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61. Re: Wooden steering wheel (score: 1)
Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 08:29:40 -0500
Lots of good advice, lots of things to avoid. Thanks. Two nights ago I stripped the original and flaking-off lacquer (?) from my B-GT's Moto Lita steering wheel and sanded the wood with 400# sandpape
/html/mgs/2001-05/msg00759.html (8,943 bytes)

62. Re: Car humor, no LBC content (score: 1)
Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 08:36:05 -0500
Kinda makes me feel funny for owning two BMWs. rick /// /// mgs@autox.team.net mailing list /// (If they are dupes, this trailer may also catch them.)
/html/mgs/2001-05/msg00760.html (7,731 bytes)

63. Re: Wooden steering wheel (score: 1)
Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 08:57:28 -0500
BTW, if any of you want that British glass-like finish on your wood, drop me a line. After restoring the interior of a Jaguar 3.8 S (read: 3700 bd ft of burl walnut), I have the process down pat! bes
/html/mgs/2001-05/msg00762.html (8,331 bytes)

64. Re: Bizzaro MGB... (score: 1)
Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 10:15:12 -0500
WOW! Take a look at this month's SCCA SportsCar magazine. This car looks exactly like a one-off prototype that MG <never> built! It is featured in the magazine. rick /// /// mgs@autox.team.net mailin
/html/mgs/2001-05/msg00776.html (8,072 bytes)

65. Removing seats (score: 1)
Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 11:19:35 -0500
Hello Gang, I need to remove the seats from my '70 B-GT to repair the 'reclining' mechanism in the squab. However, I am planning the job here at work (instead of working) and the car is at home. So I
/html/mgs/2001-05/msg00789.html (7,143 bytes)

66. Re: Removing seats (score: 1)
Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 11:43:03 -0500
Thanks to all. -- Rick Lindsay Diamond Geoscience Research 5727 S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa, OK Voice: +1 918-747-3456 Fax: +1 918-747-8599 /// /// mgs@autox.team.net mailing list /// (If they are dupes, th
/html/mgs/2001-05/msg00794.html (7,140 bytes)

67. Re: Wooden steering wheel (score: 1)
Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 09:17:45 -0500
...it was a joke emphasizing the amount of wood trim in an S-type. rick /// /// mgs@autox.team.net mailing list /// (If they are dupes, this trailer may also catch them.)
/html/mgs/2001-05/msg00849.html (7,688 bytes)

68. MGC-GT (score: 1)
Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 13:45:28 -0500
Hello All, Although my MGB-GT is a blast and I have no desire to part with it, I have generated a pretty severe interest in purchasing an MGC-GT -- thanks in part to the great discussion over the pas
/html/mgs/2001-05/msg00857.html (6,747 bytes)

69. Hazard flasher (score: 1)
Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 14:37:16 -0500
Hi Gang, I need a bit of advice. I just reassembled the turn signals and flashers on my B-GT using new Wagner Lighting flashers. Both circuits work fine but the hazard flasher warning light that runs
/html/mgs/2001-05/msg00859.html (7,014 bytes)

70. First test drive (score: 1)
Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 11:00:40 -0500
Hi Gang, Reality is such a fickle thing. I had driven my recently rebuilt MGB-GT around the block and up and down the driveway but hadn't quite mustered the courage to go on a real test drive -- unti
/html/mgs/2001-05/msg00963.html (7,027 bytes)

71. Re: First test drive (score: 1)
Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 14:05:51 -0500
No, I did the heart attack thing. I had just spent the better part of the day putting all the carpets and insulation in the rear so the fuel pump chattering along was barely audible. When I popped th
/html/mgs/2001-05/msg00969.html (7,412 bytes)

72. Extra tubing (score: 1)
Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 14:36:46 -0500
Hi Gang, While cleaning the crud out of the spare tire well in the back of my '70 B-GT, I discovered a couple of interesting fittings. Both of these fittings are above the fuel pump location. One is
/html/mgs/2001-05/msg00973.html (6,836 bytes)

73. A few pictures of the MGB-GT (NFC (score: 1)
Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 15:24:04 -0500
Hello Gang, A few of you have asked about the ongoing restoration of my 1970 MGB-GT so I have moved quite a few pictures to a fast server. These are all pretty big images and there are lots of them s
/html/mgs/2001-05/msg00974.html (6,916 bytes)

74. Re: Extra tubing (score: 1)
Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 15:25:39 -0500
Yikes! There IS a <very> little hint of fuel smell in the car sometimes. Okay, I noticed it twice since the car came back alive a few months ago. rick /// /// mgs@autox.team.net mailing list /// (If
/html/mgs/2001-05/msg00975.html (6,777 bytes)

75. Re: Mg's are costly to repair? (score: 1)
Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 16:20:48 -0500
Yes, you are exactly right! A rebuilt alternator for my B-GT is cheap and my labor is, well, even cheaper! And to continue your example, repairs, both parts and labor, for my Ferrari are no more than
/html/mgs/2001-05/msg00979.html (8,325 bytes)

76. Re: Engine Oils and Viscosity (score: 1)
Author: "Richard Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 21:04:43 -0500 (CDT)
Hi Bob, I use Castrol GTX in 20W50 grade. However, thicker does not automatically mean better -- like it used to. This is a topic of due consideration. I have researched oils and how (and why)they wo
/html/mgs/2001-05/msg00990.html (10,265 bytes)

77. Re: Engine Oils and Viscosity (score: 1)
Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 09:30:58 -0500
Synthetics are excellent lubricants but do not swell seals like natural oil. Therefore, the likelihood of leaks is much higher. I use Mobil1 in my 22 year old Ferrari but Castrol GTX in my MGs. rick
/html/mgs/2001-05/msg01006.html (8,457 bytes)

78. Re: Engine Oils and Viscosity (score: 1)
Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 10:00:13 -0500
Good note Dave and filled with tough questions. I'll pass along some thoughts from which someone wiser than me can reach conclusions. It did not, but I have pondered the issue. More below... The only
/html/mgs/2001-05/msg01010.html (11,802 bytes)

79. '79 MGB LE (score: 1)
Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 10:06:04 -0500
Hello All, What is the premium, if there is one, on an LE model over the conventional MGB? In short, what difference is there in the potential sales price of my '79 MGB LE over a non-LE car? in the d
/html/mgs/2001-05/msg01011.html (6,591 bytes)

80. Re: Calling all LE freaks (score: 1)
Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 10:53:15 -0500
In the Ferrari side of addiction, low mileage cars are avoided by all but the uninformed -- unless they are to be museum pieces. "Archiving" these cars was common practice in the me-me-me '80s when e
/html/mgs/2001-05/msg01015.html (8,438 bytes)


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