Re: Update from Jim

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No new members to report this time, but Walter reports that there are a
couple of new items on the T-ABC website.

=== Concourse Judging Sheets

have now been posted on the T-ABC website
You can find them in the Special Files page at
http://www.mg-tabc.org/files/TCOC-concours-judging.pdf">[url=http://www.mg-tabc.org/files/TCOC-conco ... ging.pdfMG Stories section
(What a motley crew !)



Jim Shade West Covina CA


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Welcome to our 513th member:

McCreery, Alan-------n977bc@bellatlantic.net-------Branchburg, NJ, USA
1949 TC 9082 XPAG 9968

===anyone looking for spoke wheels - (look like 16")

http://cgi.aol.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1846875898">eBay Motors item 1846875898 (Ends Aug-02-02 14:13:05 PDT ) - 4/60 SPOKE WIRE
WHEELS
http://cgi.aol.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1846875898

===or a nice lookin badge:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1846584663">eBay Motors item 1846584663 (Ends Jul-30-02 09:42:39 PDT ) - Rare RAC (Royal
Auto Club)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1846584663

=== or a TC

Subj: MGTC
Date: 07/24/2002 9:29:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time
From: brasier@shaw.ca (Joy and Ron Brasier)

For Sale - 1948 MG TC, red with black interior. Totally restored in 1982 then
stored in 1988 until a total refurbish this year. Many new parts fitted.
Drives nicely, very reliable and ready to use. $18,000.00 US.

Ron 604-983-3394
email: brasier@shaw.ca">brasier@shaw.ca


Jim Shade West Covina CA


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Welcome to our new member:

Scarlett, Thomas--------tomscarlett@hawaii.rr.com---Honolulu, HI, USA
1948 TC EXU 7409 XPAG7872

Scarlett, Thomas------ tomscarlett@hawaii.rr.com---Honolulu, HI, USA
1948 TC 6405 XPAG 7073


Jim Shade West Covina CA


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Welcome to our new members:

Hampton, Tom---------topgun@claymaster.com--- Chico, CA, USA
1939 TB 0482 XPAG 704

===and

Gil, Tom----------tgill2@tampabay.rr.com -------Spring Hill, FL, USA
1946 TC 1197 XPAG 1197


===and

Baudouin, Gene-------NTQLVR@aol.com----Luling, LA, USA
1945 TC 0254 Gold Seal Motor # A-47325

who writes: car is in the process of ground up restoration

===that's all for now from



Jim Shade West Covina CA


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Welcome to our new member:

Dostaler, Dion--------Dion.Dostaler@siinet.trw.com---Morgan, UT, USA
1946 TC 1247 engine = 2462C

===and In a message dated 09/08/2002 9:42:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
vintagebritishcars@attbi.com writes:

> Subj: 1948 mgtc for sale $9000
> Date: 09/08/2002 9:42:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time
> From: vintagebritishcars@attbi.com (rick rodriguez)
> To: fdshade@aol.com
>
> hello jim i am trying to sell a 1948 mgtc. $6000 spent on a new wood. all
> metal rustfree. this car is complete and very original same owner since
> 1962.it was running and driving before wood replacement in 1999.the car is
> all back together and complete ready for paint and finishing.$9000
>

===that's all for now from

Jim Shade West Covina CA


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Welcome to our new members:

Unterhauser, Sebastian---seb.unterhauser@gmx.de--Obin, Germany
1949 TC 9081 XPAG 9783

===and

Schlichting, Heino-------hschlichting@moneycontrols.de ---Hamburg, Germay
1947 TC 3035 Replacement Engine_XPAG 1250cc

===and the very newest member:

the 8.3 pound son of Awini and Divya Shanker

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Welcome to our new members:

de Zwart, Josh ------dezwartj@telus.net ---Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1948 TC 5061 XPAG 5760

===and

Brown, Charles--------cbie@execpc.com-------Greendale WI, USA
1949 TC 7786 XPAG 7755


===and - two new articles have been posted to the http://mg-tabc.org/t-list-gall-07.htm">Technology page

they are (1) http://mg-tabc.org/techn-up/TC_direction_ind.htm">direction indicators and (2) http://mg-tabc.org/techn-up/TC_rearaxle_rebush.htm">rear axle oil bushing
removal.

===and - congratulations to Rob Greaves (t.greaves@hyperlinx.net) who wrote:

after some 25 plus years ..TC 9028 was rolled down my driveway and was driven
around the block

===and - it may not be ready to roll down the driveway but take a look at

http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/mg-tabc/vwp?.dir=/&.src=gr&.dnm=John+Bulcken%27s+TB.jpg&.view=t&.done=http%3a//photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/mg-tabc/lst%3f%26.dir=/%26.src=gr%26.view=t">John Bulcken's TB

http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/mg-tabc/vwp?.dir=/&.src=gr&
.dnm=John+Bulcken%27s+TB.jpg&.view=t&
.done=http%3a//photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/mg-tabc/lst%3f%26.dir=/%26.src=gr

%26.view=t

===and - finally, thanks to all who responded to my dashboard veneer questions

I now have a nicely veneered http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/mg-tabc/vwp?.dir=/&.src=gr&.dnm=Jim+Shade%27s+dashboard.jpg&.view=t&.done=http%3a//photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/mg-tabc/lst%3f%26.dir=/%26.src=gr%26.view=t">rosewood dashboard - next step is to apply
the finsh - I think I'll have it clear-coated at the local auto paint
shop.

Jim Shade West Covina CA


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Welcome to our new member:

Ebert, Ken------------KEbert899@aol.com---Rancho Cucamonga, CA, USA
1949 TC 9954 XPAG 10657

Ken recently purchased the car on http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/711-585-2568-82">eBay and had it shipped from Pennsylvania.

===and - Harry Pyle's formulas to Calculate:

(1) Pulley Ratio
(2) Change of Compression Ratio and
(3) New Peak RPM

has been added to the http://mg-tabc.org/supercharger/supercharger.htm">Supercharging page on the http://mg-tabc.org/">T-ABC website

===and that's it from

Jim Shade West Covina CA


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Welcome to our new members:

Mogni, Alejandro ----amogni@ies21.com.ar -----Villa Allende, Argentina
1946 TC 0872 XPAG1450

===and

Paroor, Mathusudhanan--- paroor@t-online.de --- Bad Soden.a.Ts, Germany
1946 TC 0448 C 60564 (Replacement)

===and - occasionally a member will pose a question

and ask to be contacted directly instead of via the T-ABC List

But that defeats the purpose of the T-ABC program. Responses should be
shared with the T-ABC members. That's how we keep informed.

===and - that's all for now from

Jim Shade West Covina CA


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Welcome to our 518th member:

Stager, Joel-------------stagerj@indiana.edu------Bloomington, IN, USA
1946 TC 0377 XPAG 1048

who wrote:

It is a work in progress as it has been stored since about 1971 in many boxes
and crates.

===and #519

Klemm, Jason-----Mgbbk@aol.com---------Yorkville, IL, USA

who writes:

I don't own a T-ABC yet, but I have heard from my Dad* and others that there
is alot of information to be gather from your site/club.

*(note) Dad must be Dennis Klemm, DenKlemm@aol.com,Orfordville, WI, USA
1936 TA TC2 XPAG 17841

=== and that it from sunny southern California

actually it's a little cool today - in the 70's

Jim Shade West Covina CA


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