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61. A nearly complete set of spare parts (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 16:51:28 -0800; I'm sure that you're all familiar with shipfitters disease. Where you start out repairing one part, and by the time that you're done you've replaced everything. This happens to me with computers all; /html/mgs/2003-11/msg00417.html (7,448 bytes)
62. Light flywheels and pressure plates (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 08:39:20 -0700; The next gofast part that I plan to purchase for Jasmine (Supercharged MGBGT) is a light flywheel. The Fidanzas seem to run around $320, I'm still shopping around. I'm looking for people who have per; /html/mgs/2003-10/msg00006.html (7,713 bytes)
63. Re: A heresy from the darkside (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 12:04:49 -0700; I'm going to reply to all the comments in one post. As far as Dean taking his MGB to "the next level" goes, expensive experience has taught me that there is negligible price difference between buildi; /html/mgs/2003-10/msg00010.html (10,745 bytes)
64. Cam Timing adjustment gear (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 15:19:39 -0700; I picked up my cam with the blower grind for my MGB from Elgin today. I'm going to need to advance the timing 5 degrees from nominal to get the settings that Hans specified. Are there any particular; /html/mgs/2003-10/msg00012.html (6,655 bytes)
65. Re: A heresy from the darkside (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 08:38:42 -0700; That isn't the raceprepped MGBGT you're looking for. -- Girling is not a verb. lrc@red4est.com http://www.red4est.com/lrc; /html/mgs/2003-10/msg00018.html (7,176 bytes)
66. MGB Coil Over suspension and adj front swaybars (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 12:04:59 -0700; I could not help but notice that with Moss giving 15% off all purchases over $1000, that brings the price of the MGB coil over suspension down to $850. Very, very tempting. Though the catalog (page 6; /html/mgs/2003-10/msg00218.html (7,606 bytes)
67. Re: front covers (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 01:33:05 -0700; Speaking of front covers. I'm going to be installing an adjustable timing gear on my new engine. I pretty much need to to get the 5 degrees advance I'll need to match the cam up with the specs. Are t; /html/mgs/2003-10/msg00226.html (6,715 bytes)
68. Being cool (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 02:01:48 -0700; As I start collecting the last round of parts for the new incarnation of my supercharged MGB motor, I'm coming up with more questions about where it is advisable to spend money. One thing that I'm pl; /html/mgs/2003-10/msg00227.html (7,630 bytes)
69. Installing the blower, Part I (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 11:39:41 -0700; Here's the article I wrote, but ended up not selling to Classic Motorsports on installing the blower on my MGB. I hadn't posted a link to it before in the hopes of actually selling it, but my timebud; /html/mgs/2003-10/msg00233.html (6,875 bytes)
70. oil filters, hoses etc. (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 14:00:40 -0700; I suspect that if I were to go to "The Hose Shop" http://www.thehoseshop.com/ I could replace my frayed oil cooler lines for a lot less money than buying them from /dev/mailordercatalog. Does anyone; /html/mgs/2003-10/msg00235.html (7,007 bytes)
71. I want to learn from your experience (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 14:13:53 -0700; Regular readers of this list know just how good I am at learning from my mistakes. Almost as good as I am at making them. In the next month or so, I will rebuild my MGBs motor for what I hope to be t; /html/mgs/2003-10/msg00236.html (7,686 bytes)
72. Chassis dyno theory question (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 18:49:49 -0700; Since I've been asking about lightened flywheels, here's a related Somewhere, I picked up the information that chasis dynos measure power by measuring the rate of change of RPM. The faster that your; /html/mgs/2003-10/msg00355.html (7,321 bytes)
73. Re: Wheels (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 22:38:27 -0700; I've got a set of 280zx mags in my shed. The problem is that the offset is in the wrong direction. As of yet, there are not spacers of negative thickness. The tires are too far out. I think you can g; /html/mgs/2003-10/msg00360.html (7,323 bytes)
74. Engines that you have loved and blown (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 15:55:10 -0700; Does anyone have pointers to _QUANTITATIVE_ data on the effect of different treatments of steel? I'm aware that cryo treating gives a smaller grain size than heat treating, and that nitriding is only; /html/mgs/2003-10/msg00423.html (6,959 bytes)
75. Fitting 205s (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 11:59:44 -0800; Last weekend I scored on a set of 0 offset 15x7 racing panasports (minilite replicas). If I can get 205-50-15 tires to fit under the fenderwells, then I can use the same race tires on both my MG and; /html/mgs/2003-10/msg00519.html (6,878 bytes)
76. Re: Fitting 205s (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 14:57:04 -0800; Somwhere my brain picked up the wrong data for the offset. As it turns out, although I wrote the check, I haven't actually taken possession of the wheels. They are, as you probably surmised 240Z whee; /html/mgs/2003-10/msg00524.html (7,462 bytes)
77. Some MGs on Craigslist.org (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 17:08:06 -0800; In the Bay Area There are a few partscars, including one with an O/D tranny for $500. http://www.craigslist.org/cgi-bin/search?areaID=1&subAreaID=0&catAbbreviation=car&group=S&type_search=&query=mg&c; /html/mgs/2003-10/msg00648.html (7,347 bytes)
78. A bit off topic, My Miata's first race (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 20:19:08 -0800; I won't bore the whole list with the story, but several of you have been reading of my racing exploits since sometime around 1990. I raced the Miata last weekend, OK, I drove it around the track whil; /html/mgs/2003-10/msg00650.html (7,212 bytes)
79. Free Spitfire stuff, Santa Cruz CA (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 15:27:02 -0700; At lunch today I saw a guy with a Spitfire nose on his trailer, I offered him some of my old Triumph parts, but he was taking it to the dump. It was in too good of shape to just throw away, so I snag; /html/mgs/2003-09/msg00004.html (7,073 bytes)
80. A heresy from the darkside (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 19:06:33 -0700; I do not intend to sell my MGB. I'm very much looking forward to getting it running again. However, while I'm waiting on parts (I hope my camshaft will be done soon, then I need to find a light flywh; /html/mgs/2003-09/msg00679.html (14,800 bytes)

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