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21. Re: one of those weeks (score: 1): Author: kmwheeler@ualr.edu; Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 18:12:25 -0600; Bill (WSpohn4@aol.com) wrote a tale of woe and: Ah. There's your problem. It seems to me that working on old (mostly) British cars goes so much better when the alcohol is applied first! -Keith Wheele; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00281.html (6,376 bytes)
22. SU vs. DCOE (was RE: making power above 3800 rpm?) (score: 1): Author: kmwheeler@ualr.edu; Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 08:40:54 -0600; It's kind of interesting -- I've been around all sorts of MGBs, but I've never driven one with a 45 DCOE. However, I ran a 40mm DCOE on my old faithful roadster "Black" for a number of years, and rea; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00371.html (9,097 bytes)
23. Re: Starter Options (score: 1): Author: kmwheeler@ualr.edu; Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 18:31:01 -0600; I used one on my rally car. It died after substantial abuse, but would probably last years on a street car. I had to use it to start the car in gear at an event after major clutch hydraulic problems,; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00412.html (7,507 bytes)
24. Re: Starter Options (score: 1): Author: kmwheeler@ualr.edu; Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 10:46:55 -0600; -Keith Wheeler Team Sanctuary; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00437.html (7,263 bytes)
25. Rear brake adjustments? (score: 1): Author: kmwheeler@ualr.edu; Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 15:48:05 -0600; Just to check my sanity, how often do you guys adjust the rear brakes on your MGBs? Seems like I'm doing it all the time... -Keith Wheeler Team Sanctuary; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00456.html (6,784 bytes)
26. Re: Midget weather (score: 1): Author: kmwheeler@ualr.edu; Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 10:35:30 -0600; Hey Rick, My first spring project I finished last week, nothing major, but I cleaned up the carbs on the rally car and installed electronic ignition, just tune up stuff, but it does run better. The t; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00487.html (8,523 bytes)
27. From wires to bolt-on (score: 1): Author: kmwheeler@ualr.edu; Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 10:51:15 -0600; Dan, Donny, and all: Um, why buy all new hubs? I mean for the price of new hubs, you can buy a disc wheeled MGB parts car. When I converted my '68 GT (the rally car) over, I had a bolt-on setup from; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00489.html (8,015 bytes)
28. Re: From wires to bolt-on (score: 1): Author: kmwheeler@ualr.edu; Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 12:13:40 -0600; You may very well be right on this one. I've never tried just swapping the hubs, but then my only experience doing this has been with the rally car -- which I had a bolt-on rear axle for, and my '68; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00499.html (7,589 bytes)
29. Re: I really do want an MG XPOWER SV-R (score: 1): Author: kmwheeler@ualr.edu; Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 13:39:40 -0600; Oh, you're just saying that because of the X-Power Babes! ;) Actually, I'd be happy with one of the new MG rally cars! -Keith Wheeler Team Sanctuary -Will engineer for beer, food, or even money.; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00505.html (7,069 bytes)
30. Re: MGB/GT with Racing Background...? (score: 1): Author: kmwheeler@ualr.edu; Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 13:46:09 -0600; Someone else may know about the history, but for a good while the car was advertised at http://www.race-cars.com/. I seem to remember a tale of a 'B GT in the '70s that rolled spectacularly somewher; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00506.html (7,924 bytes)
31. Re: RE: From wires to bolt-on (score: 1): Author: kmwheeler@ualr.edu; Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 16:25:21 -0600; The narrow tires look ok? Heh, I have such a hard time with the look of the narrow tires on a 'B after running 205/60s on my roadster. The wheel wells look "right" full, when I park next to other 'Bs; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00518.html (8,252 bytes)
32. Race 'B-GT on E-bay (score: 1): Author: kmwheeler@ualr.edu; Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 22:32:33 -0600; I'd bet the car was funded more by a dealer/importer than BL UK. Same was done with a lot of MGs that raced in the states. Sometimes I think we on the list can be a little too paranoid, seeing car sc; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00527.html (6,718 bytes)
33. RE: A Bouncy Ride (score: 1): Author: kmwheeler@ualr.edu; Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 09:55:22 -0600; I've got to agree with Larry on this. I've had this "problem" (more an on all my 'Bs: the rally GT, the autocrosser...I mean we're talking a wide variety of tire manufacturers, tire sizes, wheel type; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00638.html (8,146 bytes)
34. Re: funny auction for 80 'B LE (score: 1): Author: kmwheeler@ualr.edu; Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2004 10:23:03 -0600; ... Clausager's book? Isn't that the one that shows all these MGBs with glossy black undersides? Seems to me all 5 of my 'Bs have undercoating, not glossy black paint. Seriously though, MGs were buil; /html/mgs/2004-02/msg00018.html (7,982 bytes)
35. Buy off e-bay? was Re: funny auction for 80 'B LE (score: 1): Author: kmwheeler@ualr.edu; Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2004 21:38:26 -0600; Agreed, e-bay is fun, and yes I have bought a car on e-bay, and lot's of parts, but way too many clueless folks! And, I'm not trying to pick too much on the "originality" type MG people... not too mu; /html/mgs/2004-02/msg00029.html (9,605 bytes)
36. "Bang for the buck" and MGB (score: 1): Author: kmwheeler@ualr.edu; Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 10:51:03 -0600; I sold *all* my Weber DCOE stuff...I mean carbs, jets, stacks, manifolds, you name it for A and B series...SUs work just as well for the most part. In's and out's on my various brit cars: Autox 'B:; /html/mgs/2004-02/msg00045.html (9,654 bytes)
37. Snow? and 'B-GT value? (score: 1): Author: kmwheeler@ualr.edu; Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 15:50:33 -0600; Blast I wish it would snow here! We usually get a good snow every year or two, but it looks like no-go this year. I've got a set of Hakka's I bought for the Laughlin rally in the barn. The rally car; /html/mgs/2004-02/msg00105.html (6,688 bytes)
38. you know you've been in the garage too long... (score: 1): Author: kmwheeler@ualr.edu; Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 06:41:16 -0600; ...when you find a tube marked "rubber grease, specially formulated for girling" and all you think is "great, I can clean up that extra slave cylinder I scrounged!" -Keith Wheeler Team Sanctuary; /html/mgs/2004-02/msg00461.html (6,440 bytes)
39. RE: MGB Replacement gas tank (score: 1): Author: kmwheeler@ualr.edu; Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 14:22:19 -0600; I think Waxoyl is found in the same sort of shopping districts where one can find pickled walnuts and kippers. Or at least Whitworth wrenches. It's an anti-rust thick waxy-oily gunk that folks back i; /html/mgs/2004-02/msg00556.html (8,665 bytes)
40. wife-isms (score: 1): Author: kmwheeler@ualr.edu; Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 23:27:35 -0600; A lot of "car guys" complain about their wives... I figure I'm pretty lucky. Due to the financial realities of being a grad student, I've been driving my rally 'B GT as a semi-daily (which isn't alwa; /html/mgs/2004-02/msg00567.html (6,617 bytes)

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