Doug...
You know, come to think of it, It has been rather
humid around here lately! :) (Vancouver, WA gets
lotsa rain this time of year.) And also, I think
I measured my wheel base and it was an inch or
two longer than I though it was supposed to
be. (Gasp!)
Last Night, I put the top down re-attached the
tonneau (which fit just fine - must be growing
at the same rate as the car :) and went for a
moonlight / starlight drive. What a wonderfull
time! Cool air blowing through my hair, clear
sky above me. WooHooo!! I've only had this car
for about 45 Months now, and this is the first
top down nightime drive! Can't wait for more
sunny days! (and nights!)
Dave Hall
http://www.pacifier.com/~dlhall
74 Midget
72 B GT
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From: doug russell
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 1997 7:58 AM
To: dhall@hp-vcd.vcd.hp.com; Nolan Penney
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: The shrinking tonneau affair
I believe the shrinking tonneau thing was started by me when I responded to a
note regarding how to get a dull dash brighter - my humble apologies for
spreading such obvious untruths but here's how it got started. One person had
suggested Armor All as a solution while I suggested that Armor All contains
silicones and other nasty stuff that is not good for the vinyl (see the 2
original mail messages immediately below). Later, while responding to a note
about the shrinking tonneau problem I indicated that I had 2 short ones myself
and was waiting for the magical tonneau growth hormone to be available
(chuckle chuckle). Additionally, I admitted (humorously) that I secretly
suspected that the previous owner must have used that nasty stuff Armor All
on the tonneaus thus causing them to be in their shrunken condition. However,
I did not mean to imply that Armor All causes tonneaus to shrink. To the
contrary, I believe that tonneaus don't shrink at all - actually it's an
illusion caused by humidity. You see the humidity not only can cause an
improvement in engine performance but it also causes the metal of the car to
expand thus making the tonneau appear to have shrunk. However, this is a
problem that can usually be resolved with some dry warmth as others have noted
- that is if the car is not that old!! ... read on ..... The real problem
with the tonneau is, and you may get this straight away because its so
obvious, is the MG growth phenomenon (clinically referred to as MG MG - MG
Maturing Growth). Essentially, as the MG gets older it grows - sure during
the first 10 years or so off the production line this is barely noticable -
but wait 20 years. All of a sudden the tonneau won't fit no matter how warm
and sunny it is.
So now you know the real reason for why I'm waiting for the tonneau growth
hormone (either that or an MG shrinkage solution - ooohhh - that's right they
already have that - its called a midget). Now that you know the real story -
my apologies again for implying that Armor All (or any other such solution)
cause the tonneau to shrink (how silly of me to think that I'd get that one by
you).
With tongue firmly yet figuratively applied to my hypothetical cheek,
Dr. Doug
69 C Rdst
69 C GT
69 B Rdst
70 B GT (4 sale - no mucho dineros)
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