We have 466 State owned Vehicles at the shop I work and the state only
bought Yellow wire for a few years.
Carl E.
----- Original Message -----
From: Linda Gaubert <efg2@home.com>
To: Lawrie Alexander <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Cc: Carl Elliott <grunt2@adelphia.net>; <mgs@autox.team.net>;
<mga@napanet.net>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 6:27 AM
Subject: Re: Need help on GT hatch stays
> Must be the same clown who once owned my MGA project....except he used
> all black on the A.
>
> Ed Gaubert
>
> Lawrie Alexander wrote:
> >
> > Tell me about it! Not long ago, we had a TD in the shop and its owner
very
> > proudly showed me how he had completely re-wired the car by
> > himself.............using nothing but white wire....................
> >
> > Lawrie
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Carl Elliott <grunt2@adelphia.net>
> > To: Lawrie Alexander <Lawrie@britcars.com>
> > Cc: mga <mga@napanet.net>; mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
> > Date: Sunday, January 23, 2000 7:24 PM
> > Subject: Re: Need help on GT hatch stays
> >
> > >They are at their best when it comes to the wiring, Real Electrical
> > Engineers,
> > >Carl
> > >
> > >Lawrie Alexander wrote:
> > >
> > >> 'Tis amazing what those DPOs can get up to!
> > >>
> > >> Lawrie
> > >>
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: Carl Elliott <grunt2@adelphia.net>
> > >> To: Lawrie Alexander <Lawrie@britcars.com>; mga <mga@napanet.net>;
> > >> mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
> > >> Date: Sunday, January 23, 2000 4:46 PM
> > >> Subject: Re: Need help on GT hatch stays
> > >>
> > >> >Mine may have been jury rigged, they have a chrome carriage bolt
> > through
> > >> >the center holding everything together. Carl
> > >> >----- Original Message -----
> > >> >From: Lawrie Alexander <Lawrie@britcars.com>
> > >> >To: Carl Elliott <grunt2@adelphia.net>; mga <mga@napanet.net>;
> > >> ><mgs@autox.team.net>
> > >> >Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2000 6:33 PM
> > >> >Subject: Re: Need help on GT hatch stays
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >> I'm afraid that's not really an accurate description, Carl.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> At least on all the GTs I've worked on, the chrome domed piece in
the
> > >> >middle
> > >> >> of the chrome spring cover is like a domed speed nut. It has a set
of
> > >> >grippy
> > >> >> teeth on the inside that just press down over a stud around which
the
> > >> >spring
> > >> >> is wrapped, (and from which one does not want to try and remove
the
> > >> spring
> > >> >> because it is very strong!)
> > >> >> The smaller one at the edge of the spring cover is the same type
of
> > >> thing.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Both these can be removed by prying under their edges. The new
ones
> > >> >> (available from Moss under numbers 472-375 and 472-385) are fitted
by
> > >> >gently
> > >> >> bearing down on them and pressing them in place. From past
experience,
> > I
> > >> >can
> > >> >> tell you that trying to hammer them on will dent
them................
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Lawrie
> > >> >> British Sportscar Center
> > >> >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> >> From: Carl Elliott <grunt2@adelphia.net>
> > >> >> To: mga <mga@napanet.net>; mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
> > >> >> Date: Sunday, January 23, 2000 1:32 PM
> > >> >> Subject: Re: Need help on GT hatch stays
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> >Thay have a bolt passing through the center. Dont take the
springs
> > apart
> > >> >or
> > >> >> >remove the arms from them.
> > >> >> >Just the center bolt remove and reinstall. Carl E.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >---- Original Message -----
> > >> >> >From: mga <mga@napanet.net>
> > >> >> >To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
> > >> >> >Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2000 3:11 PM
> > >> >> >Subject: Need help on GT hatch stays
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >> Hello fellow GTer's:
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> I am trying to install new chrome plastic hatch stay spring
covers.
> > I
> > >> >> >> cannot tell how the spring assembly comes apart so that I can
> > install
> > >> >the
> > >> >> >> cover. Has anyone done this?
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> Also, are the two bright metal bolt covers available?
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> Thanks for any help you can give me!
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> Don Scott
> > >> >> >
> > >> >
> > >
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