- 1. What is it ? (score: 1)
- Author: "Dennis and Kathy Skog" <skog@whidbey.com>
- Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 23:06:11 -0800
- Back on the list again ! I've been looking at an MG to restore but can't identify it. It is a four door sedan, Mid fifties, powered by what looks like an MGA 1500 cc motor. The grille is quite large
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg00749.html (6,976 bytes)
- 2. MG Magnette ZB (score: 1)
- Author: "Dennis and Kathy Skog" <skog@whidbey.com>
- Date: Sat, 18 Dec 1999 20:41:06 -0800
- For those who replied to my last posting , my new project car is indeed a 1958 MG Magnette ZB. Does anyone know of a source for body panel pieces such as sills and floorboards or am I going to have t
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg00805.html (7,001 bytes)
- 3. MG Magnette firing order (score: 1)
- Author: "Dennis and Kathy Skog" <skog@whidbey.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 17:03:03 -0800
- Anyone know what the firing order is for a 1958 MG Magnette ZB? No books yet for it but I want to get it running well enough to move it in and out of my shop on it's own power. Motor is really nasty
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg00975.html (6,787 bytes)
- 4. Looking for MGA (score: 1)
- Author: "Dennis and Kathy Skog" <skog@whidbey.com>
- Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 11:05:44 -0800
- Well, my plans for restoring a 1958 MG Magnette ZB I recently purchased were dashed to the ground after I removed the seats and carpets. The floors, interior sills , and many other structural members
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01049.html (6,757 bytes)
- 5. Re: Tech/mech Overdrive Question (score: 1)
- Author: "Dennis and Kathy Skog" <skog@whidbey.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1999 08:36:12 -0800
- I can dismantle it. It is loose, but something holds them together >when pulled to about 1 inch apart. Anyone have knowlege of what I >didn't get removed or loosened, >Thanks! Just did the same job a
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01071.html (8,022 bytes)
- 6. Re: Tech/mech Overdrive Question (score: 1)
- Author: "Dennis and Kathy Skog" <skog@whidbey.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1999 12:19:00 -0800
- just Phil, I separated the overdrive at the brake ring (must also remove the flange) . That gave me access to the snap spring. I didn't have to use a hammer, just an old dull screwdriver to slid the
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01084.html (7,240 bytes)
- 7. soft top installation (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis Skog <skog@whidbey.com>
- Date: Tue, 04 May 1999 17:37:19 -0700
- Just getting around to installing a new soft top on my project '65 MGB. It's one of the replacement tops from Moss. The only info on installation that came with it is a note to send it to an upholste
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg00250.html (7,192 bytes)
- 8. soft top installation (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis Skog <skog@whidbey.com>
- Date: Wed, 05 May 1999 19:24:05 -0700
- Thanks for all the ideas and hints ! The new top is installed ,looks great and I don't think it will leak. Did take Dan Ray's advice and used screws instead of pop rivets. Dennis Skog 65B (with new t
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg00285.html (7,096 bytes)
- 9. decals (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis Skog <skog@whidbey.com>
- Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 08:53:09 -0800
- Just putting the finishing touches on an '80 LE MGB and purchased the LE decal set from Moss. Anyone have any good tricks for installing the decals properly ? Also I reinstalled the existing rubber b
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg00090.html (6,693 bytes)
- 10. 80 MGB LE Decal (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis Skog <skog@whidbey.com>
- Date: Sat, 03 Apr 1999 19:34:30 -0800
- Still hope to hear from someone that can tell me where and how the large Body side decals are put on the LE's. Picked up a set from Moss but don't have a clue how far from the sill to place them. Den
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg00178.html (6,490 bytes)
- 11. towing an 80 mgb (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis Skog <skog@whidbey.com>
- Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 20:29:37 -0800
- Hi folks, Recently finished refurbishing an 80 MGB and am thinking about towing it behind our motorhome on jaunts in the Northwest. (Thought it would be a lot more fun than a Ford Escort). I've heard
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00129.html (7,461 bytes)
- 12. Pre 74 B (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis Skog <skog@whidbey.com>
- Date: Sat, 03 Oct 1998 19:33:45 -0700
- Back on the list again and looking for a new project for this winter. If anyone knows of a reasonably priced pre '74 MGB with wire wheels that is restorable and in Washington state please drop me a
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00102.html (6,256 bytes)
- 13. thanks (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis Skog <skog@whidbey.com>
- Date: Wed, 08 Jan 1997 17:29:50 -0800
- To all, Thanks all for your ideas on MGB door alignment. I was able to move the upper hinge in about 1/4 " and now it looks correct. Dennis Skog (on wonderful Whidbey Island) 66 MGB (virgin test driv
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg00495.html (6,270 bytes)
- 14. MGB hardtop (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis Skog <skog@whidbey.com>
- Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 17:09:17 -0800
- It seems as though hardtops that will fit my '66 MBG no longer exist in my part of the USA. Does anyone know of any available in the Washington , Oregon or Idaho areas ? Color not important because i
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg00627.html (6,284 bytes)
- 15. shakedown cruise (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis Skog <skog@whidbey.com>
- Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 16:48:34 -0800
- Well LBC nuts, today my better half and I threw caution to the wind and took my newly rebuilt 66 MGB on a skakedown tour of the island we live on. I can hardly believe it but, we drove around for alm
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg00628.html (6,993 bytes)
- 16. Wiper motor armature (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis Skog <skog@whidbey.com>
- Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 14:41:58 -0800
- My wiper motor failed on a trip in a downpour. I had to resort to disconnecting the motor and manually moving the wipers with wires. Interesting adventure though. Does anyone know of a source for a n
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg01045.html (6,745 bytes)
- 17. Re: Steamy defrost (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis Skog <skog@whidbey.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 15:15:15 -0800
- Scott, Been there done that. Sounds like a leaky heater core to me. You might be able to pressure test the core or just remove the heater and visually inspect the core. Good luck. Dennis Skog '66 MGB
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg01092.html (7,718 bytes)
- 18. Thanks (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis Skog <skog@whidbey.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 19:55:13 -0800
- Thanks to all who responded to my cry for help looking for a wiper motor for my '66. Found one within a two hour trip from home. Now I am looking for a good or rebuildable brake master cylinder for a
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg01297.html (6,394 bytes)
- 19. Re: How do I remove my dash? (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis Skog <skog@whidbey.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 19:57:19 -0800
- Ed, Granted it is a little easier to remove the windshield with the dash removed but by no means is it necessary to do so. Removal of the glove box inner liner will suffice to gain access to the two
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg01410.html (7,142 bytes)
- 20. MGA brake problem (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis Skog <skog@whidbey.com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 18:35:17 -0800
- Still have not been able to find a reasonable brake master cylinder for my sisters MGA. I'm not even sure at this point if she needs one, Mabye the problem is correctable with her existing master cyl
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg01583.html (6,868 bytes)
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