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\J Spring 1989 Surveys Our New Catalogs/ Pour In The Untold Story... By Blythe Million-Crockett As 1sit here surrounded by mountains of paper. 1 am reminded of the old saying. "Bewareof what you want,asyou may get it." Well, responses we wanted and responses we "got"... Thousands of them. It's wonder ful that so many of you took the time to fill Whose idea was this anyway? By October 1987, it was obvious that our Inventory had ex As the layout progresses, so do our technical Illustrations. Origi out and mall the survey. Thank you for car panded beyond the scope ol the existing Austin-Healey (100 thru nal factory drawings are supplemented by our graphics department. ing enough to tell us what you think. For 3000) and Triumph (TR2 thru 4A) catalogs. Our ability to provide Actual partsare the models for many detailed illustrations.Often the those of you who included your name and more parts meant we needed new catalogs, not just "updated" edi factory 'llustrations are found to be less than 100%accurate, and tions. To start: we spend thousands of hours poring over factory sometimes the part was never illustrated at all. Continued on page 7. records, part samples and the vehicles themselves. Every factory part number Is checked to verily that it is correct for each model. New Packing Materials! The next stage of catalog development is the entry of the first Our accessory pages are an added attraction that everyone en You'veseen them; theyspring out of your round ol research data. During thelengthycourseof a newcatalog's joys. Thesepages develop as factory-optional accessories are redis Moss Motors UPS box even before you've production, morethan 5 complete correction rounds are necessary covered and as new items of interest are remanufactured. Then completed unpacking! They fly about aim to checkanddouble-check information. Mostof thetext Is prepared come the time-intensive photo sessions, with an artist spending lessly, landing nowhere and everywhere; on IBM equipment. This is later assembled into a "page" layout on hundreds of hours laying out the parts for individual photographic they stick to your clothes, hands, Macintosh computers. shots.As photosaredeveloped,these pagesare carefullyformatted. eyelids-they are the infamous Flowpack Peanuts. What's worse, they're non-biode gradable. We feel that responsibility in busi ness extends not only to the marketplace, but to the world that makes up that market place. In that spirit, we will now be using plain newsprint to pack your British sports car parts-it does the same work as the flow- pack peanut, but iscleanerand won't be with us thousands ofyears fromnow. MB In This Issue Photo Contest Winners ...4A Tech Tips 4 Events Calendar 4H Gallery 5 Now the catalog begins to take shape, as page by page Is layed Thefinal paste-upof a new catalogis as excitingas it is frustrating. "British Fun" Puzzle 7 out on theMacintosh.We scanourroughillustrationsontothe page Last minute problems often arise with last minute part number for size and shape the typed information to fit. Classifieds 8 Continued on page 7. MOSS MOTORING PAGE 1 Mg&l&WSww Moss Motoring Is published by Moss Motors, Ltd. More On The TR6 Bonnet Release Problem Editor Laura Eltherlngton By Horst Ressdorf course, f soon figured out Illustrate this modification. Although we make every effort to that you were talking about First off, take a tour of your local salvage insure the correctness of technical the TR6 Bonnet, and I read yard. Find a late model GM accelerator Bend 1/8* 'L' shaped bracket. articles, Moss Motors, Ltd. assumes on. cable.0 took mine off a Caddy - probablythe no liability for the accuracy, safety, Ihaveowned my 1976TR6 same as a Chevy). Find a 4 1/2" x I" x 1/8" or legalityof these contributions. All Cut square hole in V bracket Use existing hood since new, and believe in pieceof steel strap. Bend this thingintoan L for accelerator cable keeper. release cable bolt. technical material should be avoiding problems when shape with the short leg being 1". On the weighed against commonly \ ever possible, rather than short leg, cut a squarehole to accommodate accepted practice. Any opinions dealingwith repairs.One fine the keeper of theacceleratorcable. Drill two day, 1 was tinkering with my small holes (about 1/8" should do It) into the expressed in this newsletter are Triumph (an ongoing pur long leg of the bracket, and corresponding those of the authors and do not suit), and decided to adjust holes Inthelatch mechanismonthecar.The necessarily reflect the opinions or thebonneta bit. (Mistake! Do bracket is then affixed on the latch mecha policies of Moss Motors. not trythis at