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Offline Chris_

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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #1000 on: July 17, 2015, 09:14:51 AM »
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #1001 on: July 18, 2015, 05:02:29 PM »
The horn works. :yahoo:
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #1002 on: July 21, 2015, 06:04:07 AM »
Chris's MG project started like this:




And when he's done it's gonna look like this:




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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #1003 on: July 21, 2015, 02:36:30 PM »
^I'd buy that for a dollar.
I wonder if he will bring it to Baconfest ?




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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #1004 on: July 25, 2015, 11:05:04 PM »
:banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

I could have had the brakes done a month ago... that foot-long steel brake line on the passenger side was completely clogged.  It took a metal bicycle cable, a can of brake cleaner, a 150 PSI air compressor, and some some funkadelic Halloween-colored pipe cleaner to clear.  The rest of the brake system is fine because I've already taken the time to bleed all of it.

If I can get everything else done by tomorrow afternoon, I can start stripping the car for paint next week. 

I never claimed to be a mechanic.  Now you have proof.



edit:  It's nice that Moss Motors keeps track of your orders.  One of these days, I will add up all the money I've sent them.
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #1005 on: July 26, 2015, 01:00:36 PM »
Quote from: Chris_ on July 25, 2015, 11:05:04 PM
:banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

I could have had the brakes done a month ago... that foot-long steel brake line on the passenger side was completely clogged.  It took a metal bicycle cable, a can of brake cleaner, a 150 PSI air compressor, and some some funkadelic Halloween-colored pipe cleaner to clear.  The rest of the brake system is fine because I've already taken the time to bleed all of it.

If I can get everything else done by tomorrow afternoon, I can start stripping the car for paint next week. 

I never claimed to be a mechanic.  Now you have proof.



edit:  It's nice that Moss Motors keeps track of your orders.  One of these days, I will add up all the money I've sent them.

That is why there is this thing called double entry book keeping when it comes to a married man and auto restoration.  One set the wife sees and the other with the actual cost for insurance appraisals. 

It promotes connubial bliss. :whistling:
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #1006 on: August 01, 2015, 01:59:17 PM »
The MG is at the paint/body shop.  They're going to fix all the rust spots, weld up the holes from the luggage rack, and the car gets a fresh coat of paint.  I should have it back in a couple of weeks.
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #1007 on: August 15, 2015, 12:45:50 PM »
My car is still in the paint shop. 

The guy's mechanic quit on him, so things have been pushed back another day or two.  I still need to install a new radio, the new seats, and replace the lower A-arm bushings.  The MG radio only uses two wires for power and memory and another two wires for speakers.  I should be able to get that done in a day or two which leaves me with a day and a half for travel.
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #1008 on: August 15, 2015, 01:14:50 PM »
You could always save an hour or so of work and leave out the passenger seat.  You'd have more room for luggage and no room for hitchhikers.
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #1009 on: August 16, 2015, 11:12:39 PM »
Three more days! :hyper:

I've almost got the passenger seat put back together.  The back of the seat went together easily, but I had to buy another bag of kitty litter as a weight to make sure everything with glue on it stuck together.
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #1010 on: August 18, 2015, 04:50:40 PM »
Sneak peek:

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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #1011 on: August 18, 2015, 05:03:34 PM »
I can smell the paint fumes from here. 

I can see a DUmmie sneaking into the booth to get a cheap high.
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #1012 on: August 18, 2015, 05:14:50 PM »
I think Pops painted his phone along with the car. :p
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #1013 on: August 18, 2015, 05:16:14 PM »
Quote from: Chris_ on August 18, 2015, 05:14:50 PM
I think Pops painted his phone along with the car. :p

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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #1014 on: August 20, 2015, 08:13:25 PM »
Still missing a passenger seat and a radio.  I didn't get the car back until after noon today and the floors are still wet.  :(

That bumper looks crooked as shit from this angle.

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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #1015 on: August 20, 2015, 09:19:42 PM »
I see you went with the earlier (better looking) grille rather than the fish mouth style.  It looks very nice!

Oh, and your turn signal lenses are on backwards. :tongue:
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #1016 on: August 20, 2015, 09:25:36 PM »
I've always had that grille.  When I bought the car, it had the Barbados & Antigua badge on it.

Wouldn't surprise me if they are on wrong.  Those two guys were a trip. 
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #1017 on: August 20, 2015, 09:32:52 PM »
Still having problems with the hazard switch.  No brake lights on the left side and my turn signal/hazard stopped working.  I eventually got the contacts cleaned the old-fashioned way, but I'm going to have to take that thing apart at some point.  I'm just glad I have turn signals and a working horn.  I replaced the brake bulbs with some newer LEDs that had lights on all sides, not just the rear like the ones Moss was selling.  Talk about bright.  Wow.

I just need to get this radio installed.  I'm not driving 1000 miles with nothing to listen to.
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #1018 on: August 20, 2015, 11:15:09 PM »
I'm upset.  I paid for "heavy duty" shocks and still have the bachelor lean.  I was hoping that would take care of it, but the suspension and handling is still mushy.  If I had wanted a car that felt like a 2CV, I would have bought one.

I think the Datsun and BMW may have spoiled me.

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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #1019 on: August 20, 2015, 11:31:54 PM »
I corrected my bachelor lean with new lowering springs up front.  You'll need to drop the back with lowering blocks as well to keep things even, though. 

I have no idea if new standard height springs will have the same result.
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #1020 on: August 21, 2015, 12:37:24 AM »
The suspension I have now is like whiskey dick.  I don't like it.
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #1021 on: August 21, 2015, 08:15:30 AM »
What sort of tires are you running on?
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #1022 on: August 21, 2015, 04:35:15 PM »
Quote from: Chris_ on August 20, 2015, 08:13:25 PM
Still missing a passenger seat and a radio.  I didn't get the car back until after noon today and the floors are still wet.  :(

That bumper looks crooked as shit from this angle.


That car looks great!  Wonderful!
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #1023 on: August 23, 2015, 05:52:08 PM »
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What sort of tires are you running on?
The same tires I've had for the last 2-3 years, the ones I bought new.  I should probably check the pressure.  Radial tires are supposed to be 24-26 PSI... they're probably 32 or higher right now.

One of the lower A-arm bushings is busted and needs to be replaced and I have that same wheel hop between 63-69 MPH on the front right that has been there for the last year or so.  I'm not sure if it's the suspension, swaybar, tire, or something else.  That tire is probably the one that has a nail in it. :p
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #1024 on: August 25, 2015, 08:27:50 PM »
So ronery.

I've been stuck in Independence, MO for the last 24+ hours; this is my second night in this stupid hotel room.  My car crapped out on me yesterday morning on the way out of town.  It started as an intermittent hiccup that ended up in the car not running at all.  I was expecting a problem with the distributor cap so I brought a replacement.  Sure enough, the center contact on the Mallory cap broke (again).  I replaced it with the spare I bought and made it all of five miles. 

I assume the broken part of the cap hit some other parts inside the distributor.  I had it hauled to the nearest garage and had their oldest employee work on it.  I got a phone call earlier today but all I understood was "distributor... wires... unraveled...".  He says it's working now so I will pick it up in the morning.

As a last resort, I've reserved a rental car and found a guy in Kansas City that works on old MGs and Jaguars.  I'll have the car towed to him and come back next week to pick it up.
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