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161. MG Games (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 17:33:32 -0800; Here's a fun one for all the true gearheads. We did this one year at the British Motoring Club of Arkansas Christmas party. Take a box with a hand sized hole cut in it, with a curtain so no peeking,; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00679.html (6,741 bytes)
162. Re: America's True Daredevils "LBC owners" (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 17:38:24 -0800; I once scrounged parts from a 'B that had a head-on with a Bronco. I could've won a modern art prize with the radiator. Driveshaft pretzeled, engine shoved back, rear axle input flange bent, carb she; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00680.html (8,132 bytes)
163. Re: OFF TOPIC -- Ancient Purity (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 17:49:57 -0800; Normally I stay out of these off topic things, I'd rather p*ss people off with opinionated MG ranting, however... 1) hacksaw 2) hammer These things have been around since guys were making plate mail; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00681.html (8,029 bytes)
164. Re: a survey of character ...(MGB at Le Mans) (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 17:46:24 -0800; Since I made the first comment (remember, you get the 100 points...) I didn't want to answer the question. I'm pretty sure it was class at Le Mans in '65. There were a few droop snoot MGBs built. (A; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00682.html (8,145 bytes)
165. Re: MG Games (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Wed, 11 Feb 98 21:58:13 PST; It'd probably be easier for some of us to identify 'em then. And for those of us who've still not learned that reaching up under the dash to do something means cut arms, no deburred edges either! loo; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00704.html (6,917 bytes)
166. Re: America's True Daredevils "LBC owners" (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Thu, 12 Feb 98 07:52:18 PST; That's a possiblity. I'd bet the service life of a DC3 is far longer than that of an AirBus A310. Take a look at the pix of crash tested MGBs. The cars were a foot or more shorter front and rear, wit; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00718.html (8,914 bytes)
167. Re: MGB at Le mans (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 14:15:39 -0800; Thanks for the great write up on the droop snoot 'B. My MG reference library isn't the greatest, I end up buying books like "How to Tune the Rover V-8" and so forth. That's a laugh! I always thought; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00766.html (7,913 bytes)
168. Re: Easy Questions (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 19:03:36 -0800; Also, check the grounding points for various items (including the engine ground strap!). Where lamps bolt on or where ground wires are bolted to the body, clean the area to expose some metal, then be; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00843.html (8,282 bytes)
169. thoughts (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Sun, 15 Feb 98 00:19:14 PST; Sometimes it pays to spend a minute or two reflecting on who we are and why we take the paths we do. My own racing interests at times seem to clash with other points of view of those with similar car; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00888.html (8,345 bytes)
170. 1500 Spitfidget Engine (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Mon, 16 Feb 98 23:11:07 PST; Hey all, I was out scrounging bone yards saturday and I came across a complete 1500 Spitfire. If any of you Midget types need engine parts, let me know. These guys will usually sell a complete engine; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00981.html (7,863 bytes)
171. History Question (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Mon, 16 Feb 98 23:33:16 PST; I've got a Brit car competition question maybe someone (Kelvin?) can answer. I have a copy of the "Sebring 12-Hour Race 1970 Photo Archive", edited by Robert C. Auten. There are some great pix, pp 98; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00982.html (7,508 bytes)
172. RE: Massachusetts Registration (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Tue, 17 Feb 98 08:37:01 PST; I do miss some things about my home state. The dead desert (all the landscaping and water from the Colorado can't make a desert really *alive*) and rules, rules, rules of California can be depressing; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00995.html (6,993 bytes)
173. Tractor engines (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Tue, 17 Feb 98 08:37:04 PST; Sometimes it gets so silly, I almost feel like type Triumph over and over again. What is it with the Marque snobbery? I mean, considering what most LBC types do with their cars, just what is it that; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00996.html (6,699 bytes)
174. Re: Soliciting Opinions... again! (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Tue, 17 Feb 98 08:37:10 PST; They all leak. They all tear. I always get one with a zip out rear window, so I have at least some chance of seeing out the back with the top up. Yokohama A509. Nice tyre for the money. Mail order 18; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00997.html (7,354 bytes)
175. Re: Shock and Top opinions...Please (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Tue, 17 Feb 98 08:37:06 PST; A rebuilt lever shock should last a lot longer than that. I replaced the shocks on my 'B a few years ago. They were original, which means about 18 years old. No leaks, only starting to go performance; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00998.html (7,665 bytes)
176. Re: Junk Yard Queens (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Tue, 17 Feb 98 19:09:27 PST; I will agree that presently it's a bit mercenary for most folks tastes, which is why I'm working on splitting it into two pages, one for our "for hire" stuff, and one for things like this....but any; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg01049.html (8,202 bytes)
177. Re: Engine Swap (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Tue, 17 Feb 98 19:16:44 PST; think A '76 'B is a good starting point for, of all things, the Rover V-8 conversion. This has been done for under $2000, but it's also been done for $12,000. I've seen running engines for sale for a; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg01052.html (8,300 bytes)
178. Junkyards (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Thu, 19 Feb 98 09:05:29 PST; I've put more than a couple of postings up regarding Brit iron I've found with incredibly usable parts for very good prices. I know we've got a few other people like me on the list, who like to scro; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg01168.html (7,073 bytes)
179. Re: MG Cars Webring Update - Feb 19, 1998 (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Sat, 21 Feb 98 09:24:25 PST; top on So this means MG folks spend more time blabbering on the 'net than driving? ...just wishing I could beat the Miata's tomorrow at the autocross... -Keith Wheeler Team Sanctuary http://www.teams; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg01254.html (7,357 bytes)
180. Subject: Re: Serious shaving on a 1965 'B' head? (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 10:47:18 -0800; I wouldn't cut a 'B head much. My experience with anything more than shaving for trueness has been negative. Remember, when you shave a head, you're not just raising the compression ratio. You are mo; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg01302.html (8,384 bytes)

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