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AUinHsv

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  1. and getting farther away After test driving a few times they are convinced the transmission needs new sync;s. I knew 2nd was bad but 3rd joined party. The issue is really the fact that replacement parts suck. They have to perform a bunch of basic tests on them before installing since quality is poor.
  2. Got an email today. The engine started on first try. Now doing break in for the new cam. Getting close
  3. Speaking of engines . May have posted these earlier but the engine in the MGA was a total hot mess. Don't let your car sit around for 15 years. Valve train looks a little rusty Push rods also Not supposed to see this in oil Shop rebuilt pretty much everything. Ready for paint Final painted engine
  4. I had to search but I remembered mentioning that a while back. Did not realize it was post number 3 in this mega thread
  5. While my MGA has Lucas components I am forever glad it is simple - literally two fuses for the entire car. Of course Lucas being the dark prince can still take advantage of it. On my first MGA I was heading down the interstate back to college around midnight and dark as it could be. The headlights turned off and the wipers started working for about 30 seconds and then back to headlights. I was looking around for a UFO nearby.
  6. The corporate motto for Lucas - be home before dark....
  7. and can we beat them with stick? Just heard this expression on Sirius NFL channel. Not in favor of it. A Tuddy sounds like a toy for a small child or an ice cream flavor
  8. Has anyone heard of this or anything close to it https://www.etsy.com/listing/1353511991/in-dash-fitting-classic-car-bluetooth?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=bluetooth+dash+knob&ref=sr_gallery-1-2&frs=1&sts=1&content_source=21d3a273cd3271d70177efd28f395a43e7648564%3A1353511991&organic_search_click=1 It appears to be a bluetooth audio to a phone. Very intriguing for the MGA since the fog light switch is useless. They never installed fog lights in US models. Wondering if anyone knows of something similar that would not take up dash space. I think any dash radio just will not look good
  9. The upside of wire wheels is more than offset by the work required on them. And like I mentioned - you almost have to do it yourself. I think there are some places you can send them to for restoration but that has got to be expensive - especially to ship Also yours are chrome which does look nice. Look at the unrestored MGA next to mine and you will see that they are painted some sort of grey/silver so they will never pop in terms of visuals
  10. Very happy to not have wire wheels. On my first MGA in the 80's I converted to disk wheels to avoid trying to true the wire wheels. This MGA came with disk wheels so I had no desire to change them. No idea but pretty sure there are no a lot of people left that can true them.
  11. Your nightmare is over The blue one beside is an untouched 65 year old one with 20K miles. Owner is the owner of the garage working on mine. And yes the paint is different. 65 years does a lot of changes Also the dash has been restored. getting closer
  12. Still miss Golfsmith All Vendors Day the weekend before the Masters. As a leftie I got to try out all sorts of clubs from all the big vendors. Bought multiple clubs and sets from Golfsmith because of it.
  13. Pretty sure they changed the law but in the 90's you could not buy cold beer in stores. Only room temperature. Guess they finally figured out that college students knew what ice was.
  14. any flag thrown five seconds after a play should be rejected
  15. Remember some team (Denver??) had vertical stripes on socks. Looked like barber poles
  16. Yeah - ran into huge number of them a few years ago in Seattle airport. They travel well
  17. Don't you enjoy train wrecks
  18. here ya go. Of course this was one of the "before" pictures
  19. Still proceeding. Now have signals and front bumper. Rear bumper is with me since it was not needed to trial fit before painting. th me
  20. fixed it for myself I have no idea WHY they ARE on the Tennessee River and where they go next
  21. For the sailboat folks.. Saw these this morning during a bike ride. Replicas of Nina and Pinta. It is amazing how small these ships are. They apparently are on tour but I have no idea how they got on the Tennessee River and where they go next..
  22. Worked with a guy who lost an eye to garage spring. Not something to be messed with
  23. Valid premise. Seems to be different/better today. Maybe it was just a distant microphone for the relay. Wonder if it will show up for the 4x400
  24. Is there some actual rule on how many runners are in the final? Saw this yesterday in womens 10K. 20 plus runners in the final is a huge recipe for multiple collisions and falls
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