- 1. Moss's new seat belts (score: 1)
- Author: Aaron Whiteman <awhitema@panix.com>
- Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 20:11:58 -0800
- So I just got back from a 300 mile ski trip (150 miles to Sandpoint, ski...., drive home). It was good. Snow could have been fresher, but the weather was nice and I kicked my own butt on the mountain
- /html/mgs/2006-03/msg00060.html (7,959 bytes)
- 2. Re: Moss's new seat belts (score: 1)
- Author: Aaron Whiteman <awhitema@panix.com>
- Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 12:52:50 -0800
- I don't think I have very sensitive skin; this is the first time I've had real problems in 35K miles with these belts. I am no stranger to 300+ mile days. However, this might have been the first long
- /html/mgs/2006-03/msg00070.html (7,602 bytes)
- 3. Re: 79B dual carb conversion -- which type of carb? (score: 1)
- Author: Aaron Whiteman <awhitema@panix.com>
- Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 09:04:23 -0800
- I went HIF. They are more complex, and possibly more expensive, but they work pretty well once you get everything set up. The true PITA (and I have experienced this) is that because the float bowl is
- /html/mgs/2006-02/msg00143.html (8,959 bytes)
- 4. Re: Engine running too cold (score: 1)
- Author: Aaron Whiteman <awhitema@panix.com>
- Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 11:31:32 -0800
- As previously mentioned, a really great way to get temperatures is to head to your local NAPA or Radio Shack and get an infrared thermometer. Drive around, until you are up to temp, them point the th
- /html/mgs/2005-12/msg00155.html (9,155 bytes)
- 5. Re: Car Stereo (score: 1)
- Author: Aaron Whiteman <awhitema@panix.com>
- Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 11:23:02 -0800
- I use a Pioneer CD player and the available AUX adapter for the changer bus in my '75 B. Coupled with a cheap(ish) power/audio/ holder unit that plugs into the cigar lighter, and it works out pretty
- /html/mgs/2005-11/msg00048.html (7,911 bytes)
- 6. Re: Faultless MGB-GT (score: 1)
- Author: Aaron Whiteman <awhitema@panix.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:55:52 -0800
- I've driven a '78 B with a working servo, and my '75 with a disconnected, assumed broken servo (it was that way when I got it). I can state that the servo makes a huge difference between the two cars
- /html/mgs/2005-11/msg00207.html (9,055 bytes)
- 7. Re: Shock conversion (score: 1)
- Author: Aaron Whiteman <awhitema@panix.com>
- Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 16:04:32 -0700
- When did this happen? I thought WWAP had lifetime warranties? It doesn't matter, they really ARE "better than new" and damned affordable too! -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people norm
- /html/mgs/2005-09/msg00077.html (8,027 bytes)
- 8. Re: electric vs water choke? (score: 1)
- Author: Aaron Whiteman <awhitema@panix.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 10:23:37 -0700
- Just a not-so-humble opinion here, but there is only one conversion that is "worth it". Dual SU HS4 or HIF4. You can spend $500 for a downdraft weber, and you will have a carb that might be more reli
- /html/mgs/2005-09/msg00197.html (8,359 bytes)
- 9. wiring help needed (score: 1)
- Author: Aaron Whiteman <awhitema@panix.com>
- Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 07:56:17 -0700
- At some point in the past, a PO decided that license plate lamps and reverse lamps weren't important. Along the way, the '75 seat-belt-nanny disappeared also. I'm not sad about the latter, though I t
- /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00127.html (8,054 bytes)
- 10. Re: Nuts and Grease Gun (score: 1)
- Author: Aaron Whiteman <awhitema@panix.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 14:22:45 -0800
- Ah yes. Exceptions. For example, the thread on the posts that hold the gauges into the dash of my '75 B is some sort of BSF (standard fine did *not* work). When one of the nuts holding my speedo disa
- /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00283.html (7,749 bytes)
- 11. Re: MGB in the snow (score: 1)
- Author: Aaron Whiteman <awhitema@panix.com>
- Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 13:33:17 -0800
- I finally picked up a 4WD Suzuki this year for traveling to the mountains. I did this for two reasons: In the winter, the MG could hold a passenger, or it could hold my skis. It could not hold both.
