Glenn, good luck with the car. I just won a factory '63 parts manual for
the Buick 215. I should have it in about a week, if you have any
questions feel free to bounce them off of me or anyone else on the list
for that matter.
James Nazarian
'71 B roadster
'74 BGT with no sills
'63 Buick 215 eyeing another rolling chassis
On Thu, 14 Oct 1999 Wake074@aol.com wrote:
> James..Thanks for the words of encouragement. I left the engine alone for a
> couple of days, but have now started taking it apart. This is definately
> going to be a learning experience for me. I guess that is the biggest reason
> my other vehicle will always be realitively new, as no matter how frustrated
> I get with the MG I always have a dependable mode of transportation that is
> sitting out in the driveway.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Glenn
>
>
> In a message dated 10/13/99 6:20:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> James.Nazarian@colorado.edu writes:
>
> << I can say that I agree with everything that you said here Ron. I have
> done many restorations on MGBs but I am attempting my first V8 conversion.
> For better or worse I am getting to start over agian. I spent the summer
> putting in the engine/trans and getting chassis ready but now I have to
> het a new chassis because I can't do the sills on mine. This is an
> extreme case of the kind of setbacks that I think everyone encounters at
> some point or another. The way I look at it though, is that if a
> conversion could be done without incedence then it wouldn't really feel
> like anything was accomplished. There is a good amount of pride that
> comes from having your own blood/sweat/tears/skin ground into various
> parts of your car. And Glenn...as my dad tells me when I have problems on
> my car. If you aren't enjoying what you are doing pack it up for the day
> and do something else. This project has to be a labor of love not a
> chore. If you are getting frustrated and you stop having fun, take a
> break before you get so sick of the car that you sell it.
>
> James Nazarian
> '71 B roadster
> '74 BGT with no sills
> '63 Buick 215 eyeing another rolling chassis >>
>
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