow.net>
- Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 11:36:58 -0700
- Hi Guys Air Compression Ignition source Time Fuel.....could be gas or.. Compression.......a gas engine will run with as little as 3:1 Air..... Without Air the fuel will not burn Ignition source....A
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg00996.html (6,818 bytes)
- 7. RE: Negative A-arms (score: 1)
- Author: "John J. Black" <transmancat@bbnow.net>
- Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 12:26:22 -0700
- Hi Guys Picking up on this thread from both Don and Charley. The A arms are a fundamental part of the steering geometry. The factory settings are arranged to account for low road noise, reasonable ha
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg00953.html (10,269 bytes)
- 8. test (score: 1)
- Author: "John J. Black" <transmancat@bbnow.net>
- Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 20:21:02 -0700
- please ignore
- /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00467.html (6,272 bytes)
- 9. test (score: 1)
- Author: "John J. Black" <transmancat@bbnow.net>
- Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 20:28:14 -0700
- please delete
- /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00468.html (6,233 bytes)
- 10. test (score: 1)
- Author: "John J. Black" <transmancat@bbnow.net>
- Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 20:43:51 -0700
- Hey guys if this works i am sorry.... this means John Black is back....=-) Don Collins
- /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00470.html (6,372 bytes)
- 11. Around the world, where are they now. (score: 1)
- Author: "John J. Black" <transmancat@bbnow.net>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 13:08:16 -0700
- Hi Guys Sorry for the delays but pressure of work etc has led me to drop the rally reports for a few days. In the meantime the rally is now within the USA. In Alaska to be precise. The London to Peki
- /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00727.html (9,859 bytes)
- 12. Around the world in the USA (score: 1)
- Author: "John J. Black" <transmancat@bbnow.net>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 23:34:09 -0700
- Hi Guys The rally cars are now on the Alaskan highway, I have driven this route myself and it is a great drive. Several of the crews had had verbal warnings over the speeds that they are doing (I gue
- /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00819.html (10,015 bytes)
- 13. RE: Front Spoiler (score: 1)
- Author: "John J. Black" <transmancat@bbnow.net>
- Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 12:03:24 -0700
- Hi Guys The part Don is not telling you is that he did indeed fire it up at 3am then again at 5am (just to check you understand) Then at 9am he phoned me holding the phone toward the engine so I coul
- /html/mgs/2000-06/msg01015.html (9,074 bytes)
- 14. Fastest in the west (score: 1)
- Author: "John J. Black" <transmancat@bbnow.net>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 22:39:37 -0700
- Hi Guys Here is a question for you, what is the fastest speed an MGB has ever been tested at. Not a V8, but the humble 4 banger. How fast has anyone ever made one go with no space frames and floppy g
- /html/mgs/2000-06/msg01103.html (7,525 bytes)
- 15. Around the world in British Columbia (score: 1)
- Author: "John J. Black" <transmancat@bbnow.net>
- Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:41:42 -0700
- Hi Guys Since my last report the teams have moved out of Alaska via Whitehorse and the funky trailer that doubles as a Canadian immigration/customs post. This place is so remote it takes 10 hours to
- /html/mgs/2000-06/msg01123.html (9,088 bytes)
- 16. RE: Fastest in the west (score: 1)
- Author: "John J. Black" <transmancat@bbnow.net>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 09:22:43 -0700
- Hi Guys My original question was what is the fastest speed ever attained by a 4 pot non streamlined MGB, so far the highest seems to be 131 mph, geared better 150 should be easily attainable. I wonde
- /html/mgs/2000-06/msg01156.html (9,564 bytes)
- 17. Around the world in Prince George (score: 1)
- Author: "John J. Black" <transmancat@bbnow.net>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 09:54:53 -0700
- Hi Guys THE story of the day has to go to that Lagonda M45. As you know the car was stuck with a con-rod sticking out of the block and our hero's are trying to get another engine out of a similar car
- /html/mgs/2000-06/msg01161.html (8,025 bytes)
- 18. RE: Fastest in the west (score: 1)
- Author: "John J. Black" <transmancat@bbnow.net>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 10:30:02 -0700
- Hi Larry My late Father had Costello V8 (pre MG V8) that went trough a police Radar at 137 mph at 3am one morning, the policeman wanted to buy the car but wanted to know how fast it was, so with Dad
- /html/mgs/2000-06/msg01163.html (11,877 bytes)
- 19. Around the world heading towards Banff and Lake Louise (score: 1)
- Author: "John J. Black" <transmancat@bbnow.net>
- Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 13:22:48 -0700
- Hi Guys For those of you that requested the information, the Lagonda now has an engine and the car is back in the rally with eh Alaskan engine 'doing the business! The Rolhf Mercedes has made an ever
- /html/mgs/2000-06/msg01222.html (11,200 bytes)
- 20. Around the world and that B (score: 1)
- Author: "John J. Black" <transmancat@bbnow.net>
- Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 22:11:30 -0700
- Hi Guys Just to clarify matters with the MGB. It was one of the few cars that did not suffer any mechanical problems during the trip to Peking. The around the world event consists of 3 stages and com
- /html/mgs/2000-06/msg01238.html (7,381 bytes)
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