MGC into its own Forum?

What do you think, is there enough traffic to justify a forum for the MGC and make this forum be just for factory & conversion V6 & V8?

Skye

I've been checking almost daily since January and I don't remember much MGC traffic at all. Perhaps there would be more on their own forum, the MGC forum on the MG Enthusiasts board gets a pretty good amount of traffic. Not as much as the V8 or Conversion board gets though.

While I would personally like to C a separate MGC forum, I'm not sure what the utilization would amount to....

But....the MGC forum over on the MG Enthusiasts site is quite active and I've gained a LOT of info from it.

I would say....give it a go....if it fails, then revert back to the V8/MGC combo.

FWIW...YOMV

Skye,

I think that the C is not going to do well anywhere because of the rarity. I think trying its own forum woud be a great big push to making something of it though since most C owners are a little closer to purists than most conversion guys. In my opinion, the C would have probably been better placed in with the MGB section since there are more people over there who, if they had the chance to have more Cylinders, would prefer something the factory made. Please forgive the blanket statement!

I would have used a C only forum while I owned my CGT.. Its gone now. Now sitting in Seattle Washington.

-BMC.

The MGC owners wouldn't be a good fit in this forum. They are purists! ;)

V8MGBV8 Wrote:

I have often wondered why there ever was a reference to the C in the V8/V6 thread description. I suppose early on since it was a 6 cylinder there was some logic to putting it into the v8/v6 catagory. I think that the V8/V6 forum has matured significantly enough that it should stand on it's own. I believe the C owners (I used to own one of these wonderful cars) has a devoted following that will justify a separate C thread.

A seperate forum for C's would be nice! "C" info is a little harder to come by. So it's kind of handy to be able to ask questions from other C owners. Without having to scroll through dozens of posts related to B's.
I use the C forum, on the other site from time to time. However the draw back about that site, is the lack of ability to post pics.

Bill

MG four six eight Wrote:

mowog1 Wrote:

V8MGBV8 Wrote:

mowog1 Wrote:

Bill,

Try British Wire Wheel:

http://www.britishwirewheel.com/

I agree that MGC owners are more likely to "get on" with the regulars on the 'B Forum than with the "heathen" here.

Derek up North Wrote:

C would be the best donor car for a SBF swap. Other than that I can't think of much use for them other than Rick's idea of a boat anchor, but I don't think they'd make a very good one, the shape is too slippery. I think I saw one used as a planter once, and it seemed to go well with the tinfoil and plastic flowers in the yard. I personally didn't care for it but people have all kinds of taste. Can anybody else think of a good use for a C? I'm all tapped out. ;-)

Jim

The MGC makes easily as good a high speed tourer as any Austin Healey 3 litre does.

The criticisms are usually levelled by people that have never owned one and really have no idea what they are talking about.

What I view as handling misdesign on the part of the factory (not the only one they were guilty of - ever driven a TR6 hard?) can be easily remedied and you wind up with a nice touring car.

I think that they should be in the MGB forum, not the modified forum.

Put the MGCs into the MGB forum and you'll be following the mentality of most of the organizers of British car shows.

While they are unlike a conversion...they "fit" better here.

An MGC forum would be ideal.

FWIW - YOMV

(He didn't take the bait. :-( Ouch, more boating references. Must be something to do with the handling.)

Well, never having driven or "owed" one I guess I'm not qualified to say where to put them anyway.

Jim

I've not noticed a lot of responses from MGC owners in this forum. I would think that they would have access to better info in other forums. I don't have an opinion either way but by large this forum is mostly conversion information being tossed around. If there was a way that they could decide I wonder which forum they would choose? I know something about the C engine but It doesn't help me in any way. I would even be startled if there were very many MGC's converted to a V6 or V8.

Dann BCC

Having only owned my 79 B I am in no way qualified to comment, so feel free to tell me to shutup at any time.

But FWIW being the C's have their own unique characteristics I think that IF I owned one then it would only make sense to get advice and opinions from other C owners. One day they may be the optimal MG to own, who knows.

If it were not for the folks willing to comment and assist with my conversion, my 79 would probably still be sitting under a tarp in the backyard. It was here where I got the inspiration to build mine. Only seems right that for someone with a C sitting in their yard to have the same input. My 2 cents....

Jim Blackwood Wrote:

Here you go, Jim!

http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?42,648613

Nice car Rick. It looks really good considering the ad says it's always been covered in dust ;-) Wonder why they chose the 300 when an iron head 340 or even a 350 would have been as light as the six?

Jim

Jim Blackwood Wrote:

If you build it, they will come....

There probably hasn't been much MGC traffic because we MGC owners feel "lump"ed in with the conversions, IMO. All we seem to hear (see the CGT thread) is that we should replace our inline-6 with whatever engine conversion is popular that week. Let's face it, we bought our MGCs for what they are, not to hack them apart.

As Rick said, the MGC Bulletin Board at the Enthusiasts site is the primary site for MGC owners to gather and share information, while keeping the car rather unmolested. "Rather" in the sense of triple carb conversions, Quick racks and other modifications that improve the car's performance, but keep all the features that make it a MGC.

There are some MGCers here that I don't see very often on the BB, so in that sense a separate MGC forum would be ideal.

I agree with Mark and Rick.
Having a MGC forum would be a great idea !

