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101. Re: British Motoring (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 09:50:34 -0700; I really think that we need to have a supercharger showdown. Perhaps we can figure out how to have an autocross at one of the NASA (http://www.nasaproracing.com) open track events. People could comp; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00030.html (8,594 bytes)
102. Re: Dipstick Stop (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 09:59:35 -0700; I think that there are (at least) two different styles of dipstick, and I'm not sure that they are interchangeable. -- I've found something worse than oldies station that play the music I used to lis; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00031.html (7,735 bytes)
103. Re: Desperate (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 10:01:51 -0700; Is there a chance that the pads they put in are a little bit too thick, or that the caliper is dirty and isn't retracting all of the way? This might cause the front brakes to drag and heat up the flu; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00032.html (7,196 bytes)
104. Re: Heater Valve (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 10:03:24 -0700; The wrench won't fit WELL. It's an annoying job. Sometimes these jobs can be made easier with the aid of a cheap wrench that has been customized with a bench grinder. -- I've found something worse th; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00033.html (7,332 bytes)
105. Re: British Motoring (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 14:08:30 -0700; I I think of it as an "art project". The sort of art project that an engineer/autogeek would make. The art is in trying to maximize performance and retain balance and "vintage charm" without totally; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00040.html (12,635 bytes)
106. Subverting the paradigm (kind of off topic) (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 11:51:52 -0700; There's a new website: http://www.friendster.com which is kind of fun and silly. You log on, and register connections with people as your friends. You get to see who knows who. People also list their; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00137.html (7,804 bytes)
107. Re: Cheap Tools (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 12:32:52 -0700; A while back I realized that I had never had buyers remorse over good When is it OK to buy cheap tools? For one, I tend to buy cheap everything in one box for under $60 sets to carry as "oh shit kits; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00138.html (12,485 bytes)
108. Re: Subverting the paradigm (kind of off topic) (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 14:14:54 -0700; I don't think that will be their business model. First of all, it's a "free while in beta" site. They also seem to have put a bit too much work into it for it to be a typical email harvesting site. I; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00145.html (7,887 bytes)
109. Re: MGB SPRING COMPRESSOR (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 14:39:54 -0700; No, you don't need a spring compressor, just a floor jack. Remove the wheel, put the jack under the spring tray and compress the tray slightly to take the load off the 3 bolts and sway bar link that; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00147.html (7,634 bytes)
110. Re: Cheap Tools (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2003 10:52:20 -0700; Jewelry. Have you ever noticed that if you tell someone that you spent $200 on a set of wrenches, they look at you like you've stripped your gears. But if you tell them that you spent $200 on jewelry; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00198.html (9,116 bytes)
111. Ratcheting box ends, was Re: Cheap Tools (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2003 11:00:36 -0700; I recently bought my self a set of combination wrenches with the ratcheting box ends. I think that I paid about $60 for a set made by Crescent. I love them. They've almost supplanted my ratchet and s; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00199.html (8,514 bytes)
112. My rear end (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2003 13:11:42 -0700; It would be very easy to make Jasmine go faster if I were to just throw lots of money at her. Unfortunately, both my time and money budgets are finite. Now that I've got my suspension working a bit b; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00202.html (7,076 bytes)
113. No backups for the dead tree version (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2003 16:19:23 -0700; Since I bought my MGB on October 1st 1994, I've kept track of damn near every turn of the wrench in a note book for it. I could tell you mileage and date for practically every quart of oil and gallon; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00212.html (7,763 bytes)
114. Re: Riding high (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2003 11:19:18 -0700; Ride height is based on suspesnsion geometry, not engine size. I don't believe that there is any difference in the mounting points, a-arms or shocks on stock chrome bumper MGBs. There are various th; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00222.html (9,621 bytes)
115. Re: Ratcheting box ends, was Re: Cheap Tools (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2003 15:16:02 -0700; In an amazing example of synchronicity, I saw an ad in today's paper for a set of 5 ratcheting box combination wrenches on sale at Sears, for $40 rather than the $80 list. -- Girling is not a verb. l; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00223.html (9,602 bytes)
116. swaybar enhancement (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 01:53:10 -0700; I had mentioned my cheapass swaybar enhancement done by clamping a scrap swaybar to the existing one. It's an ugly job, but it was a cheap way of testing to see if a stiffer front bar would improve h; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00233.html (8,111 bytes)
117. Re: Cheap Tools (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 08:50:09 -0700; It's a good thing that I'm not an immature adolescent with a sophomoric sense of humor. Otherwise, I'd be compelled to point out how Kai just told everyone that he likes a tight fit for his stubby to; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00238.html (8,477 bytes)
118. How big of a bore? (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 22:20:44 -0700; Not me. My block. It's already .040" over. How big can you go? Alternatively, anybody know of any inexpensive core motors near the Silicon Valley/ Santa Cruz, San Francisco Bay area. -- Girling is no; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00256.html (6,732 bytes)
119. Tappets and Cams (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 23:03:26 -0700; When you replace a cam, do you need to also replace the tappets? Or, if they are still good, can you just go with the old ones? I've heard some talk of tappets wearing in, but I don't know how much o; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00258.html (6,995 bytes)
120. go for balance or rings? (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 00:27:02 -0700; I'm going to have to replace at least one of my pistons. I have 3 others that have about 5,000 miles on them. They're just getting nicely worn in. When I buy forged pistons from someplace like Venoli; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00260.html (7,400 bytes)

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