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301. Re: Engine bay colour (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1998 16:19:26 -0400; I wouldn't say that so extremely. What percentage of 30 year old cars still look nice in their original paint, even if there is no rust? Pretty low I would think. Even my 6 year old rice rocket doesn; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00100.html (7,152 bytes)
302. Re: MGB sheet metal (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1998 13:56:50 -0400; There are two sources of sheetmetal. One is BL, the other is steelcraft. Most places sell steelcraft, and from what I have seen, either is acceptable. As for the "thin metal", well, it's all pretty t; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00427.html (7,649 bytes)
303. Re: Evil Dr. Joesph Lucas now US citizen! (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 21:11:59 -0400; It is true that a lot of wiring problems in our LBCs are a result of DPO bodges. However, if the wiring in our cars was originally so good, you wouldn't see so many DPO rewiring jobs out there. ;> --; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00515.html (8,755 bytes)
304. Re: MGA 1600 - fitting an electronic ignition (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 21:14:15 -0400; Yes, no problems. Last I checked though, you won't find one in positive ground. If your car is positive ground and you don't feel like changing it, install a Crane. There are cheaper places than Moss; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00517.html (7,376 bytes)
305. Re: FWD vs RWD (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 01:25:38 -0400; This always makes me think of watching those vintage LBC racing films they sometimes show on Speedvision. The big jags and our MGs and the TRs are sweeping gloriously around the corners in a controll; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00844.html (8,233 bytes)
306. Re: FWD vs RWD (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 16:15:24 -0400; Well, be fair then. You can't put down FWD but selective exclude some cars. I can't say "you can't get an MG in any nice colours!" then say "you didn't read my disclaimer, I wasn't counting the reds,; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00883.html (8,747 bytes)
307. It's Blue! (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 23:02:06 -0400; Well, as you may recall, about a month ago I posted that after a short but intense resto on my 1970 MGB I had just finish painting it with a fresh new coat of white paint. Well, as of today, I just f; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00983.html (7,668 bytes)
308. Re: few things (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 23:50:17 -0400; If you have external float bowls (little pint-sized cups on the side of the carb) then they are HS. If not, HIF. I have a web site full of pics of my 70 roadster. I just repainted it today actually,; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00985.html (7,190 bytes)
309. Re: air compressor condenser question (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1998 00:02:58 -0400; Is your water problem really beyond the level of the usual water seperator? I use a plain old Campbell Hausfeld water seperator which seems to work very well and only cost about $20. I use it when pa; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg01042.html (7,824 bytes)
310. Re: Argon vs argon/co2 was re: Welding and spraying. (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1998 00:07:01 -0400; For welding sheet metal, I would say that saying ARC welding takes skill, the same as knitting with boxing gloves on takes skill. I suppose if you were Arc welding master of the world, you could use; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg01043.html (8,766 bytes)
311. Re: Argon vs argon/co2 was re: Welding and spraying. (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1998 00:24:19 -0400; I would agree as well, the differences might not be very critical. We all strive to be as good as we can be but without welding eight hours a day it might be hard to get so experienced that you can p; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg01044.html (10,698 bytes)
312. Re: HS4 VS. HIF-4 (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1998 00:30:29 -0400; The HIF units provide slightly more CFM on a flow bench. -- Trevor Boicey, P. Eng. Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca ICQ #17432933 http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg01402.html (6,995 bytes)
313. MGB engine dies, V6 seems likely. (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 20:19:29 -0400; Well, my engine seems to have given up the ghost. I now have fog-machine available just by dipping the throttle. Combine that with compression figures of 120/80/20/105 and I say "bad". Oiled figures; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg01526.html (8,224 bytes)
314. Re: MGB engine dies, V6 seems likely. (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 22:12:58 -0400; Ah, but please compare apples to apples. Yours isn't the first response that mentioned getting horsepower from tuning. However, you can get horsepower from tuning most any engine. The old "sure that; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg01532.html (10,127 bytes)
315. MGB Engine dead diagnosis (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 01:34:40 -0400; (Related to my last post about seeking an engine swap for my dead-today MGB engine...) Before I go writing this engine off, I might as well bounce the situation off the list. 1970 MGB, 18V673Z engine; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg01546.html (8,482 bytes)
316. Re: MGB engine dies, V6 seems likely. (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 01:43:31 -0400; Plentiful might not be the right word, but would I be off base in saying they are a lot more common than 215ci Rover/Buick engines? I suspect that rebuilding the V6 would be cheaper than the Rover/Bu; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg01547.html (8,436 bytes)
317. MGB dead engine report. (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 02:38:23 -0400; Well, I stripped it down today. It's not all bad news. First of all, this job gave me a real chance to see what a labour saving device an air tool collection is. I bought the compressor to paint this; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg01620.html (8,010 bytes)
318. Re: MGB dead engine report. (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 03:16:01 -0400; Whoops, braino, that should read exhaust valve is toast. -- Trevor Boicey, P. Eng. Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca ICQ #17432933 http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg01623.html (6,694 bytes)
319. MGB engine on the rise (was Re: MGB dead engine report.) (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1998 00:41:25 -0400; I am hoping. I checked and checked and the bores seem great. Surprising because I retreived a grand total of *ONE* intact ring out of eight from the bores. But I couldn't find a single score that I c; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg01685.html (9,160 bytes)
320. Re: questions about '60 MGA for sale (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1998 01:41:54 -0400; Being in the process of fixing said problem on my B, here's how to manifest this problem very noticeable. Drive the car along at about 3000 in top for a minute or so. Brake to about 2000 in top then; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg01688.html (7,559 bytes)

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