I went to William Shaw of Corte Madera British & European
Motors in Greenbrea to rebuild my TR6's engine (and breaks, rear end and clutch
system) and he did a fine job. Plus he's a nice guy - very British. You might
want to talk with him. It won't be cheap but his approach and follow up are
quite good.
Gary Phillips
'72 TR6
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dawson Church <dawson@authorspublishing.com>
Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 22:47:19
To:North Bay British Car Club <nobbc@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Nobbc] Need -dawson-orig #s
Yes, all the numbers match.
I'm not thrilled with N Bay British, he balanced my Lotus Elite carbs,
and a $400 estimate became a $1400 invoice. I could have rebuilt them
for less.
I have a guy who works on my Lotus now as a side job to his regular
work, but I'd rather find someone who's rebuilt an MG motor before.
So I want a functional engine, but not the platinum cotter pins!
Dawson
On May 4, 2008, at 10:22 PM, Steve Lehmann wrote:
> always better to have orig. rebuilt rather than thow in something
> elese-
> deal being matching #s
> if this eng-trans is what this chasis and body all got sent out w/
> from the
> start then that,s what you want-
> all these #s e-z to track down-
>
> cant say for m.g. but for triumphs it can be tracked down to day and
> time
> this commishion # issued to the 2 guys that built the car to the kid
> that
> was sweepng the floor at 10:42 a.m. that day and what girl in the
> office
> brewed the tea..
> do you want a primo ham and eggs at the top of the mark or or a box of
> scrambeled eggs from jack in the box?-
> it,s your choice and it,s your pocketbook.
> keep it orig as possible at all time!
> theres my 2 cents worth.
> good luck w/ it-steve.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Lehmann" <sand@frii.com>
> To: "North Bay British Car Club" <nobbc@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 10:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nobbc] Need Advice w 1953 MG-TD
>
>
>> hey dawson you could try north bay british euro-rohnert park-
>> steve-colorado-
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dawson Church" <dawson@authorspublishing.com>
>> To: "North Bay British Car Club" <nobbc@autox.team.net>
>> Cc: "Greg Tatarian" <gregtat@pacbell.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 10:31 PM
>> Subject: [Nobbc] Need Advice w 1953 MG-TD
>>
>>
>>> Hi Ron and Greg,
>>>
>>> I wound up buying it, Ron, thanks for the tip! Its a good example,
>>> frame, body and interior are primo. The engine and transmission are
>>> out, not rebuilt, partially disassembled:
>>>
>>> http://picasaweb.google.com/normcay/MGpics?authkey=OwuF6YpwLjQ
>>>
>>> Is there a shop in the bay area that can rebuild? The car is in
>>> Sacramento, the former owner is trailering it out here. I'd rather
>>> have him unload at the rebuilders, since my garage is bulging at the
>>> seams.
>>>
>>> Or does any charitable club member with acreage have space for the
>>> body while I have the motor rebuilt?
>>>
>>> Any advice is appreciated, for instance, is it important to rebuild
>>> the old one, rather than just grab an existing rebuilt wherever I
>>> can
>>> find one?
>>>
>>> I swear I will have this one on the road in time for club ride this
>>> year!
>>>
>>> Dawson
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