From lawrie at britcars.com  Tue May 17 12:42:06 2011
From: lawrie at britcars.com (Lawrie Alexander)
Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 11:42:06 -0700
Subject: [Mg-mmm] TC Tires
Message-ID: <F6B5E03A4CA94EA29A58391159042E37@shop>

Fellow listers,

I'm considering fitting new tires to my TC and am looking at the 450-19 
Excelsior Comp V sold by Coker tires. Just wondering if anyone has tried 
these and has any comments, good or bad?

Lawrie Alexander 

From lawrie at britcars.com  Wed May 18 08:23:34 2011
From: lawrie at britcars.com (Lawrie Alexander)
Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 07:23:34 -0700
Subject: [Mg-mmm] TC Tires
Message-ID: <01BEBE8B90DB41C19A3B49C2C0CDC346@shop>

Many thanks to all who responded. Apparently, few people have tried the 
Excelsior Comp V, one person who has saying they are not good in the wet. I 
never liked being a guinea pig!

My experience with Firestones is that they offer very little grip when 
cornered hard and wear out quickly, while Dunlops are very expensive. I'm 
therefore going to try a set of Blockleys - the make most often recommended 
by those who replied.

Thanks again,

Lawrie

From clive.sherriff at ntlworld.com  Wed May 18 11:13:32 2011
From: clive.sherriff at ntlworld.com (Clive Sherriff)
Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 18:13:32 +0100
Subject: [Mg-mmm] [Mg-t] TC Tires
References: <01BEBE8B90DB41C19A3B49C2C0CDC346@shop>
Message-ID: <D0F66089767F492188ED58722E8A6B1A@cypress>

No one has done scientific comparisons of the various tyres so its all down 
to known experience on one hand and a combination of publicity and snake oil 
advertising on the other.  Tyres do not work well when oiled.

Blockleys are the current wizz bang "latest iPhone" in the market, based 
entirely on publicity and hype though it seems to me.  They do look nice on 
1920s and 1930s cars with their old fashioned chunky tread, but sadly such 
treads were obsolete by the time of the TA and TB, and even more so when TC 
production started after the War.  The tread is not appropriate to the TC 
era but ok for more vintage stuff - Js Ps and K3s etc look good with them. 
I have seen a number of Blockley tyres that have thrown treads or pieces of 
treads though.

In my experience the original, easily available old Dunlop B5 is the best 
solution for handling in both dry and wet, and for steering accuracy and 
manoeuvring.  I have never worn one out before it was too old to be safe on 
the car.  Blockleys being designed as a road/race tyre may need more heat in 
them to work well than would be normal for our road tyres.

I've no axe to grind for any make, just personal experience.

Clive
Oxford, UK
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From: "Lawrie Alexander" <lawrie at britcars.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 3:23 PM
Subject: [Mg-t] TC Tires


> Many thanks to all who responded. Apparently, few people have tried the 
> Excelsior Comp V, one person who has saying they are not good in the wet. 
> I never liked being a guinea pig!
>
> My experience with Firestones is that they offer very little grip when 
> cornered hard and wear out quickly, while Dunlops are very expensive. I'm 
> therefore going to try a set of Blockleys - the make most often 
> recommended by those who replied.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Lawrie
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From TATERRY at aol.com  Mon May 23 16:42:23 2011
From: TATERRY at aol.com (TATERRY at aol.com)
Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 18:42:23 EDT
Subject: [Mg-mmm] 3 brush Dynamo's ???
Message-ID: <26ddc.3aa4db58.3b0c3ccf@aol.com>

I'm still using the 3rd brush. While trying to adjust output yesterday, was 
 having some difficulty.  My dynamo looks nothing like the book.  It  has 
no numbers stamped on it that I can see.  The pinch bolt that locks the  3rd 
brush is hex headed (what size?) and what direction do I move the brush in  
to increase the output?  Right now its putting out about 1 amp max at all  
motor speeds.
Terry NA0613

From TATERRY at aol.com  Mon May 30 17:12:29 2011
From: TATERRY at aol.com (TATERRY at aol.com)
Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 19:12:29 EDT
Subject: [Mg-mmm] P type body available
Message-ID: <5ea2.12db576e.3b157e5d@aol.com>

My friend Eric Baker here in Oakland has an almost complete body tube with  
doors, wings, etc. for sale.....yes, it needs work but its a start!!  If  
you are in need, I can send pictures....
Terry NA0613

From lists at brits-n-pieces.com  Tue May 31 00:30:24 2011
From: lists at brits-n-pieces.com (lists)
Date: 31 May 2011 08:30:24 +0200
Subject: [Mg-mmm] =?utf-8?q?J2_petrol_tank?=
Message-ID: <MYFASERVER-IRaqbC8w00005c1b@myfaServer-I.klm.kk-consulting.com>

Team,

I'm in need of a petrol tank for a J2. Your help or hints are much appreciated.

Thanks

Eric