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In Jim Weir wrote:
Of course, there is an alternator conversion for the Lucas (Prince of Darkness) generator, and while it isn't exactly "stock", it does a lot for the reliability of the machine. I don't believe we ever had any trouble with the lucas generator in the MGA which has been in the family since '63. Either that or my dad never mentioned it, and I think he would have had it gone bad at some point. You can also buy a Pertronix electronic ignition module for most of the old Lucas distributors which replaces the points and condenser. The wire loom that goes under the carpet by the copilot's feet is also very interesting when it finally frays shorted on a lonely road in Kansas between St. Louis and San Diego {;-) On the MGA the wiring to the SU fuel pump (which sits behind the passenger seat) and rear light wiring is held in the same clips that hold the fuel line to the inner frame rail. Now that was good thinking! 8^P Course these are the same people who saw no need to include a rear main oil seal on the engine. At least they put a drain hole in the bottom of the transmission bell housing. ---------------------------------------------------- Del Rawlins- Remove _kills_spammers_ to reply via email. Unofficial Bearhawk FAQ website: http://www.rawlinsbrothers.org/bhfaq/ |
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On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 17:12:38 -0800, Jim Weir wrote:
The only reason I'm looking for a '58 is that the Cessna is a '58 also. A Studebaker Avanti then? Don (Ignoring the gullwing SL.) |
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Another random thought or two, starting with California aviation
history: For many years, the FBO at Santa Ynez had '58 Chevy Biscaynes as their rental fleet. Maybe they bought them from a Tijuana taxi company. I seem to recall that they went for $8/day in 1970. Gas was thirty cents a gallon. Typically, V8s of the '50s got 12-13 miles to a gallon. Caddys got as much as 17. Remember the "Mobilegas Economy Run"? 20 mpg was unheard-of for Detroit iron. Until the Falcon and Corvair. (OK. I'm slighting the Nash Metropolitan.) '58 was the only year for Chevys with that particular rounded body style. The next year, Chevy went to the Martian Ground-Chariot body. Basically, they hammered the fins on the '57 over sideways. '55s, '56s and '57s all used different tricks to hide the gas cap behind the left tail=light so that green gas-jockeys couldn't find it. My old man had a '58 that he must have bought around '61. It was painted what could only be called, "GM chalky sorta-blue." I learned to shift on his '54, which was "GM chalky pretty-much-gray." Don't mind me, I'm old. Don |
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In rec.aviation.owning Del Rawlins wrote:
In wrote: What is the one statement that is ALWAYS true about dual SU carbs? They are out of sync. You are speaking for yourself here. Once properly set, they typically stay that way until the next idiot decides to screw with them in an attempt to fix some problem caused by the Lucas ignition. Not quite... I still remember the picture quiz in one of the car mags that showed a pair of SUs with the question "What are these?", the correct answer being "Out of sync". Other than cleaning the points and plugs at 3k and replacing them at 6k, I never had any problems with the ignition systems. Of course this was before gold or platinum plugs became available. I especially loved the carb on the Triumph. It didn't take long to learn to keep a spare diaphram and a screwdriver in the trunk for when the damn thing cracked and started leaking air limiting your max speed to about 15MPH. Armoralling them seemed to make them last a bit longer. -- Jim Pennino, spender of way too may Sundays sitting on the tyres of British road oilers Remove -spam-sux to reply. |
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![]() wrote in message ... Jim Pennino, spender of way too may Sundays sitting on the tyres of British road oilers On the GT6 they made sitting on the tire to work on the engine real easy. The entire bonnet tilted forward. |
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In Don Tuite wrote:
Typically, V8s of the '50s got 12-13 miles to a gallon. Caddys got as much as 17. Remember the "Mobilegas Economy Run"? 20 mpg was unheard-of for Detroit iron. Until the Falcon and Corvair. (OK. I'm slighting the Nash Metropolitan.) And of course the Nash Metropolitan used the same basic engine that is installed in my MGA, albeit with a somewhat milder cam and only one carburetor. The MG gets about 28 mpg if you can keep your foot out of the throttle. ---------------------------------------------------- Del Rawlins- Remove _kills_spammers_ to reply via email. Unofficial Bearhawk FAQ website: http://www.rawlinsbrothers.org/bhfaq/ |
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In m Gerry Caron wrote:
"Jim Weir" wrote in message ... My lady has just informed me that she would consider a complementary Triumph TR3 to our classic '58 Cessna 182 a good idea. She's willing to cash in her old Chevy on the Triumph...oil leaks and all...for a TR-3 of that era. Anybody got a lead on one of those old rascals? Just like old airplanes, start with the type club. Here's the web site for one close by you, the Sacramento Valley MG Car Club: http://www.svmgcc.org/ While Jim is looking for a Triumph, I think your suggestion makes a lot of sense. 8^) ---------------------------------------------------- Del Rawlins- Remove _kills_spammers_ to reply via email. Unofficial Bearhawk FAQ website: http://www.rawlinsbrothers.org/bhfaq/ |
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Jim Weir wrote in message . ..
My lady has just informed me that she would consider a complementary Triumph TR3 to our classic '58 Cessna 182 a good idea. She's willing to cash in her old Chevy on the Triumph...oil leaks and all...for a TR-3 of that era. Anybody got a lead on one of those old rascals? Jim, running for Governor made most of us believe that you had lost your mind. This PROVES it. Why do they say "There will always be an England"? Because when they finally turn off that great ignition the entire country will just keep running on. - John (FORMER owner 59 TR-3, 66 TR-4A) Ousterhout - |
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![]() Don Tuite wrote: Another random thought or two, starting with California aviation history: For many years, the FBO at Santa Ynez had '58 Chevy Biscaynes as their rental fleet. If you really object to tinkering with cars to keep them running, don't buy *any* American iron made in '58. George Patterson Love, n.: A form of temporary insanity afflicting the young. It is curable either by marriage or by removal of the afflicted from the circumstances under which he incurred the condition. It is sometimes fatal, but more often to the physician than to the patient. |
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![]() "G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message ... Don Tuite wrote: Another random thought or two, starting with California aviation history: For many years, the FBO at Santa Ynez had '58 Chevy Biscaynes as their rental fleet. If you really object to tinkering with cars to keep them running, don't buy *any* American iron made in '58. George Patterson We had a '58 Chevy with a 283 in it. My dad put 100k miles on it and then he sold it to a family in Madison County who put another 100k on it before it was junked. We had a '59 Chevy too. It had a 283 V-8. I would sneak it out in the dark of night and do 120 in it up Middle Fork Straight. |
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