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321. Re: Winter Test II (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 1997 20:20:48 +0000
Yeah, I hard that again today, too. 25 degrees for 3 hours in a roadster. Blistered right calf. The rest frozen. It took 15 minutes in a hot bath to have enough showing to urinate. Damn I miss the C/
/html/mgs/1997-11/msg01041.html (7,522 bytes)

322. Re: List subject matter (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 08:47:02 -0600
Vis-a-vis an earlier comment, how about "Trevor Boicey" in the subject line? (Smiley face emoticon should be implied.) -- Bob Allen, Kansas City, '69CGT, '75TR6, '61Elva(?) "First Rule of Holes: Once
/html/mgs/1997-11/msg01122.html (10,806 bytes)

323. Re: Manifold nuts (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 22:35:48 +0000
A Gibbonizer with a cut-off wheel. or A thin chisel (aka small screwdriver) pounded between the nut and the manifold while turning the nut or Just drill it out and plan on replacing the studs afterwa
/html/mgs/1997-11/msg01177.html (7,300 bytes)

324. Re: Favorite Tools?? (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 22:48:59 +0000
Hmmm. Your favorite tool, therefore, must be the same as mine! "Berr belly? Hell, sweetheart, when you got a good tool you gotta build a shed over it." And, ever mindful of the list content police: 1
/html/mgs/1997-11/msg01179.html (7,844 bytes)

325. Re: MGB weighs 2380 Lbs (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 1997 14:41:28 -0600
Now there may be the best line of the week! PS: I think the midget was around 1,600 pounds. The 'B' was just under a ton until the government stepped in to protect us from ourselves with them bumpers
/html/mgs/1997-11/msg01225.html (7,325 bytes)

326. Re: MGA world at news stand? - warning- some sarcasm included (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 1997 15:20:25 -0600
This can be considered my weekly overture for being helpful to OFs. The distributor is "Worldwide Distributors." They either peddle magazines or make really, really big ignition parts. <snip ranting>
/html/mgs/1997-11/msg01231.html (8,678 bytes)

327. Re: Exercize (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 23:45:13 +0000
Your favorite LBC catalog The roster (with phone numbers) from your car club. Folding canvas chairs and a good book. Tools: Harbor Freight or Northern has a $7 tool bag which looks like a really big
/html/mgs/1997-11/msg01301.html (7,909 bytes)

328. Off Topic, again... (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 08:56:55 -0600
I daydreamed through most of my science classes but I seemed to remember a concept where, if you could mount the smaller unit from a central pivot point and then spin it around on this new axis, the
/html/mgs/1997-11/msg01384.html (7,218 bytes)

329. Re: Advice on a MGC wanted (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 11:58:49 -0600
Highly unpopular car. Handles like a pig, motor way to heavy, auto makes it run like bus. Even the guys that make a living writing flowery books about these cars think the thing is albatross. Auto tr
/html/mgs/1997-11/msg01395.html (8,302 bytes)

330. Re: Advice on a MGC wanted (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 13:18:13 -0600
Well, Phil, as I understand it you got it back-asswards (which is another prerequsite of LBC ownership). The 'B' transmission tunnel after 1967 became that wide specifically to accomodate the 'C' aut
/html/mgs/1997-11/msg01405.html (8,267 bytes)

331. Re: Prices of cars in the old days (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 13:40:25 -0600
See! They hold their value! Still worth $2,000 twenty-five years later! Oh oh. Here comes the MGA crowd settling in, their dinosaur tails wagging gently behind them. They make a pot of tea, do some q
/html/mgs/1997-11/msg01408.html (8,222 bytes)

332. Re: Horn Push (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 10:17:23 -0600
<skip description of stationary metal disk attached to column and flexible copper strip with a contact button on the end that is actuated by insulated, spring loaded button coming up to the horn push
/html/mgs/1997-11/msg01527.html (7,034 bytes)

333. Off Topic: Beating your Meatloaf (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 13:10:14 -0600
Well, we've pretty much beat another musical thread to death. But, if you wanna read the lyrics of the song try... http://www.cyberhikes.com/meatloaf/bh1_6.html If you spend anytime on classic rock s
/html/mgs/1997-11/msg01555.html (6,722 bytes)

334. Re: Clutch hydraulics (a wee bit long) (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 09:14:07 -0600
My C/GT had the same problem. The master cylinder internal spring would cock a little inside the cylinder and eventually wore itself in two. You'll discover you can't buy the spring without a pricey
/html/mgs/1997-11/msg01600.html (7,806 bytes)

335. Re: MG styling and Eastman's Drivel Part 2 (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 13:07:48 -0600
How come kit cars don't sell? The 'A' ain't ever coming back, Bill, so get over it. It is a great car to look at but its too narrow, has limited legroom, poor egronomics, no weather protection, a lud
/html/mgs/1997-11/msg01624.html (11,729 bytes)

336. Re: MG styling and Eastman's Drivel Part 1 (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 13:07:40 -0600
That "looks good" part can be pretty subjective. The other side of the coin is how much one is willing to give up to have a car that "looks good." In today's market is would seem a hell of a lot in m
/html/mgs/1997-11/msg01625.html (9,982 bytes)

337. Re: MG styling and Eastman's Drivel Part 2 -Reply (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 16:12:30 -0600
He's really got me worried now. I think Bill is saying that a "proper MG," as long as it had styling queues from his beloved 'A', and as long as it was completely modern, could sell for $35K to $50K
/html/mgs/1997-11/msg01642.html (9,699 bytes)

338. Re: Harness Tape (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 06:59:48 +0000
Several years ago I discovered 3M Scotch Super 33+ Vinyl Electrical Tape. It has the part number 054007-06132. The one I have is in black. I noticed when I bought the last roll it came in colors. The
/html/mgs/1997-11/msg01671.html (7,771 bytes)

339. Re: Performance suggestions: (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 12:41:44 -0600
a.) Some minor polishing of the intake bowls just above the valveb.) No-lead-head seats and guides c.) Mallory Dual point (and with SUs) vacuum advance. d.) Figure out just how hot a cam you won't an
/html/mgs/1997-11/msg01693.html (8,990 bytes)

340. Welcome to the List (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 15:38:11 -0600
Okay, already. Perhaps I was over the line. I hereby stand corrected. No one on this list has ever proven themselves to be a bigot! ** Mr. Simon Matthews, Welcome to this august group of individuals.
/html/mgs/1997-11/msg01716.html (9,189 bytes)


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