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Mark W. Jackwood
Member ID: MarkJ
Member Status: Free Member Georgia, USA 
Last Login: 2011-09-25 04:02:26
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3 Vehicles --
Total mileage: 1,003,099 mi (1,614,331 km) --
Average age: 1968
There are 53 total entries in this Journal.
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Posted on: Friday December 4, 2009
Glen Towery dropped of some parts this day and although it was a very rainy day, he took the time to drive my car. He didn't say it but it looked like he was having fun. He gave me some pointers on how to improve some things, which was greatly appreciated. It was an honor to have Glen drive my car because he helped me so much with it. Needless to say, it was a good day!
Posted on: Tuesday November 17, 2009
After I started driving this car regularly (2 or 3 times a week) there was a bit of sorting out that needed to be done after each outing. 1) The air conditioner unit was drawing so much power from the ignition it tripped the ignition relay shutting down the car. Isolating the AC fixed the problem 2) Cheap fuse holder. I bought an in-line plastic fuse holder from the local car parts store and put it on the electric fans. The clear plastic fuse holder (it is for a glass type fuse) melted shutti...
Posted on: Saturday November 14, 2009
A new steering wheel completes the interior. Door panels were on a budget too. The old panels were used to cut new ones from fiber board (Home Depot) and vinyl and some quilt batting from the local fabric shop was installed with cup-washers and screws. Other interior panels were made the same way.
Posted on: Saturday November 14, 2009
Leather Miata seats from an early year Miata almost bolt right in. They were cheaper than re-covering the stock MGB seats with the Moss kit in vinyl, and they are more comfortable. A win/win situation. After removing the Miata seat belt receivers, I could use the front stock MGB mounting bolts and captive nuts but had to drill two holes for the rear mounting bolts. The rear mounting points were drilled through some pretty thin metal so I welded large flat washers on the top and backed them ...
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