Will do! (and it's actually available in Dallas, along with Sanders hot fudge)
Can't get a decent coney island hot dog here, though.
Wish I was attending the Woodward Dream Cruise back home later this week!
Jeff S
----- Original Message -----
From: paul helman
To: mogtalk2
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 4:15 PM
Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] Why? And GTM frolics & news from the Motor City
I was just there to visit my sister a couple of weeks ago. It is a fine and
very impressive institution. Have a Vernors on me!
Paul,Evanston
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From: jeffrey smith <smith...@tx.rr.com>
To: mogtalk2 <mogta...@listbox.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] Why? And GTM frolics & news from the Motor City
Likewise....both my kids born at Beaumont in Royal Oak.
-Jeff S
Plano TX
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Helman
To: mogtalk2
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] Why? And GTM frolics & news from the Motor City
I am from Detroit (assuming you were referencing that)and found
congratulations. Was she at Beaumont?
Paul,Evanston( I was just speaking to Gordon Lisamore who reinforced his
fram with fabricated steel "fish plate" and high strength aviation screws. This
was done in the 90's I believe and has stood the test of time and use out in
Northern California) His is a plus four quatro posto from 1960)
Sent from my iPad
On Aug 11, 2012, at 3:45 AM, Brian Cowell <f.brian.cow...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hear hear.
Brian of SpotMog
On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 8:33 AM, Mike Bailey <mike.bai...@lionhart.net>
wrote:
Congrats to you and your daughter Owen
best
Mike
Solihull
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From: Owen Jenkins [mailto:o...@osjl.co.uk]
Sent: Fri 10/08/2012 21:36
To: mogtalk2
Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] Why? And GTM frolics & news from the Motor City
Richard,
Aluminium plate bolted to a steel chassis will rot and drop out, unless
you
insulate it, in which case you can expect crevice corrosion. The marine
ply
in my 24-year old 4 seater may be stained and discoloured, but it is not
rotten. Ally is also noisy and will dent and puncture, knowing the way
you
treat cars. Tools needed for replacement with plywood: saw, screwdriver
and
spanner. Conclusion - marine ply is superior.
Fuel tank on planks: they are rigid, energy absorbing and offer some
cushioning effect and noise damping. The chassis flexes. If you fix the
tank
to it rigidly, you'll get fatigue cracks in the tank. Tools needed for
replacement of planks: saw, hammer and spanner. Conclusion - wooden
planks
are superior.
In both my cars the battery is under the bonnet and always has been.
Most
people who have struggled with batteries at the back seem to think that
it's
a lousy place for a battery. It's probably a lousy place for a fuel pump
too.
You may remember that the earliest +8s had a steel floor which rusted so
fast that they were replaced with plywood PDQ.
Next?
Meanwhile, news from the GTM. Yesterday was another eventful day. A
Shelby
Cobra (a real one) suffered expensive gearbox problems
(clunk-graunch-clank-bang-bang-bang-bang-bang type).
The starter motor on my 4/4 stuck in the engaged position. With so much
noise on the circuit, I could not figure out what this awful noise was.
I
pulled off and into the paddock. When I turned off the engine, it kept
on
making a lot of noise: battery reading 11 volts and dropping? Yes, the
fan's
on as it's awfully hot (Ferrari screams past). Blimey! Timing belt
cover is
vibrating. The engine's still turning over! Ah! I now have an
eco-electric
car that won't stop. Disconnect battery. Let it cool down. Pray hard.
Once cool, the Bendix did drop out, however, there's not enough juice
in the
battery to get it going. Bump start boys! Didn't work - no spark.
Jump start! So Bill drove up his 1930 Austin Seven, newly converted to
12
volt electrics and we tried jump starting it. No joy. So we came home
with
the aid of Morgan Rescue. The car's now in the local Ford garage here in
Aboyne. Prayers are being said by all. I shall be taking the +8 to the
Historic Wheels gathering on Sunday. Of course you need two Morgans.
I've
just proved it.
Further news: from the Motor City: my daughter gave birth to a 6lb. 13
oz.
daughter Olive Marie two hours ago. Mother and child doing OK, by the
look
of the pictures. Dad has a silly grin on his face. Grandmother is now
worrying about daughter feeding child.
Cheers,
Owen.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard L Smith" <greystonespr...@btconnect.com>
To: "mogtalk2" <mogta...@listbox.com>
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 12:52 PM
Subject: [mogtalk2] Why?
> The more I get to know my Mog (by taking it to bits) the more I ask
"why"
>
> Why are the floorboards wood, when they could be aluminium plate? (
> Why is the fuel tank mounted on planks instead of direct to the
chassis?
> Or onto another ali plate?
> Why is the fuel pump mounted on a bit of thin plate when it could be
> mounted on the same deck as the battery?
>
> OK, so the answer is 'because they have always been like that', but
when
> others rebuild their cars, do they stick to tradition, or do they
improve?
> Assuming, of course, that replacing plywood with ali is an
improvement.
>
> Or am I blaspheming?
>
> Richard S
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