Smile, mate.
I've come across so much weird stuff, that even what I take for
granted, I don't any more.
I knew I had seen it all when I started to work on a late 76 MGB.
It had a late style dash, earlier fuel tank. Now get this! It had no front
sway bar, ok, that's normal for a 76. But it had a later rear end complete
with swaybar. To add insult to injury it used the 76 style handbrake cable,
not the later rod style that you would expect on that rear end. Now I hear
you say it was probably a DPO botch, yet there were no markings around the
front sway bar mounting holes indicating a bar was ever installed on the
chassis. The front non-swaybar A arms appeared original (complete with
elongated holes). The rear sway bar body mounts were definitely OE welds.
Oh, and I did check on the off chance that the shell had been cut in half
and rewelded (I did own a car that had that done, very early in it's life.
Very nice job).
It goes to show that these cars really were assembled from whatever
bits happened to be in the supply bin.
cheers
Kelvin.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Nazarian Jr [mailto:James.Nazarian@Colorado.EDU]
> Sent: Monday, August 30, 1999 3:30 PM
> To: Dodd, Kelvin
> Cc: James Nazarian Jr; mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: color of smog components
>
>
> Point well taken, I realized that right after I hit send.
>
> James Nazarian
> '71 B roadster
> '74 BGT bastardization with big aluminum heart :)
> '63 Buick 215 cubic inch 'heart'
>
> On Mon, 30 Aug 1999, Dodd, Kelvin wrote:
>
> > James:
> >
> > In the world of British cars, one should NEVER, say
> "NEVER". There
> > is always some wise guy that will prove you wrong.
> >
> > I've been doing this a long time, that was one of the
> hardest and
> > earliest lessons to learn.
> >
> > smiling, Kelvin.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I can't speak for any other country, but I can say for sure
> > > that the smog
> > > gear was NEVER painted in the USA from the factory. The air
> > > rail and gulp
> > > valve were Cadmium plated and the airpump was bare
> alluminum with the
> > > black plastic left black. This is what I had thought all
> > > along and I just
> > > made a few calls to verify it.
> > >
> > > James Nazarian
> > > '71 B roadster
> > > '74 BGT bastardization with big aluminum heart :)
> > > '63 Buick 215 cubic inch 'heart'
> > >
> > > On Mon, 30 Aug 1999, Bill Schooler wrote:
> > >
> > > > I can vouch for what Kelvin passed on, based on my car
> - a one-owner
> > > > 1969 model. When received new, every piece of the
> emission control
> > > > equipment was painted in the engine color (maroon).
> Even the rubber
> > > > hoses and clamps. I still have those original hoses
> and you can see
> > > > remaining traces of the maroon paint. The air pump was
> > > painted, the air
> > > > pump air cleaner was painted, the gulp valve was painted,
> > > the sensing
> > > > hose for the gulp valve was painted...well, you get my drift.
> > > >
> > > > Bill
> > > >
> > > > Dodd, Kelvin wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >From the used units I have seen and memory of original
> > > bits, I believe that
> > > > > the smog rail and pump were painted at the same time the
> > > engine was, with
> > > > > whatever color was used. I believe the power units were
> > > assembled then
> > > > > sprayed (poorly).
> > > > >
> > > > > I have had at least 100 original smog rails pass my
> > > hands, none were
> > > > > unpainted or plated. The replacement, new units are cad
> > > plated and do look
> > > > > pretty that way.
> > > > >
> > > > > Kelvin.
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: James Nazarian Jr [mailto:James.Nazarian@Colorado.EDU]
> > > > > > Sent: Monday, August 30, 1999 1:12 PM
> > > > > > To: David Moore
> > > > > > Cc: mgs list
> > > > > > Subject: Re: color of smog components
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Yes, the rail is a gold of some sort, if you want to be
> > > > > > truely original I
> > > > > > believe that it was plated in something (anyone know?) The
> > > > > > air pump is
> > > > > > not painted, in my recolection, it is left bare
> > > allumimum like the
> > > > > > alternator.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > James Nazarian
> > > > > > '71 B roadster
> > > > > > '74 BGT bastardization with big aluminum heart :)
> > > > > > '63 Buick 215 cubic inch 'heart'
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Fri, 27 Aug 1999, David Moore wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Does anyone know what color the air rail , smog pump etc
> > > > > > should be on a 71
> > > > > > > mgb with a red/maroon engine should be?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > thanks,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > DCM
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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