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281. New rear disk brakes (score: 1)
Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 18:05:33 +1030
OK, I was asking what I should expect from my new rear disk brakes and LSD - out on the racetrack. Well, I can tell you. After minimal practice laps (we only had four qualifying/practice laps in the
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00234.html (9,916 bytes)

282. Re: New rear disk brakes (score: 1)
Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 23:53:03 +1030
I ran out of money before I could do anything fancy with a manual or auto proportioning valve - a manual adjustment would be ideal, but only if I had plenty of practice time to play with the brakes.
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00259.html (9,768 bytes)

283. Re: New rear disk brakes (score: 1)
Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 00:05:39 +1030
I have no doubt that a street B would benefit very little from the addition of rear disk brakes - unless the car was very hot (maybe V8) and you drove it at speed - and maybe a little less safely tha
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00260.html (10,104 bytes)

284. Re: New rear disk brakes (score: 1)
Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 00:12:07 +1030
Three things: 1. I always stated that what I did was for the track - so it was never a recommendation for a street driven 'B 2. Even I, doing stupid stuff on the track, think it would be a damn hard
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00261.html (8,517 bytes)

285. Re: off topic topics........ (score: 1)
Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 01:00:57 +1030
My hovercraft is full of eels! I am off to another BIG BOYS race ( http://www.clipsal500.com.au ) so I won't notice the flames :-) Another four days standing trackside making sure they all behave the
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00339.html (7,550 bytes)

286. I really do want an MG XPOWER SV-R (score: 1)
Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 23:25:31 +1030
... as a sister for my 'B! MEDIA RELEASE FROM "MG SPORT AND RACING" March 22, 2004 HIGH PERFORMANCE SV-R A HIT AT GENEVA Following the reveal of a more powerful R version of its high performance MG
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00474.html (9,321 bytes)

287. Re: I really do want an MG XPOWER SV-R (score: 1)
Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 23:37:26 +1030
It seems the list server really doesn't like the English "pound" sign, so whenever you see a numerical value preceded by #, think the money value in POUNDS STIRLING! What a pain :-) -- Eric '68MGB Mk
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00475.html (7,315 bytes)

288. Re: I really do want an MG XPOWER SV-R (score: 1)
Author: Eric Erickson <eric@erickson.on.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 10:05:02 +1030
Yeah, I noticed after I posted... but I thought TWO corrections to my own post was starting to look real silly so I stopped at one and I leave the rest to y'all. Eric '68 MGB MkII Adelaide, South Aus
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00520.html (7,566 bytes)

289. Re: not a request for the purists in the group : ) 22 Mar 04. (score: 1)
Author: Eric Erickson <eric@erickson.on.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 13:30:32 +1030
Most thieves wandering the streets are opportunists (they don't carry such a wide range of tools, like an octagonal wrench). Everything is pretty well stripped from the inside of my 'B for trackwork
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00525.html (10,317 bytes)

290. Re: Knackered Bearings (score: 1)
Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 23:30:25 +1030
We also use "knackered" in the same way in Australia - but probably are more likely to use terms that I worry about posting here for fear of causing offense. Hey, don't worry - we are often stunned b
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00745.html (7,937 bytes)

291. Re: "Bang for the buck" and MGB (score: 1)
Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 03:51:50 +1030
Well I am too poor to do too much but I seem to have made her a tad faster. Ported and polished the bejesus out of the head... coupled with nice headers to take away the bad stuff. Some big valves an
/html/mgs/2004-02/msg00048.html (7,635 bytes)

292. Re: Snow (score: 1)
Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 21:49:41 +1030
I hear you, brother! It is going to be over 100 degrees here this weekend (thank god for a little bit of Summer, it has been unseasonably cool in this little bottom bit of the country this year). --
/html/mgs/2004-02/msg00086.html (7,843 bytes)

293. Re: Paypal safety suggestion and question. (score: 1)
Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>
Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2004 00:03:59 +1030
That is strange - I do a LOT of e-Baying and PayPal-ing and I have only ever had my PayPal account linked to my Credit Card. I will look and see if I have done anything unusual. -- Eric '68MGB MkII A
/html/mgs/2004-02/msg00089.html (7,717 bytes)

294. Re: Value of BGTs?/Letter to the Editor (score: 1)
Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>
Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2004 04:12:53 +1030
As I have said on this list before, the GT is always harder to sell here in Australia - and generally sells for a couple of thousand dollars less than the roadster. But while we aren't on the subject
/html/mgs/2004-02/msg00094.html (8,213 bytes)

295. Re: Clutch Pedal Needed (score: 1)
Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>
Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2004 16:06:21 +1030
... or abour rubber dust! I am a third one for Howard's suggestion (have you a welder, yourself)? A few minutes work and you are home and hosed. PS Yes, congrats! -- Eric '68MGB MkII Adelaide, South
/html/mgs/2004-02/msg00136.html (7,261 bytes)

296. MG in the Movies - Armed & Dangerous (score: 1)
Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 01:34:58 +1030
Just a quick one before heading to bed... Caught a few minutes of a John Candy movie "Armed and Dangerous" (don't ask me what the movie is about :-). John Candy hops a lift with a petrol taker caugh
/html/mgs/2004-02/msg00194.html (7,734 bytes)

297. Re: Rear end swap (score: 1)
Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 23:31:38 +1030
Well, I can tell you why I am going rear discs, and it is a pretty sad answer too. It is purely because I got offered a great deal (being a GREAT deal) on the LSD that I was after... it just happens
/html/mgs/2004-02/msg00322.html (8,571 bytes)

298. Re: GT-6 availible (front end damage) (score: 1)
Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 23:49:04 +1030
I noticed it with the e-mail address for Joyce Studebaker - but all I can say is HWAT A GREAT NAME for a car enthusiast (depending on your point of view, of course). -- Eric '68MGB MkII Adelaide, Sou
/html/mgs/2004-02/msg00336.html (7,158 bytes)

299. Darn! (score: 1)
Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 02:58:50 +1030
Pardon me while I vent - briefly. My Rover let me down once last week - fuel pump stopped, then seemed to come back to life. Earlier this week it died completely... (I heard it whisper something abou
/html/mgs/2004-02/msg00435.html (7,995 bytes)

300. Re: Darn! (score: 1)
Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 13:31:53 +1030
Well..... it still doesn't "feel" quite right - but I just tried a bit of BRUTE FORCE and I now have gears. Started her up in 1st and hopped away down the street and after a bit of slamming and crunc
/html/mgs/2004-02/msg00456.html (8,079 bytes)


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