- 1. Re: Time estimates to complete various MGB tasks (score: 1)
- Author: ATWEDITOR@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 14:59:30 EST
- Can anyone give me an idea of how long it usually takes to do the following tasks (1980 MGB, assume typical amounts of rust), by someone who has never done them before: - Replace rear springs - Repla
- /html/mgs/2006-03/msg00020.html (8,702 bytes)
- 2. Re: rear rebound straps (score: 1)
- Author: ATWEDITOR@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 10:07:32 EST
- FYI, I recently had an exchange with Kelvin from the US Moss regarding my nearly-new straps from Moss that both broke when I jacked the rear of the car. He admitted that Moss had only recently discov
- /html/mgs/2006-03/msg00030.html (7,491 bytes)
- 3. Re: rear rebound straps (score: 1)
- Author: ATWEDITOR@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 12:37:26 EST
- I believe so. I have yet to order replacements. Jay In a message dated 3/9/2006 12:17:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, barneymg@MGAguru.com writes: So did Moss get some good ones in yet? I still have t
- /html/mgs/2006-03/msg00032.html (7,951 bytes)
- 4. Re: attachment points, front fender (score: 1)
- Author: ATWEDITOR@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 15:29:31 EST
- The purists will probably cringe, but I jammed a piece of handy tree branch into the rocker panel so it prevented the bottom of the fender from rattling. Kelvin, I think you could put a better spin o
- /html/mgs/2006-03/msg00094.html (7,642 bytes)
- 5. Re: attachment points, front fender (score: 1)
- Author: ATWEDITOR@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 15:55:16 EST
- By George, I think you've got it! Jay In a message dated 3/15/2006 3:40:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, doddk@mossmotors.com writes: Having purchased my new MGB for a very reasonable price, I was per
- /html/mgs/2006-03/msg00098.html (8,166 bytes)
- 6. Re: MGB overdrive (score: 1)
- Author: ATWEDITOR@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:42:16 EST
- When this question has been asked in this forum the consensus has been that while it is possible to add an overdrive unit to the rear end of a standard tranny it is damn hard. Better to get an OD tra
- /html/mgs/2006-02/msg00100.html (7,794 bytes)
- 7. Re: And, I make S curves as I drive down the road (score: 1)
- Author: ATWEDITOR@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 08:31:57 EST
- Many moons ago I had the same problem on my '68 GT, but after enduring it for a while I finally ducked under to look at the suspension and it took me a while to realize that the U-bolt that was on th
- /html/mgs/2006-02/msg00250.html (8,918 bytes)
- 8. Re: No S-turns, no no-good hand brake (score: 1)
- Author: ATWEDITOR@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 20:58:29 EST
- One thing we noticed while the car was up, was that the NEW front shocks that Campbell charged me for, are not only NOT NEW, but are probably the original and are leaking very badly. So, as I am tale
- /html/mgs/2006-02/msg00264.html (8,016 bytes)
- 9. Re: Moment of Truth (score: 1)
- Author: ATWEDITOR@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 15:59:01 EST
- She lives! That must feel realllly good. Congratulations. Jay 72B-GT 66 Mustang
- /html/mgs/2006-02/msg00333.html (6,746 bytes)
- 10. Re: MGA RAG TOP air leak (score: 1)
- Author: ATWEDITOR@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 16:26:27 EST
- I had a 59 MGA in 66-67 while in the Army, and it had the same air leak. Actually, at speed the darn thing bowed up a good two inches and became a giant fresh air scoop, nice in the summer but wow! r
- /html/mgs/2006-01/msg00019.html (8,493 bytes)
- 11. Re: MGB Exhaust Sound (score: 1)
- Author: ATWEDITOR@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 15:17:07 EST
- I bought the Monza for my 76 roadster I think ANSA makes the Monza system, doesn't it? Jay Donoghue
- /html/mgs/2006-01/msg00049.html (7,376 bytes)
- 12. Re: MGB Exhaust Sound (score: 1)
- Author: ATWEDITOR@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 15:16:15 EST
- Looking to duplicate the Abarth system I had on my then-new '68 GT I went with the ANSA system, too, which, by the way, was recommended by John Twist of University Motors for its good fit. On my '72
- /html/mgs/2006-01/msg00050.html (8,814 bytes)
- 13. Re: Nice when it is sunny, but when it Rains....... (score: 1)
- Author: ATWEDITOR@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 09:01:12 EST
- Weird web site. You've got to click on the individual letters "MGB-GT" to see the whole thing. Here's the engine: _http://www.cwberlin.de/mgbgt.php?cat=mechanic&id=6_ (http://www.cwberlin.de/mgbgt.ph
- /html/mgs/2006-01/msg00100.html (8,357 bytes)
- 14. Re: Nice when it is sunny, but when it Rains....... (score: 1)
- Author: ATWEDITOR@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 09:07:33 EST
- To see the whole project finished, click on the "V8", or go to _http://www.cwberlin.de/mgbgt.php?cat=fertig&id=1_ (http://www.cwberlin.de/mgbgt.php?cat=fertig&id=1) Check out the audio/video package.
- /html/mgs/2006-01/msg00101.html (8,020 bytes)
- 15. Re: Nice when it is sunny, but when it Rains....... (score: 1)
- Author: ATWEDITOR@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 09:42:31 EST
- Not sure what the LCD projector that pops up does... Looks like they messed up a potentially nice car. As I see it, no matter how much performance you put into a car, when you load it down with loads
- /html/mgs/2006-01/msg00103.html (7,988 bytes)
- 16. Re: Intermittant losses in power (score: 1)
- Author: ATWEDITOR@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 11:28:58 EST
- This is a long shot but it happened to me. I couldn't figure out why I could cruise around the suburbs all day with good power, but when I got on a high-speed road it seemed to lose power sporadical
- /html/mgs/2006-01/msg00232.html (9,282 bytes)
- 17. Re: Engine running too cold (score: 1)
- Author: ATWEDITOR@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 19:23:00 EST
- I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the heater control valve. It could be blocked or almost entirely blocked with corrosion -- very common problem. That doesn't explain his engine temp issue, but it m
- /html/mgs/2005-12/msg00096.html (8,433 bytes)
- 18. Re: MGBGT on eBay (score: 1)
- Author: ATWEDITOR@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:11:53 EST
- I'm a dyed-in-the-wool B-GT fan, albeit only with overdrive. I've bored people on this list with the story of how I got a new '68 GT "back in the day" immediately upon my return from 'Nam. Instant l
- /html/mgs/2005-12/msg00108.html (8,256 bytes)
- 19. Re: MGBGT on eBay Vs. MGCGT (score: 1)
- Author: ATWEDITOR@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:48:32 EST
- I would like to expand this question in order to get opinions about the MGCGT. How do they compare? Has anyone owned both? Which do/did you prefer? What, in your opinion(s), is good, bad and the ugly
- /html/mgs/2005-12/msg00110.html (7,498 bytes)
- 20. Re: First MGB Clutch (score: 1)
- Author: ATWEDITOR@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 16:27:49 EST
- I am faced with my first clutch job on an 1972 MGB I bought a few months ago. Although I got it to drive a short distance, the piston pushes through the slave cylinder. Where should I go (website) or
- /html/mgs/2005-11/msg00012.html (7,587 bytes)
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