Ann and Jake,
Thanks for the idea about the home made SU carb bush reamer that you had in
MGB Driver. It worked like a charm.
Monte
79B, Carmine
67B, BRG
74 1/2 Rust, parts car
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ann K. Snyder" <snydera@finchcms.edu>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 2:47 PM
Subject: Re: Daily Driver
> A '73 GT is my only transportation year round in northern Illinois. Our
> rubber bumpered GT is stored over the winter months because so few of
those
> were sent to the US, and the salt used here in the winter does take its
> toll. Needless to say our MIG welder is put to frequent use. In fact, my
> husband, Jake will have the '71 roadster back as his daily driver as soon
as
> we finish "rehabilitating" it. In winter we swithch to lighter weight oil
> and, when the overnight temperature is to drop into the single digits
> overnight, we plug in a sump heater and leave a lit incadescent bulb over
> the carbs. Another concession we made once was to carpool on a day when
the
> high temperature was -13 F (actual temperature, not wind chill, and yes,
> that is a minus sign). Jake kept the '72 GT and warmed it up a couple
times
> during the day. These are great little cars.
>
> Ann
> Chicagoland MG Club
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