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121. Re: Fuel injection (score: 1)
Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 09:50:20 -0700 (PDT)
Me either. I grew up driving carburetted cars - MGBs, early Porsche 911's, Triumphs, etc. Then I went modern and owned a bunch of affordable european fuel-injected cars, like a Porsche 911SC, 944 Tur
/html/mgs/2004-04/msg00618.html (9,291 bytes)

122. Circle Track MGB GT (score: 1)
Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 12:57:19 -0800 (PST)
Ah, right on the heels of the $30,000 Midget comes this lovely vehicle... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=38662&item=2462976775 == Paul Misencik - 1971 MGB - www.sop
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00016.html (7,219 bytes)

123. Re: New MGB headers (score: 1)
Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 09:01:14 -0800 (PST)
No, this is clearly for the extremely rare "MG Civic" that was fitted with a transverse 1.8L twin-cam four cylinder engine. I think it had VTEC, but it was only offered for a limited time in the mid
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00064.html (7,423 bytes)

124. SU Carb identification (score: 1)
Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 07:13:52 -0800 (PST)
I need to get a set of rebuildable 1 3/4" SU's - the HS6's - and I came across these on eBay today: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&category=33550&item=2465456375&sspage
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00182.html (8,061 bytes)

125. Re: SU Carb identification (score: 1)
Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 15:52:23 -0800 (PST)
Can't I just reuse the linkage from my HS4's? == Paul Misencik - 1971 MGB - www.sopwithracing.com THE CAROLINA TROPHY - 2005 A vintage driving event in the spirit of the Mille Miglia, Rallye des Alpe
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00206.html (8,425 bytes)

126. Re: RBB & Dobermans (score: 1)
Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 05:05:29 -0800 (PST)
I take my 135 lb. Newfoundland - Anabell - with me in the MGB whenever I can. I put her "Doggles" on (goggles for dogs) and she sits upright just like a human and stares placidly at everyone we pass.
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00258.html (7,341 bytes)

127. Re: Who designed the location of... (score: 1)
Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 06:50:51 -0800 (PST)
Maybe someone who knew a thing or two about handling! Getting those big heavy lumps away from either end of the car greatly assists in creating a balanced vehicle. == Paul Misencik - 1971 MGB - www.s
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00287.html (8,777 bytes)

128. Re: Who designed the location of... (score: 1)
Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 07:46:48 -0800 (PST)
You need a Volvo wagon! I feel certain the MGB design team prioritized "everyday use in cold-weather regions" fairly low on the agenda! The top takes ten full mintues to erect properly, the heater st
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00290.html (8,987 bytes)

129. Re: Who designed the location of... (score: 1)
Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 09:06:19 -0800 (PST)
Yeah! What a good idea! I wonder why automakers don't get together and come up with some kind of "standardized" plug for jump starting. Something that is always grounded correctly, always located sim
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00297.html (9,857 bytes)

130. Re: Car Alarms (Was: RE: TD Cowl Mirror Screws) (score: 1)
Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 11:26:20 -0800 (PST)
Me too. And it's a prejudice rooted in reality. I watched a show on one of the Discovery-style networks on car theives, and they were interviewing these guys and giving them challenges on how to disa
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00306.html (9,353 bytes)

131. Re: Car Alarms (Was: RE: TD Cowl Mirror Screws) (score: 1)
Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 19:43:46 -0800 (PST)
Ah, yes. That's JUST what this country needs! More people walking around with loaded weapons, threatening to shoot anyone who "messes with their car". Nothing but good can come from a situation like
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00324.html (9,215 bytes)

132. Re: MGA Master Cylinder (score: 1)
Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 09:50:28 -0800 (PST)
Yes, White Post restorations does this, and they are apparently trouble free ever after... == Paul Misencik - 1971 MGB - www.sopwithracing.com THE CAROLINA TROPHY - 2005 A vintage driving event in th
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00349.html (7,762 bytes)

133. Re: New at this game... (score: 1)
Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 10:53:58 -0800 (PST)
There's no better way to prepare yourself for an MG project like a good education! The book mentioned earlier by Lindsay Porter - "MGB: Guide to Purchase and DIY Restoration" (now called, I belive, t
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00404.html (9,217 bytes)

134. Re: The tachometer (score: 1)
Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 15:02:39 -0800 (PST)
Or, I guess you could use one of the 8-cyl. Smiths tachometers that are popular with Cobra replica guys. I think Nisonger has them - www.nisonger.com - but probably lots of Cobra replica places have
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00424.html (7,315 bytes)

135. Re: not a request for the purists in the group : ) 22 Mar 04. (score: 1)
Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 06:19:17 -0800 (PST)
What? I'm confused... What security issue is there with knockoffs? Unless you put the spinners on the wrong sides of the car (hard, since they should be marked), the nuts will actually tighten themse
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00478.html (9,681 bytes)

136. Re: From wires to bolt-on (score: 1)
Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 10:05:13 -0800 (PST)
There is some argument on this point. I have spoken with half a dozen MGB vintage racers who have swapped over the hubs and left the wire wheel axles in place, and none of them experienced any proble
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00496.html (8,757 bytes)

137. Re: not a request for the purists in the group : ) 22 Mar 04. (score: 1)
Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 10:09:32 -0800 (PST)
Aw, man! That kind of thing would make me insane. Not because of the lost part, but because I would KNOW that another MGB guy had stolen it! Man, oh, man! That's a serious breach of enthusiast ethics
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00497.html (10,066 bytes)

138. Re: MGB/GT with Racing Background...? (score: 1)
Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 14:00:03 -0800 (PST)
Native tan was a suntan oil manufacturer I believe. They sponsored a lot of different racing cars in the 1970's, including some Porsche 935s, I think. == Paul Misencik - 1971 MGB - www.sopwithracing.
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00516.html (7,941 bytes)

139. Re: not a request for the purists in the group : ) 22 Mar 04. (score: 1)
Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 22:07:27 -0800 (PST)
Kids do idiotic things. They probably collect them or something. In my day, it was always Mercedes-Benz hood ornaments (fueled, no doubt, by the fact that Beastie Boys front man "Mike D" wore one aro
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00534.html (10,498 bytes)

140. Re: not a request for the purists in the group : ) 22 Mar 04. (score: 1)
Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 11:02:09 -0800 (PST)
Splines should be checked regularly, though, and they have to be pretty bloody bad for the wheel to spin on them. So in my mind, this is more of a "lack of maintenance" problem. But then again, it su
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00548.html (10,519 bytes)


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