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Author: Bob Lewis 
Journal Created: Monday September 6, 2010
Most Recent Post: Monday September 6, 2010
Total Posts: 1
I purchased my 1980 MGB on 6/19/2010. I bought it from a 70 year-old farmer in Lafayette, IN. He had owned it for 2 years and had driven it very little (his wife didn't like to ride in it), and hadn't made any improvements to the car. He had kept it in one of the sheds on his property and it needed a good cleanup. The odometer read 50,400 miles. My wife and I drove the car and it was definitely driveable. The oil pressure was good and the water temp was steady. The interior will definitely need replacement. The seats had no tears, but the vinyl looks 30 years old and the seats need redbuilding. The carpet also looks like it's 30 years old. The brakes were a little soft, but stopped well when pumped. The only rust I could see was slight on the "dogbone" areas just in front of both rear wheels. The car had old wire wheels and there was no spare. The 4 tires on the car looked relatively new. When I inspected the engine, I noticed that the emission controls were still installed. I could see no major leaks and nothing that really signalled trouble. After some bargaining, I reached a deal with the owner and bought the car. I drove it home (50 miles) with the wife following. The trip home was uneventful, but I noticed a slight hesitation/buffeting during cruising. I also confirmed my previous assessment that the brakes would need immediate attention.
Author: Greg Templeton
Journal Created: Sunday September 5, 2010
Most Recent Post: Sunday September 5, 2010
Total Posts: 1
I just bought a 1968 MGB GT. Quite spontaneously too. I've been interested in all these LBCs for while, having helped with an old Spitfire racer and my uncle's TR6. He mentioned that someone down the road from him had an old GT laying around, so we went and checked it out. It's pretty rough, been sitting a long time. But the tires hold air, it was driven around the block about 2 years ago, and there is surprisingly little rust on the car for being outdoors for so long. Its going to be a long road, but I hope to get it cleaned up and running, soon! Heres a link to a Photobucket album. http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q227/kmbtkrl/The%20MGB%20GT%20Project/
Author: Steve Glochowsky
Journal Created: Saturday September 4, 2010
Most Recent Post: Saturday September 4, 2010
Total Posts: 1
My son got on this site, and found that there were people looking to get back in contact with me. It's been a minute. I saw a couple of screen names. One was someone's son, saying his dad asked him to post. Let me know who you are. What's the real name behind the screen name? I'd be interested to get back in touch with old friends. Steve
Author: Kevin Builta
Journal Created: Friday September 3, 2010
Most Recent Post: Friday September 3, 2010
Total Posts: 1
This past weekend, I put gas struts to open and hold the bonnet in place of the old, bent up stock prop rod that I was going to have to replace anyway. After reading about this mod and seeing an example at the Quad Cities British Car Club's Auto Show a couple of weeks ago, I decided that this was my fix. Paul Tegler's advised struts (Sachs SG123002) are available from Rock Auto at a better price than the update on Paul's website. The hardest part of the job was innovating a connection for the ball connector on the piston end. I wound up buying a length of 1x1x1/8 angle steel and cut two one inch lengths from it. Then drilled a hole for the ball connector's screw thread and a hole for a frame bolt that I'm sharing now with the frame. One hole for the cylinder end mount (looks like a screen door mount) was already available in the wheel well part under the bonnet. I drilled a second hole through that cover for the other cylinder end mount (held to the cylinder with a supplied clevis and clip ring). It took minutes to mount them both, including drilling the extra hole in each wheel well cover and voila, the bonnet opens and closes now just like Paul Tegler describes on his website. Plus, the "bonus" of having the bonnet opening now sound like a minivan tailgate. Oh well, at least it opens and closes easily, doesn't put as much adverse torque on those stress concentration areas next to the headlights, and I no longer have a prop rod in the way on the driver's side of the compartment. If I can scratch up a camera, I'll try to post a picture.
Author: Frank Jay
Journal Created: Tuesday August 31, 2010
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Author: Allen Godin
Journal Created: Tuesday August 31, 2010
Most Recent Post: Tuesday August 31, 2010
Total Posts: 1
It's been 27 years since I had my first MG Midgets. I bought them as a package deal in Denver, Colorado in 1987. The '71 needed clutch work, and the '69 had the bad roof so I swapped the roof and sold the '71 for about 3/4 of what I had paid for them to begin with. The '69 traveled with us to Mountain Home, Idaho through some pretty bad weather and almost passed the Ryder rental I was driving on its own while on some very icy roads in Montana. We all made it in one piece though. I drove it some while in Idaho, but in 118 degree weather a convertible isn't a comfortable ride. The starter gave me some trouble so it sat under the carport for about a year while I thought about whether or not to drag it back to Vermont after I got out of the Air Force or just get something else. Well, as usually happens, something else won. I don't know that I regret letting the little yellow car go now, but I still like British sports cars. So now, for better or worse, I put some money down on a 1965 MG Midget parts extravaganza. No real interior, no motor, (Just a block) no front end or hood, but a whole lot of clean parts for what's left. We'll see where this takes me. It may be a short trip to fast sale or a long adventure to total restoration. You'll be the first to know.
Author: Stephen Doyle
Journal Created: Monday August 30, 2010
Most Recent Post: Monday August 30, 2010
Total Posts: 1
found out the headgasket is leaking. i guess i should do it.
Author: jerry hubbard
Journal Created: Saturday August 28, 2010
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Author: tom shumaker
Journal Created: Friday August 27, 2010
Most Recent Post: Friday August 27, 2010
Total Posts: 1
Just purchased my first mg midget and with my wife with long hair she didn't like the wind blowing forward in her face. I started checking out wind screens on eBay. Not finding any for the midget I settled on a windscreen that fit a mgb. The company said it would not fit but I tried it anyway. Upon receiving the windscreen I modified the brackets so that they would fit behind the seat belt housing and the problem of the hair on the face is much reduced. It also fits under the top or I can Flip it down and hides behind the seats
Author: Glenn Akins
Journal Created: Friday August 27, 2010
Most Recent Post: Friday August 27, 2010
Total Posts: 1
when converting to negative ground we went from generator to alternator and purchased a new wiring harness. my old one speed wiper motor used two wire hookup. the new harness has four wires for the wiper. which ones dom we use ?
