- 301. Re: Brits believe in Peter Pan (score: 1)
- Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
- Date: Tue, 04 Nov 1997 07:50:16 -0600
- Thanks for your support, Tom. It's a terrible feeling to be shunted by what you thought was your peer group. So I sit here quitely watching. BTW -- I figured it was a trade name for stool grease. I g
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00196.html (8,674 bytes)
- 302. Re: BGT to Roadster conversion (score: 1)
- Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
- Date: Tue, 04 Nov 1997 09:33:47 -0600
- Oh man, that is an LBC we need to get pictures on the net! I'd sure like to see this one. I volunteer the scanning/webbing if anyne has a couple of decent pictures and some words for the description
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00208.html (7,426 bytes)
- 303. Queer Child Bashing (score: 1)
- Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
- Date: Wed, 05 Nov 1997 08:21:32 -0600
- Wow. That didn't take long. . . .men acting like little children. . . . . .stupid and queer jokes. . . . . .head for the rear exit. . . Personally, if I can get away with acting like a small child, I
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00256.html (7,592 bytes)
- 304. Re: Brits believe in Peter Pan (score: 1)
- Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
- Date: Thu, 06 Nov 1997 07:45:41 -0600
- Q: 'ya know why Di was in the Mercedes that night? A: 'cause she wouldn't be caught dead in a Triumph. -- Bob Allen, Kansas City, '69CGT, '75TR6, '61Elva(?) "How come your eyes keep flashing 12:00 AM
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00320.html (8,388 bytes)
- 305. Re: Short porting, Idle vs timing. (score: 1)
- Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
- Date: Thu, 06 Nov 1997 08:08:40 -0600
- With our LBCs and their sophisticated fuel systems, you don't want the air flow too smooth because all the gas will fall out. Seriously. On the "new and imporved" fuel injected engines, they are mess
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00322.html (10,237 bytes)
- 306. Re: Short porting, Idle vs timing. (score: 1)
- Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
- Date: Thu, 06 Nov 1997 13:33:21 -0600
- Depends to a great extent on the design. Side draft carb setups are victimized by this, of course, as gravity is always working against it. The SU carb design does not improve the situation as the ga
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00342.html (11,832 bytes)
- 307. Re: Short porting, Idle vs timing. (score: 1)
- Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
- Date: Thu, 06 Nov 1997 21:21:09 +0000
- Hell, Trevor, I thought you were a sharp fella! It's the 2nd one. Me bein' a loyal colonist, I ain't seen the good one. Well, that and the BGDFH blows have never gotten down that deep yet. -- Bob All
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00368.html (8,578 bytes)
- 308. Re: Fibreglass Bonnets For MGBs (score: 1)
- Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
- Date: Thu, 06 Nov 1997 23:39:16 +0000
- And do the C/GT bonnet without the purr buldge. That'll be distinctive/confusing and fit for the V8 crowd. And the final wish is getting functional louvers along the flanks. Sign me up. -- Bob Allen,
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00377.html (7,247 bytes)
- 309. Clensing with Vinegar and Water (score: 1)
- Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
- Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 16:32:18 -0600
- Listers; a serious post that dosen't make fun of nobody. (Well, accept DELETE NOW IF YOU ARE OFFENDED BY ON-TOPIC DRIVEL ** I have sympathy for you folks whose garage contains but a single LBC. Us mo
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00608.html (10,657 bytes)
- 310. Veterans Day Tribute (score: 1)
- Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
- Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 19:33:47 +0000
- Trevor Boicey spouted: Whoa there Trevor! You saying bad things about our 'murkin iron? Not world leaders? Humph! It's people exactly like you that have saved your country, ya know. If it wasn't for
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00624.html (7,267 bytes)
- 311. Re: Women.... (score: 1)
- Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
- Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1997 01:47:43 +0000
- Is this one of those off-topic things that 'they' graciously allow now and then? Well, here is my formula: Warn her in advance: 1.) Its a convertible, dress approrpiately. 2.) It ain't fancy but it h
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00662.html (8,495 bytes)
- 312. Re: Points of interest - Mallory (score: 1)
- Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
- Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1997 08:18:27 -0600
- What record would that be Barney? For being a cheap-ass? Or the anal attentiveness award for actually having records that old just for a car? That your filing system is so good you can actually go ba
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00672.html (9,241 bytes)
- 313. Re: MGB LH OD Rebuild (score: 1)
- Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 13:38:33 -0600
- My guess? $300 in parts and 16 hours of labor. And that if the problems are only worn synchros and noisey bearings. Nothing wrong with the OD. I wouldn't go to Amco with a car they think they know ab
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00785.html (7,575 bytes)
- 314. Re: Stromberg Carb Help?!?! (score: 1)
- Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 16:20:38 -0600
- http://www.sky.net/~boballen/mg/stories/TwistedZenith.html You might start with the above link. The words came from John Twist. I understand he is somewhat familiar with the marquee... There is a Hay
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00807.html (7,216 bytes)
- 315. Completely Off Topic, Rude, and a Waste of Bandwidth (score: 1)
- Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 08:59:12 -0600
- During the car show of the fall season, it happened that a Jaguar owner and an MG owner found themselves together and they began to talk. The conversation turned to wives and holidays and eventually
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00889.html (8,261 bytes)
- 316. Re: BL was: Brits Believe in Peter Pan/Queer Child Bashing (score: 1)
- Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 09:04:41 -0600
- Nope, I don't think that is what Paul had in mind. -- Bob Allen, Kansas City, '69CGT, '75TR6, '61Elva(?) "The nice thing about modern politics is that it keeps the politicians out of the pubs."
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00891.html (8,416 bytes)
- 317. Re: Points of interest - Mallory (score: 1)
- Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 18:52:36 +0000
- Sorry for letting the thread get stale but it took awhile to find the reference. In the 'C' shop manual it says the standard dizzy consumes 3.9 amps "Ignition On: Standing" and 1.4 amps at 2,000 rpm.
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00917.html (9,182 bytes)
- 318. Re: Engine Paint (score: 1)
- Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
- Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 08:55:03 -0600
- Engine paint? Yep, Bill Hursch is a great source. They advertise in Hemmings all the time and have a web site but its URL escapes me at the moment. -- Bob Allen, Kansas City, '69CGT, '75TR6, '61Elva(
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00949.html (7,759 bytes)
- 319. Kansas City Event: British Car Show Nov 15th (score: 1)
- Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
- Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 13:33:23 -0600
- Pardon me for using the global list for a local event! If you don't live around Kansas City this will not be of interest to you. For those who do live in the area and have a lick of common sense, thi
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00960.html (7,696 bytes)
- 320. Re: Results of compression test (what now?) (score: 1)
- Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
- Date: Sat, 15 Nov 1997 20:03:52 +0000
- Did you have the throttle held open and a dowel under the dampers when you ran your test? Compression test needs unrestricted intake. In any case, the rings are a little tired in 1, 2 and 4. But if t
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01040.html (9,074 bytes)
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