- 1. Re: Head-on collision NOT for the faint hearted (score: 1)
- Author: "James J." <m1garandusa@verizon.net>
- Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 16:45:47 -0500
- Yes, that was worse than allot of the things I've seen from Iraq. At least with an IED, most of the remains are unrecognizable, and with small-arms fire, the body is not "largely" traumatized on the
- /html/mgb-v8/2007-11/msg00016.html (8,406 bytes)
- 2. [Mgb-v8] extra rods? (score: 1)
- Author: "James J." <m1garandusa@verizon.net>
- Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:20:51 -0400
- Anybody have any extra 215/3.5 rods they are willing to part with? My machinist is really excellent, but I was giving him a few piece-parts at a time to work with, and he accidentally bushed the smal
- /html/mgb-v8/2008-03/msg00000.html (6,923 bytes)
- 3. [Mgb-v8] Block cracking in the US (score: 1)
- Author: "James J." <m1garandusa@verizon.net>
- Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:31:35 -0400
- After a few years of hiatus, I've started putting my Rover engine together. Two years ago, I was really confident with building up a stroker using a 300 crank and a 3.9L block I got from D&D. Since t
- /html/mgb-v8/2008-03/msg00001.html (7,005 bytes)
- 4. Re: [Mgb-v8] extra rods? (score: 1)
- Author: "James J." <m1garandusa@verizon.net>
- Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:14:57 -0400
- Thanks to everyone who responded with offers of con-rods. I'll talk to each of you individually in the next couple of days. If any of you think you may need them in the future, but were being generou
- /html/mgb-v8/2008-03/msg00002.html (6,771 bytes)
- 5. Re: [Mgb-v8] A bit of a run (score: 1)
- Author: "James J." <m1garandusa@verizon.net>
- Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:41:03 -0400
- Being of nearly all Welsh genetics, I had always hoped that my "mother" language would come more easily to my tongue and ears than some. But alas, no. I've tried. It sounds like the speaker's tongue
- /html/mgb-v8/2008-06/msg00006.html (9,239 bytes)
- 6. [Mgb-v8] Free MGB-GT in DC area (score: 1)
- Author: "James J." <m1garandusa@verizon.net>
- Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:03:30 -0400
- I live in the DC metro area. A neighbor complained to the county about my 77 B roadster in the driveway. The county sent me a letter telling me that I need to dispose of it in 2 weeks. That means hi
- /html/mgb-v8/2008-08/msg00000.html (6,776 bytes)
- 7. [Mgb-v8] Contact info for Dave Michel (score: 1)
- Author: "James J." <m1garandusa@verizon.net>
- Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:57:13 -0400
- Is Dave Michel reading this, or does anyone have any contact info for him? James Jewell 301.592.1431 _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html M
- /html/mgb-v8/2008-08/msg00001.html (6,306 bytes)
- 8. Re: [Mgb-v8] So that we can all stay on the same page - here is (score: 1)
- Author: "James J." <m1garandusa@verizon.net>
- Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:37:37 -0400
- Is this new pump shorter than a Buick 300 A/C pump? If so, by how much? Also, do the Rover/Buick pulleys share the same bolt pattern as any other big name engine? I'm curious as to where folks are g
- /html/mgb-v8/2008-08/msg00029.html (8,442 bytes)
- 9. [Mgb-v8] Axle Mods and the phone book..... (score: 1)
- Author: "James J." <m1garandusa@verizon.net>
- Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:13:44 -0400
- I have a Dana 44 axle (already the right width) that I'm putting in my B. It's one of the old Postal Jeep axles with some huge bolt pattern on it. Shy of ordering custom axles from Moser or some oth
- /html/mgb-v8/2008-09/msg00010.html (6,729 bytes)
- 10. [Mgb-v8] Australian V8 merchant (score: 1)
- Author: "James J." <m1garandusa@verizon.net>
- Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:59:43 -0400
- Does anyone have the contact info or web-site for the Aussie chap who makes those nice 4-2-1 header for the Rover V8 in a B'? I used to have it, but now I cant find it. V/R James Jewell _____________
- /html/mgb-v8/2008-09/msg00020.html (6,275 bytes)
