If you are looking for another “project”, this should appeal to you, or perhaps to Joe H when he finishes with his current project.
- David R.
https://vancouver.craigslist.org/bnc/avo/d/burnaby-wwii-rolls-royce-merlin/7358593048.html
Rolls-Royce Merlin
Sad Sunbeam
- Bruce
Morgan—the 20th Anniversary mouse
Very few of you know the full background of Morgan the mouse. Here is the now-complete saga.
My Morgan SS languished and deteriorated in my garage in a less-than-ideal storage environment. Jerry Wilcox, famous in our area for his many beautiful home-built aircraft, asked me one day what I was planning to do with my old green Morgan. I said that I wouldn't even know where to begin. He suggested we make it a Millennial project. I jumped at the opportunity for him to restore it. All of you have seen his beautiful work. What no one has seen—until now—is Morgan the mouse.
Early in the restoration period, the fuel tank had been removed, cleaned and painted—then set aside in the workshop until final assembly. Several months after getting the car back on the road, engine performance started declining. On inspection of all things fuel related, I discovered what looked like fine gray fur in the extremely fine screens in the Weber carburetors. Over the next several months, cleaning those carb screens became a pre-travel ritual and all went well. Yes, Morgan the mouse had taken a one way trip into the fuel tank as it sat in the shop before assembly. Got in easily—couldn't get out. Eventually, the fur stopped showing up in the carbs so I avoided the grueling task of removing the fuel tank. So, Morgan the mouse has had many trips around the province, trips to the famous British Invasion in the USA, British car shows in PEI and Windsor, and many many more great runs with the FABAC gang.
Recently, I have been having more-than-irritating engine problems, narrowed down to fuel delivery. I decided to remove the tank, and yes, grueling is the correct word for that activity. Once drained and removed, after all sorts of peering in and investigating with one of those cameras/light on a flexible shaft, the mouse remains were spotted. A Morgan fuel tank has two baffles and of course the mouse was in the furthest section from the opening where the fuel sender unit goes. The first session was well over an hour of peering, prodding, shaking, inverting, etc. in attempts to get the remains in a position to reach it with one of those foot-long cables with the little grabber end. No success. The next day, I was shaking the tank and felt the mouse land at what seemed like near where I was gripping the tank with my right hand. It felt like it was centered and I thought it might be possible to flip it into into the center section through one of the baffle holes. I tried that and heard/felt it land. I can't explain how each of these moves really went, but when I looked into the center compartment, there she/he was! Success!
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| Here is Morgan (his better side!) beside the sender hole. |
An important additional discovery during all this is that one of the two baffles had broken away from its soldered location and was flat on the 'floor' of the tank, free to slide around to the point I believe it could have slid to a point where it could partially block the fuel pickup point. So, that needs to be repaired—we maneuvered it into the right position, so all should go well—some argon (We hate explosions!), a few well placed holes and an expert repairman. Clean it up, paint it and deftly slip it back into place. (I love how easy all that sounds when one puts it into a couple of sentences!)
Love old cars—especially British ones. Ask me some time how many ways Morgan has arranged to kill its drivers if ever in an accident. I know more now, just about the design and placement of the fuel tank. Bottom line: Don't have an accident! Especially from the rear—or from the front—or from either side.
- David
A nice chance to show our cars—Gagetown August 8th
John DeWitt has tentatively arranged for us to show our sports cars
on the streets of Gagetown on Sunday August 8th. He contacted the town
manager there who said they would be very happy to host FABAC at their Sunday craft day. They would provide us reserved parking on
their main street close to the craft event.
This event would provide us many attractive points including the following:
- A beautiful nearby park with space for camp chairs overlooking the beautiful Saint John River where you can bring and enjoy a picnic lunch or a delicacy from one of the several quick food outlets or nearby restaurants. John is familiar with the local food opportunities and will be able to guide those who wish to experience local flavor.
- There is a regular Sunday Craft event featuring local artisans work.
- We can park our cars and relax while taking in the wonderful scenery, beautiful crafts and an opportunity to show our sports cars.
- After the show, John might be pursuaded to lead those interested in an added trip to Lower Jemseg via the Gagetown Ferry. You can return to Fredericton via Route 105 via the Ferry trip or back through Oromocto.
We'll be departing the Ramada Inn, Northside at 9:45
Sunday August 8. Please indicate your intention to participate as the
town will need to know numbers to reserve the appropriate parking space. Call John at 292-4855 or send an email to David.
John suggests bringing an umbrella or some sun cover as the main
street parking is well exposed and if it's hot you will need some cover.
Also please bring picnic chairs, a picnic lunch if so desired, sun tan
lotion etc.
Last year was a great success even with Covid 19 protocols in place. This year we shall be free of that.
Hope to see you there.
Garage door painting
Trying to get Bruce to agree to this idea for the garage door.
Passed along by Johanna.
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I think that this one is more suitable for a FABAC member.
Phil
Circle More dates on your calendars.
Covid and weather permitting, Sandi and Larry are planning a FABAC party on August 28th (rain date August 29). The FABAC Deutschland fast touring wing is also welcome to attend. This will be a potluck, outdoor event with fun, games, and the opportunity for reconnecting with each other. We will provide more specific information in the next few weeks.
Cheers,
Sandi and Larry
Classic car owners floored after garage strips parts, refuses to return beloved vehicles
A number of FABACians forwarded this quite local news item:
Trip proposals from John D.
