- 1. Re: book acquisition (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>
- Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 15:44:41 -0600
- Those both sound really cool. -- ______ Paul T. Root / _ \ 1977 MGB / /|| \\ \ ||__// \______/
- /html/mgs/2004-04/msg00002.html (7,651 bytes)
- 2. Re: Advice on engine rebuild (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>
- Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2004 10:40:38 -0600
- If the engine is in good working order already, ie not burning oil, good compression, etc, etc. Then I'd say the best update to the engine would be Moss' Supercharger. Other speed parts are going to
- /html/mgs/2004-04/msg00020.html (8,307 bytes)
- 3. bad day in the garage (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>
- Date: Sun, 04 Apr 2004 07:05:17 -0500
- So I got out in the garage to get the B on the road today. I should have stayed out. I started with checking that leak in the front carb. It wasn't there today. So I shortened the fuel line between t
- /html/mgs/2004-04/msg00025.html (8,191 bytes)
- 4. Re: bad day in the garage (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>
- Date: Sun, 04 Apr 2004 10:26:42 -0500
- I do have a tap and die set somewhere. I wonder if I got one big enough. I'll give that a try. David Deutsch has also offered me a deal too good to pass up. I'm going that route as well, since I'm no
- /html/mgs/2004-04/msg00028.html (10,122 bytes)
- 5. angle drive redux (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>
- Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 16:33:15 -0500
- So I got an angle drive in the mail today. I assumed that it should turn by hand. Is that not the case? The auction was for an angle drive in 'fair to good shape'. Item sold "AS IS" no waranty expres
- /html/mgs/2004-04/msg00056.html (6,982 bytes)
- 6. Re: angle drive redux (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>
- Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 18:38:13 -0500
- I definately think that fair to good means it works. I'll be sending him mail. Thanks, Paul.
- /html/mgs/2004-04/msg00059.html (8,403 bytes)
- 7. Re: angle drive redux (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>
- Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 07:14:59 -0500
- I sent mail to the seller, and he replied right back that he was sorry it didn't work, and would send another out. He had a handful of them and just grabbed one without checking. Meanwhile, I'm soaki
- /html/mgs/2004-04/msg00068.html (8,298 bytes)
- 8. Re: parts cleaner (was angle drive redux) (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>
- Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 09:27:16 -0500
- Old Pros? That would be Lawrie. No I'm not calling you old Lawrie! :-) The how to rebuild your carburetor tape that Moss sells, was made by Lawrie. Who is/was on the list. http://www.britcars.com Any
- /html/mgs/2004-04/msg00076.html (7,788 bytes)
- 9. Re: Circle Track MGB GT (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>
- Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 15:49:31 -0600
- It's got a single carb? Do you suppose the sanction body made them put it on to slow down the car? -- ______ Paul T. Root / _ \ 1977 MGB / /|| \\ \ ||__// \______/
- /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00019.html (7,214 bytes)
- 10. Re: Barrett Jackson Auction (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>
- Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2004 15:42:13 -0600
- I ignored the first one, but Let's keep politics out of here. It doesn't belong and all it will do is piss people off. Paul. Dreaming of the day the 'B comes out of hibernation. Expecting 2-6 inches
- /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00042.html (8,001 bytes)
- 11. Re: New MGB headers (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>
- Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 17:58:32 -0600
- That's possible, but it's just as likely that he's mixed up an MG's B-series engine with a Honda B-Series engine. Email him before bidding.
- /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00068.html (7,643 bytes)
- 12. Re: seats for a 67B (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>
- Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 13:19:11 -0600
- What's this, your fourth of the morning? I got leather Miata seats with speakers last year and put them in my '77. They are not hard to fit. Just a couple of simple pieces of metal to line up the hol
- /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00091.html (7,689 bytes)
- 13. Re: Fiberglass hood (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>
- Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 17:53:32 -0600
- They sound pretty good. I have no experience with them. They are a bit expensive though. Nice for a V8 conversion since the cross bar is not there, giving a little more height underneath.
- /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00113.html (6,662 bytes)
- 14. Re: oil cap (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>
- Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 12:49:17 -0600
- You always need two pathes for air in/out of the crankcase. The tappet cover is one. The vent in the valve cover is the second. If you block the vent, then you need a vented cap. I'd probably run a h
- /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00136.html (7,878 bytes)
- 15. Re: Xpower SV Dream Machine (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 10:56:24 -0600
- You just gotta love when they call a 66,000 british pound car, 'entry That's hitting almost $120,000 in the rapidly falling dollar. Paul. -- ______ Paul T. Root / _ \ 1977 MGB / /|| \\ \ ||__// \____
- /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00166.html (9,286 bytes)
- 16. Revolution wheels on ebay (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 14:39:48 -0600
- I'm looking at these wheels here: http://tinyurl.com/34egd (it will take you to ebay). What do people think about these? I showed them to my wife, she was unenthused and said they were ok. And then a
- /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00169.html (7,787 bytes)
- 17. Re: Revolution wheels on ebay (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 15:51:41 -0600
- I'd like to say I'm careful around curb checks. Potholes? In Minnesota? They're everywhere. Probably best to pass. And keep on dreaming. 10 years from now, I'll probably still have the rostyles. :-)
- /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00172.html (9,383 bytes)
- 18. Re: SU Carb identification (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 09:41:46 -0600
- They look like it to me. The authority on this is http://www.sumidel.com in Austraila. -- ______ Paul T. Root / _ \ 1977 MGB / /|| \\ \ ||__// \______/
- /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00184.html (8,172 bytes)
- 19. Re: SU Carb identification (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 15:51:37 -0600
- The picture is showing one manifold side and the other on the airfilter side. So they are a front back. Unless one is a middle... Linkage is a whole other problem. Paul.
- /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00202.html (9,006 bytes)
- 20. Re: 1979 MGB THERMOSTATIC FAN SWITCH (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>
- Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 15:36:05 -0600
- It works for my '77 not much yep. But best when not pressurized. -- ______ Paul T. Root / _ \ 1977 MGB / /|| \\ \ ||__// \______/
- /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00383.html (7,500 bytes)
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