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1. Faultless MGB-GT (score: 1)
Author: "Mark L. Hineline" <hineline@ocotillofield.net>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 06:46:41 -0800
My lovely wife frequently expresses an interest in having an MGB-GT, but after years of driving (and not driving) beaters, including a couple LBCs, she has gotten spoiled by a late model VW Jetta. Be
/html/mgs/2005-11/msg00154.html (8,415 bytes)

2. Re: Faultless MGB-GT (score: 1)
Author: "Mark L. Hineline" <hineline@ocotillofield.net>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 07:22:38 -0800
Your suggestions raise the question of solder. On a list for another marque, there was a long thread about solder connections in cars; the gist of it was that crimped connections, properly done, are
/html/mgs/2005-11/msg00155.html (8,708 bytes)

3. Re: Faultless MGB-GT (score: 1)
Author: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 07:44:42 -0800 (PST)
"Mark L. Hineline" <hineline@ocotillofield.net> wrote: My lovely wife frequently expresses an interest in having an MGB-GT, but after years of driving (and not driving) beaters, including a couple LB
/html/mgs/2005-11/msg00157.html (9,754 bytes)

4. Re: Faultless MGB-GT (score: 1)
Author: "Mark L. Hineline" <hineline@ocotillofield.net>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 07:55:34 -0800
You've put your finger on the soft part of my plan, Dan. The FI is a question mark, and I'll give your suggestions lots of consideration. AC is an up-in-the-air question. Otherwise, my wife doesn't s
/html/mgs/2005-11/msg00158.html (8,726 bytes)

5. Re: Faultless MGB-GT (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 15:38:43 -0000
The only faultless MG is one that has never been used from the factory and never will be used. I'm reminded of a comment I read many years ago in response to a similar question: "Lift car by radiator
/html/mgs/2005-11/msg00159.html (10,631 bytes)

6. Re: Faultless MGB-GT (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 15:45:19 -0000
Lucas bullet connectors are *not* soldered from the factory, they are crimped. Spade connectors are spot-welded. After-market bullet connectors of the correct type are soldered, but there are also ov
/html/mgs/2005-11/msg00160.html (8,332 bytes)

7. Re: Faultless MGB-GT (score: 1)
Author: "Mark L. Hineline" <hineline@ocotillofield.net>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 08:15:22 -0800
Paul, everything you said up to this point made a lot of sense, and I basically agree with it from a certain point of view. This last paragraph bothers me. First of all, why would I buy her a Honda (
/html/mgs/2005-11/msg00161.html (9,239 bytes)

8. Re: Faultless MGB-GT (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 16:47:32 -0000
I wouldn't have commented on mods for racing as I know nothing about the subject, but using MGBs as daily drivers I *do* know something about. Hondas are more reliable than VWs, according to various
/html/mgs/2005-11/msg00163.html (9,199 bytes)

9. Re: Faultless MGB-GT (score: 1)
Author: Mark Hineline <hineline@ocotillofield.net>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 09:13:50 -0800
Distinction without a difference! There's nothing more unreliable than a car that's already at the chop shop by the time you notice it's missing. I was just objecting to the hint of elitism I detecte
/html/mgs/2005-11/msg00164.html (9,068 bytes)

10. Re: Faultless MGB-GT (score: 1)
Author: Emjaxfl@aol.com
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 20:11:39 EST
Before we get to wild and crazy with suggestios, perhaps we might establish the following: What is your budget for the project going to be? What time frame to have for a finishes car? Is there a pref
/html/mgs/2005-11/msg00169.html (8,722 bytes)

11. Re: Faultless MGB-GT (score: 1)
Author: Mark Hineline <hineline@ocotillofield.net>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 18:33:36 -0800
For the sake of argument, let's say $12,000, including cost of car (in the $3000 to $5000 range) Three to five years When did rubber bumpers come in? '75? So roughly '70 to '74 Sure. No.
/html/mgs/2005-11/msg00170.html (8,657 bytes)

12. Re: Faultless MGB-GT (score: 1)
Author: MICHAEL JONES <jonesmp@prodigy.net>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 21:31:43 -0800 (PST)
Number 1 sounds like you are going to completely restore the car, which is fine. Whereas if you find yourself a low mileage original, and they are around you could probably only concern yourself with
/html/mgs/2005-11/msg00172.html (11,166 bytes)

13. Re: Faultless MGB-GT (score: 1)
Author: Carl French <leylandauto@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 22:39:46 -0800 (PST)
This helps. Is it important to have a glove box or not? The mid chrome bumper models did not (68-71?). I would think that this would be more to her liking. Narrowing the search to a 72,73,74 will hel
/html/mgs/2005-11/msg00173.html (10,552 bytes)

14. Re: Faultless MGB-GT (score: 1)
Author: Mark Hineline <hineline@ocotillofield.net>
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 03:52:32 -0800
Yes, but electronic doesn't mean digital. The "brains" are like radio circuits, not like computer circuits. They are not, for example, reprogrammable.
/html/mgs/2005-11/msg00175.html (8,515 bytes)

15. Re: Faultless MGB-GT (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 11:55:41 -0000
They were more interested in your money. If I were selling one of mine you would have to ;o) -- Original Message --
/html/mgs/2005-11/msg00176.html (8,543 bytes)

16. Re: Faultless MGB-GT (score: 1)
Author: Max Heim <max_heim@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 11:37:09 -0800
This would probably severely reduce reliability compared to dual SUs, which are pretty much trouble-free once set up. Instead, you'd be running and de-bugging a "one-off" experimental system. Always
/html/mgs/2005-11/msg00181.html (9,667 bytes)

17. Re: Faultless MGB-GT (score: 1)
Author: Simon Matthews <simon.d.matthews@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 21:25:23 -0800
To add my 2c: I was, until recently using my '57 MGA as a daily driver -- although my commute was quite short. I did this for 6 years and in that time, the car never stranded me totally. Some years e
/html/mgs/2005-11/msg00189.html (10,377 bytes)

18. RE: Faultless MGB-GT (score: 1)
Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:54:17 -0000
A few suggestions: 1. Halogen headlights, so she can see where she is going in the dark. 2. If it is to be an all year, all weather car do EVERYTHING you can to prevent rust (depends on where you liv
/html/mgs/2005-11/msg00191.html (9,270 bytes)

19. Re: Faultless MGB-GT (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 10:02:12 -0000
You would be surprised, perhaps, at how little difference this makes to brake pressure. PaulH. -- Original Message --
/html/mgs/2005-11/msg00192.html (8,440 bytes)

20. RE: Faultless MGB-GT (score: 1)
Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 10:22:57 -0000
Paul said: "You would be surprised, perhaps, at how little difference this makes to brake pressure." Thanks Paul, that might explain why I'm having trouble deciding whether the servo on the BGT I'm c
/html/mgs/2005-11/msg00193.html (8,965 bytes)


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