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41. Re: mgb vs spitfire (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 12:08:38 -0400
...a point raised very often though is that the Spitfire looks very unproportioned when it has a rider. The still pictures of the car kind of have a "poor man's mini e-type" look, but the car is in r
/html/mgs/2001-04/msg00599.html (8,376 bytes)

42. Re: mgb vs spitfire (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 22:41:11 -0400
I'm more commenting on their visual presence than their roominess. The proportions don't work well when people are in the frame. Like, you look on a web site for Spitfire pics and they look nice, but
/html/mgs/2001-04/msg00665.html (8,369 bytes)

43. Re: How much smoke is too much smoke ? (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 04:32:58 -0400
A lot depends on the colour of the smoke. You hinted at blue, which is sadly one of the worst choices. Blue smoke is oil smoke, which isn't really caused by poor mixture and timing. Black smoke is im
/html/mgs/2001-04/msg00739.html (8,302 bytes)

44. Re: Stripping metal- Newbie question (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 01:29:46 -0500
Very important in there, take lots and lots of notes, lots and lots of pictures, and leave sub assemblies together when possible. What you DON'T want is a 5000 piece 3D jigsaw puzzle. You can forget
/html/mgs/2001-02/msg00206.html (9,153 bytes)

45. Re: Ross has an RBB (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 21:50:02 -0500
....hehee not the way it ended. The plot was about Rachel's 30th birthday, and how depressing it was for her. So they flashed back to the other cast members imaginary 30th birthdays and what they did
/html/mgs/2001-02/msg00309.html (7,766 bytes)

46. Can somebody ID this steelcraft panel? (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 02:03:28 -0500
I have a steelcraft panel, it's obviously something to do with wheel arches, and it's labelled: Steelcraft MB 55 LH. ...can anyone state what this is actually for? I was told MGB when I acquired it,
/html/mgs/2001-02/msg00316.html (7,161 bytes)

47. Re: Can somebody ID this steelcraft panel? (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 02:02:13 -0500
I didn't post pics, I was hoping somebody would ID it from the sticker so I could be sure. The piece has already misled at least one person visually! Kelvin identified it, thanks Kelvin! -- Trevor Bo
/html/mgs/2001-02/msg00352.html (7,089 bytes)

48. Re: MG News from Geneva (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 00:16:10 -0500
Wagons/Estates are a kind of regional thing though. Depending on where you are from and the surroundings you grew up in, they are either classy sporty machines or the ultimate in boring utility autom
/html/mgs/2001-02/msg01055.html (7,500 bytes)

49. Re: E mail address advice (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 15:01:09 -0500
....one calming thing. Email addresses in quantities of less than about 100,000 have no economic value. There is a lot of hysteria going around about having your email address published, or having th
/html/mgs/2001-01/msg00007.html (8,461 bytes)

50. Re: electronic ignition (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 00:08:36 -0500
Well, the spark is theoretically stronger, but I don't really notice that at speed. However, I *DO* notice that my cars generally start better after the conversion. Perhaps the zingy spark is needed
/html/mgs/2001-01/msg00216.html (7,090 bytes)

51. Re: anti-run on valve and idiot mechanics (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 00:07:12 -0500
...it probably suffered the fate of so many PCV valves, carbon cannisters, evaporation tanks, and other performance-neutral emissions devices. "Get this emissions junk off my car". Gone. Generally th
/html/mgs/2001-01/msg00774.html (7,449 bytes)

52. Re: Spit v. Midget (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 00:13:05 -0500
I can certainly agree with the last point. When the review was written, it was "which is the best new car to buy right now", and frankly both the Spit and the Midget did horrible because they were so
/html/mgs/2001-01/msg00969.html (8,554 bytes)

53. Re: Ebay (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 00:14:07 -0500
...in defense here, he might have bought it from his local LBC shop for $50 and never knew Amazon.com existed... I like ebay a lot, it beats throwing stuff out. -- Trevor Boicey, P. Eng. Ottawa, Cana
/html/mgs/2001-01/msg00970.html (7,653 bytes)

54. Am I Hot or Not (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2000 03:30:38 -0500
Ok, surely I'm not the first to mention this crazy "Am I Hot or Not" web phenomena. ...but check out the surroundings in this image: http://www.amihotornot.com/r/?eid=KQRZKZ&key=YNS -- Trevor Boicey,
/html/mgs/2000-12/msg00048.html (7,358 bytes)

55. Re: Am I Hot or Not (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2000 00:46:18 -0500
Hahahah just to be very clear, that was not me on the site. ;> If you want a face for my name, I'm rather fond of this shot of me about to cut a 58 ZB magnette in half... http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
/html/mgs/2000-12/msg00078.html (7,647 bytes)

56. Re: falling spares (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2000 00:56:48 -0500
I think this is a pretty serious problem around here, corrosion in the winter can disolve the cable/chain. Motoring 2000, a canadian driving show, has a weekly "Midas tip of the week". One of the tip
/html/mgs/2000-12/msg00079.html (8,295 bytes)

57. Need Practical Classics, Dec 2000 (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 22:38:21 -0500
My newsstand shafted me and I missed Practical Classics December 2000. Cover at: http://9e.net/mg/pc0012.jpg Can somebody help out? Perhaps you have a spare or know a store that stocks last months ma
/html/mgs/2000-12/msg00922.html (6,779 bytes)

58. Re: Abingdon? (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 16:00:30 -0500
If you are doing the tour of that area, Abingdon is a worthwhile side trip if it's on your way. I warned my wife when we were going through it that we might be looking at a brick wall that used to be
/html/mgs/2000-12/msg01033.html (8,341 bytes)

59. Re: Clock Repair (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 13:57:02 -0500
I put a 30 second tech guide on my web site showing how I got my E-type clock to run on a D-cell instead of that crazy mercury cell: http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/e-type/fixing_clock.html ...in reality
/html/mgs/2000-11/msg00013.html (6,999 bytes)

60. Re: Electronic Ignition and Setting Timing. (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 14:35:59 -0500
Any time the distributor gets out of whack, you can usually start it if you have an assistant or an underbonnet starter. Crank the car, and slowly rotate the distributor until the car starts, then yo
/html/mgs/2000-11/msg00016.html (7,971 bytes)


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