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Re: Grassroots Motorsports Magazine

To: Rick Jennings <ahhclem@kcnet.com>
Subject: Re: Grassroots Motorsports Magazine
From: Susan and John Roper <vscjohn@huntnet.net>
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1999 21:59:19 -0600
Rick, I would caution you that some of the infor that appears in Grassroots
Motorsports is not to be trusted.  I had subscribed since it was AutoX, and
dropped the subscription this year because of too much misinformation and too
little LBC content.  My $.02.  John roper

Rick Jennings wrote:

> I agree. This is a really useful magazine. Real world information for
> people with real world wallets!
> I noticed Keith Wheeler, of this list, had a question about used wheels in
> the last issue. Seemed to me that the answear, from a guy that sells new
> wheels, was to be scared of used wheels.
>
> At 08:42 PM 3/9/99 +0000, Karl Shultz wrote:
> >You should all start reading this magazine.  It's quite good.  This
> >issue has an article on "making your car faster with junkyard parts."
> >Lots of neat little tips for swaping things back and forth from MG to
> >MG.  Examples...
> >
> >> Power brakes from a 1974.5+ B will swap right into an earlier car with
> the right master cylinder and such
> >
> >> MGA coil springs are lower and stiffer than those on a B and will swap
> right in
> >
> >> Using BGT leaf springs on a roadster
> >
> >Lots of good info, and if you've got another car (which I'm finding is
> >an excellent thing to have if you've got an MG) there are tips for other
> >marques too.  And if you're into autocross or vintage racing, it's a
> >great magazine.  Now run out to Borders and get your copy today...
> >
> >--
> >Karl Shultz
> >95 Integra GS-R, black, loud
> >73 MGB, orange, only marginally drivable
> >
> >




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