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John Moore

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Location: Clifton Park, NY, USA
Member ID: jmoore since 2003-03-12
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A little bit about me...
I live in just north of Albany, NY, though I'm originally from Atlanta. I do sales for a record company. I've always enjoyed British cars, having driven a '78 Midget in high school and college. Most recently, I caught the bug again when I bought a '88 Ran

John Moore's Vehicle Registry

Year	Model	VIN	Mileage	Colour	Actions
1961	Austin-Healey "Bugeye" Sprite	AH538319			[View]
1970	MG MGB	GHN5UA194136G	93,000		[View]
1999	Land Rover Discovery II	SALTY1242XA222015	85,000		[View]

3 Vehicles -- Total mileage: 178,000 mi (286,463 km) -- Average age: 1977

John Moore's Journal

There are 35 entries in this Journal. The most recent Journal entry was made at 2007-03-24 04:09:55
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Title	Date	#Pic	#Cmt	Excerpt
Engine Refresh II - GOTCHA!!!	2007-03-24	1		The engine rebuild went along pretty much without incident, I even installed it myself without a hitch. But shortly thereafter the "GOTCHA's" showed up big time and REALLY tested ...
Engine Refresh	2007-03-08	2		I've pretty much got my engine back together with the new Sean Brown head. I reused the old main bearings as they looked new and plastiguage said they were within spec. I put in ...
Head Work	2007-02-11	1		While my engine was apart I sent the head to Sean Brown for a port and polish job as well as having the intake port matched and polished. A total of three MGBexperience members se...
My New B!	2007-01-13	6	1	I thought I might go backwards a bit.... I bought my B on April 6, 2003 from a guy in Northern New Jersey. After being into Land Rovers for some time, I got the i...
Engine Apart Again	2007-01-11	5		Towards the end of the 2006 season, I really started to burn oil, approximately 1 qt per 300 miles. My thought was either bad valve seals or the one piece oil control rings I had...
MG Summer / 2006	2006-11-19	10		After getting my B back on the road earlier this year, I've had an incredible MGB Summer! I've driven it everywhere logging an estimated 8000 miles. (my odo quit the last two mon...
Daytons!!!	2006-06-17	6		Today I installed new hubs on all four corners and new Dayton Wire Wheels! They are beautiful and handle even better. I feel like the car is transformed. No more w...
On The Road Again .... Finally!!!	2006-05-05	6	1	Woo hoo! Last night I put in the seats and belts and cleaned the wire wheels up a bit. She's insured and licened and ON THE ROAD AGAIN! The only thing left to do is install the chr...
Floor Pans	2006-04-23	6		This is out of order but here is how I did my floor pans. From 6/6/05 I'm making good progress. I got the heel board extensions welded in. I followed ...
MKII Console & Hood	2006-04-11	6	1	When I purchased my B, the interior was completely stripped so I had no direct point of reference as to how it was done a the factory. Originally, I sat my center console on top o...

Articles Written By This Member

Date	Site	Title	Category	Comments
2007-04-08	mgb	MGB Ride Height Survey	Service:Suspension and Wheels	2