- 11. Re: [Mgb-v8] [Mgs] Miata rear end (score: 1)
- Author: "James J." <m1garandusa@verizon.net>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:36:54 -0500
- What does that mean? That one has to de-rate the drivetrain's max safe torque rating by 40% when calculating if it is strong enough for the MG, or are you describing some kind of clutch mechanism in
- /html/mgb-v8/2009-01/msg00009.html (7,857 bytes)
- 12. Re: [Mgb-v8] [Mgs] Miata rear end (score: 1)
- Author: "James J." <m1garandusa@verizon.net>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:44:42 -0500
- OK, I'm following. You were describing it's limit as a % of the total drivetrain rating. While I personally wouldn't take the risk, it could probably go higher, as the inertia of the MG at a standst
- /html/mgb-v8/2009-01/msg00011.html (10,333 bytes)
- 13. Re: [Mgb-v8] Name change (score: 1)
- Author: "James J." <m1garandusa@verizon.net>
- Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 13:08:23 -0500
- Maybe a simple explanation. Perhaps with the global recession, they only intend to manufacture 1 engine....... In all seriousness, though, have they done anything since buying the name? Was this a se
- /html/mgb-v8/2009-01/msg00014.html (9,024 bytes)
- 14. [Mgb-v8] Rendezvous in Paris (score: 1)
- Author: "James J." <m1garandusa@verizon.net>
- Date: Sat, 16 May 2009 14:09:13 -0400
- There is no substitute for the sound of a small-bore Colombo V12 in that Ferrari 275GTB (possible exception: Jaguar straight 6 in E-type configuration) at redline. To prove a point, you can hear the
- /html/mgb-v8/2009-05/msg00007.html (7,358 bytes)
- 15. Re: [Mgb-v8] [Mgs] Only of interest to MGB GT bods (score: 1)
- Author: "James J." <m1garandusa@verizon.net>
- Date: Sat, 16 May 2009 14:10:27 -0400
- Are you sure it's not that box of shifter knobs you had made a few years JJJ _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Mgb-v8 mailing list Mgb-v
- /html/mgb-v8/2009-05/msg00008.html (7,750 bytes)
- 16. [Mgb-v8] Dana 44 and Disk Brakes (score: 1)
- Author: "James J." <m1garandusa@verizon.net>
- Date: Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:44:18 -0400
- Has anyone here done the Dana 44 conversion for the -B, and converted to disk brakes? If so, can you share details. I see a bunch of kits for Mopar muscle cars, which ran the Dana 44, but I don't kno
- /html/mgb-v8/2009-06/msg00000.html (5,979 bytes)
- 17. [Mgb-v8] 5-lug hubs (Jaguar swap?) (score: 1)
- Author: "James J." <m1garandusa@verizon.net>
- Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:10:27 -0400
- I've been looking for a 5-lug option for my ongoing V-8 conversion. With fender flares, I won't easily be able to find wide rims with the stock 4-lug pattern. I'm just about ready to order new axles
- /html/mgb-v8/2009-06/msg00009.html (7,599 bytes)
- 18. [Mgb-v8] Anybody got a 3.9 block?? (score: 1)
- Author: "James J." <m1garandusa@verizon.net>
- Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:15:02 -0400
- Looking for someone who has an extra 3.9L block that they are willing to part with on the cheap, and is willing to ship. Despite having put on what I thought was a sufficient amount of oil on the bor
- /html/mgb-v8/2009-09/msg00006.html (6,792 bytes)
- 19. Re: [Mgb-v8] Kendall Oil (score: 1)
- Author: "James J." <m1garandusa@verizon.net>
- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:17:13 -0400
- I thought that the ZDDP limits in motor oil were established by law in the U.S., which was why people were now selling in separately. Or is it a result of the Auto industry trying to be "green" of th
- /html/mgb-v8/2009-09/msg00010.html (8,044 bytes)
- 20. Re: [Mgb-v8] Anybody got a 3.9 block?? (score: 1)
- Author: "James J." <m1garandusa@verizon.net>
- Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:52:16 -0400
- I want to thank all those that responded. I may still be in touch, but because of shipping costs, I'm investigating a semi-local option first. Have any of you run Rover blocks with pitting? Any exper
- /html/mgb-v8/2009-10/msg00001.html (7,576 bytes)
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