- /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00123.html (8,652 bytes)
- 12. Re: Dementia or Addiction ?? (score: 1)
- Author: Aaron Whiteman <awhitema@panix.com>
- Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 10:28:03 -0800
- For me, different cars have different needs. When I want to enjoy the drive, I need a car that talks to me. It should tell me what is going on regarding the road conditions, any vibrations in the eng
- /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00047.html (8,124 bytes)
- 13. Re: Legislative Alert for Washingtonians (score: 1)
- Author: Aaron Whiteman <awhitema@panix.com>
- Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 07:03:29 -0800
- I think you might be. Calling on Washingtonians to help "put the kibosh on this lunatic scheme" *without even knowing the details of the scheme* seems alarmist to me. But that's just me. I plan on tr
- /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00170.html (9,829 bytes)
- 14. Re: MGB Tire size and source (score: 1)
- Author: Aaron Whiteman <awhitema@panix.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 10:26:23 -0800
- Indeed. One of the reasons I was excited about the KN Minilite replicas I got from Laurie a couple years back was the wider rim. My Yokahama's are 195/60R15, and the 5.5" rim is *just* wide enough to
- /html/mgs/2004-11/msg00150.html (7,621 bytes)
- 15. Re: Signs of Serious Dementia (score: 1)
- Author: Aaron Whiteman <awhitema@panix.com>
- Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 08:51:04 -0800
- <snip> Well, it appears I have some catching up to do. 1978 MGB (not actually mine, I drove dad's) 1975 MGB 2002 Suzuki Grand Vitara Since 1993, I have driven other vehicles (like an 85 Ford 2WD Dies
- /html/mgs/2004-11/msg00384.html (8,665 bytes)
- 16. Re: storage (score: 1)
- Author: Aaron Whiteman <awhitema@panix.com>
- Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 16:23:35 -0700
- Skip the studs. I use Artic Alpins, they behave more like "normal" tires. A B in snow is great fun indeed! 10" might be a bit much, my B doesn't like much more than about 6", less if the snow had a c
- /html/mgs/2004-10/msg00386.html (7,899 bytes)
- 17. Re: A front license plate is needed... (score: 1)
- Author: Aaron Whiteman <awhitema@panix.com>
- Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 12:20:54 -0700
- Look at your bumper, it's all ready for you. On the back side of the bumper, about an inch or two from the bottom, there are two threaded holes. Using a carefully shaped bracket, you can easily attac
- /html/mgs/2006-04/msg00017.html (7,625 bytes)
- 18. replacing rear shocks (score: 1)
- Author: Aaron Whiteman <awhitema@panix.com>
- Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 14:04:09 -0700
- While I was replacing my flexible brake lines, I noticed my RR shock has been leaking. Yesterday, my newly rebuilt Armstrong levers from WWAP arrived. It looks to me like I might be able to remove/re
- /html/mgs/2006-04/msg00042.html (7,031 bytes)
- 19. Re: replacing rear shocks (score: 1)
- Author: Aaron Whiteman <awhitema@panix.com>
- Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 19:58:59 -0700
- This was my assumption as well, but I wanted to confirm it before I dug in. I wanted an idea of the amount of time I was committed to getting things done. Everybody that replied essentially verified
- /html/mgs/2006-04/msg00062.html (7,980 bytes)
- 20. Re: Tunes in the B... (score: 1)
- Author: Aaron Whiteman <awhitema@panix.com>
- Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 17:08:01 -0700
- My advice is to take your console apart and physically measure your space. Then before paying for a deck, make sure it will fit by measuring it in the store. If the store wont let you do that, find a
- /html/mgs/2006-04/msg00123.html (8,475 bytes)
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