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50789
Nice looking MGB GT and the wheels look good also. However I need 4 X 100. But thanks for the reply and picture. Larry ... From: Keith Tanner To:...
Larry & Maribeth
mbnlwj
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Dec 1, 2008
9:16 am
50790
Ed Young bought one of those eBay stainless manifolds and cut/welded it up for his 16v 4AGE. He has some pics of it. For the hundred bucks, you can't really...
Dr. Hess
toy_20valve
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Dec 1, 2008
2:57 pm
50791
... I'll reply with more details for John later today..... Ed ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Ed
espre88
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Dec 1, 2008
3:13 pm
50792
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNippaAryks First crank doesn't even have fuel in the tank...just testing the electrics. I then pulled the spark plugs, shot a...
David Hempy
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Dec 1, 2008
3:42 pm
50793
I bought a stock RWD manifold that I can't use.  I suppose my manifold is pretty primitive but with no job it will do for now.  I cut a piece of 3/8" plate...
Keith Williams
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Dec 1, 2008
5:15 pm
50794
Hi Dave, The dance of happiness is quite funny and very understandable. You're well on your way now. Have fun and be safe now that it runs. Martin Keller ...
Martin Keller
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Dec 1, 2008
6:55 pm
50795
Hey Ed, I would be interested also. Larry in Omaha...
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mbnlwj
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Dec 1, 2008
8:57 pm
50796
Hi Dave, I bought one of the $100 manifolds. The quality looks excellent and I couldn't have come close to making my own in s/s for that kind of money. As ...
Ron & Michele Payne
sevenesqueron
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Dec 1, 2008
11:38 pm
50797
Hi all, I saw the post concerning the MG and thought I would post this list for all to use and save. It was posted as the response to a question I asked on the...
mikeyq67
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Dec 1, 2008
11:54 pm
50798
I have a Porsche 944 (with terribly neglected paint and badly torn seats and cracked dash) that runs great, but needs a lot of new parts (suspension mostly but...
poorlittleshit
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Dec 2, 2008
12:13 am
50799
Most of my cars are missing :) Here's a good selection of 4x4.5 aka 4x114.3 wheels: http://www.mgexperience.net/article/wheel-xref.html I know there are some...
Keith Tanner
apocalyptos
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Dec 2, 2008
12:24 am
50800
I have wondered about using the Porsche 924 or 944 as a donor too. There are pretty good deals on some older ones that have either rusted away or been wrecked....
rich.smith54
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Dec 2, 2008
12:50 am
50801
Ron, Thanks for the tips. On the photo it looks like all you did to make it fit was to cut at the place where you have the flanges, then rotate everything ...
DavidH
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Dec 2, 2008
12:59 am
50802
David, Nice! I watched your video. I bet that was exciting to hear for the first time. Thanks for sharing the video. Good luck and keep up the good work! You...
rich.smith54
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Dec 2, 2008
1:00 am
50803
... Yea, that's pretty much what I did..... I didn't add a flange (still might). I had to get Four 90 degree bends from Hearthrob headers. You can buy...
Ed
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Dec 2, 2008
1:12 am
50804
If I remember correctly there was a guy in Sweden that used an Alfetta as a donor car. It's similar to the porsche 944 as it has a rear transaxle. On Mon 12/...
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phongshader2003
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Dec 2, 2008
1:50 am
50805
I bought a black powder header from JC Whitney for my 4-AGE. Part number for mine is 482X6983N. Price was $188.94. I lengthened the horizontal runs by about 1...
Nigel Chivers
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Dec 2, 2008
2:40 am
50806
Ed, Thanks for those last photos, they show more clearly what you did. Now, the real source of my desire for headers... how well did the steering column clear...
DavidH
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Dec 2, 2008
2:42 am
50807
DavidH wrote: Now, the real source of my desire for headers... how well did the steering column clear it way through? No problem whatsoever on my car... it's...
Ed
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Dec 2, 2008
2:59 am
50808
The problem with the 944 transaxle is that it will take up so much of the room where your hip will want to be. Or it will have to mount back far enough to...
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motorsikl
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Dec 2, 2008
3:32 am
50809
Del Long used a VW tranny in his YC-1. Vmax power in the early 90's.   Tom Bruch used a 914 transaxle in a Seven that started off with a 2 Liter 911...
Mike Shirk
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Dec 2, 2008
4:22 am
50810
David, Yes, that's about it. Only I was too cheap to buy elbows like Ed did. There was enough surplus material that with careful cuts I was able to "find" the...
Ron & Michele Payne
sevenesqueron
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Dec 2, 2008
5:54 am
50811
... I do have the hard cover but I'd love to have the digital file to if your willing to share? Pat Patterson Surrey, BC, Canada Got a 71 bronco for his...
Pat Patterson
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Dec 2, 2008
6:23 am
50812
The car you're probably talking about was based on the Alfa Milano / 75. I posted a link here and a link on LocostUSA.com at the time, it'll probably be easier...
Moti Almagor
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Dec 2, 2008
7:18 am
50813
It is a nice gearbox, the only problem is that it will take up a lot of space between the seats, you will have to build the chassis wider from the start to...
Esko Ala-Nisula
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Dec 2, 2008
11:53 am
50814
I found this reference to be useful. http://www.discountedwheelwarehouse.com/Vehicle_Bolt_Pattern_Reference.cfm Bill Bernard ... From: Keith Tanner...
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fuzztail2001
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Dec 2, 2008
12:46 pm
50815
I have a 944S that met a deer and I have thought about using it as well.   Certainly one if the problems is the cost of parts, but also the cost of...
rex racer
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Dec 2, 2008
1:35 pm
50816
I lost the original post from the guy considering throwing a 2-stroke bike in a modern aluminum frame. But here's my response... 1.) I love the idea! Two...
Chris Fiaccone
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Dec 2, 2008
4:47 pm
50817
From Jalopnik: Before there was Han, Luke and Chewy, or even Indiana Jones and a whip, George Lucas created *A Man and His Car*, his senior thesis film at USC ...
Thomas Jordan
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Dec 2, 2008
8:31 pm
50818
Interesting on Del's YC-1. Do you have or know where I could find any info on this. I am thinking of building a single seater racer with the same...
kiwi74usa1
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Dec 2, 2008
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