Here are 3 wonderful day trips John has proposed that we can discuss on this evenings Zoom call. I'm going to propose someone take on leading one of these or a revision of one of these during the weekend or a date when the wx is more accommodating. This Saturday is forecasted to have nice weather. Unfortunately Barb and I are unable to attend any club events for 2 weeks as we are leaving for PEI.
John is unable to take the call due internet network issues on his end. Thus the reason I'd like to have these posted in advance of the meeting so folks have these to look at. Trip 3 would be for a later date when we're feeling Covid is a distant memory or revised to have a picnic meal in Gagetown.
- Gary
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Trip 1. Meeting at the Canadian Tire Oromocto. Drive to Geary take the broad road to Hoyt on 101 then to Westfield take 102 River Rd. to Queenstown picnic site. Have a picnic. Then drive to the Shell station on the 102 take the bridge over the Saint John River onto Route 105. Burton bridge to route 102 Lincoln dairy delight have an ice cream and then everyone will be on the way home.
Trip 2. Meeting at Cannon Crossing Pub. Take Route 10 Minto and Chipman. Then to Cumberland Bay onto Route 105 White Cove. Stopping for a picnic at the Wharf on Grand Lake. Then driving back on the 105 to Jemseg an on back to Fredericton.
Trip 3. Meeting at the Ramada drive down to 105 to Jemseg then Cambridge Narrows take the Lower Cambridge Narrows road to Gagetown Ferry. Have a meal in Gagetown at Gulliver World Cafe. After leaving Gagetown drive back on the 102 to Fredericton. Or drive back the 102 to the Burton Bridge then take the 105 back to Fredericton.
Hope this helps you.
All the best
John
Re: Electric vehicles—FREQUENTLY UPDATED
A very interesting article here for those of you who are following this discussion.
- David N.
An interesting article from Phil can be found here.
And this very recent study claims that EVs are cleaner than gas-powered cars over their lifetime.
Are you a proactive or reactive LBC owner?
Several years ago at a FABAC meeting I asked the question, "How many of you, for example, lubricate your speedometer cable regularly and how many of you wait until you get tired of your speedometer needle flopping around from 40 to 50?"
Do you know how often your owner's manual says to replace or overhaul your master brake cylinder?
When was the last time you replaced your fuel filter?
- David N.
The Great Cycle Challenge 2021
Thank you to those who have already donated to Team Isaac. We have raised $890 to date.
I have ridden 510 km in training so far, and want to again thank the courteous drivers in the Harvey – Prince William – Macaquadavic area. None of those km count for the challenge. In the month of August, I will ride 800 km in my goal to raise $3000 for the oncology unit at Sick Children’s Hospital. Every child cancer patient in Canada benefits from their research programme – not only in new treatments, but in comfort measures for children going through cancer. Please support us if you are able.
You can either go to www.greatcyclechallenge.ca, click on donation, click on participant Johanna Bertin or contact me at 366-5289.
Thank you, Team Isaac
Johanna Bertin and Isaac Jewett
A good project for someone
A friend just sent me this. If I didn’t have that MG, this would be my current project.
Joe
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/178447050844620/YAY!!! The province of New Brunswick has announced an incentive plan for purchases of electric vehicles. Up to $5000, plus up to $5000 federally, plus 50% towards home recharging station!
I’ll be purchasing in 2022. The new battery technology should be pretty common across all makes by then. Keeping an eye on what will be available. Very excited!
- David N.
UPDATE: Picking up on what Larry said in his recent comment, read this very interesting CBC article that explains how EVs could provide solutions during power outages in storms and much more:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/ev-to-grid-1.6100454?cmp=rss
A request for research participants
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"UNB needs more people to sign up for this study. If you are 65 and older, please consider taking part. I did my first session on Tuesday. It was interesting, took about 90 minutes, and the testers were charming. The second session is done in your own home."
Johanna
High speed video of a transparent carburetor in action.
Wonder no more how your mysterious Stromberg or SU works...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toVfvRhWbj8
Courtesy of Hackaday.com
Rob E.
Thanks from John DeW.
Had a great time!
John
Some photos from John:
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FABAC Tour to South West NB
This was the tour not to miss and the 8 cars that participated were rewarded with a wonderful day of fantastic weather, good roads, great scenery and of course to top it off a wonderful meal with of course a fantastic group of people. Once again we traveled on roads that I personally have never seen that were mostly in terrific condition—great for sports cars!
We hit spots like Oak Bay, Bonnie River and the Falls on Bonnie River, to name just a few. I'm hoping others who participated have photos to share.
All this brought to us by John D. (aka The Tour Meister) who deserves a big pat on the back for the research and effort he put into this. Thanks, John. Good stuff!
Gary and Barb
A beautiful day for a drive!
This is the one you've been waiting for. See you at Harvey Station between 9:30 and 10:00.
Cheers
David
Keep checking here for Sunday Monday Run updates
I contacted Birch Grove restaurant—they have five tables outside and are going to reserve for eight people inside. I am recommending that we stay outside and, if possible, you may want to take your own chair.
Cheers
John
We are keeping an eye on the weather, so you should keep an eye on this site for updates, postponements or cancellations.
Cheers
David
Weather for Sunday looks increasingly dismal. Check here by supper-time Saturday for another update.
LATEST UPDATE
John and I have been keeping an eye on the weather for the past week. We had earmarked Monday and Thursday as holding some promise for decent weather. Circle Monday for the possibility of that being the most likely choice for now. ALWAYS check here before heading out.
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