Bert,
She still has a bit too much of a propensity to lose tools, so I'm
sticking with the cheapo Harbor Freight stuff for now until she stops
losing things so easily. Then we'll work on a proper toolkit.
The radiator caps over here are vented, that's the function of the
lever. The theory is that you pop the lever, it vents and cools down
to a safe level before you completely open it. The reality is that you
burn yourself on it while removing the cap too quickly causing a
coolant fountain to occur at the front of the car as it boils over. :)
Jody
On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 9:05 AM, Bert Palte <palte@gmx.net> wrote:
> Hi Jody,
>
> Nice daughter, nice project and nice video!
>
>
> One suggestion: buy her quality tools. (Over here: Gedore, Stahlwille, Facom.
> Over there???) They will last a life time.
>
> I was around 16 or 17 when I started working on cars (minimum age for driving
> license = 18y over here).
> Bought (myself) nothing but the best I could afford, even in my days as a
> poor student, considering that the cost of tools is much less than what you
> save by doing it all yourself.
>
> More than 40 years later I still have and use the same tools!
>
>
> Saw something typically American on the video: the levered (?) radiator cap.
> Have never seen them in Europe, only in the U.S..
>
> What are they called and who makes them?
>
> Bert
>
>
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>
> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
>> Datum: Fri, 7 Dec 2012 08:38:06 -0700
>> Von: Jody Kerr <jodyfkerr@gmail.com>
>> An: Barrie Robinson <barrie@look.ca>
>> CC: mgs@autox.team.net
>> Betreff: Re: [Mgs] Activity
>
>> It's been a lot of fun so far. :)
>>
>> I've had to arrange for her to get her own VB catalogs in the mail,
>> otherwise we fight over the MG one when it arrives. It's also been a
>> good help getting grades up as better grades = higher parts $ bonuses.
>>
>> Here's a video of her introducing her project:
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCu9jiwR2Rs
>>
>> One tip to any other parents who want to do this: buy the kid their
>> own basic tools (sockets, wrenches, etc) otherwise yours will
>> dissapear!
>>
>> Jody
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 8:02 AM, Barrie Robinson <barrie@look.ca> wrote:
>> > Jody,
>> >
>> > That is brilliant! - about your daughter I mean. My daughter was dead
>> keen
>> > on my cars and she was the only one who wanted to drive my old Maserati
>> -
>> > others were scared of its power. But now my granddaughter leans more
>> to
>> > cars than my grandson. I have a delightful photo of her helping me with
>> the
>> > MGB GT V8 when when was about 11. Give your daughter a hug from me !!
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > At 12:22 AM 12/7/2012 -0700, Jody Kerr wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Here in Arizona it's finally getting cool enough to work on cars
>> outside.
>> >>
>> >> My daughter (13) is working on her first restoration, a 1970 MGB. The
>> >> intent is that she gets it finished by the time she gets her driver's
>> >> license. Before the summer got too hot we pulled the exhaust, the fuel
>> >> system and the exterior lights. Recently we contructed one of those
>> >> temporary garages from Harbor Freight over the car and she'll finish
>> >> stripping the interior next. Hopefully over Christmas break.
>> >>
>> >> On the not so MG side (but still very MG) I'm tearing through a '69
>> >> Sprite right now that was supposed to be her mum's first restoration.
>> >> But, now we're expecting, so I got left with this car taking up prime
>> >> real estate in my garage. Right now I'm stripping and restoring the
>> >> electrical system and dash. Next is the carbs. Should hopefully have
>> >> the engine/tranny out, last of the bolted on bits off, and the
>> >> external sheetmetal off the car by Christmas. Then it's blast, paint
>> >> and reassemble.
>> >>
>> >> Jody
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