- 1. Re: MGA Interiors (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com (Lawrence J Alexander)
- Date: Wed, 03 Sep 1997 11:44:32 EDT
- In our opinion (and we've restored a number of MGAs) Moss has the best quality and fit. If price is importtant, remember our discount policy is in force all the time..... Lawrie British Sportscar Cen
- /html/mgs/1997-09/msg00141.html (7,021 bytes)
- 2. Re: '69 MGB value for Insurance purposes? (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com (Lawrence J Alexander)
- Date: Fri, 05 Sep 1997 12:39:18 EDT
- Don't you want the values of our cars to go up? If it costs over $12,000 to restore one from the ground up (and it does; my own GT has over $10,000 in parts and sublet labor in it, so if you counted
- /html/mgs/1997-09/msg00270.html (9,477 bytes)
- 3. Re: mgs@autox.team.net e-mail delay (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com (Lawrence J Alexander)
- Date: Sat, 06 Sep 1997 13:35:21 EDT
- Sooooo glad to hear that it wasn't happening only to me! I was beginning to think that working on pre-1981 cars had brought about some kind of time-warp in the shop.... Lawrie British Sportscar Cente
- /html/mgs/1997-09/msg00367.html (7,199 bytes)
- 4. TC engine (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com (Lawrence J Alexander)
- Date: Tue, 09 Sep 1997 11:59:03 EDT
- A few weeks back, someone posted that they were looking for a TC engine to go in a car that bad been fitted with a (Volvo?) engine. We have just located a complete TC engine that can be had for $2,20
- /html/mgs/1997-09/msg00648.html (6,365 bytes)
- 5. Re: Compression ratio puzzlement (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com (Lawrence J Alexander)
- Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 15:22:11 EDT
- We have found that a good rule of thumb is 165 lbs. compression is approximately 9:1 compression ratio. (Which we have also found is the highest our LBCs can safely handle using 92 Octane gas; any h
- /html/mgs/1997-09/msg00922.html (7,323 bytes)
- 6. Re: TA/TB/TC/TD instrument parts (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com (Lawrence J Alexander)
- Date: Mon, 04 Aug 1997 15:46:50 EDT
- David..... We have had good luck buying odds & ends for these early gauges from MO-MA in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Phone Margaret at 505-766-6661. Lawrie British Sportscar Center www.britcars.com
- /html/mgs/1997-08/msg00225.html (6,776 bytes)
- 7. Re: Ball Joint Blues (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com (Lawrence J Alexander)
- Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 12:00:49 EDT
- (SNIP) get the ball joints loose. Any tips without destroying the joint? Actually, there's no need to separate the ball joints (tie rod ends) from the steering arms. If you simply undo the lock nut,
- /html/mgs/1997-08/msg00562.html (7,517 bytes)
- 8. Re: Ball Joint Blues (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com (Lawrence J Alexander)
- Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 16:40:12 EDT
- Dan.... The book says: "Prise up the indentations in the locking rings clear of the slots in the rack and ball housing. Slacken back the locking ring and unscrew the housing to release the tie ord, b
- /html/mgs/1997-08/msg00575.html (8,905 bytes)
- 9. Re: MG TD? (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com (Lawrence J Alexander)
- Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 18:54:41 EDT
- Stop right here! A real TD has an octagonal badge that says - guess what - MG! TD's have 15" wheels Good guess! Lawrie (Older, but trying not to get stale....)
- /html/mgs/1997-08/msg00586.html (7,594 bytes)
- 10. Re: hot starts (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com (Lawrence J Alexander)
- Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 13:00:25 EDT
- On Mon, 18 Aug 1997 11:49:34 EDT mgbob@juno.com (ROBERT G. HOWARD) Sounds to me as though (a) the mixture is too rich (problem worsened when you added the more restrictive air cleaner), or (b) the co
- /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01007.html (7,232 bytes)
- 11. Re: Brake modultaion...help! (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com (Lawrence J Alexander)
- Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 11:28:18 EDT
- Could it be a right front wheel bearing in need of adjustment? Lawrie British Sportscar Center
- /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01116.html (7,574 bytes)
- 12. Re: Brake modultaion...help! SOLVED! (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com (Lawrence J Alexander)
- Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 16:19:28 EDT
- Sorry to interfere with your religious excremental annoyance, but there is a reason for leaving the spacer in place and using shims to set the bearing pre-load...... When the castellated nut is tight
- /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01147.html (8,856 bytes)
- 13. Re: Modulation Gone! Now what? (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com (Lawrence J Alexander)
- Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 12:35:59 EDT
- I suggest you plan to replace the left-side bearings again! 70 ft.lbs is the correct torque once you have set the end float; 70 ft.lbs if you haven't done that is enough to damage the bearings, evid
- /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01312.html (9,339 bytes)
- 14. Re: Modulation Gone! Now what? (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com (Lawrence J Alexander)
- Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 15:51:04 EDT
- Todd...I don't know why my original answer to your question didn't reach you, but here follows a re-post of what I wrote........ On Tue, 19 Aug 1997 13:50:04 -0500 (CDT) todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (
- /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01319.html (9,477 bytes)
- 15. Re: MGB Body shell (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com (Lawrence J Alexander)
- Date: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 16:41:22 EDT
- Joe....not knowing what part of the country you are in, this may not be practical, but we have access to a very restorable 65 MGB roadster. It has really minimal rust in the lower rockers and, unusua
- /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01402.html (7,130 bytes)
- 16. TC Oil Coolers (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com (Lawrence J Alexander)
- Date: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 18:40:44 EDT
- Ok, all you TC owners - a chance for you to share some knowledge....... One of our customers wants us to fit an oil cooler to his Shorrock-blown but otherwise stock TC. Any suggestions for the best l
- /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01412.html (6,576 bytes)
- 17. Re: Engine rebuild in progress (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com (Lawrence J Alexander)
- Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 15:19:06 EDT
- Lawrie
- /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01539.html (7,271 bytes)
- 18. Re: ? (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com (Lawrence J Alexander)
- Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 12:18:49 EDT
- On Mon, 25 Aug 1997 23:19:53 EDT gofastmg@juno.com (Rick Morrison) writes:
- /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01652.html (7,665 bytes)
- 19. Re: Kingpin Bushings (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com (Lawrence J Alexander)
- Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 12:18:49 EDT
- any, Richard....Using a brake hone presents two major problems: one, the hone would take a really long time to remove enough material for you to fit the king pin. As if this weren't bad enough, when
- /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01653.html (8,542 bytes)
- 20. Re: ? (score: 1)
- Author: britcars@juno.com (Lawrence J Alexander)
- Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 12:21:36 EDT
- Persistent "P" postings passe.... People properly puzzled, perhaps pissed. Please, post-no-more...... Lawrie
- /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01850.html (7,152 bytes)
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