- 21. Re: MG in movie (score: 1)
- Author: Kimo Tichgelaar <77MGB@excite.com>
- Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 20:54:11 -0700 (PDT)
- So they'll work if I don't plug them in? Kimo Tichgelaar "A man with a good car needs no justification/ Fate is in my hands, and in the transmission." -Gang of Four __________________________________
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg00803.html (7,176 bytes)
- 22. Dizzy Wiring, 77ish B (score: 1)
- Author: Kimo Tichgelaar <77MGB@excite.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 15:38:24 -0700 (PDT)
- Many thanks for those who helped witht the bumper question. Now on to the hard part... I am installing a new 1977 version wiring harness into my roadster. The old harness was burnt beyond recognition
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg00884.html (8,444 bytes)
- 23. Re: Dizzy Wiring, 77ish B (score: 1)
- Author: Kimo Tichgelaar <77MGB@excite.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 18:36:27 -0700 (PDT)
- Many thanks. The alternator is a non-MG model (under the paint it could be a Bosch or a Delco, I can't tell). I am using the section on Skye Poier's site for alt conversion wiring. you that with Wiri
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg00893.html (7,634 bytes)
- 24. Re: Dizzy Wiring, 77ish B (score: 1)
- Author: Kimo Tichgelaar <77MGB@excite.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 10:57:32 -0700 (PDT)
- Excellent. Thank you. I checked this against the Haynes wiring diagram, and it appears to to be a good circut. I'm still a few weeks from starting the car, but I think this will work. Thank you. The
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg01052.html (8,009 bytes)
- 25. Re: Touching up original color on my car. (score: 1)
- Author: Kimo Tichgelaar <77MGB@excite.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 12:41:46 -0700 (PDT)
- If you try to match a faded color, you might have trouble if the new material fades to a lighter shade (this is a big problem in restoring historic fabrics and paintings). In theory, you can artifica
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg01272.html (9,010 bytes)
- 26. Re: Anyone try to modify a B for a rear child's seat? (score: 1)
- Author: Kimo Tichgelaar <77MGB@excite.com>
- Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 06:07:03 -0700 (PDT)
- When I was much smaller then I am now (being 12 years older than my 77B), my father was known to take us on family outings in his late 60s S*itfire. Typical configuration was dad driving, stepmother
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg01465.html (9,480 bytes)
- 27. Re: GO ELSE WHERE! (score: 1)
- Author: Kimo Tichgelaar <77MGB@excite.com>
- Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 06:33:25 -0700 (PDT)
- I do appologize to the list. I was actually looking for a Spitfire when someone made me an offer I couldn't refuse on the MG. It was intended as humor, in light of the tendancy not to give the full n
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg01472.html (7,356 bytes)
- 28. Clock (77 roadster) (score: 1)
- Author: Kimo Tichgelaar <77MGB@excite.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 13:34:27 -0700 (PDT)
- Hello, all. Finally have some time to put into the MG, and I have run into a couple of quirks. I am attempting to clean the instruments and replace seals and discolored glass, as well as repainting t
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01225.html (7,677 bytes)
- 29. RE: Clock (77 roadster) (score: 1)
- Author: Kimo Tichgelaar <77mgb@excite.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 19:06:37 -0700 (PDT)
- I am glad to hear that the MG clock tends to work. What I would love to know is, can I take it apart, and, if so, how? And a source for a setting knob would be appreciated. TIA Kimo Tichgelaar "A man
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01259.html (7,505 bytes)
- 30. Ignition upgrades (score: 1)
- Author: Kimo Tichgelaar <77MGB@excite.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 13:15:25 -0700 (PDT)
