MG Sports Cars

Donations to the Roadmaster Project can be made to:

Bill Davidson, Treasurer
7208 W 54th Terrace
Overland Park, KS 66202

913 677-0884
Bill74mgb@yahoo.com

Checks should be made out to:

British American Deviant Automotive Sportscar Society
or
BADASS

I've sent Max an e-mail asking if it's OK to send the finished steering column to him to store in the Roadmaster.

I would think we could get this repair finished before the end of spring....but if the column still needs to be swapped when my turn for the car comes up in August, I'll be happy to address the issue.

Max...have you received the column from Gerry? Thx rick

Rick:

Yes! Checked it out-- looks great. Haven't compared it to the current one, but...

M

Thx!

OK.....can anyone get the Roadmaster from North Carolina to Kentucky, Ohio, or Indiana?

Steve DeGroat suggested that Dan and I might drive the car to Omaha from here. We'd also have to drive it back here of course unless we both had a ride back. And if someone could get the car to Charleston, W.Va. he could drive it here. Afterwards maybe one of the northerners could come down and get it so it could make that loop. Just throwing ideas out there, Matthew bought Steve's SBC/XJ6 so we do have a ride.

Jim

I'm based in north east / north central Indiana.

If you want to rent a uhaul trailer or the like, I can probably arrange to deliver a trailer into NC and then uhaul the Roadmaster back to Indiana. You'd need to let me know what specific start and end points you want though.


Charleston is on the way back to Indiana from NC so that would also be a delivery option.


For clarification, I have a 2013 1 ton dually Ford that I'm using to deliver travel trailers and 5th wheels. I'm hauling through Horizon Transport although I would do this on the side.



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The last time I rented a trailer to haul the Roadmaster, I paid the State of Illinois and my attorney a combined $1100. That was on top of trailer rental and gas for my truck.

The purpose and enjoyment of the Roadmaster is to drive it...unless it's broken.

If Jim and Dan want to drive the Roadmaster to Omaha and then back to my house, I could get them to Florence the day after we arrive in Saint Joseph.

I could then get the car over to Dave Kirkman so he could have some seat time; I would like to take it up to Michigan for the UML Summer Party in August.....and I am also hosting the national MGC meet in Indianapolis in July (a couple of requests for an appearance of the roadmaster has already been received.

Let's get this car back out on the road!

Yes, lets. It's a scant 250 miles between Max and Dan. How hard can that be? I just went 4 times that far in the last two days. And by now the Roadmaster should be quite a pleasure to drive.

Jim

Rick, I sure wish we could have done something to make the memory of that speeding ticket less painful. Most of us have been there at one time or another. These days I rely heavily on cruise control and it's changed my life for the better.

I'll be happy to try to help out. I didn't offer earlier cause I've been in the middle of a home remodeling project and the transmission for my BGT but both projects are getting close to the end.

SPEEDING TICKET! Wow let's hear about this one. Ruf row let me guess 160mph!!!!!! Ninja beat you though. I know, I know we are all responsible drivers............so no preachin

PJ, you are a Scholar & Gentlemen. See you in St. Joe?

THREAD:

PJ, Dan & Jim, and I are trying to work out the details to get the RM on it's way North and West. Stay tuned!

M

Actually it's really close to 300 miles between Max & Dan. I'm an hour & a half from Wytheville if I can help. Maybe, Mitch (my son) & I can fill in in the middle. Depending on Piper's Little League schedule, of course.

I consider it a real treat to drive the BADASS MGB/GT, and am hoping to be on the road early next week. I had a blast last Aug driving most of the way from TX to IL.
My plan is to drive RM to Dan or Jim then fly home.



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Carl, (and anyone else who is interested),
Perhaps we can rendezvous somewhere along the way to the pre V8 at St. Joe, Mo. (like Louisville) and have chinese firedrills along the way west.

All:

PJ has the Roadmaster and is hitting the Uwharrie show tomorrow, then taking it up to DanB early next week. ("On it's Way to Omaha!")

I'm interested to hear his feedback, as he drove it "before"-- different axle, different lug nuts, but supposedly (according to Carl), better overall response.


I've just had the idea that perhaps the "pinging" issues showed up with the disconnection of the ignition retard (starting module), which I believe occurred last Fall after the layover @ Ricks?

So, he might notice this difference in driving and that *might* be a clue as to what is going on. We'll see... :)

M

Max the car is much smoother now than it was last August.
Far less vibration and a lot lower sounding RPM at freeway speeds. The tachometer wasn't working so I don't know for sure. I'll try to find out more about the pinging when I'm on a quieter road than the interstate I couldn't hear anything but tractor-trailers other cars. So I'll report back in after tomorrow's driving. She/He. Cleaned up nicely.
Still something wonky causing a cough or hesitation when you step on the gas hard to pass But it cruises real smooth.

Tomorrow I see what happens on some back roads, elevation changes, and some twisties. Today was all motorway/ interstate.

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I'm interested to hear his feedback, as he drove it "before"-- different axle, different lug nuts, but supposedly (according to Carl), better overall response.

Not sure how I figure in to this equation. I've not driven the car in over a a year.