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Re: Grassroots Motorsports Magazine

To: "mgs@autox.team.net" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Grassroots Motorsports Magazine
From: Kevin Brown <MGTRAutoXr@sprintmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 17:30:00 -0600
I've subscribed for the the past six years or so and find it to be an excellent
publication.

Kevin Brown
Odessa, MO

Susan and John Roper wrote:

> Rick, I would caution you that some of the infor that appears in Grassroots
> Motorsports is not to be trusted.  I had subscribed since it was AutoX, and
> dropped the subscription this year because of too much misinformation and too
> little LBC content.  My $.02.  John roper
>
> Rick Jennings wrote:
>
> > I agree. This is a really useful magazine. Real world information for
> > people with real world wallets!
> > I noticed Keith Wheeler, of this list, had a question about used wheels in
> > the last issue. Seemed to me that the answear, from a guy that sells new
> > wheels, was to be scared of used wheels.
> >
> > At 08:42 PM 3/9/99 +0000, Karl Shultz wrote:
> > >You should all start reading this magazine.  It's quite good.  This
> > >issue has an article on "making your car faster with junkyard parts."
> > >Lots of neat little tips for swaping things back and forth from MG to
> > >MG.  Examples...
> > >
> > >> Power brakes from a 1974.5+ B will swap right into an earlier car with
> > the right master cylinder and such
> > >
> > >> MGA coil springs are lower and stiffer than those on a B and will swap
> > right in
> > >
> > >> Using BGT leaf springs on a roadster
> > >
> > >Lots of good info, and if you've got another car (which I'm finding is
> > >an excellent thing to have if you've got an MG) there are tips for other
> > >marques too.  And if you're into autocross or vintage racing, it's a
> > >great magazine.  Now run out to Borders and get your copy today...
> > >
> > >--
> > >Karl Shultz
> > >95 Integra GS-R, black, loud
> > >73 MGB, orange, only marginally drivable
> > >
> > >




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