- After a long wait, I am starting work on my 77B roadster. As part of this, I will be adding a Petranox (sp?) electronic igition (in place of the points system) and a Lucas sports coil. With this setu
- /html/mgs/2000-05/msg00978.html (6,931 bytes)
- 31. Re: What is a Replica? (score: 1)
- Author: Kimo Tichgelaar <77MGB@excite.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 09:42:16 -0700 (PDT)
- A replica is an exact copy, usually made by the original maker. A copy or reproduction is an item that matches the form of the original (like the repro MGs). A fake is a reproduction fraudulantly pas
- /html/mgs/2000-05/msg01100.html (7,378 bytes)
- 32. New Web Page (score: 1)
- Author: Kimo Tichgelaar <77MGB@excite.com>
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 14:36:33 -0700 (PDT)
- I have just put up a page with pics of my 1977 MGB roadster. It has the "before" images of the restoration that I am starting. I will add more to the page as I work on the car, so that others may lea
- /html/mgs/2000-05/msg01240.html (7,043 bytes)
- 33. Re: New Web Page (score: 1)
- Author: Kimo Tichgelaar <77MGB@excite.com>
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 14:47:07 -0700 (PDT)
- Oops. Try http://www.geocities.com/mg_b_roadster/ Kimo Tichgelaar "A man with a good car needs no justification/ Fate is in my hands, and in my transmission." -Gang of Four __________________________
- /html/mgs/2000-05/msg01243.html (6,992 bytes)
- 34. Web Page Links Fixed (score: 1)
- Author: Kimo Tichgelaar <77MGB@excite.com>
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 18:01:28 -0700 (PDT)
- Ok, the links are fixed (so far just bigger images, but still annoying when it won't work). I usually publish onto the Arkansas State University server, and the links get adjusted automatically. That
- /html/mgs/2000-05/msg01263.html (6,636 bytes)
- 35. Re: Separating tie rod from steering rod (score: 1)
- Author: Kimo Tichgelaar <77MGB@excite.com>
- Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 08:18:05 -0700 (PDT)
- I just ruined the rubber boot on mine with a tie rod seperator. A friend suggested (and I haven't had a chance yet to try) the following procedure: Hold a hammer against the top of the tie rod end ab
- /html/mgs/2000-05/msg01447.html (8,151 bytes)
- 36. Re: How about a lights-on warning bell? (score: 1)
- Author: "Kimo Tichgelaar" <77mgb@excite.com>
- Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1999 18:26:51 PST
- I bought a simple device for my nihonsei wagon that connects to a wire in the headlights and a wire in the ignition, so that if the lights are on and the key is off, it buzzes. Very easy to install,
- /html/mgs/1999-10/msg01372.html (8,166 bytes)
- 37. Re: tach question, plus more (score: 1)
- Author: "Kimo Tichgelaar" <77mgb@excite.com>
- Date: Fri, 03 Sep 1999 10:19:04 PDT
- breakdown, <joke> 1: Mountain bike on bike rack. 2: Tow rope. </joke> Kimo Tichgelaar "Live the life you love in the god you trust and don't take it all so seriously" Get FREE voicemail, fax and emai
- /html/mgs/1999-09/msg00128.html (7,775 bytes)
- 38. Curse of the Prior Owner (score: 1)
- Author: "Kimo Tichgelaar" <77mgb@excite.com>
- Date: Sat, 07 Aug 1999 20:55:40 PDT
- First, the short version: How can you identify an MG engine without the engine number plate? Now, the long version: I finally got my hands on the Moss catalog and the Haynes manual, and went out to g
- /html/mgs/1999-08/msg00300.html (7,736 bytes)
- 39. Wipers (score: 1)
- Author: "Kimo Tichgelaar" <77mgb@excite.com>
- Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 11:19:46 PDT
- How many wipers are standard on a 77 roadster? All of the illustrations I've seen seem to have two, but mine has three. Is this common? (It's not that I mind all of the DPO modifications, I just wish
- /html/mgs/1999-08/msg00364.html (6,937 bytes)
- 40. Re: Wipers (score: 1)
- Author: "Kimo Tichgelaar" <77mgb@excite.com>
- Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 11:25:24 PDT
- Open mouth, insert foot. A little more checking on the web (not in the Haynes manual) and I found lots of late roadsters with three wipers. Kimo Tichgelaar "The rose has thorns which the poet fails t
- /html/mgs/1999-08/msg00365.html (6,767 bytes)
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