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141. Re: eBay - anyone know what this is? (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 07:48:45 -0500
Agreed, it's ZA Magnette. My ZBs have the later version of this, which doesn't have the crest. -- Trevor Boicey, P. Eng. Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca ICQ #17432933 http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/ MG
/html/mgs/2000-03/msg00206.html (7,413 bytes)

142. Re: Diagrams (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 02:28:45 -0500
Actually, they are not schematics, they are indeed wiring diagrams. If they were schematics, the details of the wiring connections would not be shown. A wire that goes to ground would just have a "gr
/html/mgs/2000-03/msg00979.html (7,193 bytes)

143. Re: Importance of evaporative tank trap (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 01:18:14 -0500
As long as you have a vent somewhere, you should be ok. The vent should be thought out a bit, to not be near sparks or electrics. If you can make your evap trap work, I would recommend doing so. With
/html/mgs/2000-03/msg01116.html (7,425 bytes)

144. Re: Shipping MGB from MO to FL (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 13:55:20 -0500
I have shipped two cars, both with good results. I shipped my XKE from California to here in Ottawa, Canada, about 45 mins north of New York State. The carrier I called ended up subcontracting out th
/html/mgs/2000-02/msg00080.html (8,343 bytes)

145. Looking for good ZA/ZB valence (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 00:27:24 -0500
I am looking for a good valence panel, the panel that goes behind the front bumper. Mine is so rotted it's hard to figure out how to repair it. Does anybody have a good one on their parts car? It mer
/html/mgs/2000-02/msg00310.html (6,620 bytes)

146. Re: Midget Hood (bonnet repair) (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 01:48:21 -0500
I am still here. I have one very good used one, and one usable one that looks ok but I know it's been repaired to look that way. I don't post to the list as much, but I still skim it. I have some fil
/html/mgs/2000-02/msg00453.html (7,018 bytes)

147. Re: emissions and my future as an LBC hobbyist (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 23:51:34 -0500
The Haynes manual is decent and it's easy to find, your local Pep Boys or Canadian Tire equivalent might have it in stock. It's actually called "Weber Carburator Manual (includes SU and ZS carbs", so
/html/mgs/2000-02/msg00507.html (9,082 bytes)

148. More ZB restoration pics (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 01:15:24 -0500
For those who are following my 58 ZB restoration, a lot more pics have been put up at: http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/magnette/magnette_restoration.html Some of the pics are older, but because of a new
/html/mgs/2000-02/msg00545.html (6,675 bytes)

149. Re: Magnette Mutilation Take Two (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 16:55:21 -0500
Sadly, a good plan. I am using my 1500 engine until it falls apart, then I'll go this way. My clutch assembly is already a little weird, since my ZB was originally a Manumatic. Practical Classics had
/html/mgs/2000-02/msg00837.html (8,454 bytes)

150. Update: Four posts in Canada (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 02:39:57 -0500
I did actually find a company that does four post lifts in Canada at a reasonable price, so I ordered one. The company is hydra-lift, and they have a web site at http://www.hydra-lift.com/, although
/html/mgs/2000-02/msg00915.html (6,928 bytes)

151. Re: MG Magnette ZB (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 02:52:09 -0500
I had a local shop make sills, I just brought them the end countours and they made them up. They aren't symmetrical so it's a bit tricky, and you need a LONG brake. Images on my site in the ZB sectio
/html/mgs/1999-12/msg00814.html (7,332 bytes)

152. Re: I've got a "Clunk" noise (71 MGB) (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 13:01:41 -0500
I disagree strongly with the "don't touch it" tone of that email. A careful and studious owner can do more for a car than any garage can. There are very few garages left that know how to deal properl
/html/mgs/1999-11/msg00465.html (7,964 bytes)

153. Rover V8 engine, want it gone (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 13:50:18 -0500
Bring offers and bring a truck. Rover V8 engine, as pulled, complete, was running when pulled. With starter, manifold, distributor, etc. Located in Ottawa, Canada, 30 mins north of New York State. Le
/html/mgs/1999-11/msg00661.html (6,727 bytes)

154. Re: MGB GT Questions an Editorial (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 15:46:16 -0500
Trevor here, and I wholeheartedly endorse this technique. Strangely, if the Magnette had been $500, I probably would have passed and it might have been crushed. However, seeing the honest care for th
/html/mgs/1999-11/msg01129.html (8,208 bytes)

155. Re: timing questions on Midget (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 00:45:53 -0500
Have someone crank the car while you slowly rotate the distributor. When it starts, you can fine tune it a bit to make it run smoothly enough to whip out the timing light. You might want to wear a th
/html/mgs/1999-11/msg01182.html (7,591 bytes)

156. Re: timing questions on Midget (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 01:01:51 -0500
Was anything moved either before or since the problem existed? Such as plug wires removed and replaced possibly wrongly? If everything is as it was, then rotating should find a place where it will fi
/html/mgs/1999-11/msg01184.html (8,093 bytes)

157. Re: A couple more questions about my midget (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 21:00:13 -0500
...when you release the clutch, the engine stalls? Does the car roll freely on it's own? Could be the rear brakes rusted on. Generally pumping oil out there means worn rings causing lots of blowby. I
/html/mgs/1999-11/msg01203.html (8,170 bytes)

158. Re: Magnette (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 15:54:41 -0500
I will have a magnette parts car to get rid of in a few months, it will have driver's door, steering wheel, and dash. -- Trevor Boicey, P. Eng. Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca ICQ #17432933 http://ww
/html/mgs/1999-11/msg01266.html (7,154 bytes)

159. Re: Frozen Studs (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 01:12:33 -0400
Interestingly, I got a set of cheapo easyouts that are relatively soft steel. They still are useful for removing studs, but when they snap off, I can drill them out with cheapo high speed steel drill
/html/mgs/1999-10/msg00184.html (7,098 bytes)

160. Re: Ring job on 78 B (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 08:19:17 -0400
You can change the big end bearings and the rings for about $125 without removing the engine if you do the (easy) work yourself. While this is a valid thing to do to an old engine, it's not a full re
/html/mgs/1999-10/msg01143.html (7,767 bytes)


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