Member Page: Spencer B

sobastrace Spencer B

Spencer B

Member ID: sobastrace
Member Status: Free Member
Southern CA, USA   usa
Member Since: 2011-08-01
Home Site: The MG Experience
Last Login: 2012-05-07 11:18:18
Forum Activity: 2012-04-22 21:16:15
Forum Posts: 180

A car guy since I could walk. Love to play with many different types of cars. I have always had a love of British cars. This car has basically a basket case when I towed her home and she has slowly been cosmetically repaired. I am now starting to get the final mechanical issues resolved. I own a odd assortment of cars, and have been lucky enough to have quite a few fun British cars in my past.

Personal Vehicle Registry

Spencer B 1960 Austin Healey Sprite Bugeye rusty white green burgandy

1960 Austin-Healey Sprite Bugeye
"Diana"
AN5L27886
Spencer B 1968 Chevrolet Camaro White Red

1968 Chevrolet Camaro
1968CHEVYCAMARO
Spencer B 1969 MG MGB GT Mineral Blue

1969 MG MGB GT
"Maggie T"
GHD4U179786
Spencer B 1973 MG Midget MkIII Primer Iris Blue

1973 MG Midget MkIII
"Camilla"
GAN5UD137440G


4 Vehicles -- Total mileage: 0 mi (0 km) -- Average age: 1968

Member Journal – Spencer B's Journal

There are 7 total entries in this Journal.
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Advanced Distributor Tune Up

Posted on: Thursday September 1, 2011

Got my care package from Jeff S at Advanced Distributor. I replaced with a new points plate, points, cap, rotor, ground wire, Bosch Plug wires and new plugs. I am still playing with the timing to get her to peak performance.

Another Night Drive

Posted on: Tuesday August 23, 2011

Took the B-GT out for another night time shake down run. The Tach started acting up (more ground issues?) and the speedo flipped out for about 45 seconds. Pinned and fluttered and pinned again, then settled down. I will reroute the speedo cable to make sure all the bends are gentle. After about 7 miles my lights went out. Always fun on a busy southern California road at night. I pulled into a sub division and played with my switch. She was warm and a bit of jiggling the button got the lig...

Went For A Hot Drive

Posted on: Wednesday August 17, 2011

I played with the timing and the mixture on the B today, and had to take it for a drive to see how she drove with the changes. It was a touch warm today. The thermometer said 114 outside and it was 119 in the garage. Needless to say driving a MG with limited insulation and no AC, it made for a hot drive. The temp gauge stayed at an acceptable level and the car picked up a bunch of power above 3000 RPM, but the idle and the transition off idle got worse. I think I need to back it down a bit,...

Valves Adjusted

Posted on: Tuesday August 9, 2011

The valves have all been adjusted to .015 cold. We are slowly moving to where the car should be in decent condition. The current compression using a "good" tester is #1 - 160 #2 - 140 #3 - 157 #4 - 165



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