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Love the DPO, Hate the act...

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2 days off & on & by noon tomorrow it'll be a shell!
 
Yeah, I tore down a 1946 Jeep in one afternoon. Everything but the suspension/axles from the frame. Took me a year to put it back together - mostly.
 
DPO's mmmmm. My friend (the one looking for the 1275) just tore down his bugeye motor. The DPO had used 2 completely different types of pistons, 3 different types of oil rings, and half of those were installed incorrectly, and they left a valve seal out. It's a wonder it even ran, much less, outside of the only recently developed oil smoke,how it ran well.
 
whew, glad that wasn't my Jeep motor. It was the first time I ever replaced rings in any motor, and I still don't know if I did it right. What I did though had to be better than all that blue smoke. I did replace every ring, but used the old pistons. Trust me, the new oil rings were Way too big, and I had to cut them down to fit. I'd love to see that engine running today - just to know if I did it right.
 
At some point, we were all DPO's over something - just, we learned!
 
That's a good fact you state, Tony...no metric bolts/nuts on an MG. I hadn't given it any thought until this point, but when I read your post, I couldn't recall the metric wrenches or sockets ever leaving my toolbox when I went to work on my car.

On my truck, however, is a whole other story...it's mostly SAE, but there are metrics to watch out for. That's my brain wind breaking for the day /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif.

(Edit: The word I used previously in place of 'wind breaking' was censored...oh well /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif)
 
Unfortunately, alot of American and a few Japanese vehicles built during the late 80's and early 90's have both metric and SAE fasteners in them. My 1993 Eagle Talon has both. It'll drive you nuts until you figure out that you need both sets of tools, and if you work on one, you'll learn pretty quick which metric is between 1/2 inch and 9/16 inch... and so on.
 
if you ever work on GM rear disc brakes, ya better have a metric wrench to open the caliper! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

Bruce /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cheers.gif
 
Well, the offending engine & trans are sitting in my garage - & wouldn't you know it, just as I was easing it over the nose of the car - about 5' in the air - Keenan called with a question!

Now, its drop the front beam & load the bodyshell on my trailer to take to crusher!
 
Victory!

Well done, Colonel!

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Hey Tony,

Is the car number clear? If so what year & would you be willing to sell it?

There's a pretty nice body shell at a local salvage yard for $500 I've been eyeing for months but it can't be registered because all the id tags are missing.
 
Numbers are clear - '79...gotta find the title
 
"Message in a Bottle" keeps reverberatin' in my head....

"A small package of some value will come to you shortly." is another thing bangin' around in there.
 
The 'offending bodyshell' is on the trailer! Monday after jury duty, I'm taking it to the big beer can maker in the sky!
 
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Hmmm? Naw, thanks anyway. The shell I saw is a pre-rubber bumper B. So I've have to pass as I've already got one "PITA" vehicle I have to get through emissions testing every two years.

Thanks for checking anyway? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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It still amazes me how fast any one person by themselves can tear a car down to it's bits. ...and also how horribly long it takes to put back together.

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Not to mention all the possible ways of putting it back together so its "better" than before.... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazyeyes.gif
 
I'd like to add my two cents in on this. I'm still new to MGBs, but I have a lot of experience with Volvos (my passion, sorry). My 1974 wagon was built in Belgium and there are definitely both Metric and Standard bolts on them. I don't recall exactly, but it seemed like one was used primarily on the body components and one on the engine components.

As far as what the PO had done to the MGB, the only big thing I'm still trying to sort out is the emissions equipment. My step-father's mechanic installed a Weber DGAV carb and, to keep it inspection-friendly, used an old ford air cleaner and simply "dumby" routed the emissions hoses to that. It seemed to pass every time (inspections here in North Carolina used to be real laid back - everything just had to be there). He also tore the steering column cover off in a fit when it wouldn't start in the grocery store parking lot (dead ignition switch). I've got new column cover but just need to work on removing the wheel to install it (Moss has a nifty but simple looking tool for the late steering wheel I may try to replicate).

Patrick
 
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