- 1. Rubber Bumper B owners unite! (score: 1)
- Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 15:54:31 -0800
- This is a message specifically to the owners of Rubber Bumper MGBs. How much interest would you have in a 50% increase in horsepower that would cost somewhere around the 3 grand range? I'm having an
- /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00247.html (8,124 bytes)
- 2. RE: Rubber Bumper B owners unite! (score: 1)
- Author: "Gordie's Garage" <mg_garage@ameritech.net>
- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 19:11:05 -0500
- I'd love to be able to do something with my B...don't drive it much as it is, but it's not going anywhere, so I have time. It this strictly engine, or is some suspension in there too? 50% increase in
- /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00248.html (8,992 bytes)
- 3. Re: Rubber Bumper B owners unite! (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 16:32:47 -0800
- My question is, does this apply to CBBs as well? If not, why not, unless it's a V8/V6 swap, which doesn't sound like $3K. Or is it just that it would only provide a 10% power increase for a CBB? <g>
- /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00252.html (9,056 bytes)
- 4. Re: Rubber Bumper B owners unite! (score: 1)
- Author: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 17:47:20 -0800 (PST)
- Kelvin, an interesting question. I assume it is unique to RB cars that still have the single Z-S carb...? I am personally not in the market for anything for my '76 (stock) B at this point, as my extr
- /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00256.html (10,330 bytes)
- 5. Re: Rubber Bumper B owners unite! (score: 1)
- Author: frank krajewski <frankk@intap.net>
- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 21:26:10 -0500
- Kelvin: I have solved the problem of my anemic, underpowered 1980 MGB LE. When I have the urge for more performance, including speed and handling, I just drive my 1964 3 main MGB! For 3 grand there a
- /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00257.html (9,269 bytes)
- 6. Re: Rubber Bumper B owners unite! (score: 1)
- Author: Zubrovka <zubrovka@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 20:20:34 -0500
- I'm interested. My 76RBB is still sitting in the farm shed, waiting for me to get busy. Hopefully I can begin on it this spring! I haven't decided what to do about the bumpers yet, maybe a conversio
- /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00258.html (9,052 bytes)
- 7. Re: Rubber Bumper B owners unite! (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Saidel <saidel@camden.rutgers.edu>
- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 21:31:08 -0500 (EST)
- For me, an owner of a 76B, I obtained a '73 engine and am planning to rebuild and make it a 1950 cc engine for the few horsepower increase. I already replaced the S-Z with a pair of HIF's and that he
- /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00259.html (10,078 bytes)
- 8. Re: Rubber Bumper B owners unite! (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 19:00:18 -0800 (PST)
- Wait a second... "Stage 1" should be 20-inch" chrome wheels with PZero Asymmetricos (wouldn't the stock brakes look cute under those gumballs?). Stage 2 should be the nitrous system (50% more power
- /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00263.html (9,329 bytes)
- 9. Re: Rubber Bumper B owners unite! (score: 1)
- Author: Charles & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 21:01:28 -0600
- Youse guys is nuts!! Watta buncha dumba** bunniessses! Da trick is ta loose the excess poungages an gain a few ponies. Ya cats don't unnerstand ponies ta wagon weight?? Sheesh! CR /// or try http://w
- /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00264.html (10,019 bytes)
- 10. Re: Rubber Bumper B owners unite! (score: 1)
- Author: WSpohn4@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 22:15:03 EST
- Kelvin - the RBB are basically very poor excuses for MGs - I call them Austin Marina convertibles. For 3K, you could go out and buy an early CBB and use the money you get from selling the RBB to rest
- /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00265.html (10,205 bytes)
- 11. Re: Rubber Bumper B owners unite! (score: 1)
- Author: "Chuck Renner" <crenner@dynalivery.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 21:40:27 -0600
- in that Kelvin - Probably a broad spectrum of folks you'd be looking at. As a RBB owner, I've never found the power of the car to be all that terrible. In most traffic situations, it's still easy to
- /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00266.html (9,989 bytes)
- 12. Re: Rubber Bumper B owners unite! (score: 1)
- Author: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 22:41:14 -0500
- I have a '78 B with a professionally rebuilt engine, and it's great, but lacking that rebuild, I'd be *maybe* willing if I knew it would be a full engine rebuild with a 50% power improvement. If it
- /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00267.html (10,417 bytes)
- 13. Re: Rubber Bumper B owners unite! (score: 1)
- Author: "MonteMorris" <mmorris@nemr.net>
- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 22:37:51 -0600
- Sorry, I wouldn't be interested at all. I'm currently replacing a ZS that ran great (not fast or powerfully) with HS4's that will hopefully get better gas mileage. I really don't care much about the
- /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00269.html (11,531 bytes)
- 14. Re: Rubber Bumper B owners unite! (score: 1)
- Author: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>
- Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 00:39:48 -0500
- Kelvin, I'm not an RBB driver, but my dad has one sitting around that we plan to deal with some day. I'm going to take a shot in the dark and guess that you are talking about a supercharger, and that
- /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00272.html (10,375 bytes)
- 15. RE: Rubber Bumper B owners unite! (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Shoyer" <Steve@shoyer.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 01:43:23 -0500
- It depends. I don't have a lot of spare cash right now, and for $3K I think I'd rather have a four post lift in the garage so I could park indoors. I'd like my 1980 MGB to be a little quicker, but th
- /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00273.html (9,244 bytes)
- 16. Re: Rubber Bumper B owners unite! (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael W. Jose" <mwjose@cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 00:25:34 -0700
- I too would be interested to see this. I have a proviso: many states have rolling year emission standards, or emissions from a certain date. This often means that RBBs have nearly the same standards
- /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00274.html (8,786 bytes)
- 17. Re: Rubber Bumper B owners unite! (score: 1)
- Author: "Randy Widman" <rwidman@woh.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 08:09:42 -0500
- I sure would like the increase in HP, but NOT at that kind of cost. Randy Widman 79 Red B would in that /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive
- /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00275.html (9,369 bytes)
- 18. Re: Rubber Bumper B owners unite! (score: 1)
- Author: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 05:25:11 -0800 (PST)
- Ouch, Bill, my '76 B started crying when I him read your message.... ;-( == Dan The Garden State (What Exit?) '76 MGB Tourer (Driver) '65 MGB Tourer (Project) NAMGBR #5-2328 http://mywebpages.comcast
- /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00277.html (8,762 bytes)
- 19. Re: Rubber Bumper B owners unite! (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 08:28:24 -0600
- Let's see, property tax increase + tution increase for the boys school vs performance boost for my toy. Add in a really small raise. Hmm, the wife won't go for it. :-) I don't think I can justify tha
- /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00279.html (10,413 bytes)
- 20. Re: Rubber Bumper B owners unite! (score: 1)
- Author: Charles & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 08:48:47 -0600
- I'm not sure the opponent has a valid argument to begin with. People in the know don't expect to recover their investment in high performance addons in any form other than the driving pleasure they w
- /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00281.html (8,802 bytes)
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