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    Quote Originally Posted by decedent View Post



    Some of my favorites are widowmakers. ^

    I never cared for the midget, or that MGA (is that the first photo?). I like the MGB because it looks great and performs well, despite the smallish engine. I kinda feel like James Bond in it. Mine is candyapple red with black interior. Had to get it reupholstered and new carpet on the floor. A fender is fiberglass. Other than that, it's mostly original and looks like new. I went for the '69 because it was the last year that was all-chrome (no rubber).


    I never noticed how similar the Midget and Sprite are.
    good call on the chrome bumpers. they look ugly with the 5mph ones

    first photo is an austin healey 3000

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    Quote Originally Posted by del View Post
    first photo is an austin healey 3000
    I just noticed the logo. It looks like the MGA copied the Austin Healey 3000, and the MG Midget copied the Austin Healey Sprite.


    Last edited by decedent; 03-21-2017 at 04:38 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Captain Obvious View Post
    Can you rebuild two Yamaha ATV carbs?
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    Quote Originally Posted by midcan5 View Post
    Welcome. When I was a boy that was my dream, auto mechanic. While I worked lots on cars ended up in technology and IT. As a wrench head, what do think of the modern oils and changing five or ten thousand. In our family 3000 was a religious belief. Also what the heck is 0 to 20 wt oil, strikes me as impossible. I finally put Mobile one in an older Buick to see if mileage improved. Improved very little if at all. Enjoy the site.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Safety View Post
    Do you work on corvettes?
    Even though they are chebies yes i can work on them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by resister View Post
    Welcome, you sound republican?

    Apologies for rude people using your intro thread for there own topic. Rude.
    I am a radical of the Berkeley 60's. As for people needing mechanical advice I love it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by decedent View Post



    Some of my favorites are widowmakers. ^

    I never cared for the midget, or that MGA (is that the first photo?). I like the MGB because it looks great and performs well, despite the smallish engine. I kinda feel like James Bond in it. Mine is candyapple red with black interior. Had to get it reupholstered and new carpet on the floor. A fender is fiberglass. Other than that, it's mostly original and looks like new. I went for the '69 because it was the last year that was all-chrome (no rubber).


    I never noticed how similar the Midget and Sprite are.

    Nice Cobra!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mechanic View Post
    Well I am new, Ha ha. Been on lots of forums and usually get banned cause i tell it like it is. I hope to change that here.
    By not telling it like it is?

    Anyway, welcome.
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    Quote Originally Posted by William View Post
    Welcome Mechanic, and I think you may find that this place is a bit different. The mods are very tolerant, and there is big membership involvement with the running.

    AFIK, no one gets banned for telling the truth - if you can respect the few rules (no trolling, no personal attacks, and posting in good faith,) there is almost no chance you will get banned.

    I hope you enjoy your stay here.

    BTW, I think I might enjoy becoming a mechanic when I leave school (cos I like mechanical things, and I pull apart and service my model aero-engines often,) but I don't think my mouldies will allow that - I have to go to university and take up a profession.
    mouldies?
    Wearing a mask with your nose sticking out is like wearing a condom on your testicles.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crepitus View Post
    Oh if you like chasing shorts you gotta get a Jag! They accidentally invented the intermittent windshield wipers you know. Bump/sweep..................bump/sweep............................bump/sweep.
    Pfft. The old T-Birds with the sequential rear tail lights, that lit up from left or right depending on how you wanted to turn.... Jiggle the turn indicator just right and it sent conflicting signals to the primitive computer that controlled the sequences. One of three things would happen: tail lights blow out; the rest of your electrical system gets fried; both happy events occur.
    Wearing a mask with your nose sticking out is like wearing a condom on your testicles.

    When out walking, look out for PROBlems. You know: maskless Plague Rats On Bicycles who blow past you without giving you time to get out of the way.

    Ah, CONServatives, the Masters of Projection (MOPs). With CONServatives, every accusation is a confession. Weird, that.

    ............Oh, what fresh hell is this?
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