MGF by Ian Adcock

Notanumber wrote:

Very much reccommended if you dont have it as yet: Roger Parker's Everyday Modifications For Your MGF and TF

Despite the title there is a vast amount of general useful information in there


Yes I have both of Roger Parker's books and have found them very useful.
 

We’ll my MGf book arrived this morning & although not in the condition one might expect if it were straight out of the motoring section at Waterstones, it doesn’t need surgical gloves to thumb through.
And it isn’t a picture book, there are words in it, a lot to be honest, which is to my liking.
It’s also a history book, going right back to the inception of MG, covers it’s ascendance, the significant models on the way, people involved, prototypes & it looks as if there might be other nuggets along the road.
It might be a keeper, if, after reading, I decided to keep it then I apologise to those who were lining up to line my pocket with some profit!
Of course if it doesn’t hit the mark I’ll let those who might be interested know & send it along.
M

I'm not sure how to take this...be happy that you are keeping me under consideration as a future maker of profit..or be unhappy that you have rejected its contents in order to pass it on...😟 😁😁

If things were straight forward, life would be so uninterested, to be kept guessing is a guessing game in itself. The fact that you are here means you have chosen a car less ordinary, that stands you apart from the crowd.
Because you have engaged me in conversation you have, in effect, laid yourself open to be bamboozled, to having the piss extracted & by having any contact with Cobber, to be insulted. We have all been subjected to that.
It has to be remembered that a lot of what I put up is tongue in cheek, sometimes my tongue is so firmly in my cheek that people think I have a speech impediment.
M

Airportable wrote:

If things were straight forward, life would be so uninterested, to be kept guessing is a guessing game in itself. The fact that you are here means you have chosen a car less ordinary, that stands you apart from the crowd.
Because you have engaged me in conversation you have, in effect, laid yourself open to be bamboozled, to having the piss extracted & by having any contact with Cobber, to be insulted. We have all been subjected to that.
It has to be remembered that a lot of what I put up is tongue in cheek, sometimes my tongue is so firmly in my cheek that people think I have a speech impediment.
M

Don't worry..I get you..sometimes you crack me up..and I am quite capable of lsughing at myself as much as I laugh at you.
And Cobber..he used to scare the shit out of me..and he's a Moderator..😁 but he hasn't banned me...yet..🙏
 

Don’t worry about Cobber he’s as docile as a slumbering antipodean drop bear. It’s when he’s fully awake that you want to hide in the dunny.
M

No point hiding there, under the toilet seat is where the redback spiders hide waiting to bite your flabby pale dangley bits! and I'll know where you are as your agonised yell of alarm will betray you!

Good on ya mate.
M

One last thought having pushed spider bitten balls out of my mind is the picture on the book fly leaf. It’s of a Mk1, the screen surround is black & it has orange indicators, that’s to be expected, the remarkable aspect is the shut lines. No MGf has shut lines like that straight off the line, the press department must have spent ages adjusting this way & that to get it so good.
To achieve those closures could be next years project. It might take that long
M

I'll just use this opportunity to tell an old joke........... a pair of best mates are out in the bush and one gets bitten on the pecker by a tiger snake, they call up the flying doctor service on the radio to ask for help. it goes like this:

The Mate: " my mate has been bitten by a tiger snake, what do I do?"
The Doctor: "You don't have much time, you need to suck the poison out of the wound to save the patient's life!"
The Patient: "What did the Doc say?"
The Mate: "Doc say's Sorry ya gonna die!"

And here is a song about red backed spiders, that was a hit here in Oz some years ago:


Now panel gaps, I've had to resort to elongating (slotting) the mounting holes with carbide burr in a die grinder  and file finish to get some panels to fit properly.

If there’s a choice of an Australian chart toppers, I might be going for AC/DC over Slim Newton.
Back to Black plays Red Back?
My guess is Brian Johnston’s choice of car might be a little more inspiring than Slim. There’s a Ute vibe about Slim where as Brian has a blower Bentley.
M

If it helps, Ol' Slim Newton's last ride was long and black......a hearse!