Cheers

Pete

69 MGC GT Auto
69 MGC GT Manual

Rick,

There is a member of the Blount British Car Club in Maryville, TN that has a very nicely restored MGC/GT. I'll see if I can find the pics for ya.

There are some worthwhile thoughts in the above posts and I think a dedicated forum would be worth having.

I suggest the volume of traffic would be lower than the other boards but perhaps there will be an attraction for C owners who have looked here and not found a dedicated board previously.

I vote for it.

Cheers , Pete.

mgcsaylor Wrote:

I feel that a stand alone MGC forum would be preferable rather than including MGC owners with either the MGB forum or the V6/V8 (primarily modified) group.
The MGC owners have to contend with hard to find parts and with the unique issues of the MGC - Girling brakes or the torsion bar suspension for instance - combined with the variations between the UK and US models which sometimes are confusing to owners having experience of only the one model. Just my 2c worth.

Bob in Vancouver Wrote:

Have to second, third or whatev the positive motion. If there is an MGC forum here they, (and I), will come.
Only read this thread because of the search on "MGC". . . . .
Safely Faster

So.....................any chance of this happening?!?!?!?!

:)

This Tuesday I'll have three Cs at my shop. My CGT..and my attys. CGT a roadster. I get to make one out of his two...get paid and keep everything thats left over. I'll be posting lots of pics on the progress thru the winter so a C only forum would be great. I'll probaly be selling alot of the cast off stuff to finance the resto on my A coupe I just got.

Being I have three Cs at my shop now...I'll sure support a C forum...I'm starting the album of the teardowns and each step along the way. It will make the owner of the final product a nice addition to have with the car. The C roadster just arrived at my shop from Phx. and I'm making holes in my body shop side to put them inside.

I wonder what Skye has to say after all this input. I've been waiting for his answer for what he might do. Are you out there Skye?

Dann BCC/KBC

Gentlemen,

As a new member here, I vote for a separate MGC forum for many of the reasons given before.

Paul Briggs
1969 MGC GT automatic #7560

Looking at buying a C and posted on the B board about it. Sure would be nice to have a seperate C board. I will pledge a Gold membership if we had one here.

A lot of activity on the two post I put up about the C on the B Board!!!!!!!!

OK its decided, I'll create a dedicated MGC forum this week.

Maybe I should change this from "V6/V8" to a more general "MGB Modifications" forum.........

Skye

MGC's should have a Forum all it's own. When everyone finds out about it, it will be as popular as MG Enthusiasts.

Skye Wrote:

Doesn't it make you feel discriminated against to be pushed into your own "excluded" MGC forum? :D

It's really good I think. A bit more factual in the answers you get from the other posters.

It's a great place to let the cat out of the bag.

My C is for sale. It won't come cheap and I don't want to hear from scammers or tire kickers.
It will cost the buyer $9,000.00 and I will not budge from that. This is an all or nothing sale. It includes a large list of parts if sold seperately could pay for a lot of stuff but would be good to hang on to in order to finish it as a show car or just a driver.
It has 42,655 original miles, I bought it with 29,500. Some of the spares are: an engine, transmission, bonnet in primer, new back bumper, new zip out rear window top still in the box, 123 ignition, new front grill, and Heritage certificate etc.
On the car as new or rebuilt since 2004 are interior seats, carpet, tires, Mini lites, 7/8 front sway bar and 3/4 rear sway bar, GT springs with poly bushes, rebuilt rear shocks, new front shocks with blue poly bushes, rebuilt brake boosters, rebuilt bmc, rebuilt cmc, rebuilt cms, Head is set for no lead, cylinders 2,3,4,5 were honed and new rings put in. Water cavity from water pump to driver side was dremeled to open up more water flow. New water pump and Rad was recored. New coil and it is currently running on original distributor with regular points and plugs. It has an after market and rare Aamco center console with a Kinzel clock. The radio is an original casing with am/fm conversion. Antenna was added as it did not exists. New front valence, and spin on oil filter conversion. There is more but I can't think of it now.

Please do not contact me unless you are a serious buyer with $9000.00 US in hand.
You must come and take it all. I can store some if you need to make several trips.

Sorry to hear that you're selling the C....you should probably list this in the Trader section.....

This is a nice MGC, for those of you who have not had the opportuniy to view it in person.

Rick
Thanks for the support. I need to move towards an MG I can carry 3 people to Toronto in 2010. The wife doesn't want to give up the 70B Heritage body shell and I agree. It will last a long time after we're around. As long as the dam deer stay off it. I almost got hit again last night coming home from a water polo match at 8 pm. What a scary sound hearing a deer snorting across the road right behind me. If I was driving any slower and it would have been in my lap.

Anyway, if you know of a serious buyer, send him my way. I don't have a lot of time to fool around with tire kickers. I know you are in the same crazy time crunch. It's not like I'm retired and can let everyone come take it for a spin.
Hope all is well with you and your wife! Is the car you took to MG2008 back on the road from the incident on the way home?
Jim

schultejim Wrote:

I was looking at an 1100 in California on ebay but after you pay shipping and not seeing it first, I'm not ready for that. The gas mileage sounded good however.

Shame on you for not cleaning your fuses ahead of time. Didn't you read that in your Bentley repair book. Instructions are: open door, pull bonnet lever, find fuses with lucas torch and clean fuses. Return to driver seat and insert key, pull choke, now turn key and pray (-;
Jim