Great book...I second the recommendation...
All in favor?
Ric Bergstrom, Richmond, VA 73-74 Midget
Central Virginia British Car Classics WWW.CENTRALVAMG.COM
RICHMOND BRITISH CAR DAYS ---September 18th and 19th, 1999
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On Wed, 11 Nov 1998 15:29:25 -0500 Daniel Thompson <dthompson@gbc.ca>
writes:
>Nobody has done this yet so I will.....
>
>I just finished reading Daniel Stapleton's book: "How to Power Tune MG
>
>Midget and Austin Healey Sprite". Excellent book, very complete and
>easy to
>understand.
>
>Obviously he is tackling a very broad topic. The author was
>intelligent
>enough to realize that Vizard's book is the bible on the subject of
>engines
>and so he simply tells the reader to refer to it. As a guide through
>what
>modifications are available for these cars it is an excellent source.
>Found
>out a bunch of things I didn't know before and sources I didn't know
>existed. In that way the book has already paid for itself (... and
>isn't
>that the acid test of any book purchase?).
>
>Stapleton is a brit so lots of references to shops/suppliers in the
>U.K.
>but to his credit he names sources and persons in the U.S.
>extensively.
>Does not seem to have any affiliation with a particular supplier which
>is
>good.
>
>If you are considering modifying your Midget or Sprite then buy the
>book. A
>lot of the questions asked on this list are answered in the book.
>
>I have no financial interest in this book or the publisher, yada,
>yada,
>yada.......
>
>Daniel T.
>'58 and '64 Sprites
>
>Oh yeah, you can get the book from http://www.amazon.com
>
>
>
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