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201. 1500 Spitfidget engines (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Fri, 05 Dec 1997 10:27:06 -0800; Here's the deal: One of the cars on we've got is a '79 Midget. Not mine, a team member's, with rusted floors. She got this one for a fun car. Pretty much stock, except headers and no smog pump. Well,; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00426.html (7,378 bytes)
202. 1500 Midget recovery (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Mon, 08 Dec 1997 18:15:47 -0800; Well, yesterday we came home with another MG. Nice rust-free California tub, ugly paint, bad interior, only minor dents. Something in the driveline is royally hosed, upon releasing the clutch there's; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00616.html (7,246 bytes)
203. Driving to work (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Tue, 09 Dec 1997 10:46:17 -0800; There I was, driving to work in my lil black MGB, minding my own business, entering that last left hander before work, yeah, a little spirited and whoosh, the back end goes way out! I opposite lock a; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00667.html (6,766 bytes)
204. UK vs US and some MG content (score: 1): Author: keithw@sand.net; Date: Sun, 14 Dec 97 12:54:17 PST; Seen on an MGC GT in a rally I ran: "Paul Revere was a snitch" MG stuff: anyone else here ever had a core/freeze plug pop out? Sounded like a bloody pistol shot! Close inspection showed signs of wee; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg01092.html (7,589 bytes)
205. Re: Definitions (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 10:01:18 -0800; There are lots of ways of saying it, and lots of folks might argue over the semantics. Basically: Oversteer: a condition where the rear tyres have less adhesion than front Understeer: a condition whe; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg01372.html (7,134 bytes)
206. Re: 3000 mile MGB trips (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 12:03:30 -0800; I drove my '75/'6x MGB ('75 'B wearing '60s Sebring clothes) from Little Rock to San Diego (1600 miles) in Sept '96. Earlier that year I co-drove a '62 Austin Mini (with 1275 engine) on a 1000 miles-; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01335.html (11,465 bytes)
207. "counter balance" age (score: 1): Author: keithw@sand.net; Date: Sat, 22 Nov 97 14:02:19 PST; Hmmm, the 'Sebring' 'B is a '75, and my SO is a '78... Hmmm, in my case it's close, I'm 27 she's 19. :) And she loves the cars! -Keith Wheeler Team Sanctuary too bloody many cars to list, and the Spe; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01465.html (7,056 bytes)
208. Re: MG styling and Eastman's Drivel Part 2 (score: 1): Author: keithw@sand.net; Date: Wed, 26 Nov 97 08:37:57 PST; Bob Allen fumed: I've always been bothered by this. I'm also on the wedge (TR7/TR8) list and they're always picking on MGs. It's stupid. I personally own: 3 MGBs, a Healy Bugeye, a TR-7, a Renault R-; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01730.html (9,740 bytes)
209. Re: Purchase of new MGA -Reply plus misc hooey (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Thu, 27 Nov 1997 20:41:42 -0700; Bill Eastman responds to the 'A bashing: Well, one of my 'Bs has no windows at all. And I'll admit, the 'A has some nice flowing lines...but, how does that make it a better *sports* car? ;) Care to c; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01800.html (8,309 bytes)
210. Re: Performance suggestions (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Thu, 27 Nov 1997 20:34:01 -0700; A common end to the 'B series from what I've seen. Of course. Make sure the bloody thing's not cracked in twenty different places too. Yep. If you are stateside, look to England for parts. I got a he; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01801.html (8,758 bytes)
211. Re: How Triumph lost their underwear and got a "wedgie" (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:00:25 -0700; I think what was being pointed out Re: TR-7, shape of things to come was: X1/9, Fiero, MR2, loads of things with prancing horses on 'em... My fiancee is 19. She thinks my cars are cool, loves the Bug; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01802.html (9,425 bytes)
212. Re: Purchase of new MGA -Reply plus misc hooey (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 17:40:09 -0700; I think the point I was trying to make is that very few (I've never seen one at all) MGA types use their sports cars for sport anymore. There's plenty of us flogging 'Bs around autocross tracks. Sure; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01830.html (12,475 bytes)
213. Re: How Triumph lost their underwear and got a "wedgie" (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 20:43:58 -0700; And postdates it. The point of discussion in this thread was the question of "the shape of things to come". Some people went straight from 1978 to 1997, skipping a few automotive styles. The X1/9 is; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01831.html (10,984 bytes)
214. Re: Differential tool (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Sat, 29 Nov 1997 08:58:23 -0700; Dave, I don't have any leads on parts, but I (and I'm sure others on the list) would be interested in how it goes. The rear axle is one thing I've never (on any of my cars!) been into. I'm planning o; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01886.html (6,656 bytes)
215. The future of Brit cars (score: 1): Author: keithw@sand.net; Date: Tue, 1 Jul 97 08:53:27 PDT; While nostalgia and old cars go hand in hand, I hold the quite biased opinion that there's "something more" when it comes to old British sports cars. It wasn't that long ago that I got to hold my han; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00021.html (8,494 bytes)
216. Re: MOWOG angered, consequences (score: 1): Author: keithw@sand.net; Date: Tue, 10 Jun 97 08:32:43 PDT; turn Classic sign of a tired rear wheel bearing. My 'B has this tick, no wire wheels, and no pepples in the tyres. I hope to change this bearing before the next autocross, and well before the 3.9 Ro; /html/mgs/1997-06/msg00409.html (7,763 bytes)
217. MGB brake upgrade (score: 1): Author: keithw@sand.net; Date: Wed, 11 Jun 97 01:27:12 PDT; I've just started doing some research into brake improvement on the 'B. Currently I'm running some repco autocross type pads, and teflon/stainless hoses, but no other brake mods. The repco pads are a; /html/mgs/1997-06/msg00471.html (8,071 bytes)
218. MGB Wheel replacements (score: 1): Author: keithw@sand.net; Date: Wed, 25 Jun 97 09:02:22 PDT; This has got to be a FAQ type thing, but all I could find was a list of bolt patterns (which will follow for those who may find it useful for this discussion). I'm in need of some alloy wheels, not o; /html/mgs/1997-06/msg01344.html (7,736 bytes)
219. Out of ideas... (score: 1): Author: keithw@sand.net; Date: Sun, 4 May 97 20:01:15 PDT; The engine: '75 MGB 1800cc with 9.5:1, 289/.405 cam, DCOE-type (SK) 40mm sideraught, LCB headers. Has performed wonderfully for the last ~9 months and ~10k miles (since last rebuild which incorporate; /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00154.html (7,868 bytes)
220. Intro (kind of long) (score: 1): Author: keithw@sand.net; Date: Tue, 15 Apr 97 20:00:46 PDT; This is probably a re-intro for some of you, as I've been on various SOL lists before. My introduction to British cars happened before I was even born. My father had a '60 Healy Bugeye. I've done a l; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00697.html (10,204 bytes)

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