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1. RE: Black and Yellow Plates? (score: 1): Author: Chris Attias <cattias@ucsc.edu>; Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 16:50:57 -0700; Yup, they look cool... Technically, the deal is that you CAN re-plate a cars that originally had yellow plates (with black alpha-numerals) with similar plates (assuming the plate numbers aren't being; /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00078.html (7,917 bytes)
2. Crank Timing Gear Problem (score: 1): Author: Chris Attias <cattias@ucsc.edu>; Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 10:33:46 -0700; I've been slowly reassembling my 3-main engine, and had a question about the proper tolerances/installation method of the crank timing gear. Since I'm using a reground not-quite-stock Elgin cam, I th; /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00033.html (7,281 bytes)
3. RE: Crank Timing Gear Problem (score: 1): Author: Chris Attias <cattias@ucsc.edu>; Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 12:49:14 -0700; Thanks, Larry! I tracked the old posting down, and will show it to my Moss supplier. Chris Apart from the poor cleaning of the broached keyways I was very happy with the quality of the product. Now,; /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00063.html (8,142 bytes)
4. Re: Door Mirrors for 1966 MGB (score: 1): Author: Chris Attias <cattias@ucsc.edu>; Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 17:19:42 -0700; I was under the impression that all mirrors on Mk 1 cars were dealer-installed. I guess the sure "tell" would be to study those Sixties photos of rows of new cars outside the factory. A few years ago; /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00337.html (8,019 bytes)
5. Crank Oil Restrictors (score: 1): Author: Chris Attias <cattias@ucsc.edu>; Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 08:50:07 -0800; I recently had my 1800 3-main crank reground, and was wondering about the crank journal oil restrictors. According to the Bentley exploded diagrams and the Moss catalog, it looks like there are four,; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00435.html (6,626 bytes)
6. Crank Oil Restrictor (score: 1): Author: Chris Attias <cattias@ucsc.edu>; Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 08:58:53 -0800; Hmmm...I thought I saw "Quantity Required- 4" in an old Moss paper catalog, but the online diagram shows one-- I'm guessing on the read main journal (?)... -- Chris Attias Felton, CA '64 MGB; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00436.html (6,254 bytes)
7. Re: Cam Replacement (score: 1): Author: Chris Attias <cattias@ucsc.edu>; Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 13:48:49 -0800; Yes, you can do it as long as you can remove your oil pan. (I seem to remember that this is harder on newer B's, but I might remember wrong.) I don't know about late Bs either, but I've done it on ol; /html/mgs/2003-11/msg00046.html (7,143 bytes)
8. MGB Heater Fan (score: 1): Author: Chris Attias <cattias@ucsc.edu>; Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 14:56:12 -0800; Several years back and a couple of MGBs ago I bought a Costello heater fan for my GT. I take it they are no longer being made, but is there anyone else out there who makes a more efficient retrofit h; /html/mgs/2003-10/msg00614.html (6,516 bytes)
9. Piston Question (score: 1): Author: Chris Attias <cattias@ucsc.edu>; Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 14:30:45 -0700; I tore down my 3-main engine last week, and just got word from the machinist that I have one undersized piston. They are all .030 AE pistons. I'm told the small one is two thou. smaller/lighter than; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00106.html (7,064 bytes)
10. Re: Piston Question (score: 1): Author: Chris Attias <cattias@ucsc.edu>; Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 16:18:14 -0700; They were part of a rebuild by the former owner. Doesn't look like much bore or piston wear, so I'd guess the engine was put together shortly before I bought it. No real recourse-just hoping to put; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00108.html (7,423 bytes)
11. Re: Piston Question (score: 1): Author: Chris Attias <cattias@ucsc.edu>; Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 07:51:06 -0700; The bores actually had very little wear and the engine doesn't need to be rebored. I'm still on the fence about new pistons. If I were going to blow money on something frivolous, I'm thinking of havi; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00164.html (7,114 bytes)
12. MGB 3-main Crank Source? (score: 1): Author: Chris Attias <cattias@ucsc.edu>; Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 10:50:27 -0700; Does anyone out there know of a source for remanufactured MGB 3-main I took my engine out to replace the transmission and thought I'd see how the bearings looked. (The engine was rebuilt before I got; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00036.html (6,808 bytes)
13. Re: Dipstick Stop (score: 1): Author: Chris Attias <cattias@ucsc.edu>; Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 09:04:33 -0700; Would there be a difference between 3- and 5-main pans? On my 3-main there is definitely a dimple, and the stick stops on the pan. I've got the pan off now, and I'm tempted to put 4 quarts of liquid; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00070.html (7,419 bytes)
14. Replacement Panel Primer (score: 1): Author: Chris Attias <cattias@ucsc.edu>; Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 03:01:07 -0700; I'm about to do a lot of rust repair on my early B. I wrote to Moss asking what kind of primer manufacturers put on replacement body panels. The answer I got was very general, to the effect that I sh; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00758.html (7,827 bytes)
15. Re: Valve guide in south bay / peninsula (score: 1): Author: Chris Attias <cattias@ucsc.edu>; Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 09:15:33 -0800; The choice of valve guides may be dependent on the type of valve you are running. When I ran RimFlo valves, I was told that bronze guides were preferred for plated stainless steel valve stems, due t; /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00143.html (8,184 bytes)
16. Prepping Engine Block Rust (score: 1): Author: Chris Attias <cattias@ucsc.edu>; Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 09:07:12 -0800; I recently had cause to remove the engine and transmission from my '64 B, and thought I'd fix something that had been bothering me for awhile. The PO had rebuilt the engine, but had not painted it, a; /html/mgs/2002-12/msg00280.html (7,183 bytes)
17. Re: wheels back from bead blasting. now what? (score: 1): Author: Chris Attias <cattias@ucsc.edu>; Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 09:07:51 -0800; I don't know about clear powder coating, but from my experience with color powder coating, you'd want to make sure the coating you apply would stand up to UV, as some don't. Found this out with wrink; /html/mgs/2007-02/msg00018.html (7,188 bytes)
18. Re: [Mgs] Old Barn Find - Hoax? (score: 1): Author: Chris Attias <cattias@ucsc.edu>; Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:44:04 -0700; The best explanation of the Portuguese collection I've seen was in Sports Car Market a few months back. See: http://www.sportscarmarket.com/articles/archives/1110 -- Chris Attias Felton, CA '64 MGB _; /html/mgs/2007-06/msg00338.html (7,948 bytes)
19. [Mgs] MGB Mk I Gas Tank Question (score: 1): Author: Chris Attias <cattias@ucsc.edu>; Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:27:16 -0800; I just removed the gas tank on my '64 B. The sender was seeping, and I suspect it might have some other rust damage. I was thinking of replacing it with a repro tank (from angelheartpancho @ eBay, I; /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00102.html (7,660 bytes)
20. Re: [Mgs] e-Bay Scams (score: 1): Author: Chris Attias <cattias@ucsc.edu>; Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:25:00 -0800; I've seen a lot of fraudulent offerings on e-Bay. The most obvious ones give a low-ball sales price, even though they don't have a "Buy It Now" listing, and perhaps haven't completed enough sales to; /html/mgs/2007-12/msg00220.html (8,669 bytes)

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