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221. Re: HELP (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 03:30:39 -0700
Good Lord, No! Orange was mostly a Chevrolet color......... Your 1980 LE engine, manifolds and accessories would all have been painted black - as were all MGB engines from 1972 on. Lawrie British Spo
/html/mgs/2001-04/msg00199.html (6,884 bytes)

222. Re: New British Car club (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 07:51:01 -0700
You did not mention whether your club has activities other than these shows twice a year. I certainly hope that was an oversight! IMNSHO, after twenty five years of club involvement, the secret of s
/html/mgs/2001-04/msg00384.html (9,192 bytes)

223. Re: Uncountable Snowflakes (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 07:35:43 -0700
But, Kai, that's probably the nicest thing you've submitted in a long time! Shows there is a tender heart beating inside that brash young body after all......... {G} Lawrie /// /// mgs@autox.team.net
/html/mgs/2001-04/msg00581.html (7,112 bytes)

224. Re: Engine Swap (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 00:11:24 -0800
You'll have to fit the front bearer plate from the original 1972 engine (or any 56 to 74-1/2 BMC B-series motor) onto the '78 motor as the front mounts are different. Some grinding on the block is a
/html/mgs/2001-03/msg00065.html (7,339 bytes)

225. Re: Need wheels trued (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 16:49:36 -0800
Is this really true? What special equipment do they have? I've never yet found any tire shop (let alone a mass-merchandising chain like Les Schwab) to have taken the trouble to fabricate the special
/html/mgs/2001-03/msg00136.html (8,489 bytes)

226. Re: Need wheels trued (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 21:10:16 -0800
In the good old tradition of "never turn away a job that'll bring in a buck or two", most tire shops claim they can balance wire wheels. They mount them on their dynamic balancers using their regular
/html/mgs/2001-03/msg00144.html (11,984 bytes)

227. Re: Need wheels trued (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 07:25:11 -0800
Unlikely, as their truing stands use a dummy axle to mount the wheel. Motorcycle axles are usually a bar with a diameter in the range 3/4" to 1" that fits through two relatively small roller bearings
/html/mgs/2001-03/msg00164.html (8,446 bytes)

228. Re: Lean carb, was bonnet back on (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 21:32:27 -0800
Check where the jet tube enters the float bowl. There's a good chance there's the remains of an old o-ring stuck in the hole and the new jet is pressed up against it, partially blocking the jet tube
/html/mgs/2001-03/msg00301.html (7,585 bytes)

229. Re: Another SU ID ?? (score: 1)
Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 09:23:04 -0800
Except that he was willing to rebuild a pair of HS2s to fit on an MGB? Sorry, that doesn't impress me................. Lawrie British Sportscar Center (Who assures you that even if you can make them
/html/mgs/2001-03/msg00704.html (7,580 bytes)

230. Re: rear axle dilemma (score: 1)
Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 09:20:59 -0800
Well, it appears the factory seldom managed to get it right! When I put 185-60 x 15 tires on my BGT (on 72-spoke wire wheels), the left side tire touched the inside of the fender lip when I went over
/html/mgs/2001-03/msg01227.html (8,336 bytes)

231. Re: Yet Another Automotive Indiscretion - Quiz Time (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 18:50:24 -0800
A Jensen Interceptor, perchance, Bill? Lawrie grand a
/html/mgs/2001-02/msg00061.html (9,221 bytes)

232. Re: MGA Interior/Upholstery/vote (score: 1)
Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 10:23:47 -0800
That may be a broad generalization (away from which my H.S. English teacher always told us to stay!) but I can cite one recent instance of its verity....... I was trying to find a damper spring for
/html/mgs/2001-02/msg00095.html (9,334 bytes)

233. Re: Headliner kits (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 09:00:06 -0800
At risk of making you even more cranky, Aaron, might one inquire just what your sunken float - or mental state - has to do with the subject line of your note "Re: Headliner Kits" ? Or is it no longer
/html/mgs/2001-02/msg00119.html (7,388 bytes)

234. Re: Longflow air filer "keeper" (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 16:26:18 -0800
What size Longflow filter do you have? Round or Oval? I have an assortment of bits of these in my used parts and might have what you need (once I know what it is you really need!) conversion kits. I
/html/mgs/2001-02/msg00133.html (7,560 bytes)

235. Re: Best battery, probably old thread (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 18:39:50 -0800
Interstate MT 26 is the one we fit - and we have lots of happy customers. (I also have one in my own BGT.) Lawrie British Sportscar Center
/html/mgs/2001-02/msg00253.html (7,912 bytes)

236. Re: Best battery, probably old thread (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 18:42:39 -0800
No, No, No, David................. Under those circumstances, you would use a leaky, tar-top Lucas battery so your battery brackets could corrode away in a truly authentic manner................{VBG}
/html/mgs/2001-02/msg00254.html (7,748 bytes)

237. Re: Volcanoes, was Best battery, probably old thread (score: 1)
Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 08:49:12 -0800
I don't know if you need a volcano to sacrifice a vestal goat. I've always found a lever-action Winchester 22 works just fine on smaller vermin........ Lawrie (SNIP) the faithful astray... Thank you
/html/mgs/2001-02/msg00263.html (7,695 bytes)

238. Re: Cat and 9mm (NLBCC (score: 1)
Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 11:53:56 -0800
Nah, when we get back to F1, it'll just resurrect the Speedvision vs. ESPN2 vs. Satellite Dish debate.................. Lawrie
/html/mgs/2001-02/msg00274.html (7,525 bytes)

239. Re: TD turn signals (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 07:51:43 -0800
The $180 is for a reproduction of the costly-to-too-and-expensive-to-make original, self-canceling switch. You certainly don't need that unless you are trying to keep your car looking original. A ver
/html/mgs/2001-02/msg00475.html (7,041 bytes)

240. Re: haynes v shop manual (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 08:07:06 -0800
If, by "rechorded" you mean re-cored, and if I understand your note correctly to say that you paid less than $35 for that, I'd be very careful about driving the car far from a source of water! A rep
/html/mgs/2001-02/msg00557.html (7,762 bytes)

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