- 1. New lister (score: 1)
- Author: N3KKE@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2002 00:48:14 EST
- Hi, my name's Wendell and I've committed to buying a '72 B. I've been lurking here and on such other lists as will have me for the last month or two. My automotive experience consists of the last sev
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00034.html (7,980 bytes)
- 2. Re: New lister (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>
- Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2002 02:13:30 -0500
- Hi Wendell: In a nut shell - rust, rust, rust. A rusted out B actually has a negative value. I bought an artfully bondo'd '71, that ultimately cost me more than a show car. If you're hell bent on a f
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00036.html (9,284 bytes)
- 3. Re: New lister (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Wood" <dwood143@attbi.com>
- Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2002 11:56:40 -0800
- Welcome Wendell, I'm the original owner of a 1972 MGB so I know everything will be fine (tongue in cheek). The only problem really is that the 72 is in the middle of some change years and has some ki
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00049.html (8,539 bytes)
- 4. Re: New lister (score: 1)
- Author: "Telewest \(PH\)" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
- Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2002 11:20:58 -0000
- Most model years have an offset to calendar years, I'm not aware that the 72 is that much different to any other year as far as unique parts/non-interchangeability is concerned. middle is /// or try
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00056.html (7,556 bytes)
- 5. Re: New lister (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>
- Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2002 14:17:41 -0800
- Hi Wendell It sounds like you're starting out with the right attitude. I recommend getting some of the many useful books on the subject. Here are a few: The Complete Official MGB Shop Manual, Robert
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00068.html (9,155 bytes)
- 6. Re: New lister (score: 1)
- Author: Skye Poier <skye@ffwd.cx>
- Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 17:15:21 -0800
- Hi Wendell, You might get a kick out of my ongoing restoration saga. Moral of the story: avoid rust. No, really. There's much more interesting things to spend your time/money on. http://www.mgbexperi
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00105.html (8,335 bytes)
- 7. New Lister (score: 1)
- Author: "Ryan Irwin" <ButterscotchB@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 02:45:19 -0500
- Hi all, My name's Ryan and I'm an alcoholic. No, no... I'm just an MG driver. Sometimes the two have close links though.... Anyhoo, I'm new to your list. I was on the Spridget list for quite a while
- /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00271.html (7,548 bytes)
- 8. Re: New Lister (score: 1)
- Author: "Telewest \(PH\)" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 10:05:42 +0100
- Congrats. Butterscotch? Hmmm, probably Harvest Gold if the colour is driver. list. /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive
- /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00275.html (7,494 bytes)
- 9. Re: New Lister (score: 1)
- Author: "Hans Duinhoven" <h.duinhoven@planet.nl>
- Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 21:00:34 +0200
- Welcome Ryan, This list is a continous spring of MG knowledge. I got so much joy from it and meeting some with listers early 2000 was a climax I'll never will forget. I still have good memories about
- /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00302.html (8,390 bytes)
- 10. Re: New Lister (score: 1)
- Author: "Ryan Irwin" <ButterscotchB@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 16:16:42 -0500
- Ok, for those who wanted more information: It's not Harvest Gold. I know this because i can see a little bit of HG peeking through a paint chip above the driver door handle. So it used to be Harvest
- /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00309.html (7,655 bytes)
- 11. Re: New Lister (score: 1)
- Author: Eugene Balinski <eugeneb@nni.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 22:40:24 -0300
- Alcoholic - MG owner. Easy mix-up... ; - ) Welcome to the list ! Gene Balinski 80 B /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive
- /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00398.html (7,022 bytes)
- 12. New Lister (score: 1)
- Author: BarrMark262@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 00:19:20 EST
- Hi Group: I am the happy new owner of a 1974 chrome bumper MGB ready for a ground up. I have done a few Triumphs and just completed a Mark 2 Jaguar, but never an MG. As I am an amateur, the most impo
- /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00727.html (6,882 bytes)
- 13. Re: New Lister (score: 1)
- Author: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 06:21:52 -0800 (PST)
- Dennis, once you pay the customary fee of a six-pack of Old Speckled Hen to each existing lister, you're in!! ;) Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/ /// /// mgs@autox
- /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00738.html (6,754 bytes)
- 14. Re: New Lister (score: 1)
- Author: "Rick Lindsay" <ROLindsay@Emeraldgrc.com>
- Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 08:36:35 -0600
- Hey Dan, I think I MARRIED her once! Welcome Dennis. Rick / Tulsa / Currently MG-less /// /// mgs@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool ///
- /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00739.html (6,763 bytes)
- 15. New lister (score: 1)
- Author: Chris Rose <chris_rose@totalise.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 09:00:08 +0100
- Hi all I have been lurking for around a month, but this is my first posting. I've got a quick question. I have recently aquired a 1963 MGB Roadster, from my dad, who loving re-built it when I was a c
- /html/mgs/2000-05/msg01155.html (8,588 bytes)
- 16. Re: New lister (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Wood" <djw69@idt.net>
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 06:35:56 -0700
- The normal procedure to remove a broken bolt or stud that still has enough bolt sticking out of the block to get hold of is to use a lot of liquid wrench or PB blaster (penetrating oils) to help fre
- /html/mgs/2000-05/msg01170.html (10,763 bytes)
- 17. Re: New lister (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Lupynec" <mlupynec@globalserve.net>
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 09:50:19 -0400
- Chris, welcome to one of the better lists on the LBC circuit. Your thermostat housing stud does not have a reverse thread. If any piece of it is protruding do not cut it off flush. Get the most aggre
- /html/mgs/2000-05/msg01171.html (10,700 bytes)
- 18. Re: New lister (score: 1)
- Author: ATWEDITOR@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 10:10:29 EDT
- << it was the final bolt I was trying to fasten and, despite the break, the system does not appear to be leaking any water from the cooling system. Do I risk driving the car around 30 miles to a trus
- /html/mgs/2000-05/msg01175.html (7,204 bytes)
- 19. RE: New lister (score: 1)
- Author: Chris Rose <chris_rose@totalise.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 15:43:47 +0100
- Thanks to everyone who posted their thoughts about this one. General consensus seems to be to smother it in lubricant for 2 days and then hit it with a hammer whilst wiggling it and attacking it with
- /html/mgs/2000-05/msg01185.html (7,169 bytes)
- 20. RE: New lister (score: 1)
- Author: "Garner, Joseph P." <JPGarner@UCDavis.Edu>
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 14:24:28 -0700
- Before when i have had bolts break off like this, i have cut a small slot (maybe 1/16") down the middle of the bolt from the top with a hacksaw, and screwed it out with a flat-head screwdriver. Sort
- /html/mgs/2000-05/msg01237.html (9,178 bytes)
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