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181. brake caliper bolts (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 23:21:54 -0800; The calipers are held to the whole assembly with two bolts which are secured with a lock tab. If one changes brake pads frequently, it's easy to stress the lock tabs until they break. How would one g; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00303.html (7,135 bytes)
182. Re: Front suspension rebuild options (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 23:47:52 -0800; I think that common wisdom is that the V-8 style are the best compromise of longevity and performance. -- I've found something worse than oldies station that play the music I used to listen to. Oldie; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00307.html (8,481 bytes)
183. Re: brake caliper bolts (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 00:26:53 -0800; D'oh! Brain Phartte. I still haven't caught up on my sleep after last weekend. I had to pull the calipers to reshim and repack the bearings and trashed the locktabs in the process. I also need to cha; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00311.html (7,891 bytes)
184. Spring, stock length and arch (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 21:50:13 -0800; I did some more research and found out that the stock spring rates for the MGBGT are 480 lb/in in the front and 99 lb/in in the back. By any chance does anyone have new springs lying around that they; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00413.html (8,091 bytes)
185. Re: Spring, stock length and arch (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 10:34:00 -0800; Awesome! Thanks for the pointer, that has all the info that I need. The actual spring rate in the front is 480 lb/in, but there is about a 4.8:1 lever ratio going on there. The vehicle weights chart; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00480.html (8,578 bytes)
186. Re: manifold bolts (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 13:46:16 -0800; That's what I did when I was running a stock manifold. -- I've found something worse than oldies station that play the music I used to listen to. Oldies stations that play the "new" music I used to c; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00492.html (7,329 bytes)
187. Re: measuring piston rise (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2003 11:41:24 -0800; I just realized that the HIF 6 in this application seems to have a vacuum port that is plugged off. If it leads to where I think it does, it gets the vacuum from between the butterfly and the piston,; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00584.html (8,388 bytes)
188. Re: need a shot of ambition??? (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2003 13:58:43 -0800; When I was married, I started a massive restoration project on my MGBGT. I got about to the point of everything being torn apart, though I owned most of the new engine parts, when I found out that my; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00588.html (10,065 bytes)
189. Supercharger issues (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2003 14:09:44 -0800; It seems as if Dema Elgin's suggestion about closing the intake valve lash to 0.012" to increase overlap and reduce pinging works. I just tried it and the car does not seem to be pinging in at least; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00589.html (7,735 bytes)
190. "Sons of Lucas" in "British Car" magazine. (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2003 14:24:01 -0800; I picked up the last issue of "British Car" the other night and was amused by an item on a group that gets together intermittently calling themselves the "Sons of Lucas". No mention of team.net thoug; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00590.html (7,308 bytes)
191. Re: measuring piston rise (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2003 16:09:22 -0800; Let's hear it for the empirical method. I took a (diagnostic) vacuum guage and connected it to the port on the side of the SU. I suspect maybe that it is for the crankcase breather. Anyways what the; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00593.html (8,293 bytes)
192. Diagnostics Puzzle (Question) (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 14:39:58 -0800; I've got a puzzle for you folks. The car is my 1969 MGB. It has been enhanced with a hi-flow supercharger sucking the air through an HIF 6 carburettor, and has cage, belts and all the vents going to; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00609.html (11,139 bytes)
193. Diagnostics Puzzle (Answer) (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 14:41:58 -0800; The carb was vented into a catch tank. Oil from the crankcase breather had filled the catch tank up to above the level of the vent line, and the float was not able to vent. I cut a hole in the line n; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00610.html (6,933 bytes)
194. Issue #33 of MG Magazine (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 20:30:52 -0800; Does anyone have a copy of Issue #33 of MG Magazine? I found out that there is an article in it on performance tuning an MGB's suspension. If you could send me a photocopy, or email me a scan of the; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00613.html (7,317 bytes)
195. Re: MGB Windshield Wiper Blade Rant (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 01:58:25 -0800; Wow! You can get "original" blades? I just go to the parts store, get the longest that will fit, and occasionally have to trim about an inch of rubber off the end. -- I've found something worse than; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00690.html (8,380 bytes)
196. Re: Spring, stock length and arch (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 02:06:31 -0800; It seemed like a good idea at the time. A friend offered me a set of Datsun Roadster springs. They are the right diameter and are about the spring rate that I wanted to try. But they were about an i; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00691.html (9,024 bytes)
197. Decamber bushings (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 03:03:52 -0800; Any reccomendations on where to get the kingpin bushings to give me a little bit of negative camber? Larry -- I've found something worse than oldies station that play the music I used to listen to. O; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00692.html (6,801 bytes)
198. Re: Spring, stock length and arch (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 09:57:17 -0800; I don't exactly want it 3 inches higher, but I would like it level. My plans for tonight are to find out empirically why it's a bad idea to cut coil springs to length when you have flat perches. It w; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00700.html (8,412 bytes)
199. Re: Spring, stock length and arch (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 01:22:07 -0800; By the way, the part number on the MG springs (still readable on the tag) was 264-390 BHH 1077 Does anyone know what this theoretically makes the springs? -- I've found something worse than oldies st; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00717.html (8,111 bytes)
200. Re: Spring, stock length and arch (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 01:09:42 -0800; It's important to get quantitative measurements. A friend on the wheeltowheel mailing list said that Datsun Roadster springs were about the spring rate that I was looking for and gave me a set. I spe; /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00718.html (9,820 bytes)

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