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1998 to 2002

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• Purely cosmetic items (badges, grilles, paint, etc), accessories (doohickey's, hatchamacallits, and chrome-plated thingamobobs, etc), after market performance pieces (twin Webers, aluminum valve covers, tube shock conversions, polyurethane bushings, etc) and/or text, reference, or research materials (manuals, books, videos, vintage races, trips to Abingdon, etc) are not necessary to making the vehicle actually run, and thus cannot be included in the total.

Rich Arnold

And I thought I would hate 'new math'! We could also throw a few other figures into that....

• $600 saved not having to go to a gym for work out.
• $1200 saved working stress out on MG rather than with Psychologist.
• $300 saved drinking beer at home instead of pub/bar (no time to go).
• $400 saved on clothing (wore old clothes, stayed at home so didn't need any new clothes).

• $5000 saved because I did all the work myself.
• $1000 saved because I got most parts on 25-33% discount.
• $900 saved in gas because I couldn't drive car for 3 years ($25 / mo. X 3 years).
• $100 saved on water, soap, wax (didn't wash car for 3 years).
• $100 saved on oil changes.
• $100 saved on tires.
• $3600 saved on tickets (well, I could have gotten a ticket every month for misc. driving offenses!)
• $700 saved on hats (I would have had to have a new hat/cap to wear each month to prevent my hair from blowing in my face while driving)

I am sure I forget something else but this type of accounting can help make the final number easier to take. If anyone wants me to rationalize anything else let me know.

William M. Gilro

So far savings are in excess of $14,200 ... you're right..I did make money restoring my MGB!!!!!!!!!!

Becky

THE RACE REPORT FROM FRANK GROVER

(Editor's note: Each year, FWAHC member Frank Grover sends us a report on the project of the year. This year's project was the 1966 BJ8 that was sitting in front of Frank's building when we had our picnic there last year.)

I got the BJ8 finished the Monday prior to the "June Sprints" at Road America (June 26th -28th). Unlike the 100-6 last year, the brakes worked great and I was 20 to 30 seconds faster per lap. I qualified in my usual position near the back, but the car performed without a miss in the race. I finished a couple of places better than I should have as the 1 & 2 cars in E production hit, knocking an MBG (the "hitee") into the wall.