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1. RE: The tachometer (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Stuart" <vze3swyy@verizon.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 18:31:13 -0500
I have used Autometer & VDO with no problems. They are switchable 4, 6, or 8 cyl. Some problems may arise if you are running an MSD ignition with the VDO, & you may need a filter (more money, from VD
/html/mgs/2004-03/msg00410.html (7,524 bytes)

2. RE: Headlight positioning (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Stuart" <vze3swyy@verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 18:04:45 -0500
I also have a set installed. Yes, you have to do some cutting for the second Main problem is that the locating lugs on the bulb are too small for the MGB retaining ring & the bulbs rattle around. I t
/html/mgs/2003-12/msg00108.html (8,353 bytes)

3. RE: Headlight positioning (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Stuart" <vze3swyy@verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 18:11:25 -0500
The second bulb is a daylight running light as many new cars are equipped. It is a safety item regardless of what bumpers you have & should be wired to come on with the ignition, not as part of the l
/html/mgs/2003-12/msg00109.html (8,116 bytes)

4. front cross member question (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Stuart" <vze3swyy@verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 22:59:37 -0500
There are at least 4 different cross members used on the MGB, excluding any The very early cars had a cross member slightly narrower than the normal chrome bumper cross member. The third development
/html/mgs/2003-11/msg00103.html (7,734 bytes)

5. RE: front cross member question (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Stuart" <vze3swyy@verizon.net>
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 20:39:57 -0500
I agree with the listings only showing 3 cross members, however, I had the non-listed 4th, removed from a parts car while looking for an early CM to lower a rubber bumper car. Looked the same, came f
/html/mgs/2003-11/msg00148.html (8,128 bytes)

6. stocking stuffers (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Stuart" <vze3swyy@verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 22:25:02 -0500
Just got back from Sears where I picked up the neatest screwdriver I have ever seen. Not to plug Sears, exactly, no stock ownership, etc. This is a stubby ratcheting screwdriver with 6 double ended b
/html/mgs/2003-11/msg00368.html (6,819 bytes)

7. electric door locks- MGB (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Stuart" <vze3swyy@verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 18:03:44 -0400
First, I have a MGBGT, not a roadster. Any door locks on a roadster are pointless. I am looking for a good auto/electric door lock kit, specific for a B. I have used universal kits in the past, & the
/html/mgs/2003-09/msg00459.html (7,157 bytes)

8. British V8 convention 2003 (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Stuart" <vze3swyy@verizon.net>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 18:18:25 -0400
If anyone is missing a pair of very nice folding chairs, 2 were left at the D & D tent, & Dan packed them up rather than leaving them. Contact Dan with a description of the chairs & he will UPS them
/html/mgs/2003-05/msg00262.html (6,666 bytes)

9. Carlisle sellers (import Carlisle) (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Stuart" <vze3swyy@verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 21:27:40 -0400
I am going to Carlisle on Friday, hoping to find a good set of GT doors. My car is a 1973, so all but the early doors are O.K. Since these are big & bulky, most vendors leave them at home. If you hav
/html/mgs/2003-05/msg00331.html (6,909 bytes)

10. RE: Goodies for MGBs (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Stuart" <vze3swyy@verizon.net>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 18:15:44 -0400
I can solve the bonnet problem for pennies- even Canadian pennies. 1 piece of mechanic's wire about 20" long with a small loop twisted in one end. The other end is fastened to the bonnet release arm
/html/mgs/2003-04/msg00538.html (7,346 bytes)

11. daily driver (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Stuart" <vze3swyy@verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 20:04:33 -0500
I started using a side curtain Midget- 1963 with a 1275 & rib cage trannyas a daily driver in the '70s. Next was a 1971 GT, then a 1977 B which I converted to a V8, then a 1974 GT V8 conversion, now
/html/mgs/2003-03/msg00361.html (7,710 bytes)

12. 1 wire alternator (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Stuart" <vze3swyy@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 18:44:06 -0500
The reason it is called a 1 wire alternator is that there is only 1 wire to connect. It takes 1 large wire, #10 as a minimum, from your starter solenoid, the post that has the battery cable connecti
/html/mgs/2003-02/msg00198.html (7,257 bytes)

13. wire wheel conversion (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Stuart" <vze3swyy@verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 21:09:22 -0500
I inadvertently deleted a message from a young man asking for info about converting a steel wheel car to wire wheels. Hopefully he will see this & accept my apology for not replying directly. Wire wh
/html/mgs/2003-01/msg00671.html (7,920 bytes)

14. Mk I, Mk II dash (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Stuart" <vze3swyy@verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 16:35:33 -0500
If the question is regards swapping in a metal dash in a later car, then my experience may help. First a bit of info- when MG went to a padded dash in 1969(?), they shortened the cowl to compensate f
/html/mgs/2002-12/msg00124.html (10,588 bytes)

15. welders (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Stuart" <vze3swyy@verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 18:57:34 -0500
My first MIG welder was a Lincoln sold by Sears under their own name. What a dog! On top of that, I barely knew what I was doing- a bad combination. Finally, after several years of getting the guys i
/html/mgs/2002-11/msg00479.html (8,852 bytes)

16. stainless steel flax brake lines (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Stuart" <vze3swyy@verizon.net>
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 10:36:07 -0400
Not to start a "cat thread", but there are DOT approved SS flex brake lines as well as "race only" available. I have used the "race" version on 3 cars, daily drivers, for a total of over 600,000 mile
/html/mgs/2002-09/msg00596.html (6,896 bytes)

17. RE: Wiring routing (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Stuart" <vze3swyy@verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 18:30:23 -0400
--Original Message-- From: owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Barrie Robinson Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 2:59 PM To: mgs@autox.team.net; mgb-v8@autox.te
/html/mgs/2002-08/msg00060.html (7,827 bytes)

18. replacing dash (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Stuart" <vze3swyy@verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 19:22:31 -0400
Installing a metal dash in a later car is not all that difficult, but there are a couple of necessary items besides the dash itself. First, the cowl that the dash fastens to is about 2" shorter on th
/html/mgs/2002-08/msg00494.html (8,883 bytes)

19. RE: Installing glass (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Stuart" <vze3swyy@verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 17:55:50 -0400
This is usually a job for a pro, they use a rope & 6 hands. Wait until you try to get the chrome trim back in place. usually, the groove in the new rubber does not match the spacing on the legs of th
/html/mgs/2002-05/msg00422.html (8,217 bytes)


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