I run 10-30. If my oil press drops, I know it is time to clean the engine or change to 20-50 or both.

Tires under is always a good practice. I do that too (or did) unless they’d be in the way of what I was working on.

10w-40 if you can. 20-50 if it’s really tired, or really hot out.

Welcome to the club, Bryce. Your true story is pretty close to the bogus one I made up for my own BCW, purchased 7 years ago.

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10 lbs per 1000 rpm is the going standard. But don’t assume what you see on the gauge is accurate.

That’s where the Kepi came from that I wore at Carlisle.

That is a great story. Congratulations.That isn’t, by chance, your father sitting in the back behind the seats?

I was once young. If you want to get old someday, don’t skimp and buy an El cheapo floor jack. Plan on spending at least $100. You want one with a nice big saddle. ..and look for one that is at least 2-1/2 tons. Also, look for one that has a large lifting range (difference between fully down and fully up). Look at the Jacks at your local…[Read more]

My bows have a Y or T joint where they meet up and have a set screw so you can adjust. 

I like that Sterkowski site, Bill. I think I need a new summer weight flat cap from them.

Jack stands under the front beam and the rear torsion bar housing. 

welcome it is so nice to see more cars saved from extinction

A few shots from the weekend:

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Arrived home around 11:00 with the clutch not working again. Once I got off the turnpike I used a bunch of back roads go get home without being a nuisance to other cars. Only had to come to a full stop once and from there I could see the house. It turns out the lower mounting bolt on the clutch master had backed out and the cylinder was co…[Read more]

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MGA ran 15 inch wheels. You can get tubeless painted wires 60 spoke from MOSS Motors. About $225.00 a wheel.

Here is where you can get a new throttle arm connector. 

A note on fender mirrors.

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Back home safe. Got in about an hour ago. Stopped once on the highway to help someone else who was pulled over in a BMW, but they left as I was getting out of the car.