[Mgs] To do

[Dan DiBiase]

My daughter has a 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee - 75th Anniversary Edition so it
is loaded with features (the heated steering wheel - wow, I never thought I
would need one of those but man is it great in winter...). Her audio system
has no 'off' button, just a mute button. Apparently, the Uconnect system is
so highly integrated into the operation of the car that it is always 'on'
when the car is on. What you would normally think of as the 'off' button is
actually the mute.

MGB-wise, my '76 has been languishing in the garage for a couple of years
now. It needs a carb rebuild at this point, so am probably going to send it
off to Joe Curto next month. My second career as a Realtor has taken off
this year (good news/bad news) so am pretty busy at the moment. It will
start to slow down after Labor Day so I can hopefully do some garage work.
It really needs a clean-up. And the '65 B is still sitting mostly apart as
well. But I have to do something with it in the next 6 years before we make
our way south for 'full' retirement.

Dan D
Central NJ USA

http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/


On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 10:37 AM Barrie Robinson via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Hello Rick,
>
> May I suggest that you use "memory" foam for your seats.   I used that
> stuff when I did my seats and it is incredible !!!  But get the firmest
> grade.
>
> Things not running smoothly here !!
> Decided my MGB GT V8 needed a radio.  Had a $$$ Pioneer put in by radio
> shop.   Found it would not pick up the two weak stations that have no
> adverts.   Windscreen antenna useless.  Bought a $40 portable for garage
> which worked fine in my garage AND the MGB !!!!   After car radio installed
> my car battery went flat after a few days!!!!!   Returned to car radio shop
> and had $$$ powered antenna installed.   Weak stations were picked up -
> hurrah.   But told to stop radio flattening my battery I had to remove face
> plate (WHAAAT!) because the radio was for modern cars.   So I had them
> install a kill switch and hopefully that works.  (it does!).    So it would
> appear that the modern "off" is not off just as with my cell phone which
> goes dead after a few days because it polls the towers for calls *even*
> after switching "off"   Technology is getting stupid these days.   Fancy,
> my Pioneer has all sorts of cr*p, Pandora, Bluetooth, Spotify, Sirius,
> telephone and more but *cannot  *pick up weak stations as can my Golf and
> garage portable !!!!!!
>
> On 8/28/2019 8:23 AM, Richard Lindsay via Mgs wrote:
>
> Hello friends,
>    It is SO quiet here! Everyone's cars must be running perfectly! What
> else might one expect?
>    I have made no progress on my TD. The car is 98% restored and with only
> four tasks remaining.
>
> 1. Replace the choke cable.
> 2. Install the new top and side screens covers.
> 3. Uncover the seat back upholstery and reshape the foam pad. More on that
> below.
> 4. Replace the brake master cylinder and re-bleed the brakes.
>
> With all of that done, the little car will be ready for fall weather
> motoring. Of course, there is no rush since I live in Houston, Texas where
> autumn doesn't arrive until December!!!
>    Now for item number three: When I originally uncovered the TD's seat
> back I discovered that the metal springs were rusted and failing beyond
> repair. The backing board was also delaminating. So I then used the old
> backing board as a template to mark and cut a new board. I then padded the
> board with foam rubber but didn't contour the foam correctly. The result
> was a beautiful seat back that placed the driver far too close to the
> steering wheel! Here's how it looked.
>
> http://aubard.us/53_MG/20171003_124737.jpg
>
>    So now I need to remove the new leather upholstery and re-contour the
> foam correctly. And this time I will test the shape before reinstalling the
> leather!
>
> Rick
>
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