home, kiddies!) nism with the short leg of the bracket facing When I finally slammed it to the right, and pointed upward as you sit in MOSS MOTORING is © 1989 Moss Mo shut to admiremy work. Idis thecar. Take out theexistingbonnet release tors, Ltd. All rights reserved. Edito covered that now it did not cable retaining screw at the latch, slip the rial Office: Moss Motors, P.O. Box "pop" up as it should when I eye ol the accelerator cable over it. and MG,Goleta,CA93U6 (805)968-1041 pulled the release cable. Oh retighten.Snaptheacceleratorcable keeper well. With the help of a small intothesquarehole, and drop the otherend piece of wire bent into a of the cable through the existing hole in the CONTRIBUTIONS INVITED hook, and some careful pull bodyunderneath therear carburetor. IIyou Contributions are greatly appre ing, Igot it up without damag want to get fancy, form a small loop at the ciated and every effort will be made ing the paintwork. After Ihad end of the cable that now dangles Incon to use appropriate material. Items readjusted the bonnet, I spicuouslybehindyour rightfront tyre. Now for consideration should be mailed looked at the latching de in the event the release cable ever breaks, to: Moss Motors, Editorial Depart vice, and wondered what you just reach underneath, and in second, kind of hell would have to be your bonnet Is up! Actually the fabrication ment, P.O. Box MG, Goleta, CA Accelerator cable from late Drill 2 small holes in latch paid If the cable ever broke! and Installation takes a lot longer to de 93116. Double-spaced, typed Infor model GM car. bracket plus attach V bracket Your article describes it scribethan to do. Maybe20 minutes. (While mation is preferred. We regret that wilh bolts. quite well. a backup release cable is not a bad idea, we cannot return any material. We In the hopes of helping keeping your original release mechanism in alsoreserve the right to accept or re I have just read with some interest the some other TRfi owners (and maybe myself goodoperating conditon is a musll-Ed.) ject any material on whatever article entitled "Opening Your TR6 Hood with agiftcertificatefrom you for a contribu grounds we decide; we reserve the The Hard Way" in the Winter 1988 Issue of tion?), let me share with you my solution to Horst will receive a gift certificate for his right to edit or change any material Moss Motoring. What an intriguing title! Of this problem. 1am also enclosing a photo to contribution. to suit the needs of our publication, without prior notification tothe con them again. Moss Motors I trust. Monday was upon us and the show was tributor. "Letters to the Editor" will Letters I really appreciate your kits. It is great Saturday. Parts arrived and we slid the en be accepted for publication pro being able to plan to rebuild a component gine back in... May 12, Dad had the gauges vided they are accompanied by a And We're Still Here... and order .ill necessary parts before the back In the dash and was fighting with the name, address and phone number. 27 Years Later system Is removed from the car. That way clutch... 13, we assembled the body- May 14, Contributors whose material is My first car was a "53TD MKII bought in the car can be back on the road the same I drove the MGAthe length of our yard... to selected for publication In Moss Mo 1962 when Iwas in the Navy, home-ported in day, rather than removing a system, order begin painting. The dovegraywent on, then toring will receive Moss Motors Gift Long Beach. I brought the car to Moss Mo ing parts, and waiting. the clear enamel coat finished it off at 4:00 Certificates in the following tors to find, out if the gearshift shake was Since parts are relatively easy to get (or a.m. May 16, we made the show! amounts: serious. I was told It was better than most! old Britishcarswhat we arereallyhungryfor ..As I think back I know my dream be $75.00 GIFT CERTIFICATES Twenty-fiveyears afterIsold It, Icanstill find Is knowledge. Since you folks have so much came a reality because of my Dad - Aaron Technical Articles, Marque Reviews, the spot where the AMCO cloisonne knob knowledge about these cars, restoration Wyatt. I also realize 1 never gave him a proper thanks. Histories (cars, raceteams, etc.)and beat against my knee. and maintenance. I would like to see you provide more information. Your catalog Is Thank you ©ad. Personality Profiles WhenIbegansearchingfor theright MGB- GT to use now and restore later, your cata one way you already do this! In addition it Mark Wyatt $40.00 GIFT CERTIFICATES logue was a great help in pricing potential would be wonderful Ifyou provided informa Book Reviews, Club Article Reprints repairs and deciding which years were po tion sheets with some parts.