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141. Re: Heritage Body Shells (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>; Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 11:31:49 -0600; I think The Proper MG or the Roadster Factory will import one for you. They aren't something anyone keeps on hand. -- ______ / _ \ Paul T. Root <proot@iaces.com> / /|| \\ 600 Stinson Blvd N.E., Fl 1S; /html/mgs/2003-10/msg00634.html (8,170 bytes)
142. Re: Heritage Body Shells (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>; Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 13:15:03 -0600; If I remember correctly. About 10 years, around when they first came out, ago Peter Egan built a new MG with a shell. He put on a lot of new parts, because it was "too hard" to put old grubby parts o; /html/mgs/2003-10/msg00641.html (10,632 bytes)
143. Re: Heritage Body Shells (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>; Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 20:43:32 -0600; Yes, but that is a recurring quote from Egan. Anytime he writes up his adventures in rebuilding a car (usually British) he qualifies the cost by saying, "assuming my time is free, and it always is...; /html/mgs/2003-10/msg00649.html (8,547 bytes)
144. Re: front end conversion (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>; Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 10:44:56 -0500; I thought I'd lost it too. Two or three weeks ago I went through all of my bookmarks and found it. http://www.britishamericanmotors.net/bumpersreplica.shtml I bet that's what you're looking for. I ha; /html/mgs/2003-09/msg00096.html (7,758 bytes)
145. Re: MGB Heater Rebuild (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>; Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2003 07:29:15 -0500; I thought that those parts came from the TR7. -- ______ / _ \ Paul T. Root <proot@iaces.com> / /|| \\ 600 Stinson Blvd N.E., Fl 1S \ ||__// WRK: +1 (612) 664-3385 \______/ /// or try http://www.team.; /html/mgs/2003-09/msg00112.html (7,375 bytes)
146. Re: SU air filter: K&Ns and stub stacks (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>; Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 14:10:33 -0500; Lawrie Anderson posted last year or year and a half about his experience with different filters. Best drivability came with the stock filter enclosures. This I believe, was do to the use of the littl; /html/mgs/2003-09/msg00195.html (11,246 bytes)
147. Re: 1949 Ford Prefect (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>; Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 14:32:57 -0500; The car isn't in the book at all. An alien comes down to earth and pretends to be human. He took the name of Ford Prefect by a mistake in researching human culture. They are funny books, and don't ta; /html/mgs/2003-09/msg00199.html (8,399 bytes)
148. Re: off topic-Mini test drive (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>; Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 07:29:13 -0500; I like to see that picture. Phil Vanner, who is either in deep lurk mode or off the list currently, last year got a grey market Mini. Came from Germany. It's quite nice. Shouldn't the new Mini be cal; /html/mgs/2003-09/msg00223.html (8,546 bytes)
149. Re: SU air filter: K&Ns and stub stacks (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>; Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 08:27:46 -0500; Maybe I should clarify what I had posted. Lawrie did some anicdotal testing and found that the stock filters with the alloy adapters worked best. In his tests, as I recall, they didn't use the alloy; /html/mgs/2003-09/msg00227.html (12,620 bytes)
150. Re: MGB rear springs. (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>; Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 07:22:04 -0500; I have all poly on the front (including frame to crossmember). When the time comes to do that back, I will use poly there too. All parts weren't available from Moss. I did get the anti-roll bar block; /html/mgs/2003-09/msg00246.html (11,609 bytes)
151. Steering wheels (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 09:24:10 -0500; Will an early 70s (5 holed chrome spoke) steering wheel fit on the late 70s (1977) steering column? There's one on eBay that's like the one on my '72. And I don't particularly like the wheel on my '7; /html/mgs/2003-09/msg00291.html (6,592 bytes)
152. another try - steering wheels (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>; Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 08:05:29 -0500; My mail going to the list hasn't shown up in a few days. Others seem to be working ok. So, can a circa '72 steering wheel (metal spoke 5 hole) fit on a '77 B steering column? Paul. -- ______ / _ \ Pa; /html/mgs/2003-09/msg00329.html (6,884 bytes)
153. Re: How to best clean twin SU carbs? (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>; Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 11:32:52 -0500; Well if your sure it's the carbs... As has been said before, 90% of SU problems is ignition. You don't say what kind of SUs they are. What you want to open up and clean is the float bowls. Pretty eas; /html/mgs/2003-09/msg00368.html (11,834 bytes)
154. Re: How to best clean twin SU carbs? (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>; Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 12:47:08 -0500; Ok. If you're sure. My Mazda was having terrible trouble about a year ago. I was absolutely sure that it was the fuel injection. The dealer found a wire (I think it was Ve+) on the coil had a bad con; /html/mgs/2003-09/msg00371.html (10,484 bytes)
155. Re: How to best clean twin SU carbs? (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>; Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 07:29:53 -0500; As Rocky said, it could be the little ground wire inside the dizzy. Otherwise, I'd be looking at the fuel pump. It sounds like it's having a hard time keeping up. -- ______ / _ \ Paul T. Root <proot@; /html/mgs/2003-09/msg00405.html (10,520 bytes)
156. Re: How to best clean twin SU carbs? (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>; Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 08:31:49 -0500; Well, the thing to do when it happens is pull off the road and check how much fuel is coming out of the fuel line right at the front carb. And, if you have HS types, pop the tops off the float bowls; /html/mgs/2003-09/msg00410.html (11,481 bytes)
157. Re: How to best clean twin SU carbs? (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>; Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 15:05:16 -0500; pull them off the engine -- ______ / _ \ Paul T. Root <proot@iaces.com> / /|| \\ 600 Stinson Blvd N.E., Fl 1S \ ||__// WRK: +1 (612) 664-3385 \______/; /html/mgs/2003-09/msg00421.html (8,832 bytes)
158. last of the morning top down drives (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>; Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 06:46:59 -0500; In a homage to my long past college days, I drove my 'B to work this morning, top down. 46F (8C did I do that right?) I put on a heavy fleece and my driving gloves. Tonneau on and the heater blowing.; /html/mgs/2003-09/msg00434.html (8,120 bytes)
159. Re: last of the morning top down drives (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>; Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 12:27:20 -0500; I'm not much of a hat wearer. I don't want to look like Kelvin. :-) That's for sure. Maybe a Satch Carlson mad bomber hat. :-) -- ______ / _ \ Paul T. Root <proot@iaces.com> / /|| \\ 600 Stinson Blvd; /html/mgs/2003-09/msg00449.html (8,959 bytes)
160. Re: THE RETURN OF THE PRACTICAL BRITISH MUSCLE CAR (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>; Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 07:41:05 -0500; Yes, it is the Ford modular V8. Just like the SV. So EPA is not a problem with these cars. We need MG back in the US. Isn't MG providing engines for IRL now? And the SCCA is working on getting the SV; /html/mgs/2003-09/msg00473.html (9,848 bytes)

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