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221. Re: Goggomobile (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 09:57:24 -0800; Oh man! I always wanted a Goggomobil Dart! No kidding, they're pretty cool looking (well, for a 2/3 scale model of a futuristic sports car with no doors and a cut-down windscreen). Better looking tha; /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00027.html (7,339 bytes)
222. Re: Odd but Cool, low lbc content (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 10:13:09 -0800; I remember seeing a few old Tatras in Europe. Czech car, rear-engined, swing axles. The old story is that the German High Command in WWII had to ban the captured Tatras from the officers' motor pool; /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00028.html (8,248 bytes)
223. Re: Ok, what's this (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 13:38:57 -0800; I believe that is an Arnolt MG, 1955-60. I presume it was based on the A mechanicals (based on the dates). Arnolt (an American importer and small-scale manufacturer) is perhaps better known for the A; /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00036.html (7,670 bytes)
224. Re: Japanese hard top; very different (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2003 12:15:45 -0800; No, never. It has a sort of Japanese look to it, so maybe it's an indigenous -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the primer red one with chrome wires /// or try http; /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00061.html (7,616 bytes)
225. Re: Valve guide in south bay / peninsula (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 10:44:40 -0800; Did you try O'Connors? -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the primer red one with chrome wires /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http; /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00124.html (8,209 bytes)
226. Re: MGB Leather Seats (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 10:03:09 -0800; 69 had low-backs with removable headrests, in leather. -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the primer red one with chrome wires /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bi; /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00175.html (7,966 bytes)
227. Re: MG World Magazine (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 08:34:49 -0800; Hmm, I'm not familiar with that magazine, but I wouldn't be surprised. In general the tone of those British enthusiast magazines is pretty arch. -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain; /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00252.html (7,525 bytes)
228. Re: The leather seat thread prompts a question.... (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 08:42:06 -0800; Hmmm, are you sure? I would say my 66 seats are also tapered; meaning, asymmetrically shaped (very subtly) to clear the tunnel. And the squabs for my 66 are visually the same shape as on, say, a 69,; /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00253.html (9,324 bytes)
229. Re: MGA Upholstery Kit Help Request (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 09:42:05 -0800; Even a complete interior redo is not that big a deal on these cars. I would think it would rate maybe a 5 at worst. Time-consuming, fussy if you are particular about details like wrinkles, but not al; /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00257.html (8,017 bytes)
230. Re: Replacing rear springs on a Midget (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 14:12:59 -0800; I guess I am not following you at all. If you jack up the car via the differential, the springs are loaded just the same as if the car is sitting on the ground; i.e. 50% of the weight is on the rear; /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00303.html (8,356 bytes)
231. Re: Replacing rear springs on a Midget (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 14:49:43 -0800; Well, like I said, I couldn't follow what you were proposing to do, exactly. I am sure you have the idea that the car needs to be securely supported off the ground, independent of the springs, and wi; /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00305.html (7,052 bytes)
232. Re: The leather seat thread prompts a question.... (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 10:03:16 -0800; My question would be, how new are the seats in this 73? By all accounts, new seat foams = high seating position. What we aren't sure about is whether that is merely in comparison to the old, worn-out; /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00318.html (9,016 bytes)
233. Re: New Midget? (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 14:27:06 -0800; That's certainly interesting. I like the concept of a no-frills roadster. The made-in-India aspect is a bit of a surprise, though. The looks are contemporary, I guess, but not exactly inspiring. But; /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00323.html (7,597 bytes)
234. Re: Can I ever count on having a fairly trouble-free MG??? (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 18:06:43 -0800; Not at all. If you don't mind spending the time finding a really good, well-sorted-out example, and you can afford it when you find it <g>, normal regular maintenance (and regular driving!) should be; /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00337.html (10,464 bytes)
235. Re: Grose Jets (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 09:29:30 -0800; The theory is, they are less likely to get stuck, or get crud stuck in them. And they shouldn't ever wear out. However, from personal experience, they can still get crud stuck in them, so I don't kno; /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00484.html (7,721 bytes)
236. Re: Tube shock conversions? (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:27:18 -0800; If your lever shocks are in OK shape, and you aren't planning any other extreme handling modifications, I'd say just keep 'em. I went with tube shocks because all the lever shocks were competely shot; /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00519.html (9,105 bytes)
237. Re: Fitted seat covers (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:29:07 -0800; I know of an MGTC locally that has red-and-black tartan seats, and documentation proving it was delivered that way. But I don't think it was a factory installation -- it was a special request which t; /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00520.html (8,084 bytes)
238. Re: Tube shock conversions (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 12:56:27 -0800; The high-end kits seem to come with SPAX. The low-end kit I have (Wheelwright, no longer available) came with no-name Brazilian shocks. There is no reason you couldn't use Konis if you can find ones; /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00528.html (8,152 bytes)
239. Re: Tube shock conversion... (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 18:55:28 -0800; I have just been staring at your front installation... I can't comprehend how clean everything is. I don't even recognize the brake components. However, I see a little stain on the floor, so that rea; /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00596.html (7,681 bytes)
240. Re: As if the GT6 wasn't bad enough (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 11:01:17 -0800; It's remarkable how this concoction brings to mind a Daimler SP 250... -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the primer red one with chrome wires /// or try http://www; /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00618.html (7,516 bytes)

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