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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 5 September | 153 comments (153 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
Re: People and Klatsch (none / 0)
Still have the hots for a MG TC:

But I have no desire to actually own one.  TOO much tinkering and greasy monkey futzing.

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre

by ATinNM on Sun Sep 4th, 2011 at 06:16:38 PM EST
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Re: People and Klatsch (none / 0)
MG-TG.gif
by greatferm (greatferm-at-email.com) on Sun Sep 4th, 2011 at 07:16:08 PM EST
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MG-TG cut and paste didn't work.

See http://www.sportscars.co.nz/

An MG Replicar built for a Mazda Miata  chassis. I still miss my '54, though it had more leaks than a Wiki...

by greatferm (greatferm-at-email.com) on Sun Sep 4th, 2011 at 07:21:03 PM EST
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Re: People and Klatsch (none / 0)
Cool.

Something distinctive, classy, and non-snooze making.

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre

by ATinNM on Sun Sep 4th, 2011 at 09:52:03 PM EST
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No you don't, you want a pre-war MG with a proper overhead camshaft engine. The TC was a cost-savings exercise. When your ship comes in, I would suggest you look up a nice J2.

Here is one doing what these cars were made for: trials.

by asdf on Mon Sep 5th, 2011 at 12:35:03 AM EST
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Re: People and Klatsch (none / 0)
If you've got one going begging ... I wouldn't haul it to the junkyard.  :-)

Realistically, these old cars are more trouble than they are worth.  Tinker, tinker, cut & file all the time.  And the engine design doesn't run properly without adding in Tetraethyl lead to the gasoline, horrible for the environment.  

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre

by ATinNM on Mon Sep 5th, 2011 at 02:12:36 AM EST
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Well it just so happens that rebuilding one of those is my fathers retirement project (although ten years on he's not got that far) there is a completed chassis and break system there, and an engine in parts on the workbench.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon Sep 5th, 2011 at 06:32:17 AM EST
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The trick is to work on it Every Day. Even if it is just one bolt or one wire. Every day without fail.
by asdf on Mon Sep 5th, 2011 at 09:11:08 AM EST
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I will be cracking the whip when the clocks change

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon Sep 5th, 2011 at 10:57:40 AM EST
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Re: People and Klatsch (none / 1)
Yes on the routine maintenance; no on the lead. The lead thing is propaganda from the pro-pollution crowd. I run, and my friends run, our old cars on regular gas and the old fashioned valve seats are fine.
by asdf on Mon Sep 5th, 2011 at 09:06:47 AM EST
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How often do you adjust the valves and tappets?

(Shim, shim-y, shim ...)


She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre

by ATinNM on Mon Sep 5th, 2011 at 10:04:27 AM EST
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Hardly ever. Once every few thousand miles...
by asdf on Mon Sep 5th, 2011 at 11:28:06 AM EST
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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 5 September | 153 comments (153 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
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