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Bill, I'll pass your question along, as well as the idea of putting the year on it.

Good idea Fred, but more time than I have to put into it right now. I do have the basic machine but it's never been tested and I'd have to make the forms, frames and such. Quicker and easier to just buy a couple bowls. They'd have to be at least 4" deep and 7-3/4" ID. Might get out tomorrow and look for them if I can. This one might be a good choice, depending on measurements: http://www.amazon.com/OXO-Good-Grips-Stainless-Mixing/dp/B0012RRH7Y/ref=sr_1_428?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1303195419&sr=1-428
I'm in a time crunch on my truck now, still waiting on valve seats. I've never had a vehicle fight me so hard. It's a dam*ed good thing I allowed a greatly excessive amount of time for the repair. In the meantime, the TR7 I'm driving leaks atf so badly I'm going to have to put a fire extinguisher in the trunk just in case, and I have to drive ghetto style because the seat is too high and my head hits the top. Not exactly conducive to getting out and running around, and too wet to ride the bike. E's out of town so I can't even commandeer her jeep. But hopefully the head might be done tomorrow so maybe I can look at bowls when I go to pick that up.

JB

QuoteHow do you guys like the new t-shirt design? Any suggestions?

Looks awesome!

Be real careful how they are done. If the fabric can't breathe, the t-shirt will become a sauna.

If you want a 2x or 3x large, e-mail me at sdegroat@truvista.net or pm me on this site.
I do not plan to order many of them because they cost more to make.
The order will go in the first part of May.  When I return from Jim's.

steve

The headlamp buckets and new gaskets went into the mail to you today (4/22), Jim.

Thanks Rick. I'm in Milton this weekend but will ber bsck about the time it gets there. Meantime I'll try to look for bowls.

JB

Will be leaving early AM tomorrow for Roadmaster.  I have southern BBQ.  Looks like it will be Jim, Dan and me.  Hope we get it  done.
Will probably run in the rain the entire way up.
Will be driving the 4 cyl BGT as the V6 killed a big dog and is the shop being fixed.

steve

Looking forward to it Steve, stick to the high ground for sure. Got bowls, got headlight buckets, got a need to see glass in that beastie. A few errands tomorrow and rock-n-roll. Right arm, right arm, right arm, man. Boy do I wish we had enough help to make it run.

JB

Sorry, guys, but I gotta work the pharmacy this weekend.

Made a last minute plea to the WV British Car Club.  I don't know how much interest there is here, but it's worth a shot.

Got some bowls that I think might work.



We have done a little work on the car:





We didn't install the expander strip in the front or rear glass seal because we don't know how to do it. Someone else will have to take care of that. If someone has whatever tools it takes and knows how to do it, the V8 meet would be a good time to install them. Also the hood struts won't be installed before then so with Rick's expert guidance maybe we can install them there. I think Carl mentioned that it would be good to have some hands-on at the meet anyway so those are a couple of things we could do. I think someone might want to bring a cordless drill and drill bits. I don't have one.

JB

Truth be told it looks better without the strip

Steve wants to know, "What strip?"

We worked on the truck today. The head was finally finished and we figured that the GT probably wouldn't make it to the meet without it, plus it was on the trip to Sioux Falls that it was injured, so we decided to put off the MG-Roadmaster for a day. Made good progress on that though and should be able to fire it up tomorrow if all goes well this evening.

JB

Steve, That useless piece of aluminum that defies installation, front and rear glass seal

Tom,
I agree.  We do  not have that so will not install it.  They are really more trouble than worth.

Steve

I ordered t-shirts today.  Had too, time running out.  I did order 15 XXL, so get them quickly.  No one told me they wanted one, just hoping.
18 XL
15 L
12 M

Steve

Steve, I thought I sent you an e-mail months ago wanting a couple of XXLs. Maybe I forgot though, I am getting old you know. Anyway, put a couple aside for me and you know you have some sold.

Regarding those stainless bowls.  Are you welding those to the mild steel flanges.  I'm asking because I may want to do something similar.  If so, are you just going to use some 309 rod?

I'll have to see what materials I have out there to work with. I'd like something about 1/8" thick for good threads but material choice is pretty open. Can be mild steel, stainless, or even brass though that would be heavy. Or it could be just tabs where the screws need to go. To be honest, I've been recovering from last week's work marathon and may not even look at it today, as I still have alternator issues on the truck to sort out. But the bowls will have to be cut down about an inch for tire clearance then have internal flanges or tabs welded in. I also considered pressing and gluing plastic flanges into place.

Looks like I'll be making a solo trip down to Townsend so anyone coming through Cincinnati on the way, it'd be nice to have traveling company. I don't expect to have any problems, but then I never do.

I've begun placing odds-n-ends in the car that need to be installed but which I will be unable to take care of before the meet, in the hopes that anyone will feel like working on it there.

Of the three of us that were here last weekend, Steve, Dan and myself, we put in some very long and strenuous days and by Saturday night were pretty ragged out. I personally did that for 5 days straight and I'm still not right, but another day or two of taking it easy should do the trick. It's probably pretty pointless to report on our progress, the car will be there for all to see in a little over a week. I passed out t-shirts to the participants. Depending on how the new ones sell and how many we have left over, we may make that an incentive of the MG-Roadmaster weekends in the future. If it gets guys here to work on the car it would be well worth it.

JB

I'll have to say the Barbecue that Steve brought should be an incentive as well!!!

Here's how I decided to do the headlights. the black mounting rings are a near perfect fit in the truncated bowls. Epoxy behind the flange should do the trick.

JB

Headlights:







I did not attach the trim rings because I do not have the special removal tool, and even if I did I'm not sure it will work with these headlights. So we'd better leave them off until the wiring is completed and the headlights are adjusted.

JB

Another job nicely done Jim!
You continue to impress.

Cheers
Fred

I picked up the shirts  yesterday.  I think they look good.  Wore one to work today.

Steve

Cool!
Loaded the car on the trailer last night. Still some packing to do today. I am bringing some small tasks that can be done if we want.

Rick, please come. I'm counting on you to make sure the hood struts are installed correctly.

JB

Report on Money:  $500 in donations:  Radiator sold for $150.  AND we made a whopping $16.27 on the t-shirts.
I was pledged another $350 by various people but have not received it.

Steve