Kelvin Dodd

Member ID: Be Coming

Member Status: Gold Member

So. Calif., USA

Member Since: 2006-06-28
Home Site: The MG Experience

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Last Login: 2012-02-03 13:38:37
Last Forum Activity: 2012-02-03 13:38:38
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Been playing with British cars since 1974 when I first taught myself how to shift a manual box Austin Marina. Spent the next couple of weeks teaching myself how to rebuild a manual box after trying to shift into reverse without the clutch.

Kelvin Dodd's Vehicle Registry

1957 MG MGA
HDT4338917

1957 MG MGA Coupe
HMR4343437

1958 MG Magnette
15GCUH14453

1959 MG MGA
HDL4364382

1962 Morgan 4 Seater
SOMETHINGUNIQUE

1965 MG MGB
GHN3L57191

1965 MG MGB
GHN348491

1966 Jaguar 3.8S
P18779588W

1969 MG MGC GT
GCD1U6788G

1969 Morgan Plus 8
R7007

1970 MG MGB
GHN5UA202374G

1970 Rover 25
43300378A

1973 MG MGB
GHN5UD294511G

1979 MG MGB Limited Edition (LE)
GHN5UL499141G

1980 Triumph TR8
TPZDV8AT205547

1982 Land Rover 90
SOMETHINGUNIQUETOO

16 Vehicles -- Total mileage: 337,090 mi (542,494 km) -- Average age: 1968

Member Journal – Gonna Be A Long Hard Trip

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Breathing New Life

Posted on: Thursday May 21, 2009

So there she was, sitting forlornly in the corner. Flat battery, no smog certificate and oil all over the engine compartment. On the bright side was that she had been kitted out with a Moss fuel injection system before the owner decided to bail out. That and the price, which was more than reasonable. Now to get her back on the road again. Luckily she came with a spare (worn) engine and an overdrive transmission. So the first thing was to tear the spare engine apart and see what kind of s...