ALRIGHT!
I'm back! Raytheon has finally fixed my low priority
mail problem. For almost three months now I have read
every listing but have not been able to reply. Ray G. -
thanks for the feedback. I did have a car message that
I sent religously for weeks, but alas it became outdated
and I lost all hope I would ever get through. It contained
a solution for John Trindle, who pulled his hair out trying
to remove the crankshaft pulley from his B. John - I was
there too! Solution for next time: put a long handled socket
wrench on the pulley nut and lay the handle on the inner
fender wall. Then - engage the starter! Works famously, and I
derived a sense of satisfaction from letting the car do the
work. (Doesn't work putting the nut back on...) And a plee
to Scott Fisher "Don't sell out Scott! Put the car away,
and take a break. You won't regret it, you have the bug that
TeriAnn, Keith, I and all of us do." And we need your great
technical input too.
I have a 1976 MGB that I have been restoring for 2 years, and
this spring it will be on the road! Monday was exciting as
I discovered on the way out the door to work that my keys were
with my wife, and she was at work an hour away! "Take the day
OFF!" she pleaded. "I'll call you when I get there..." So I risked
it all and put a plate on the B. I was quite paranoid for the
first few miles driving an uninsured, unregistered, uninspected
car but after I calmed down I really enjoyed it. "Wow, those
new ball joints really tighted up the steering." "Here comes
a pothole - BUMP - you know I think I will stay with the straight
30W oil in the shocks.." On and on. Checking all my instruments,
quantifying the oil leaks and acceleration response. By the time
I hit the highway, I wasn't just comfortable, I was transformed
into Speed Racer himself! I punched it off the ramp and no sooner
began looking for Fiat ragtops to instruct than I suddenly realized
how fragile this reality was. One wrong move, and the cops tow the
car and I have to make that call to my wife. No thanks.
Moral: LBC's don't have to be driven illegally to be fun. And
man are they fun! It is really GREAT to be back!
Skip "I'd rather look over an MG parts car than
drive a restored Triumph" Cusack
1976 MGB slowly approaching the Sebring Racer
Groton, MA (508) 858-5492
Cusack.gumby.msd.ray.com
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