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1. MGA (score: 1)
Author: "Danny" <dannyvarnado@cox.net>
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 12:09:00 -0600
Hi All, Thanks for all of the response to the MGA questions I have been askeing. I have decided to use the 1600 engine in my '58. I only have two questions tonight; 1. Does anyone have any experience
/html/mgs/2002-02/msg00195.html (7,160 bytes)

2. Re: MGA (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 18:23:05 -0800
That exhaust manifold sounds like an MGB one. It won't fit properly in an MGA as the outer pipe will foul the steering column, unless you bash such a big dent in it that its efficiency is reduced to
/html/mgs/2002-02/msg00196.html (7,863 bytes)

3. Re: MGA (score: 1)
Author: "Parker, Richard" <RPARKER@csuchico.edu>
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 09:42:37 -0800
Lawrie, and others . . . I have a situation similar to Danny's, which you made a telling comment about yesterday. I have a Mk II MGA, and I bought (actually, a friend found and bought and I bought fr
/html/mgs/2002-02/msg00220.html (7,565 bytes)

4. Re: MGA (score: 1)
Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 10:41:26 -0800
The Moss Motors 454-855 LCB header does clear the steering column and provide a few extra horsepower on a well-tuned engine. The header you described, Richard, sounds like an American aftermarket hea
/html/mgs/2002-02/msg00222.html (8,231 bytes)

5. RE: MGA (score: 1)
Author: "Parker, Richard" <RPARKER@csuchico.edu>
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 11:03:24 -0800
Thanks, Lawrie. I think I'll put the ones I've got up for sale and then buy some that I know will fit. Richard Parker Department of Philosophy California State University, Chico /// /// mgs@autox.tea
/html/mgs/2002-02/msg00223.html (6,815 bytes)

6. Re: MGA (score: 1)
Author: Bob Shaw <shaws@mlcltd.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 16:45:05 -0600
They did on my car, but the motor mounts are all in good shape and everything is where it is supposed to be. YMMV -- Bob Shaw Check out Shaw's Garage at http://www.mlcltd.com/shawsgarage/ My British
/html/mgs/2002-02/msg00225.html (8,094 bytes)

7. mga (score: 1)
Author: "Danny" <dannyvarnado@cox.net>
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 06:31:52 -0600
Hi, I recently bought a 58 roadster with a 58 coupe parts car. I'm going to restore the roadster to be used as a daily driver. I have several questions which I would like to ask. I hope these questio
/html/mgs/2002-01/msg00891.html (7,350 bytes)

8. Re: mga (score: 1)
Author: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 23:49:18 -0600
Besides enlisting help from this board, I would search out a few books on the subject. I'd first start with a MGA shop manual, and a reprint of the factory tuning booklet. The second thing I would r
/html/mgs/2002-01/msg00897.html (9,446 bytes)

9. Re: mga (score: 1)
Author: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 13:19:11 -0600
A few other things to consider: If you want the wire wheels, you also need a complete wire wheel rear axle. COST! OD or 5 speed $1000 to $2500 Wire wheels $1200 Wire wheel front hubs $300 plus any r
/html/mgs/2002-01/msg00904.html (7,245 bytes)

10. Re: mga (score: 1)
Author: "Kai M. Radicke" <kmr@pil.net>
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 14:51:47 -0500
Lets not forget about resale value, because sometime in the your lifetime (or at the end of your lifetime) the car will change hands... sure you can save $2000 by going with an MGB motor, but an MGA
/html/mgs/2002-01/msg00905.html (7,568 bytes)

11. Re: mga (score: 1)
Author: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 15:48:07 -0600
Good points on the resale value. I was going to metion originality would be worth more in the future but forgot. Thanks for mentioning it. Blake /// /// mgs@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try ht
/html/mgs/2002-01/msg00907.html (6,666 bytes)

12. MGA (score: 1)
Author: "Danny" <dannyvarnado@cox.net>
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 09:24:02 -0600
Thanks for all of the info, /// /// mgs@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool ///
/html/mgs/2002-01/msg00917.html (6,541 bytes)

13. MGA (score: 1)
Author: "Neil Cotty" <neilc@apphosting.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 01:42:07 +1100
This didn't seem to make it to the list first time, trying again.. :) Thanks for the info everyone, yep, I'm going to have to pull these bushes and soak them for a while. You say a mixture of graphi
/html/mgs/1999-12/msg01240.html (8,032 bytes)

14. MGA (score: 1)
Author: WSpohn4@aol.com
Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 20:43:49 EDT
<<My concern now is getting it back in. Any advice on a different technique would be greatly appreciated. This was not an issue about the rig used to pull the engine not allowing enough angulation. T
/html/mgs/1998-05/msg01601.html (9,145 bytes)

15. Re: MGA (score: 1)
Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>
Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 01:12:09
Actually no drilling required. Just turn it around 60 degrees and bolt it back on. Barney Gaylord 1958 MGA with an attitude
/html/mgs/1998-05/msg01620.html (6,393 bytes)

16. MGA (score: 1)
Author: Michael Razor <mrazor@kih.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 19:48:24 -0500
Was just sitting here watching the History Channel, a show about helos (choppers) in Viet Nam. They were interviewing a pilot who said flying a OH6 chopper was like driving a 1959 MGA "get it going f
/html/mgs/1998-02/msg01492.html (6,314 bytes)

17. Re: MGA (score: 1)
Author: Mike Lambdin <MLAMBDIN@TOE.TOWSON.EDU>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 09:19:03 -0500 (EST)
The major advantage to driving an A is when it quits running you're already on the ground and can get towed in for repairs...if you can't fix it on the spot. Mike L
/html/mgs/1998-02/msg01511.html (6,683 bytes)

18. MGA (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Razor" <mrazor@kih.net>
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 12:30:20 -0400
Test drove my A today and it runs like a top, the best it has ever run since I have owned it. Just wanted to share my joy of having a running MG again. Now back to work on the TD, won't be as easy lo
/html/mgs/1997-08/msg02122.html (6,333 bytes)

19. Re: MGA (score: 1)
Author: Larry Macy <macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu>
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 97 16:08:58 -0400
Hello??? Mike Razor Mayhaps that's why its running today? ;-) Larry Macy 78 Midget
/html/mgs/1997-08/msg02196.html (6,759 bytes)

20. MGA (score: 1)
Author: Ray Jones <rayj@olympus.net> (by way of MG Car Club Northwest Centre <mgccnwc@eskimo.com>)
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 11:12:25 -0700
I have a 1959 MGA (basket) extra fenders, 3 transmissions, lots of suspension parts etc. Frame & suspension have been restored. body needs work, engine is rebuildable. I'm being transferred across th
/html/mgs/1996-08/msg00355.html (6,558 bytes)


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